Artificial Intelligence
Taylor Swift searches blocked on X after fake explicit images spread
X has blocked users from searching for Taylor Swift after fake sexually explicit images of the pop singer proliferated on social media this week/
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AI buzzes Davos, but CEOs wrestle with how to make it pay
Executives at the WEF say they are grappling with how to turn early demos into money-makers.
$13 billion
Hewlett Packard Enterprise nears $13 billion deal to buy Juniper Networks – source
HP is in talks to buy Juniper Networks in a deal valuing the network gear maker at about $13 billion.
accusations
Google faces multibillion-dollar US patent trial over AI technology
Google is set to go before a federal jury in Boston on Tuesday over accusations that its processors infringe a computer scientist’s patents.
$1 billion revenue
Generative AI’s wild 2023
ChatGPT was well on its way to becoming a household name even before 2023 kicked off.
Advancers
Wall St kicks off 2024 on a dull note as yields rise, Apple dips
U.S. stocks fell on the first trading day of 2024 after investors tempered expectations around interest-rate cuts this year.
AI
Calif. News Company Claims They Will Be Replacing Humans With AI-Generated Anchors
Channel 1, a news network located in Los Angeles, California, says that starting next year in 2024, it will be the first U.S. news station to use artificial intelligence (AI) in order to “create news anchors.”
AI training
Pulitzer-winning authors join OpenAI, Microsoft copyright lawsuit
A group of 11 nonfiction authors have joined a lawsuit in Manhattan federal court that accuses OpenAI and Microsoft of misusing books the authors have written to train their models.
Activision Blizzard
Microsoft, AFL-CIO reach deal on AI, labor neutrality
Microsoft and the AFL-CIO union federation said they had struck a deal whereby the software giant will remain neutral in efforts by unions to encourage workers to become members.
AI
AI-Powered Fast Food Drive Thrus Make ‘So Many Errors’ That Workers Must Intervene 70% Of The Time, Employees Say
An artificial intelligence company that serves the likes of fast food brands like Carl’s Jr., Hardee’s, Del Taco, and Checkers has now acknowledged that most orders require human participation.