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Tired of “monumental looting,” French authors sue Meta
France's leading publishing and authors' associations have filed a lawsuit against US tech giant Meta for allegedly using copyright-protected content on a massive scale without authorisation to train its artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
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Mein Kampf is a “true work of art,” says Amazon’s AI
Artificial intelligence (AI) summaries are known for being inaccurate, but this AI summary takes the cake.
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Spain to impose massive fines for not labelling AI-generated content
Spain's government approved a bill on Tuesday imposing massive fines on companies that use content generated by artificial intelligence (AI) without properly labeling it as such. The bill is a bid to curb the use of so-called "deepfakes."
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Meta begins testing its first in-house AI training chip
Facebook owner Meta is testing its first in-house chip for training artificial intelligence systems, a key milestone as it moves to design more of its own custom silicon and reduce reliance on external suppliers like Nvidia, two sources told Reuters.
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Gender stereotypes follow us into AI interactions
While much of the research to date has focused on chatbots' behavior, a recent study from Johns Hopkins looks at how the perceived gender of the chatbot may also play a role.
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Taiwan's tech giant enters the AI race with FoxBrain
Taiwan’s Foxconn said on Monday it has launched its first large language model and plans to use the technology to improve manufacturing and supply chain management.
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Alexa got smarter but suddenly needs Prime to prove it
In a world where generative AI has quickly become a household term, Amazon’s unveiling of Alexa+ has sparked an equal measure of enthusiasm and skepticism.
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Navigating AI optimism and workforce realities
It’s hard to overestimate the level of hype surrounding the future of work at the moment. Nowhere is this more encapsulated by the furor surrounding the release of DeepSeek towards the end of January.
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Musk's xAI expands in Memphis to build world’s largest supercomputer
Elon Musk and his AI startup company xAI have expanded its footprint in Tennessee with the purchase of a 1-million-square-foot property, said to be the future site of the world’s largest supercomputer.
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Microsoft will develop its own AI reasoning models to rival OpenAI - media
Microsoft is developing in-house artificial intelligence reasoning models to compete with OpenAI and may sell them to developers, The Information reported on Friday, citing a person involved in this initiative.
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Alibaba’s tiny AI model QwQ-32B is a big threat to Silicon Valley’s AI profits
Alibaba Cloud’s Qwen Team has released its open-source QwQ-32B AI model, which is small enough to run on consumer-grade hardware. The Chinese company claims it outperforms the 20 times larger DeepSeek R1 or OpenAI’s o1-mini across some critical benchmarks.
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Will Sergey Brin's 60-hour workweek help Google win the AI race?
When Google co-founder Sergey Brin stepped away from daily executive duties in 2019, many assumed his name would slowly fade from headlines.
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Understanding LLM hallucinations: causes, examples, and strategies for reliable AI-generated content
In recent headlines, AI-powered systems have sparked debate after several high-profile incidents associated with large language models (LLMs) made glaring...
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“Self-aware” robots learn from watching themselves
Robots can become "truly useful" if they learn to take care of themselves – something they can apparently achieve by watching their movements through a camera.
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AI guardrails kick in too early on valid emotional requests
Chatbot-based LLMs are too quick to say no to users in need, new research has found.
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Can AI deliver legal expertise? What Linklaters' tests reveal
AI can be found everywhere, from drafting emails to coding apps to diagnosing diseases. But when it comes to providing legal advice, how close are we to AI being a reliable legal expert?
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“Just in time for me not to care” – OpenAI launches Sora in Europe
ChatGPT maker OpenAI has released its text-to-video generator Sora in Europe, almost three months after its launch in the US and many other countries.
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Cracking down on AI-generated child abuse: 25 arrests in major operation
Two dozen people were arrested this week for their role in a criminal group that distributed images generated by artificial intelligence of children being sexually abused, Europol said on Friday.
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