Microsoft’s new ‘Black Mirror’ recall feature records everything you do
“This is a Black Mirror episode. Definitely turning this ‘feature’ off,” commented Elon Musk on Microsoft’s new Recall feature.
Category : AI
UK AI safety institute ventures across the pond with new US location
The UK expands its AI Safety Institute to San Francisco, aiming to leverage Bay Area tech talent and strengthen global AI safety partnerships.
OpenAI leadership responds to former employee safety allegations
The company’s head of alignment, Jan Leike, resigned on May 17, stating they’d reached a “breaking point” with management.
Microsoft faces multi-billion dollar fine in EU over Bing AI
The Redmond company could be fined as much as 1% of its annual revenue if it doesn’t respond by May 27.
‘Godfather of AI’ advises UK government to start UBI
Geoffrey Hinton also warns that advanced AI could pose an existential threat within the next five to twenty years.
AI safety researchers leave OpenAI over prioritization concerns
Following the recent resignations, OpenAI has opted to dissolve the ‘Superalignment’ team and integrate its functions into other research projects…
Sony warns 700 AI devs, music streaming companies on content misuse
Sony cracks down on AI developers like OpenAI and Microsoft with a letter that prohibits them from using its content to train or develop commercial A…
Reddit shares jump after-hours on OpenAI data-sharing deal
Reddit said the deal allows OpenAI’s tools to “better understand and showcase Reddit content” and sees the AI firm back new features on the soci…
Harvard built hacker-proof quantum network in Boston using existing fiber cable
According to the scientists, the 22-mile distance between nodes is the longest quantum fiber network to date.
Vitalik Buterin says GPT-4 has passed the Turing Test
Buterin’s comments reference new research indicating most humans can no longer tell when they’re talking to a machine.
Boosting AI: Senators propose $32B investment plan for US tech growth
After months of meetings with industry experts and AI critics, four U.S. senators published what they say is a comprehensive roadmap for maintaining U…
Blockchain ID project Humanity Protocol hits unicorn status with $30M raise
Over half a million people are already on the waitlist for Humanity Protocol’s public testnet launch, expected to take place in the back half of 202…
Four things Google Gemini users will be able to do soon
Google boss Sundar Pichai unveiled that its AI model Gemini is getting put into a slew of the company’s products and services, including its flagshi…
OpenAI co-founder and chief scientist departs AI firm
Illya Sutskever said he’s leaving OpenAI for a “personally meaningful” project, and research director Jakub Pachocki is now taking over the role…
Amazon-backed Anthropic brings Claude AI chatbot to European users
Amazon and Google-backed AI startup Anthropic launches its powerful Claude chatbot in Europe, boasting strong language skills and real-time informatio…
OpenAI’s latest upgrade essentially lets users livestream with ChatGPT
A major ChatGPT upgrade, dubbed GPT Omni, allows the chatbot to interpret video and audio in real-time and speak more convincingly like a human.
More crypto AI alliances emerge following $7.5B token merger
Many crypto projects have integrated AI as part of their everyday routine since the introduction of LLMs last year.
SoftBank subsidiary to develop semiconductor chips, reports profits after AI shift
The SoftBank-owned research and development firm Arm said it will develop its own artificial intelligence chips as its owner reports profits after shi…
Sam Altman thinks giving everyone ‘a slice of GPT’ could pay for UBI
He also reiterated his call for an international safety agency to protect against existential threats related to AI.