FBI busts musician’s elaborate AI-powered $10M streaming-royalty heist
Feds say it’s the first US criminal case involving artificially inflated music streaming.
Generative AI backlash hits annual writing event, prompting resignations
by Benj Edwards
NaNoWriMo refuses to condemn AI as accessibility tool, faces criticism from writers.
Sutskever strikes AI gold with billion-dollar backing for superintelligent AI
by Benj Edwards
Top venture firms back SSI to develop “safe” AI with teams in Palo Alto and Tel Aviv.
Oprah’s upcoming AI television special sparks outrage among tech critics
by Benj Edwards
AI opponents say Gates, Altman, and others will guide Oprah through an AI “sales pitch.”
ChatGPT hits 200 million active weekly users, but how many will admit using it?
by Benj Edwards
Despite corporate prohibitions on AI use, people flock to the chatbot in record numbers.
New AI model can hallucinate a game of 1993’s Doom in real time
by Benj Edwards
“Why write rules for software by hand when AI can just think every pixel for you?”
Debate over “open source AI” term brings new push to formalize definition
by Benj Edwards
Restrictive AI model licenses claimed as “open source” spark for clear standard.
Hobbyists discover how to insert custom fonts into AI-generated images
by Benj Edwards
Like adding custom art styles or characters, in-world typefaces come to Flux.
Ars Technica content is now available in OpenAI services
by Benj Edwards
Condé Nast joins other publishers in allowing OpenAI to access its content.
Procreate defies AI trend, pledges “no generative AI” in its illustration app
by Benj Edwards
Procreate CEO: “I really f—ing hate generative AI.”
Chinese social media users hilariously mock AI video fails
by Benj Edwards
TikTok and Bilibili users transform nonsensical AI glitches into real-world performance art.
Musk’s new Grok upgrade allows X users to create largely uncensored AI images
by Benj Edwards
With Grok’s new AI image generator, X users put Musk’s “freedom of speech” to the test.
Research AI model unexpectedly modified its own code to extend runtime
by Benj Edwards
Facing time constraints, Sakana’s “AI Scientist” attempted to change limits placed by researchers.
Self-driving Waymo cars keep SF residents awake all night by honking at each other
by Benj Edwards
Haunted by glitching algorithms, self-driving cars disturb the peace in San Francisco.
Deep-Live-Cam goes viral, allowing anyone to become a digital doppelganger
by Benj Edwards
Using one photo and free software, someone can impersonate your appearance in a video chat.
ChatGPT unexpectedly began speaking in a user’s cloned voice during testing
by Benj Edwards
Woolf: “OpenAI just leaked the plot of Black Mirror’s next season.”
Man vs. machine: DeepMind’s new robot serves up a table tennis triumph
by Benj Edwards
Human-beating ping-pong AI learned to play in a simulated environment.
Major shifts at OpenAI spark skepticism about impending AGI timelines
by Benj Edwards
De Kraker: “If OpenAI is right on the verge of AGI, why do prominent people keep leaving?”
FLUX: This new AI image generator is eerily good at creating human hands
by Benj Edwards
FLUX.1 is the open-weights heir apparent to Stable Diffusion, turning text into images.
Senators propose “Digital replication right” for likeness, extending 70 years after death
by Benj Edwards
Law would hold US individuals and firms liable for ripping off a person’s digital likeness.
ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode impresses testers with sound effects, catching its breath
by Benj Edwards
AVM allows uncanny real-time voice conversations with ChatGPT that you can interrupt.
AI search engine accused of plagiarism announces publisher revenue-sharing plan
by Benj Edwards
Perplexity says WordPress.com, TIME, Der Spiegel, and Fortune have already signed up.
From sci-fi to state law: California’s plan to prevent AI catastrophe
by Benj Edwards
Critics say SB-1047, proposed by “AI doomers,” could slow innovation and stifle open source AI.
Google AI earns silver medal equivalent at International Mathematical Olympiad
by Benj Edwards
AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 solve problems, with caveats on time and human assistance
Google AI earns silver medal equivalent at International Mathematical Olympiad
by Benj Edwards
AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 solve problems, with caveats on time and human assistance
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