Google Splits Up Its Responsible AI Team
When Google CEO Sundar Pichai emailed his workers the company priorities for 2024 this month, developing AI responsibly was top of the list. Some employees now wonder if Google can...
Elon Musk takes Tesla’s life-size robot Optimus for a test walk: ‘Kill it with fire’
Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the company’s humanoid robot Optimus on a short walk, but not everyone seemed to be on board, some quipping to “kill it with fire.” “Going...
Shares of Google parent Alphabet drop after disappointing ad revenue
Alphabet disappointed Wall Street on Tuesday as holiday season advertising sales came in below expectations and overshadowed the company’s efforts in artificial intelligence and the cloud. Shares fell 6% in after-hours...
Judge voids Elon Musk’s $56B Tesla pay package: ‘An unfathomable sum’
A Delaware judge on Tuesday ruled that billionaire Elon Musk’s $56 billion Tesla pay package could be voided, calling the compensation “an unfathomable sum” that was not fair to shareholders, according to...
Toyota warns 50,000 vehicle owners to stop driving, get immediate repairs
Toyota Motors, said on Monday it is urging the owners of 50,000 older U.S. vehicles to get immediate recall repairs because an airbag inflator could explode and potentially kill motorists. The...
First lab-grown eel meat unveiled — it could be on your plate soon
They’re on a roll. Israeli seafood startup Forsea Foods has unveiled a prototype of cell-cultivated freshwater eel — a first of its kind — with plans to introduce it commercially...
OpenAI’s ChatGPT breached Europe’s data privacy rules, Italian agency says
OpenAI could face stiff fines after Italy’s top tech watchdog accused the ChatGPT creator of violating Europe’s flagship data privacy law – and the problem is reportedly related to its...
Hulu Shows Jarring Anti-Hamas Ad Likely Generated With AI
Hulu ran an anti-Hamas ad that appears to be made using artificial intelligence to show an idealized version of Gaza—claiming this paradise destination could exist if not for Hamas. The...
Neuralink product Telepathy will enable computer control by thinking
Elon Musk’s brain chip startup Neuralink already has its “first product” — dubbed Telepathy — after the company successfully inserted an implant into its first human test subject. The program...
New test detects ovarian cancer earlier — thanks to AI
Scientists say they have developed an early screening test that can flag ovarian cancer with extreme accuracy — thanks to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. The 93% accurate machine learning approach...
Elon Musk’s Neuralink implants brain chip in first human
Elon Musk, Neuralink’s billionaire founder, said the first human received an implant from the brain-chip startup on Sunday and is recovering well, in a post on social media platform X on Monday. The...
There is no such thing as unplugging from work anymore
No slack for Slack users? New research highlights what many employees have felt for some time — unplugging from work, messages and emails has unfortunately become a thing of the...
Microsoft scrambles to update its free AI software after Taylor Swift deepfakes scandal
Microsoft cracked down on the use of the company’s free AI software after the tool was linked to creating the sexually explicit deepfake images of Taylor Swift that swamped social...
Dear Taylor Swift, we’re sorry about those explicit deepfakes
This story originally appeared in The Algorithm, our weekly newsletter on AI. To get stories like this in your inbox first, sign up here. Hi, Taylor. I can only imagine...
MIcrosoft CEO Satya Nadella blasts ‘alarming and terrible’ Taylor Swift AI nude images
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said tech companies need to “move fast” to crack down on the misuse of artificial intelligence after sexually explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift spread rapidly...
