From chatbot to ad platform: OpenAI makes its case at Cannes

OpenAI used its debut at the Cannes Lions advertising festival to pitch ChatGPT as a new kind of ad platform, one built around user intent rather than keyword targeting. Peter Adams reports for Marketing Dive. The company told brand marketers and agencies that digital advertising is shifting from an attention economy to what it calls …

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Google launches an AI incubator for former employees

Google is developing an AI startup incubator aimed specifically at former employees, known as “Xooglers.” Ana-Maria Stanciuc reports for The Next Web, citing Bloomberg, that the initiative would give Google an early foothold in ventures founded by people who already know the company’s tools and models. The incubator would sit alongside two existing programmes. Google …

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Google DeepMind and film studio A24 forge AI research partnership

Google DeepMind and the acclaimed film studio A24 are launching a research partnership designed to put AI tools directly into the hands of filmmakers. The collaboration pairs one of the world’s leading AI labs with a studio known for its creator-first approach. Google reports the initiative in its official blog, while Steven Zeitchik writes for …

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Dataland opens as the world’s first AI arts museum

Dataland, the world’s first museum dedicated to AI-generated art, opened its doors in Los Angeles, Mira Lane writes for Google The Keyword. “What happens when you give an artist a neural network instead of a paintbrush?” Lane asks. The 25,000-square-foot venue, housed in a Frank Gehry-designed building, is the concrete answer to that question. Google …

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KPMG pulls report on AI after hallucinations undermine its credibility

KPMG has removed a report about artificial intelligence from its websites after multiple organizations named in the document said its claims were false. Anthony Ha reports for TechCrunch that the inaccuracies appear to stem from AI hallucinations, meaning the firm likely used AI to help produce a report about AI adoption. The report, titled “Redefining …

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Europe demands AI sovereignty after Anthropic shuts off access to top models

Anthropic’s sudden suspension of its most advanced AI models for non-American users has triggered alarm across Europe, with politicians from across the political spectrum calling for greater technological independence. The European Commission confirmed it is assessing the consequences of the move. The US company announced late on Friday that it had received a government directive …

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German court rules Google liable for false AI search answers

A German court has ruled that Google is directly liable for false and defamatory claims made by its AI Overviews feature in search results. Matthias Bastian reports for The Decoder that the Regional Court of Munich issued a temporary injunction against Google after its AI-generated summaries falsely linked two Munich-based publishers to scams and dubious …

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OpenAI files for IPO as AI companies race to go public

OpenAI has confidentially filed for an initial public offering (IPO) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Ashley Capoot and Kate Rooney report for CNBC that the company, valued at $852 billion, is targeting a public debut as early as the fourth quarter of this year. The filing comes one week after rival Anthropic made …

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