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The "Star Trek" technology that came to real life.

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#StarTrek #Tech #Technology #Space

For years, Meta employees have had discussions about using copyrighted works obtain through legally questionable means to train AI models, according to court documents. nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqnm0yhmfzsafedypm7ya8lkhskhhmerf05x5u3pw66fycy5z672gs8kt9hl reports:

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#Tech #AI #Meta #CopyrightLaw

Social media's "kindness influencers" are growing in popularity, but their videos showing them offering hugs, flowers and money are attracting a fair bit of criticism online.

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#SocialMedia #Kindness #Influencer

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#Tech #AI #Teens #Technology #ArtificalIntelligence

Imagine an AI weather forecasting model that could hold its own with traditional methods. The day might be here, according to recently published research. Google’s GenCast outperformed a leading forecast model when tested on data from 2019. Read more from nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqp2nafe3uzkke5hn8qnar7m02asflj94gsvc3g25tzjty3dv724eq20zndp:

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#Tech #AI #Technology #Weather #WeatherForecasts #ArtificialIntelligence

xAI, Elon Musk’s AI company, has raised $6 billion, according to a filing with the SEC. Read more at nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqnm0yhmfzsafedypm7ya8lkhskhhmerf05x5u3pw66fycy5z672gs8kt9hl. #xAI #AI #SEC #ElonMusk #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/pfJaMc

The push for artificial intelligence in defense weapons is getting a boost from OpenAI’s new partnership with Anduril Industries, less than a year after the company's policies did not allow usage of its models for “[a]ctivity that has high risk of physical harm” such as “military and warfare.” Read more at nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqf29mypkmwdnd33u0g4vfn88plh5vazxxeua62l0047u8ymjw82jsel4gmg. #AI #OpenAI #Drone #Anduril #Pentagon #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/KhkLKg

Elon Musk has filed for an injunction against OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, designed to prevent OpenAI from shifting towards an entirely for-profit business. Via nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqp4kx439znnv7pejldzr3zs4dxusjcu6n6r4vkr40rwxcrl8hp77qcyl2nm. #OpenAI #SamAltman #ElonMusk #AI #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/9VguXh

In a new motion filed late Friday in Elon Musk's lawsuit against OpenAI, Musk’s attorneys have asked for a preliminary injunction to stop OpenAI from transitioning to a for-profit enterprise. The reason, his legal team says, is that if OpenAI becomes for-profit, it may not have sufficient funds” for damages if they lose the lawsuit. Read more from nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqp2nafe3uzkke5hn8qnar7m02asflj94gsvc3g25tzjty3dv724eq20zndp.

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As more publishers cut content licensing deals with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI, a study put out this week by the Tow Center for Digital Journalism — looking at how the AI chatbot produces citations (i.e. sources) for publishers’ content — suggests that publishers remain at the mercy of the generative AI tool’s tendency to invent or otherwise misrepresent information, regardless of whether or not they’re allowing OpenAI to crawl their content. Read more from nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqnm0yhmfzsafedypm7ya8lkhskhhmerf05x5u3pw66fycy5z672gs8kt9hl.

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#Tech #AI #ChatGPT #ArtificialIntelligence #Journalism

Meta accounts for 10% of all fixed and 22% of all mobile traffic and that stands to grow with its increased investment in AI. nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqnm0yhmfzsafedypm7ya8lkhskhhmerf05x5u3pw66fycy5z672gs8kt9hl reports that this has led to the company planning its own subsea cable extending round the world — a 40,000km project that could cost more than $10 billion. It could be years before it becomes fully operational thanks to the limited number of companies that can build the infrastructure. “There’s a real tight supply on cable ships,” said Ranulf Scarborough, a submarine cable industry analyst. “They’re expensive at the minute and booked out several years ahead. Finding the available resources to do it soon is a challenge.”

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#Tech #Technology #Meta #AI #SubseaCable

Australia has passed a social media ban for children under 16. It attempts to address the impact of social media use on children's health, and applies to X, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and Reddit, but not YouTube.

"The platforms, which bear sole responsibility for enforcement, have one year to figure out how to implement the age limit, which is the highest set by any country. If there are systemic failures to keep children from having accounts, the platforms are liable for fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million)," nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqa3kdh5kykk4jcwt50z0n4tgwe8r2qgnhfjlugludh4xrlu4vgh3q448c5m reports.

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OpenAI has filed a trademark application for its latest AI model, o1, as the firm moves to shield its IP. Read more at nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqnm0yhmfzsafedypm7ya8lkhskhhmerf05x5u3pw66fycy5z672gs8kt9hl. #AI #OpenAI #IP #Trademark #o1 #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/SFFija

OpenAI suspended testing access to its text-to-video model Sora after a team of artists hired to develop the technology leaked access, accusing the company of using them for marketing and advertising. "We are sharing this to the world in the hopes that OpenAI becomes more open, more artist friendly and supports the arts beyond PR stunts," one artist wrote. Read more at nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqdy25zhcxjuz3nswtfhnnlvxufkqahgpjfpzzaywgf978jjaqtvvqljege3. #OpenAI #Sora #AI #Technology #Tech https://flip.it/Kf.5WO

Coding boot camp graduates across the country are facing a tough job market in the age of AI. Read more at nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqvrc96zetmqu8wgtqhgv5s0q98fpqn0xdh47rrz6fww4yg2ys2u5qt98sv6 (Subscription may be required). #AI #Coding #TechJobs #Tech #Technology https://flip.it/jd5eVr