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Zoom announced that it’ll allow users to create clips featuring AI avatars of themselves to deliver messages at meetings they can’t (or don’t want to) attend. The Big Picture: Zoom CEO Eric Yuan has dreams of people sending AI avatars to take meetings for them while they do literally anything else. The new clip feature is the first step in […]
Both governmental agencies and private tech giants are working together to restart nuclear plants all across America, tapping into the powerful and misunderstood energy source for the first time in decades. Why It Sparks: The explosive growth of the AI industry requires a lot of energy to power the technology, so firms are rushing to find sustainable sources that […]
OpenAI is officially triggering the switch from its unique non-profit/for-profit corporate structure into a strictly for-profit company that will likely catapult the AI startup’s growth. The Big Picture: If you think OpenAI has a lot of money, influence, and power now, a for-profit designation will take the guardrails off the development of its systems — for better and worse. The Rundown: OpenAI […]
Meta announced some starry updates to its AI chatbots — licensed celebrity voices from A-list Hollywood talent. The Big Picture: It’s not the first time that Meta turned to famous people to give its chatbots some familiar voices. But after the first experiment failed because the celebrities were voicing characters, the tech giant hopes that simply programming the chatbots […]
It’s official: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple design chief Jony Ive are working together on an AI device, and they’ve brought in investor Laurene Powell Jobs to lead funding. Why It Hits: While there are plenty of startups trying to make an AI device happen, the difficulty is making any of them feel as necessary as […]
Lionsgate has struck a deal with AI firm Runway to develop a generative AI tool that’s specifically built on the studio’s vast film and TV library of 20,000 titles. The Big Picture: Despite every Hollywood studio flirting with the idea, Lionsgate is the first to publicly partner with an AI company — a move that could conjure some very […]
Amazon has “acqui-hired” robotics startup Covariant for an undisclosed amount, setting the stage for the retail giant to turn its network of fulfillment warehouses into robot-employment epicenters. The Big Picture: Ecommerce requires a huge headcount to keep the shipping machine running… but companies that figure out how to make actual machines the backbone of the physical labor […]
The SAG-AFTRA-backed bill that gives working actors protection from the creation of deepfakes has officially passed California’s Senate and is on the fast track to being signed into law. The Big Picture: The use of digital doubles by studios and streamers was a major point of contention during last year’s actors’ strike, so California’s passage is a win for workers’ […]
The Future. Historically, photographs have been considered reliable evidence of reality, playing a crucial role in shaping social consensus and documenting important events. But thanks to AI, that paradigm might be all but over — and reality is about to become a whole lot less knowable. Blink and you’ll miss itAI photo-editing technology is ushering in a […]
The Future. Lindy, an AI-assistant startup, accidentally Rickrolled a client in a recent email. This mishap reveals the unexpected quirks of AI trained on web data. While this slipup from Lindy’s AI was mostly harmless and, honestly, kind of funny… it underscores the need for more vigilant monitoring and ethical guidelines in AI development. Bait-and-switchPeople are getting inadvertently Rickrolled by […]