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A Ukrainian-American company, Triplegangers, experienced severe website disruption when OpenAI’s web crawler attempted to scrape its entire database of 65,000 3D human model products. According to Julie Bort’s report in TechCrunch, the incident occurred when OpenAI’s bot sent tens of thousands of server requests using 600 different IP addresses. CEO Oleksandr Tomchuk described the bot’s …
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg authorized the use of LibGen, a dataset of pirated e-books and articles, to train the company’s Llama AI models, according to new court documents. The revelation comes from a copyright lawsuit filing reported by Kyle Wiggers in TechCrunch. The lawsuit, Kadrey v. Meta, includes plaintiffs Sarah Silverman and Ta-Nehisi Coates. Court …
AI startup Anthropic is negotiating a $2 billion funding round that would value the company at $60 billion. According to Wall Street Journal reporter Berber Jin, Lightspeed Venture Partners is leading the investment. The deal would make Anthropic the fifth most valuable U.S. startup, following its previous $18 billion valuation in 2023. The company’s chatbot …
Meta has begun testing a feature that automatically generates AI images of Instagram users and displays them in their personal feeds. According to Jason Koebler from 404 Media, the feature creates scenarios based on users who have previously utilized Meta’s “Imagine Yourself” AI tool. A Reddit user first reported seeing AI-generated images of himself in …
Meta has discontinued its AI-powered social media profiles following problematic interactions with users. According to journalist Johana Bhuiyan’s report in The Guardian, the company deleted 28 AI personas that were created in September 2023. These profiles, which included characters like “Liv,” a self-described Black queer mother, sparked controversy when users discovered the AI’s development team …
Apple is under pressure to withdraw its AI-powered news summary feature after generating multiple false news alerts. According to a report by Zoe Kleinman, Liv McMahon and Natalie Sherman for the BBC, the feature has created entirely fabricated claims when attempting to summarize breaking news notifications. Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger called the technology “out …
OpenAI is currently losing money on its $200 monthly ChatGPT Pro subscription due to higher-than-expected usage by subscribers. According to reporting by Kyle Wiggers for TechCrunch, CEO Sam Altman personally set the price, expecting it to be profitable. The premium service, launched in late 2024, provides access to advanced AI models and removes usage limits. …
Venture capital investment in generative AI companies hit an unprecedented $56 billion in 2024, marking a 192% increase from the previous year. According to reporting by Kyle Wiggers for TechCrunch, this funding was distributed across 885 deals worldwide. Major contributors to this surge included substantial investments in industry leaders, with Databricks securing $10 billion, xAI …
Major music publishers have reached an agreement with AI company Anthropic regarding the use of copyrighted song lyrics. According to reporting by Winston Cho for The Hollywood Reporter, the deal requires Anthropic to maintain existing safeguards that prevent its AI chatbot Claude from accessing or generating protected lyrics. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by Universal …
Elon Musk’s legal challenge against OpenAI has received new backing from prominent tech investors and AI researchers. According to reporting by Gerrit De Vynck for The Washington Post, the lawsuit aims to prevent OpenAI from transitioning from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity. Two tech investors, Antonio Gracias and Gavin Baker, filed sworn declarations claiming …