A new licensing standard aims to give people control over how AI systems use their likenesses, creative works, characters, and designs. The Human Consent Standard allows individuals to grant full permission, set conditions, or block access entirely. The Verge reports, that this initiative is backed by Hollywood figures including George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks, …
Anthropic has launched Claude for Small Business, a package of software integrations and ready-made workflows supposed to bring its AI assistant into the daily operations of small and mid-sized companies. The product runs inside Claude Cowork, Anthropic’s task-automation platform, and connects to tools many small businesses might already use. The launch includes integrations with Intuit …
Google has announced a set of new features for Android 17, grouping several artificial intelligence capabilities under the name Gemini Intelligence. The company says the features are designed to help users complete everyday tasks with less manual effort. According to Google, Gemini Intelligence will begin rolling out on Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones, with …
The people training AI systems are not anonymous tech workers. Many are experienced professionals from industries decimated by the very technology they now help build. Ruth Fowler writes for Wired about her experience as a Hollywood screenwriter and showrunner who spent eight months working for AI training companies to pay her bills. Fowler describes a …
OpenAI has launched a self-serve advertising platform called Ads Manager, opening ChatGPT to a much wider range of advertisers. Axios reports that the tool is now rolling out in beta to U.S. advertisers after months of internal testing. Asad Awan, OpenAI’s head of monetization, says businesses can now create and manage ad campaigns directly through …
Gen Z is increasingly frustrated with artificial intelligence. New polling data and a growing number of firsthand accounts suggest that young people are not embracing AI as enthusiastically as tech companies have claimed. Instead, many are angry, anxious, and skeptical about where the technology is headed. A Gallup survey released by the Walton Family Foundation …
OpenAI has released three new voice models for developers through its Realtime API. Each model focuses on a different capability: reasoning, translation, and transcription. The first model, GPT-Realtime-2, brings GPT-5-class reasoning to live voice conversations. According to OpenAI, it can handle complex requests, manage interruptions, and call external tools while keeping a conversation going naturally. …
Google is developing a new AI agent for its Gemini platform that can perform tasks independently on behalf of users. Hilary Langley reports for Business Insider that the agent, internally named “Remy,” is currently being tested by Google employees. According to an internal document reviewed by Business Insider, Remy runs within a staff-only version of …
Google is updating its AI-powered search features to surface quotes and links from online forums, social media, and discussion boards directly inside AI responses. The company says the change reflects how users increasingly seek advice from other people rather than traditional websites. The most notable update pulls in what Google calls “a preview of perspectives” …
Anthropic has signed an agreement with SpaceX to use the full compute capacity of Colossus 1, a data center in the United States. The deal gives Anthropic access to more than 300 megawatts of capacity, backed by over 220,000 Nvidia GPUs, within the month. Anthropic head of product Ami Vora announced the partnership at the …