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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 […]
The Future. A run of “acqui-hires,” in which tech giants hire a startup’s employees and license its underlying technology, are reshaping the AI market. If the unique deals continue, expect AI to stealthily become almost completely centralized under Big Tech. Generating an exitThe AI industry is contracting in a number of all-but-in-name acquisition deals. Why […]
The Future. As young people wrestle with a loneliness epidemic, tech entrepreneur Avi Schiffmann believes that carrying an AI around with us could provide some much-needed companionship — specifically, a device called “Friend.” If enough people give the device a try, it could spark an industry of AI-companion devices that market themselves by what kind […]
The Future. OpenAI has come out swinging with the “prototype” of a search tool called SearchGPT, which is already being tested with 10,000 users. Its rollout could push the search business fully into the AI era as Google ramps up its own efforts. And considering OpenAI’s major cash burn, building an ad business around SearchGPT […]
The Future. Investigations by Wired and Proof News have found that firms like Nvidia, Anthropic, Apple, and Salesforce have trained their systems on copyrighted YouTube videos. If YouTube decides to take any of these companies to court, it could radically alter the development of AI systems and put power back in the hands of creators. […]
The Future. ChatGPT is reaching new advanced capabilities as a number of headlines show that its “intelligence” is becoming more persuasive and humanlike. As the technology rolls out to consumers, a legal framework may be developed that protects against the addictiveness of taking AI’s advice since giving up privacy is a function of using a […]
The Future. While deepfakes are associated with misinformation and copyright-infringing content, digital twins could revolutionize our lives and society in a positive way. If the technology becomes cheap and accessible for mass adoption, expect people to test every wellness regimen, drug therapy, and exercise routine on their digital twin before they give it a go. […]
The Future. To power AI systems, firms are on a mission to vacuum as much data as possible… and many media and news companies are not happy about it. While several lawsuits make their way through the courts, some are turning to security bots that can fight these AI-scraping bots. While many publishers are opting […]
The Future. Digital creators, mostly on TikTok, are using the free tier of a tool called Luma Dream Machine to remix old memes with generative AI. As the technology improves, expect the next era of memes to feature some complicated storytelling. Meme backClassic memes are getting a modern makeover. Phillip Hamilton, editor of the popular […]