Microsoft-OpenAI deal set to dodge formal EU merger probe
By Foo Yun Chee and Yuvraj Malik (Reuters) – EU antitrust regulators have concluded that Microsoft‘s $13 billion investment into OpenAI is not an acquisition, sources familiar with the matter…
Will AI halve workers? Survey raises alarm
AI workers: Artificial Intelligence will lead many companies to reduce their workforce over the next five years. This is according to a new study conducted by the Adecco Group, which highlights…
Baidu says AI chatbot ‘Ernie Bot’ has attracted 200 million users
By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Baidu said on Tuesday its artificial intelligence chatbot “Ernie Bot” has garnered more than 200 million users as it seeks to remain…
Adobe explores OpenAI partnership as it adds AI video tools
By Stephen Nellis SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Adobe is in the early stages of allowing third-party generative artificial intelligence tools such as OpenAI’s Sora and others inside its widely used…
SAG-AFTRA union secures AI protections for artists in deal with major record labels
By Granth Vanaik and Aditya Soni (Reuters) – Hollywood performers and media professionals have reached a tentative deal with major record labels such as Warner Music Group and Sony Music…
Spotify: prompt for the next playlist, AI creates for you
The next playlist you listen to on Spotify will be generated by artificial intelligence, which will act according to your requests. This will happen because the audio streaming giant has launched Playlist…
Fake news by AI? Here’s the app to certify the reality
Fake news: Once upon a time, there were user generated content platforms, in years when the height of social networking was Myspace. Then Web 2.0 cleared the way for everyone…
Inside Big Tech’s underground race to buy AI training data
By Katie Paul and Anna Tong NEW YORK (Reuters) – At its peak in the early 2000s, Photobucket was the world’s top image-hosting site. The media backbone for once-hot services…
OpenAI’s Voice Engine: everything you need to know about the voice cloning model
It takes comedians months of study to imitate a famous person’s speech, while it only takes Voice Engine 15 seconds to clone a person’s voice. The difference is abysmal, but what is…
US, Britain announce partnership on AI safety, testing
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain on Monday announced a new partnership on the science of AI safety, amid growing concerns about upcoming next-generation versions.…