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Lawmaker Uses AI Voice to Speak on House Floor

Rep. Jennifer Wexton, who's battling a brain disease, again addresses Congress

(Newser) - A rare neurological disorder is robbing Rep. Jennifer Wexton of her ability to speak. She's turned to artificial intelligence for help, and hearing an AI version of her voice for the first time was an emotional moment, CNN reports. "It was the most beautiful thing I had ever...

With Eye on AI, Intuit Announces Mass Layoffs

1.8K employees are losing their jobs

(Newser) - Tax preparation and financial software company Intuit announced an AI-focused reorganization plan Wednesday that includes laying off about 10% of its workforce, the AP reports. The company behind QuickBooks and TurboTax said it was laying off 1,800 employees, but that it expects to hire at least that many in...

Wray: Russia's AI-Fueled Disinformation Is Disrupted

It's the first success against a Kremlin-backed social media bot farm, US says

(Newser) - A Russian propaganda campaign backed by the Kremlin that spread online disinformation in the US and was boosted by artificial intelligence has been disrupted, the Justice Department said Tuesday. US officials described the internet operation as part of an ongoing effort to sow discord through the creation of fictitious social...

Campaigning for Governor in Tokyo Has Gone a Bit Wild

Publicity stunts have incorporated AI, pets, even scantily clad women

(Newser) - Tokyo elects a new governor this weekend, but residents say personal publicity stunts have overtaken serious campaigning to a degree never seen before, with nearly nude women in suggestive poses, pets, an AI character, and a man practicing his golf swing. It's impossible to ignore. With internet campaigning still...

OpenAI Kept Mum After Hacker Stole Its Secrets
OpenAI Got Hacked,
Told No One
Jul 5, 2024 8:13 AM CDT

OpenAI Got Hacked, Told No One

April 2023 breach left some employees fearing a foreign state could steal data, too: NYT

(Newser) - ChatGPT maker OpenAI failed to disclose a 2023 hack of its internal messaging systems, through which secrets of its technologies were plundered, reports the New York Times . A hacker gained access to internal discussions among employees, who shared details of OpenAI's latest artificial intelligence tech, in April 2023, but...

Google's Emissions Goal Now at Risk, Thanks to AI

Company's carbon emissions rose 48% in 5 years, as data centers keep up with artificial intelligence

(Newser) - Google's annual environmental report is out, and it's got some energy-guzzling stats. The Tuesday release showed that the technology giant's greenhouse gas emissions have spiked 48% since 2019, seeing a 13% rise in 2023 over the previous year alone, reports the Guardian . The company says this increase...

It Won't Be Al Michaels' Voice at Olympics, but It's 'Close'

NBC to package highlights with version of his voice generated by artificial intelligence

(Newser) - During the upcoming Olympics, it might be more appropriate to refer to famed sportscaster Al Michaels as AI (artificial intelligence) Michaels. The Thursday Night Football sportscaster who previously worked on Olympic broadcasts for NBC and ABC has agreed to let NBC use a version of his voice generated by artificial...

People Really Aren't Happy About This AI-Written Film

London's Prince Charles Cinema cancels premiere of ChatGPT-penned movie after 200 complaints

(Newser) - An eyebrow-raising movie premiere in London's West End has been nixed just days beforehand. The Last Screenwriter, directed by Peter Luisi and starring Nicholas Pople, has its own screenwriter to blame for the sudden shutdown: The script is credited to artificial intelligence, specifically "ChatGPT 4.0," and...

McDonald's Is Ending AI Drive-Thru Test

Chain is exploring 'voice ordering solutions more broadly' after end of IBM partnership

(Newser) - McDonald's says that after a "thoughtful review," it is calling time on its artificial intelligence drive-thru partnership with IBM. CNBC reports that the chain has told franchisees that the Automated Order Taker—AOT—technology will be shut down no later than July 26. The technology had been...

A Virtual Candidate? You Knew It Had to Happen
AI Candidate
Is Running
for Office
Jun 15, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

AI Candidate Is Running for Office

'AI Steve' is running for MP in England

(Newser) - Artificial intelligence is known to make things up and manipulate people —could a career in politics be far behind? Not in southern England, where businessman Steve Endacott claims he has put an "AI candidate" on the UK general election ballot, the Guardian reports. Endacott says he'll personally...

Francis Raises Red Flag on Artificial Intelligence

Pope says human dignity should come first when dealing with AI

(Newser) - Pope Francis challenged leaders of the world's wealthy democracies on Friday to keep human dignity foremost in developing and using artificial intelligence, warning that such powerful technology risks turning human relations themselves into mere algorithms. Francis brought his moral authority to bear on the Group of Seven, invited by...

Elon Musk Sues OpenAI: You're Not Helping Humanity
Musk Drops Lawsuit
Against OpenAI
UPDATED
Jun 11, 2024 8:25 PM CDT

Musk Drops Lawsuit Against OpenAI

His complaint claimed founders broke their original vow to make it an open-source resource

(Newser) - Elon Musk has dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and two of its co-founders, including CEO Sam Altman. According to a court filing seen by CNBC , the case in California state court was dismissed without prejudice. A judge had been due to rule Wednesday on the defendants' request to dismiss the...

Conference Gives a Look at Apple Intelligence

OpenAI intends to help company catch up to Google and Microsoft

(Newser) - Apple jumped into the race to bring generative artificial intelligence to the masses during its World Wide Developers Conference on Monday, previewing an onslaught of features designed to soup up the iPhone and other products with technology already available on rival devices. In a twist befitting a company known for...

What Happens When You Die? A New AI Life, for Some

Not everyone is convinced, however, that artificial intelligence in the mourning process is a good idea

(Newser) - When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he talked a lot with his wife, Anett, about what would happen after his death. She told him one of the things she'd miss most is being able to ask him questions because he's so...

Scarlett Johansson's Complaint Reflects State of AI Battle

Wall Street Journal explores how artists fear their work will be used without compensation

(Newser) - When Scarlett Johansson heard a ChatGPT voice that she thought sounded a lot like hers , she put a legal team together to confront the developer, OpenAI. And the actress' high-powered agent was able to get the company's CEO, Sam Altman, on the phone. But most people don't have...

If a Nvidia Investment Is Too Rich for You, Good News

A looming stock split will make shares more affordable

(Newser) - A blowout earnings report from Nvidia lifted the Nasdaq Composite to a fresh record on Thursday, rising 0.7% as of 12:45pm ET. Nvidia itself rose 10.8% in the wake of its Wednesday report, which saw revenue up 262% in the latest quarter compared to a year earlier...

This 'Sarcasm Detector' Trained on Friends, Big Bang Theory

'Multimodal algorithm' out of University of Groningen is quite accurate at identifying the snark

(Newser) - Is someone speaking earnestly to you, or are they overflowing with snark? Researchers out of the Netherlands decided they wanted to build a device that could offer some insight, resulting in an artificial intelligence-driven "sarcasm detector" that did quite well in sussing out what speech was sincere and what...

University's Commencement Speaker Was AI Robot

Some students at D'Youville felt 'disrespected'

(Newser) - At D'Youville University in Buffalo, graduates were given life advice from a commencement speaker that wasn't alive. Sophia, a humanoid artificial intelligence robot, addressed the crowd in what the New York Times calls "a bold decision that drew mixed reactions." Like human speakers, the robot received...

Google Rolls Out Huge Change to Search Engine

Top result for some searches will be AI-generated summaries, not links

(Newser) - Google rolled out a retooled search engine Tuesday that will frequently favor responses crafted by artificial intelligence over website links, a shift promising to quicken the quest for information while also potentially disrupting the flow of money-making internet traffic. The makeover announced at Google's annual developers conference will begin...

Apple Goes to Work on Siri to Catch Up With Chatbot Rivals

Virtual assistant has fallen behind, unable to handle more complex tasks

(Newser) - Apple bosses were not pleased after checking out OpenAI's new chatbot last year. ChatGPT, they realized, had lapped Siri. It employed generative artificial intelligence to write poetry and and computer code. It answered complex questions, while Siri often misunderstood direct ones. Siri couldn't compete. So Apple launched a...

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