Advocacy groups urge parents to avoid AI toys this holiday season
Critics say AI toys are often marketed as educational but can displace important creative and learning activities.
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Major music labels strike deals with new AI streaming service
The world’s largest music companies have licensed their works to a music startup called Klay, which is building a streaming service that will allow users to remake songs using artificial intelligence tools.
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations
The proposed executive order comes after a split among Senate Republicans in July killed a proposal backed by the White House to block all state artificial intelligence regulation.
Anthropic warns of AI-driven hacking campaign linked to China
A team of researchers has uncovered what they say is the first reported use of artificial intelligence to direct a hacking campaign in a largely automated fashion.
Purdue to add AI competency as graduation requirement
The new AI competency requirement, which could launch as soon as next year, is part of Purdue University’s existing partnership with Google.
AI tools allow startups to drastically reduce their initial costs
Artificial intelligence is making it less expensive to start and operate a company—and potentially reducing these startups’ reliance on venture funding.
OpenAI faces 7 lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions
Filed on behalf of six adults and one teenager, the lawsuits claim that OpenAI knowingly released GPT-4o prematurely despite internal warnings that it was dangerously sycophantic and psychologically manipulative.
Gemini AI to change Google Maps into a more conversational experience
The hands-free experience is meant to turn Google Maps into something more like an insightful passenger able to direct a driver to a destination while also providing nearby recommendations on places to eat, shop or sightsee.
Lilly Endowment offers up to $500M to Indiana colleges, universities for AI study, strategies
The initiative is expected to “support Indiana colleges and universities in their ongoing efforts to address the implications of a rapidly evolving technology in their institutions and the lives of their students,” Lilly Endowment said.
OpenAI and Amazon sign $38B deal for AI computing power
OpenAI will be able to power its AI tools using “hundreds of thousands” of Nvidia’s specialized AI chips through Amazon Web Services as part of the deal announced Monday.
AI has the nation’s largest employers putting their workers on notice
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon warned at a company event in September that AI is set “to change literally every job” and that his workers would have to adapt.
Job seekers, employers say AI’s influence making entry-level work harder to find
The rise of artificial intelligence is not only affecting how people work—it’s also shaping the job market itself, especially for graduates in search of their first professional jobs.
Lilly, Nvidia team up to build pharma’s ‘most powerful’ supercomputer
The Indianapolis-based drugmaker said the supercomputer will power an “AI factory” designed to accelerate drug discovery and development.
Microsoft hopes Mico succeeds where Clippy failed as tech companies warily imbue AI with personality
Copilot’s cute new emoji-like exterior comes as AI developers face a crossroads in how they present their increasingly capable chatbots to consumers without causing harm or backlash.
Amazon launches new AI shopping tool for US users
Initially, the Help Me Decide tool will be available to “millions” of U.S. consumers picked randomly, suggesting a limited test to see how it performs and whether shoppers use it.
Meta cuts 600 workers in AI unit as it races to compete in tech boom
The reorganization is the latest in a string of changes that started this year when Meta created a new team dedicated to creating superintelligence, a term for machines hoped to one day outperform humans.
OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome
A premium feature of the ChatGPT Atlas browser is an “agent mode” that accesses the laptop and effectively clicks around the internet on the person’s behalf.
AI jobs shock is coming and firms aren’t ready, financial CEO says
Klarna Group’s chief executive sees the AI boom spelling the end to what he calls “excess profits” in both the banking and software industries, as incumbents are overtaken by faster-moving challengers.
Google Cloud seeks workplace dominance with new AI platform
With the launch of Gemini Enterprise, Google Cloud is directly challenging rivals such as Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise.
OpenAI now worth $500B, possibly making it the world’s most valuable startup
The valuation reflects high expectations for the future of AI technology and continues OpenAI’s remarkable trajectory from its start as a nonprofit research lab in 2015.