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Meta Builds AI Search Engine to Reduce Its Dependency on Google and Bing
Instagram and Facebook’s AI chatbot will scan the web for its own answers, The Information reports
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Four Truths About OpenAI’s Wild Financial Position
A peek inside OpenAI’s books shows a company losing money fast and coming up with novel profitability calculations. Is it sustainable?
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Meta Strikes AI Deal With Reuters
Facebook and Instagram will now include Reuters news in responses from its AI chatbot
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Disney Poised to Announce Major AI Initiative | Exclusive
The studio will focus the tech efforts on post-production and VFX
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Julianne Moore, Kevin Bacon, Rosario Dawson Among 11,500 Creatives Who Warn of AI’s ‘Major, Unjust Threat’
“The unlicensed use of creative works for training generative AI … must not be permitted,” the group says in an open letter
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OpenAI and Microsoft Put $10 Million Into Local News Fellowship
Outlets like Newsday and The Philadelphia Inquirer will receive funds in order to find ways to leverage AI
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New York Post, Dow Jones Sue Jeff Bezos-Backed AI Company for ‘Massive Amount’ of Illegal Copying
Perplexity AI brazenly reproduced Murdoch content verbatim with its “answer engine,” a new copyright lawsuit claims
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‘FBI: Most Wanted’ Showrunner Breaks Down Remy’s ‘Moment of Vulnerability’ in Season 6 Premiere
David Hudgins also teases the return of Barnes, storylines involving deepfakes and an “Ocean’s Eleven”-type robbery
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Blumhouse Partners With Meta to Make Short Films Using Facebook’s New AI Tools
Directors like Casey Affleck are testing Movie Gen’s text-to-video tools
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Inside TheWrap’s Inaugural Tech Dinner Sponsored by Meta | Photos
The gathering of Hollywood VIPs focused on AI and featured a conversation between Meta’s VP of product management Khushboo Taneja and tech journalist Adam Lashinsky
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Where’s The Generative AI ROI? Start With The Supply Chain | Commentary
An industry that communicates with unstructured documents turns to generative AI to clean up its processes. And it’s delivering real returns.
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Elon Musk Unveils Tesla Optimus Robot That Can ‘Be Your Friend’ | Video
The “humanoid” can do your chores for you for $20,000 to $30,000
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WGAE Urges Hearst Not to ‘Jump Into Bed with Another Failing Tech Startup’ After OpenAI Deal
“Is a robot’s money worth more than the state of our profession?” the guild’s executive director Sam Wheeler writes
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New AI Protections Laws Aren’t a ‘Silver Bullet’ Against Rapidly Changing Tech, Says Top SAG-AFTRA Lawyer
TheGrill 2024: Since last year’s strikes, the union is fighting on Capitol Hill and Sacramento against unethical AI use
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