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Only these iPhone models are getting the new Siri AI this fall
Some Apple devices are about to get much more intelligent, while others are getting left behind.
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OpenAI’s apparent failure to visit key site raises questions over UK investment
Exclusive: £20bn of ‘potential’ £30bn AI investment touted by UK ministers appears to have been hypotheticalIt was to be the biggest undertaking in Britain for OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT. Stargate UK – a multibillion-pound UK datacentre project – would represent “a major step forward in the US-UK technology partnership”.But the plans were paused in…
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The fanfiction community is at war with AI — and itself
Over the past week, a new fanworks movement has kicked off, with the aim to root out authors using generative AI. But the detection methods being implemented are questionable, and any fanfic writer could be caught in the crossfire. Broad distaste around the use of Claude, ChatGPT, and other AI tools has long been a…
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Midjourney wants the Hollywood studios that sued it to show the court how they use AI
Midjourney is asking the court to get Disney, Warner Bros. and Universal to submit information on their AI use.
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Could the next great novel be written by AI (and would you even be able to tell)?
As allegations of LLM use rock the literary and media worlds, linguists explain what really distinguishes human and machine language, while novelists including Jennifer Egan and Jeanette Winterson reflect on the future of fiction in an age of ChatGPTThree paragraphs, from three different hotel reviews. Can you tell which, if any, were AI‑generated?“The hotel is…
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The only AI glossary you’ll need this year
The rise of AI has brought an avalanche of new terms and slang. Here is a glossary with definitions of some of the most important words and phrases you might encounter.
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AI ‘Organisms’ Come Alive in Kuala Lumpur as Dutch Artist Unveils Immersive Show
Digital lifeforms are taking over Kuala Lumpur. “Algorithmic Organisms 2.0,” an AI-driven immersive audiovisual exhibition from Dutch artist Ray Tijssen, opened at The Grey Box, GMBB Kuala Lumpur, ahead of a public run through July 19. The show weaves together AI, generative imagery, immersive audio and spatial narrative design, which organizers describe as producing a…
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Strictly Business From Cannes Lions: NBCUniversal, IBM, State Farm, Autodesk and Coinbase Leaders on Marketplace Trends, AI and Reaching Consumers
On the latest episode of Variety‘s “Strictly Business” podcast, top leaders from NBCUniversal, IBM, State Farm, Autodesk and Coinbase talk shop and compare notes on marketing, tech and consumer trends in conversations with Todd Spangler, Variety business editor. The conversations were recorded June 22-25 in the Canva Creative Cabana space at the Cannes Lions international festival…
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‘Minions and Monsters’ Director Breaks Down the Film’s Easter Eggs, From ‘Citizen Kane’ to Old Universal Logos, ‘The Blob’ and More
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains major spoilers for “Minions and Monsters” out now in movie theaters. “Minions and Monsters” writer, director and voice actor Pierre Coffin is a huge fan of classic cinema, so it’s fitting that the latest installment of the franchise pays tribute to old Hollywood. This time around, two new characters, Henry and…
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UK Authorities Warn Parents Against Public Sharing of Children’s Images as AI Abuse Threat Grows
The National Crime Agency and Internet Watch Foundation have released new guidance warning parents about the risks of publicly sharing photographs of their children online. The agencies cite a growing threat in which art