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A coalition of major web publishers, including Reddit, Yahoo, and Quora, has launched a new system called Really Simple Licensing (RSL). The standard aims to make AI companies pay for using online content to train their artificial intelligence models. The RSL Standard builds on the existing `robots.txt` protocol, a file that gives instructions to web …
Videos created using artificial intelligence are flooding social media platforms and generating substantial revenue for their creators, despite widespread criticism of the low-quality content. John Ruwitch reports for NPR. Mark Lawrence I Garilao, a 21-year-old computer science student from the Philippines, earns up to $9,000 per month creating simple animated videos featuring a kitten character. …
A widely misunderstood statistic from a new MIT report suggests corporate artificial intelligence projects are failing, but the study reveals the opposite. Michael Nuñez reports for VentureBeat that a “shadow AI economy” is thriving as employees successfully use personal AI tools for their work, outpacing official corporate initiatives. The study from MIT’s Project NANDA found …
Colleen Jones reports for Content Science Review that despite the hype around generative AI, most leaders struggle to achieve measurable business benefits. The primary reason is that AI, unlike previous technologies, is uniquely dependent on content for both its input and output. Jones identifies seven key barriers that prevent companies from succeeding with AI. A …
The artificial intelligence company Anthropic will pay $1.5 billion to settle a copyright lawsuit with authors and publishers. This represents the largest payout in the history of U.S. copyright cases. Cade Metz reports for The New York Times that the settlement follows a judge’s ruling that Anthropic illegally downloaded millions of books from pirated online …
Warner Bros. Discovery has filed a lawsuit against the prominent artificial intelligence image generator Midjourney, accusing it of mass copyright infringement. Winston Cho reports for The Hollywood Reporter that the complaint alleges Midjourney built its business by illegally using the studio’s movies and TV shows to train its AI system. Warner Bros. Discovery claims the …
Stability AI has launched Stable Audio 2.5, a generative audio model built specifically for enterprise use. The company claims a new technique allows the model to produce high-quality audio in just eight computational steps, down from 50. Sean Michael Kerner reports for VentureBeat that this breakthrough can cut production time from weeks to minutes. According …
Anthropic announced that its AI assistant, Claude, can now create and edit files like Excel spreadsheets, documents, PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs. Users can describe their needs or upload data to receive finished files directly within the chat interface, moving beyond simple text responses. According to an official post by Anthropic, this feature allows Claude to …
Google has published specific usage limits for its AI model Gemini, providing new clarity for users on its free and paid plans. The update to its Help Center article replaces previous vague statements about potential caps on prompts and features. As The Verge reports, users now have a clear understanding of their daily and monthly …
The gaming platform Roblox is launching several new AI tools to simplify development. Aisha Malik reports for TechCrunch that these updates were announced at the Roblox Developers Conference. One tool allows creators to generate fully functional 3D objects, like drivable cars, from a simple text prompt. The company is also introducing real-time voice chat translation …