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Regulators Need AI Expertise. They Can't Afford It
The European AI Office and the UK government are trying to hire experts to study and regulate the AI boom—but are offering salaries far short of industry compensation.
Budget, Robodebt Failures Making Australian Government Hesitant About Citizen-Facing AI
According to Gartner, the Australian government is enthusiastic about AI; however, Robodebt and other mistakes of the past, as well as small budgets, are forcing them to be selective.
New AI technology enables 3D capture and editing of real-life objects
Imagine performing a sweep around an object with your smartphone and getting a realistic, fully editable 3D model that you can view from any angle -- this is fast becoming reality, thanks to advances in AI. Researchers have unveiled new AI technology for doing exactly this. Soon, rather than merely taking 2D photos, everyday consumers will be able to take 3D captures of real-life objects and edit their shapes and appearance as they wish, just as easily as they would with regular 2D photos today.
Microsoft’s Security Copilot Enters General Availability
Microsoft’s AI chatbot and data aggregator is open for security business on April 1, with a new per-unit pricing model.
EU’s AI Act: Europe’s New Rules for Artificial Intelligence
Europe's AI legislation, adopted March 13, attempts to strike a tricky balance between promoting innovation and protecting citizens' rights.
Leveraging an AI-powered Salesforce CRM Will Require Better Data Management
APAC IT leaders will need to be pragmatic about data management, budgets and roadmaps to deliver AI-powered CRM, says Rimini Street.
Google DeepMind’s Latest AI Agent Learned to Play 'Goat Simulator 3'
These AI agents can adapt to games they haven't played before. Google made them by feeding data on how humans play different video games to a language model like those behind the latest chatbots.
Volley’s AI-enabled ball machine for racquet sports can simulate gameplay
A new sports tech startup, Volley, aims to revolutionize the way racquet sports players (platform tennis, tennis, padel and pickleball) train with its AI-enabled sports training machine. Unlike traditional tennis ball machines that simply launch balls at varying speeds and heights, Volley’s trainer robot leverages AI and vision software to collect data as you play, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Global news partnerships: Le Monde and Prisa Media
We have partnered with international news organizations Le Monde and Prisa Media to bring French and Spanish news content to ChatGPT.
Anti-AI sentiment gets big applause at SXSW 2024 as moviemaker dubs AI cheerleading as ‘terrifying bullsh**’
A whiff of anti-AI sentiment got big applause at the SXSW conference in Austin on Tuesday afternoon. Award-winning writers and directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively known as “DANIELS,” originally premiered their film “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at SXSW in 2022. The movie later went on to win seven Oscars, including Best Picture, […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Kate Middleton Photo's Most Glaring Photoshop Mistakes
Blurry hair, meandering zippers—we asked WIRED’s design department to explain the editing errors in Kate Middleton's controversial Mother's Day photo.
The Kate Middleton Photo’s Most Glaring Photoshop Mistakes
Blurry hair, meandering zippers—we asked WIRED’s design department to explain the editing errors in Kate Middleton’s controversial Mother’s Day photo.
DoorDash’s new AI-powered ‘SafeChat+’ tool automatically detects verbal abuse
DoorDash hopes to reduce verbally abusive and inappropriate interactions between consumers and delivery people with its new AI-powered feature that automatically detects offensive language. Dubbed “SafeChat+,” DoorDash is leveraging AI technology to review in-app conversations and determine if a customer or Dasher is being harassed. Depending on the scenario, there will be an option to […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Your Kid May Already Be Watching AI-Generated Videos on YouTube
Get-rich-quick hustlers say it’s a great time to push AI-generated kids videos on YouTube. WIRED found some channels targeting children that appear to be already embracing the technology.
Applied Intuition lands $6B valuation for AI-powered autonomous vehicle software
Autonomous vehicle software company Applied Intuition has raised $250 million in a round that values the startup at $6 billion, as it pushes to bring more artificial intelligence to the automotive, defense, construction and agriculture sectors. The eye-popping funding round is the latest example of investor fervor for AI. Applied Intuition appears to have nailed […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Four things we learned when US intelligence chiefs testified to Congress
Cyberattacks, regional conflict, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, commercial spyware, AI, misinformation, disinformation, deepfakes and TikTok. These are just some of the top perceived threats that the United States faces, according to the U.S. government’s intelligence agency’s latest global risk assessment. The unclassified report published Monday — sanitized for public release — gave a frank […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Elon Musk Gave Himself No Choice but to Open Source His Chatbot Grok
Earlier this month Elon Musk sued OpenAI for keeping its technology secret. Today he promised to give away his own “truth-seeking” chatbot Grok for free.
Why Elon Musk Had to Open Source Grok, His Answer to ChatGPT
Earlier this month Elon Musk sued OpenAI for keeping its technology secret. Today he promised to give away his own “truth-seeking” chatbot Grok for free.
An AI-Altered Hitler Speech Is Going Viral On X
Two AI-altered clips of Hitler’s 1939 Reichstag speech have racked up millions of views on X after being shared by a far-right troll.
The Quest to Give AI Chatbots a Hand—and an Arm
Robotics startup Covariant is experimenting with a ChatGPT-style chatbot that can control a robotic arm, as a way to create machines that can be more helpful in the physical world.
