Big Tech Objects to California's AI Bill, But Wants AI Regulation

Merck KGaA Shares Jump on Expectations of AI Boost

The German company said booming artificial-intelligence demand would help its electronics sales grow faster than previously expected over the medium term.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - October 17

AI Power Needs Fuel Demand for Nuclear Energy

Electricity providers are looking at revamping nuclear power generation as Big Tech energy needs increase.

Business - Inc. - October 17

Virginia Congressional Race Features Debate With Incumbent’s AI

Two independent challengers to Democratic Representative Don Beyer streamed themselves taking on an AI avatar trained on his previous responses. There were some glitches.

Business - Inc. - October 18

How AI groups are infusing their chatbots with personality

OpenAI, Google and Anthropic have developed teams focused on improving ‘model behaviour’

Business - Financial Times - October 20

TikTok owner sacks intern for sabotaging AI project

Chinese technology giant ByteDance denied reports that the incident caused more than $10m of damage.

A Trump Win Could Unleash Dangerous AI

Donald Trump's opposition to “woke” safety standards for artificial intelligence would likely mean the dismantling of regulations that protect Americans from misinformation, discrimination, and worse.

Tech - Wired - October 21

Microsoft Will Let Clients Build Their Own AI Agents

In November, customers can start using Copilot Studio to make their own AI apps to perform many routine tasks.

Business - Inc. - October 21

U.S. to Curb AI Investment in China Soon

Some technologies and financial commitments will be blocked, based on President Biden’s 2023 executive order to keep American expertise from helping the Chinese military.

Business - Inc. - October 22

Meet Hollywood's AI Doomsayer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

The actor says AI companies use movies and TV to make money without fairly compensating actors and the industry should “get ahead of that flood.”

Tech - The Wall Street Journal - October 23

Radio station replaces journalists with AI 'presenters'

A Polish radio station has stirred up controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated “presenters.”

Tech - ABC News - October 23

Polish radio station replaces journalists with AI 'presenters'

A Polish radio station has stirred up controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated “presenters.”

World - ABC News - October 23

How gen AI is revolutionizing the fitness industry

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Since the introduction of generative AI, many industries have undergone significant transformations. Recently, the new amp fitness machine was launched, showcasing how gen ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 23

Man faces jail over AI-generated child abuse images

Hugh Nelson, 27, made "bespoke" explicit images depicting children being harmed, a court heard.

JRPG developer Falcom contemplating AI for localization efficiency

Non-English game developers may soon be looking toward AI as a means to shorten localization times. In an interview with 4Gamer (translated by Siliconera) at Tokyo Game Show, Nihon Falcom president ...

Tech - VentureBeat - October 23

'I massively regret using AI to cheat at uni'

Hannah says she is lucky she wasn't thrown out of university after being caught using AI.

AI decodes oinks and grunts to keep pigs happy

World - Yahoo News - October 24

Midjourney launches AI image editor: how to use it

Users can upload any image of their choosing and actually edit sections of it with AI, or change the style and texture of it.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 24

Michael Parkinson's son defends new AI podcast

An AI version of the chat show host, who died last year, will interview guests in an eight-part series.

‘BBL Drizzy’ Was the Beginning of the Future of AI Music

Will Hatcher got internet famous when Metro Boomin sampled his AI-generated song for a diss track released during the Kendrick Lamar–Drake beef. That was just the beginning.

Tech - Wired - October 28

New Google AI Will Take Over Browsers: Report

The new product, code-named Project Jarvis, may reach users as soon as December, according to reports.

Business - Inc. - October 28

Apple's AI features roll out on iPhones - but not for all

The new features include notification summaries and tools to assist users in writing messages.

LinkedIn upgrades its Recruiter with an AI Hiring Assistant

LinkedIn's new Hiring Assistant will let recruiters use AI agents to find the most qualified candidates based on their LinkedIn profile.

Tech - VentureBeat - October 29

Meta and Microsoft Won’t Stop Spending on AI

Both tech giants reported strong third quarters but their stocks fell anyway.

Business - Inc. - October 31

ChatGPT’s AI Search Tool Is Now Available From OpenAI

OpenAI just launched its newest artificial intelligence search experience for ChatGPT. Here’s how to get the AI search update, and WIRED’s initial impressions.

Tech - Wired - October 31

Apple cautious on holiday outlook as it starts AI rollout

Shares fall despite solid earnings as analysts weigh impact of new ‘Apple Intelligence’ features

Business - Financial Times - November 1

AI Will Understand Humans Better Than Humans Do

Or so says a controversial Stanford researcher, who finds that the latest systems have, against all odds, mastered a high-level cognitive skill.

Tech - Wired - November 1

5 Tips to Seamlessly Integrate AI Into Your Business

Small businesses shouldn’t ignore AI during its boom phase, but they shouldn’t get carried away either.

Business - Inc. - 3 days ago

Knowledge workers are leaning on generative AI as their workloads mount

A recent Thomson Reuters report found that the average knowledge worker expects AI to save them four hours per week.

Tech - VentureBeat - 2 days ago

Labour wants to reverse decline – but with a big budget comes a big risk

The government knows cynical voters will need to see tangible change in public services and to feel better off. At the final political cabinet before Rachel Reeves delivered her first budget this ...

World - The Guardian - October 30

Steve Ballmer: the tech billionaire asking if voters want ‘just the facts’

Former Microsoft boss seeks to build better democracy with data

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

The Toymaker Who Wants to Be the Next Willy Wonka of Sex Tech

As the industry looks to AI and robotics for the next big thing, Our Erotic Journey’s James Guo just wants to build you the perfect vibrator.

Tech - Wired - 5 days ago

Analysis: Eagles, Bills, Commanders make big statements in Week 8

It was a statement Sunday for Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, and Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders

Sports - ABC News - October 28

Jim Cramer explains why money rotated back into Big Tech

Tuesday marked a second consecutive day of losses for the Dow Jones Industrial Average, with the index posting its first back-to-back loss since September.

Business - CNBC - October 22

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