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U.S. Mayor Candidate Banned by OpenAI Over Plan to Use ChatGPT for City Governance
August 21, 2024 – According to a report by The Guardian, Victor Miller, a mayoral candidate in Cheyenne, Wyoming, USA, intends to utilize an AI-driven robot named Vic (Virtual Integrated Citizen) to oversee the local government if elected. Vic, powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is touted as capable of handling vast amounts of data and rendering…
Meta Launches New Web Crawler to Bolster AI Data Collection
August 21, 2024 – Recently, Meta has quietly unleashed a new web crawler designed to scour the internet and amass vast amounts of data, bolstering its artificial intelligence models. This new crawler, dubbed Meta External Agent, was launched last month, as reported by three companies tracking web scrapers. Resembling OpenAI’s GPTBot, Meta’s new crawler is…
AMD Completes Acquisition of Europe’s Largest Private AI Lab, Silo AI, for $665 Million
August 13, 2024 – AMD has officially announced the completion of its acquisition of Silo AI, Europe’s largest private AI lab, in an all-cash deal valued at approximately $665 million. With this move, the scientists and engineers from Silo AI have officially joined the AMD family. AMD’s commitment to the AI sector is evident, and…
AI Revolution Threatens to Widen Development Gap Between Nations
August 12, 2024 – A recent report titled “Minding the AI Gap: Shaping the Future of Work in a Global Perspective” has been released by the International Labour Organization and the Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Technology Envoy. The report raises concerns that the AI revolution may widen the development gap between high-income and low-income…
OpenAI Confirms Development of ChatGPT Text Watermark, Challenges Remain
August 05, 2024 – According to The Wall Street Journal, OpenAI has developed a tool capable of high-precision identification of texts generated by ChatGPT, yet the company has been holding off on its release. In response to this, OpenAI has acknowledged that they are indeed researching text watermarking technology, but emphasized that the technology still…
Meta Pays Millions for Hollywood Voices to Enhance AI Projects
August 03, 2024 – According to a report by Bloomberg early this morning, several sources familiar with the negotiations have revealed that Meta is offering millions of dollars to Hollywood celebrities in exchange for their voice recordings and the rights to use their voices in AI projects. These sources indicated that the company is currently…
TikTok Reportedly Spends Nearly $20 Million Monthly, Becoming One of Microsoft AI’s Top Clients
August 01, 2024 – According to a report by The Information on the 31st of the month, TikTok has been paying Microsoft nearly $20 million per month to purchase OpenAI models through them, as of March this year. This amount accounts for almost a quarter of Microsoft’s AI revenue, making TikTok one of the largest…
OpenAI Rolls Out GPT-4o Voice Mode for More Natural, Real-Time Conversations
July 31, 2024 – On the 30th of this month, OpenAI made an announcement that it has begun rolling out the GPT-4o voice mode, currently in its Alpha version, to a select group of ChatGPT Plus subscribers. The feature is set to be gradually made available to all ChatGPT Plus members by autumn this year….
Meta Bids Farewell to Celebrity AI Chatbots, Embraces User-Generated Bots with AI Studio
July 31, 2024 – Meta Shifts Focus Away from Celebrity AI Chatbots, Unveils AI Studio for User-Generated Bots In a strategic pivot, Meta has reportedly discontinued its highly anticipated celebrity AI chatbot feature, which previously allowed users to engage in conversations with AI personas mimicking the personalities of renowned personalities. This move marks a significant…
Perplexity Reaches Agreement with Publishers Following Data Scraping Allegations
July 31, 2024 – Following weeks of allegations regarding excessive data scraping, AI search company Perplexity has announced a new collaborative initiative to share advertising revenue with its publishing partners. Known as the “Publisher Program,” Perplexity has already enlisted its first wave of partners, which include prestigious names such as Time, Der Spiegel, Fortune, Entrepreneur,…