The inglorious story of an AI-powered news portal

BNN Breaking, a news site with millions of readers, an international team of journalists, and a partnership with Microsoft, turned out to be a source of errors and misinformation. Former employees say the site relied heavily on AI-generated content, which was often published without sufficient verification. This led to complaints from people who were misidentified …

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Behind the scenes at Anthropic (Claude): security as a priority

In an in-depth article, Time Magazine looks at AI company Anthropic and its efforts to make security a top priority. Co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei made a conscious decision not to release the chatbot Claude early to avoid potential risks. Anthropic’s mission is to empirically determine what risks actually exist by building and researching powerful …

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OpenAI insiders warn of dangerous corporate culture

In an open letter, current and former OpenAI employees warn of a “reckless” development in the race for supremacy in artificial intelligence. They call for sweeping changes in the AI industry, including more transparency and better protection for whistleblowers. The signatories criticize a culture of secrecy and profit at any cost at OpenAI. The company …

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Researchers work on better local AI

Researchers are making great strides in developing 1-bit LLMs that can achieve similar performance to their larger counterparts while using significantly less memory and power. This development could open the door to more complex AI applications on everyday devices such as smartphones, as they require less processing power and energy.

California plans strict safety rules for AI

California wants to implement strict safety rules for artificial intelligence, including a “kill switch” and reporting requirements for developers. Critics warn of barriers to innovation, excessive bureaucracy, and negative impacts on open source models that could weaken the state’s technology sector.

Two thirds of companies use generative AI regularly

A new survey from McKinsey shows that 65% of companies are already using Generative AI on a regular basis, and the majority expect the technology to lead to significant changes in their industries. However, 44% of respondents have also experienced negative consequences from using Gen AI, such as inaccurate results or cybersecurity issues, which is …

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Tribeca Festival features films created with OpenAI’s Sora

This year’s Tribeca Festival will be the first to feature short films created entirely with OpenAI’s upcoming video AI, Sora. Five filmmakers will present their Sora-generated works and discuss the new technology at the festival.

Mistral raises $640 million

French startup Mistral AI raises $640 million in a funding round, valuing the company at nearly $6 billion. Mistral intends to use the fresh capital to expand its resources for developing open source AI models and to keep pace with OpenAI and Anthropic in the global competition.

Meta eyes user content for AI training

Meta apparently wants to use content from Instagram and Facebook to train its AI models. European users will be able to opt out of having their data used for AI training, but they will have to actively request it. Meta’s wording in the email is also vague, suggesting that users must provide a reason for …

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Adobe responds to criticsm

Adobe has responded to criticism of its terms of service by assuring customers that their files will not be used to train AI, nor will their property rights be violated.

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