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The Apple FaceID Co-Inventor Building a Frontier AI Model for the Human Brain
Gidi Littwin’s new AI startup, Hemispheric, makes diagnostic brain scans for conditions like depression, PTSD, and Parkinson’s. He wants the technology to be as cheap and easy as a blood test.
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Backed by $60M in funding, Oak steps out of stealth to fix the identity mess that AI agents are making worse
Cofounded by senior entrepreneur Shai Morag, Israeli identity management startup Oak is emerging out of stealth with $60 million in seed funding.
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Tiny microphones, fake podcast ads and AI videos are everything wrong with online videos
The article is a commentary piece arguing that online video has become increasingly irritating and low-quality, with the writer singling out trends such as tiny microphones, fake podcast-style adverts and AI-generated clips as examples of what has gone wrong. It matters because it reflects a broader frustration with how social media platforms now push endless…
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The Plan to Confiscate AI Company Stock
No need to tax them if you own them.
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Anthony Albanese says he wants to do AI ‘the Australian way’ – video
For months, artists and activists have been calling on the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, to act on the AI boom as datacentres pop up around the country. Today he made a major speech at the University of Sydney addressing copyright, the regulation of datacentres and the future of AI in Australia ‘Not up for grabs’:…
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My Ebike Delivery Went Missing. When I Tried to Recover It, I Ended Up in Chatbot Hell
Companies’ increasing reliance on AI chatbots isn’t making the customer service experience smarter. It’s just making it more infuriating.
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‘Our Laws Will Spell That Out Plain as Day:’ Australia’s Prime Minister Commits to Copyright Protections In AI Age
“No company should use Australian books, music, art or news to build or train AI without the artist’s control, and that includes the artist’s control of the price and value of their work.”
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According to a poll, Generative AI is being used at a whopping 100% Japanese online game developers, as copyright infringement concerns climb
A report on Japan’s online games sector says every surveyed developer is now using generative AI, suggesting the technology has become mainstream in that part of the industry. The finding matters because it points to a sharp rise in adoption while also highlighting a growing gap between developers’ use of AI tools and players’ concerns,…
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OpenAI Staffers Are Funding a Rival Super PAC to Take on Their Boss
A group of current and former OpenAI employees have donated more than $215,000 to Guardrails Alliance, a new super PAC campaigning for stricter regulation of advanced AI companies. The move puts some rank-and-file staff in direct political opposition to OpenAI president and cofounder Greg Brockman, whose support for the pro-industry super PAC Leading the Future…
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George Lucas Has Upset Some Fans for Saying Rejecting AI Is Like Rejecting Cars in Favor of the Horse and Buggy, but Others Aren’t Surprised by His Take at All
As Hollywood and audiences wrestle with the impact of AI, one legend of cinema has said rejecting using the technology to make movies is like rejecting cars in favor of horses.