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Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has labeled Elon Musk a “bully” who enjoys engaging in conflicts with other tech leaders. In an interview with The Free Press, as reported by Sydney Lake for Fortune, Altman addressed the ongoing dispute between the two tech entrepreneurs. The conflict centers on OpenAI’s transformation from a nonprofit to a … Read more
Italy’s data protection authority has fined OpenAI €15 million for privacy violations related to ChatGPT. According to Reuters reporter Elvira Pollina, the regulator found that the company processed personal data without proper legal basis and lacked adequate age verification for users under 13. The authority ordered OpenAI to launch a six-month media campaign in Italy … Read more
Chinese autonomous trucking company TuSimple has transformed into CreateAI, shifting its focus to video game development and animation. According to Evelyn Cheng’s report for CNBC, the company plans to leverage its artificial intelligence expertise to reduce triple-A game production costs by 70% over the next five to six years. CEO Cheng Lu expects the company … Read more
British creative organizations have united against a government proposal that would allow AI companies to use copyrighted works without explicit permission. According to Robert Booth’s report in The Guardian, the Creative Rights in AI Coalition, representing thousands of artists, writers, and media companies, rejected the plan announced by technology minister Chris Bryant. The proposal would … Read more
Runway, a New York-based AI company, has introduced a new online platform connecting AI filmmakers with potential employers. According to an article by Shubham Sharma for VentureBeat, the network aims to help brands, agencies, and studios find specialized AI video talent. The platform already features dozens of independent artists and production houses, including members of … Read more
Perplexity AI Inc., a company developing an AI-powered search engine to compete with Google, has secured $500 million in new funding. According to reporting by Shirin Ghaffary for Bloomberg, the investment was led by Institutional Venture Partners and values the company at $9 billion. The valuation represents a dramatic increase from the company’s $3 billion … Read more
Salesforce is doubling its artificial intelligence sales staff by hiring 2,000 new employees, according to CEO Marc Benioff. As reported by Jordan Novet, the cloud software company has already received 9,000 applications for these positions. The expansion comes as Salesforce prepares to launch the second generation of its Agentforce technology in February 2025. This AI-powered … Read more
Harvard University has launched a comprehensive AI training dataset containing nearly one million public domain books. According to technology journalist Kate Knibbs writing for Wired, the project is funded by Microsoft and OpenAI. The Institutional Data Initiative leads this effort to democratize access to high-quality training data for AI development. The collection, which is five … Read more
The UK government is launching a consultation on new regulations that would require AI companies to be more transparent about the data they use to train their models. According to a report by Daniel Thomas and Anna Gross in the Financial Times, the proposal includes an exemption to copyright laws for AI training purposes, unless … Read more
Shutterstock has launched a new “research license” model for AI companies to access training data, starting with AI technology company Lightricks. According to Michael Nuñez’s report in VentureBeat, the partnership allows Lightricks to train its LTXV video generation model using Shutterstock’s HD and 4K video library. The new model enables companies to begin with smaller … Read more