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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 […]
The Future. Because AI is well-suited to the rigid rules and repetitive structures of code, many are already using it to replace human labor. AWS’ CEO thinks that AI will make human programmers’ jobs nearly unrecognizable in two years, but will those jobs simply change — or disappear completely, leaving thousands without work? Begin the countdownAWS CEO Matt […]
The Future. As tech companies incorporate AI photo editing software into their camera apps, photographs have become so easy to alter that it’s impossible to distinguish between a “real” or “altered” photo. But the tech has already spooked many and could backfire, sending customers back to simpler cameras and putting them off AI-enhanced photography for […]
The Future. The ability to talk with ChatGPT in a humanlike voice, a feature released last month, comes with a big risk factor, according to the company — the possibility of developing an unhealthy emotional connection to the system. Considering that some users are hosting group chats or even dating chatbots via Character.AI and Replika, […]
The Future. SAG-AFTRA approved a deal with AI startup Narrativ that will allow union actors to license their voices to commercial projects in an ethical way. Not every actor will be comfortable with their voice being cloned for gigs (they’ll stick with the recording booth), but at least this ensures that they’re protected if AI […]