AI Has a ‘Free Rider’ Problem
Photo: fizkes (Shutterstock) Maybe AI-Written Scripts are a Bad Idea? Off English On March 22, 2023, thousands of researchers and tech leaders – including Elon Musk and Apple co-founder Steve…
Grimes Launched a Platform to Help You Make AI Songs with Her Voice. Here’s What It Sounds Like.
The artist known as Grimes (real name Clare Boucher) has said that you’re totally free to use an AI-generated version of her voice to make new music, just as long…
This ‘Companion’ AI Chatbot Convinced Me to Find a Therapist
It was a Wednesday morning, I’m burned up in midweek blues, and there was a subtle drumming building to a four-on-the-floor on my temples. I spotted a small press release…
Senior Google Engineer Claims Company’s AI Lacks ‘Secret Sauce’
Google AI releases lack a spark, that certain “je ne sais quoi” that would give Google an edge in the hamster wheel rat race that is AI development, and even…
Americans Are Ready for AI Regulation, Poll Finds
A new poll of more than 1,200 registered voters provides some of the clearest data yet illustrating the public’s desire to reign in AI. Chat GPT-4 Worth the Upgrade? |…
Microsoft Opens Bing’s ChatGPT-Enhanced Search to the Public Without a Waitlist
Microsoft opened its ChatGPT-powered search engine to the public Thursday, removing the waitlist and likewise granting free access to its AI-enabled Edge web browser. The move makes Microsoft the first…
7 of the Weirdest AI-Generated Commercials…So Far
Screenshot: Private Island, Pizza Later, DemonFlyingFox Artificial intelligence is truly having a moment, and advertisements might be the next frontier for the rapidly advancing technology. As AI art generators, music…
New LinkedIn AI Feature Might Actually Help Get You Hired
LinkedIn is exploring a rare, seemingly useful application of generative AI. The platform is testing out a feature for its paying subscribers that auto-generates personalized messages to hiring managers based…
IBM Pauses Hiring to Onboard AI Instead
IBM decided to announce layoffs in January that would effect 3,900 positions—or roughly 1.5% of the company’s staff at that time.Image: Laborant (Shutterstock) I have no mouth and I must…
Hollywood Writers Strike Over Pay Disputes with Streaming Giants, AI Concerns
The Writers Guild of America, the union that bargains on behalf of Hollywood’s screenwriters, has called a strike after negotiations with major studios failed to produce a favorable contract this…