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Meta is planning to equip its AI chatbot with the voices of famous actors. According to a source familiar with the plans, users will be able to choose between the voices of Judi Dench, Kristen Bell, John Cena and others. The new audio feature will be unveiled this week at Meta’s annual Connect conference, Reuters …
Anthropic, the company behind the AI Claude, is apparently preparing a new round of funding. This is according to a report from The Information. According to the report, the startup could be valued between $30 billion to $40 billion. This would be roughly double the value of a previous round of funding earlier this year. …
AI agents will fundamentally change the future of work. This is the prediction made by Nvidia founder Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff at the Dreamforce conference, as reported by VentureBeat. According to Huang, the capabilities of AI agents are developing rapidly and offer “gigantic” opportunities. They will soon be able to solve complex …
Black Forest Labs, a German startup for generative AI image models, is close to a new funding round of 100 million US dollars at a valuation of 1 billion dollars, according to sources. This is reported by Ingrid Lunden for TechCrunch. The company was founded by the engineers who developed the technology behind Stability AI. …
Fal.ai, a platform for AI-generated multimedia content, has raised $23 million from investors. The company provides computing power and APIs for AI models to create images, audio and video. As Kyle Wiggers reports for TechCrunch, $14 million came from a Series A financing led by Kindred Ventures. Another $9 million came from a previously undisclosed …
Leading technology companies are warning that the European Union is at a disadvantage when it comes to artificial intelligence due to strict regulations. In an open letter, Meta, Spotify, Prada and others criticize the inconsistent application of EU data protection rules, Kim Mackrael reports for the Wall Street Journal. The companies believe that Europe could …
OpenAI is threatening to block users who try to understand the processes behind its new “o1” AI models (also known as “Strawberry”). These offerings use a “chain of thought” system in which the AI first thinks through possible answers. As Frank Landymore reports at Futurism, users who are too curious will receive emails warning them …
OpenAI has made its latest AI models, o1-preview and o1-mini, available to all ChatGPT Enterprise and ChatGPT Edu customers. Designed to tackle complex reasoning tasks, these models could change the way businesses and educational institutions approach their toughest challenges. As Michael Nuñez reports for VentureBeat, the o1 models stand out for their ability to engage …
Lionsgate, the film studio behind “The Hunger Games” and “John Wick,” plans to use generative artificial intelligence in the production of new movies and TV shows. As Jessica Toonkel reports for the Wall Street Journal, the company has struck a deal with AI startup Runway. Lionsgate will give Runway access to its content library in …
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed two laws regulating AI-generated actor replicas. The signing ceremony took place at the headquarters of the actors’ union SAG-AFTRA in Los Angeles. Katie Kilkenny writes for The Hollywood Reporter that the new laws restrict the use of digital replicas of actors. They require a specific description of the intended …