Geek Wire - 2 hours 40 min ago
Microsoft investors turned down six shareholder proposals at its annual meeting Tuesday, three of them focused on the risks of artificial intelligence to its business. The other three addressed the potential benefits of Bitcoin, the impact of the company’s technology on human rights, and its role in military applications. Microsoft’s board opposed all six proposals in its proxy statement in advance of the virtual meeting, citing existing programs and safeguards in each area. At the conclusion...
Science Daily - 3 hours 50 min ago
Artificial intelligence provides new evidence that rapid decarbonization will not prevent warming beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius. The hottest years of this century are likely to shatter recent records.
ABC News - 4 hours 18 min ago
OpenAI has publicly released its new artificial intelligence video generator Sora but won't let most users depict people as it monitors for patterns of misuse...
The Guardian - 5 hours 11 min ago
Former Beatle speaks out amid fears the rise of AI threatens income streams for music, news and book publishers Paul McCartney has backed calls for laws to stop mass copyright theft by companies building generative artificial intelligence, warning AI "could just take over". The former Beatle said it would be "a very sad thing indeed" if young composers and writers could not protect their intellectual property from the rise of algorithmic models that have so far learned by digesting...
TechRadar - 5 hours 22 min ago
The UK, the US, Israel and the EU signed the first international treaty on artificial intelligence (AI) in September. Under the legally binding agreement, national states must implement safeguards against any threats posed by AI to human rights, democracy and the rule of law. While this is a welcome step towards establishing international standards for AI governance, there is still a glaring gap between the rapid pace of AI innovation and governments' ability to regulate the technology. This...
Slash Film - 5 hours 25 min ago
Hollywood has explored the concept of artificial intelligence long before it became a part of real life. Here are some of the best examples, ranked.
TechRadar - 5 hours 31 min ago
5G and generative artificial intelligence , or Gen AI, are two technologies driving business objectives forward for enterprises worldwide. A 5G network, whether through a wireless wide area network (WWAN) or a private network, helps transfer large amounts of data with low latency and a more secure connection. As for Gen AI , there are many cases where it is streamlining business insights and automating repetitive tasks across multiple industries. While both technologies are providing value separately...
Tech Meme - 6 hours 40 min ago
Jackie Davalos / Bloomberg : AI language learning startup Speak, which focuses on speaking, not gamification, raised $78M led by Accel at a $1B valuation, taking its total funding to $162M — Speak's app uses an artificial intelligence "conversational partner" to help people become fluent in English.
TechRadar - 7 hours 44 min ago
Like most people I was as little confused when OpenAI announced a $200 ( 157, AU$313) ChatGPT Pro tier since its previous paid-for subscription was a comparatively small $20 ( 16 AU$30) a month for ChatGPT Plus. You can of course, continue to use ChatGPT for free on the free tier. $200 was a big jump up and at the time of announcement because it offered only modest advantages over ChatGPT Plus. For your $200 you got access to o1 pro mode, which is a version of the latest o1 LLM from OpenAI that...
Quartz - 10 hours 41 min ago
As artificial intelligence continues to barrel forward with increasingly capable models and applications, DataStax chief executive Chet Kapoor thinks governments will be more involved in the rollout of the technology and that won't necessarily be a bad thing. Read more...
TechRadar - 21 hours 11 min ago
The third day of OpenAI 's 12 Days of OpenAI went way bigger than the OpenAI o1 model of day one or the enterprise-focused day two . The AI company announced the general release of the long-awaited Sora AI video generator. First teased nearly a year ago, there's a lot to unpack from the news, so here are five of the most important bits about Sora you need to know. How to make videos with Sora Sora is now accessible via its website to ChatGPT Plus and Pro subscribers in the U.S. and many...
The Independent - 21 hours 16 min ago
A first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence model has been trained using more than 1,100 species of plants around the world...
Fortune - 21 hours 42 min ago
The consulting firm to governments and big businesses has been helping banks implement artificial intelligence solutions for two years, and today published a report of best practices.
Financial Times - 22 hours 53 min ago
Supremacy' charts the genesis of artificial intelligence trailblazers and rivalry between founders...
Science Daily - 23 hours 9 min ago
Imagine an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can watch and understand moving images with the subtlety of a human brain. Now, scientists have made this a reality by creating MovieNet: an innovative AI that processes videos much like how our brains interpret real-life scenes as they unfold over time.
The Guardian - 23 hours 16 min ago
Firm announces tool that can create AI video clip based on user's written prompts will be available to anyone in the US Anyone in the US can now use OpenAI's artificial intelligence video generator, Sora , which the company announced on Monday would become publicly available. OpenAI first presented Sora in February , but it was only accessible to select artists, film-makers and safety testers. At multiple points on Monday, though, OpenAI's website did not allow for new sign-ups for Sora...
TechRadar - 23 hours 55 min ago
Sora, OpenAI's new AI video generation platform, which finally launched on Monday, is a surprisingly rich platform that offers simple tools for almost instantly generating shockingly realistic-looking videos. Even in my all-too-brief hands-on, I could see that Sora is about to change everything about video creation. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and company were wrapping up their third presentation from their planned " 12 Days of AI, " but I could scarcely wait to exit that live and, I assume...