Shutterstock pioneers ‘research license’ model with Lightricks, lowering barriers to AI training data

Shutterstock launches innovative "research license" model with Lightricks, making ethical AI training data more accessible for startups while ensuring fair compensation for creators.

VentureBeat - 12h

Microsoft’s smaller AI model beats the big guys: Meet Phi-4, the efficiency king

Microsoft’s new AI model, Phi-4, outperforms larger competitors like Google’s Gemini Pro with superior mathematical reasoning while using fewer resources.

VentureBeat - 1d

Writers Guild demands studios stop tech companies from training AI on their work

Writers Guild of America sent a letter to Hollywood studios including Disney, Sony and Netflix, asking them to take action against tech companies who are using writers' work to train AI.

Los Angeles Times - 1d

Harvard Is Releasing a Massive Free AI Training Dataset Funded by OpenAI and Microsoft

The project’s leader says that allowing everyone to access the collection of public-domain books will help “level the playing field” in the AI industry.

Wired - 1d

Remembering David Bonderman, a Private Equity Pioneer

A former lawyer, he cofounded the giant investment firm TPG and became known for complex deals that remade corporate America. He died on Wednesday at 82.

The New York Times - 1d

OnlyFans Models Are Using AI Impersonators to Keep Up With Their DMs

AI is replacing the humans who pretend to be OnlyFans stars in online amorous messages.

Wired - 2d

Generative AI Is My Research and Writing Partner. Should I Disclose It?

In this installment of WIRED’s AI advice column, “The Prompt,” we answer questions about giving AI tools proper attribution and teaching future generations how to interact with chatbots.

Wired - 2d

Week 15 NFL betting guide, odds, props: AI, expert, model, parlay, DFS, season-long fantasy picks revealed

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts and its proven model and AI PickBot get you ready for Week 15 NFL betting sites

CBS Sports - 17h

Rams vs. 49ers betting guide, 2024 Thursday Night Football odds: AI, model, expert, props, DFS fantasy picks

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts, NFL model, and AI PickBot just revealed the top 49ers vs. Rams NFL betting preview

CBS Sports - 1d

AI Can Now Help You Lower Your Tax Bill. Here’s How

A number of investment firms, including Vanguard, Schwab, and Fidelity, now offer automated tax optimization tools that can reduce your tax bill.

Inc. - 1d

Google releases the first of its Gemini 2.0 AI models

Google released the first artificial intelligence model in its Gemini 2.0 family Wednesday, known as Gemini 2.0 Flash.

CNBC - 2d

Biden mourns ‘pioneering’ poet Nikki Giovanni

President Biden released a statement mourning Nikki Giovanni, calling her a “pioneering” poet who "used her pen to advance racial and gender equality and confront violence, hate and injustice." ...

The Hill - 2d

How RapidCanvas automates 70% of data tasks for gen AI projects

With its context-aware AI agents, RapidCanvas is taking on the likes of leading players like DataRobot, Dataiku, Palantir and Alteryx.

VentureBeat - 2d

We're buying more shares of a company that makes a key part of AI data centers

Last month, we raised our price target after the CEO appeared on "Mad Money."

CNBC - 3d

ServiceNow open sources Fast-LLM in a bid to help enterprises train AI models 20% quicker

ServiceNow open sources AI training breakthrough with Fast-LLM framework promising lower risk, higher experimentation.

VentureBeat - 3d

Supreme Court turns away challenge to Hawaii handgun license law

The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up a defendant’s Second Amendment challenge to Hawaii laws that make it a crime to carry handguns or ammunition in public without a license. In written ...

The Hill - 4d

How Databricks is using synthetic data to simplify evaluation of AI agents

Multiple enterprises are using Databricks' synthetic data API, seeing a significant time reduction to improve agent quality and deployment.

VentureBeat - 4d

How a rising film star in Iran strives to carefully break barriers

Yahoo News - 5d

Palantir, Anduril Partner on AI training for Defense

Palantir’s AI platform and Anduril’s systems will help with the retention and distribution of government defense data.

Inc. - 5d

Week 14 NFL betting guide, odds, props: Model, AI, expert, parlay, DFS, season-long fantasy picks revealed

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts and its proven model and AI PickBot get you ready for Week 14 NFL betting sites

CBS Sports - 5d

Here’s the one thing you should never outsource to an AI model

While it might be tempting, betting on gen AI to take over your R&D will likely backfire in significant, maybe even catastrophic, ways.

VentureBeat - 6d

The aging U.S. power grid is slowing Big Tech’s data centers and AI’s future

The Trump administration and state policymakers should ease regulations on utilities.

MarketWatch - 6d

Sakana AI’s CycleQD outperforms traditional fine-tuning methods for multi-skill language models

CycleQD merges skills of experts models in clever ways to create many new models with multiple skills, no fine-tuning required.

VentureBeat - Dec. 6

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman: You could get paid one day for the AI training data we use

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says content creators should be paid for their contributions to artificial intelligence models, including for chatbots like ChatGPT.

CNBC - Dec. 6

Nvidia Partner Ooredoo Eyes Data Center Acquisitions Amid AI Push, CEO Says

Qatari telecom group Ooredoo is on a hunt to acquire data centers because it can’t build them fast enough to house Nvidia’s latest-generation of artificial-intelligence chips, its chief executive ...

The Wall Street Journal - Dec. 6

Packers vs. Lions betting guide, Thursday Night Football odds: Top AI, model, expert, props, DFS fantasy picks

SportsLine's team of Vegas experts, NFL model, and AI PickBot just revealed the top Lions vs. Packers NFL betting preview

CBS Sports - Dec. 5

AI Data Centers Sprout and Grow With Increased Demand

Meta plans to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility.

Inc. - Dec. 5

Bitcoin price bursts the $100k barrier, but is this the end of its volatility?

The rapid increase in price has been attributed to Donald Trump's election victory - can it continue?

BBC News - Dec. 5

Program offers incentives for Yolo County food vendors to get license

Yolo County is creating a pilot program to support local entrepreneurs, while keeping the public safe. It's called the Road to Licensure.

Yahoo Sports - Dec. 5

Meta to build $10 billion AI data center in Louisiana as Elon Musk expands his Tennessee AI facility

Facebook’s parent company Meta says it will build a $10 billion artificial intelligence data center in northeast Louisiana

ABC News - Dec. 4

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says he’d love to do side-by-side comparison with Microsoft’s AI models

Google CEO fired back at Microsoft CEO's comments aimed at Google's footing in the AI arms race.

CNBC - Dec. 4

Mary McGee, Motorcycle Racing Pioneer, Is Dead at 87

Her most remarkable achievement came in 1975, when she became the first person, man or woman, to complete the Baja 500 race solo.

The New York Times - Dec. 4

Python data validator Pydantic launches model agnostic, AI agent development platform

A new agent framework designed to simplify the development of production-grade applications powered by large language models

VentureBeat - Dec. 4

What It Means That Amazon Just Unveiled a New AI Supercomputer, and New Gen-AI Models

The e-commerce and cloud computing giant is pushing to join the top tier of AI players and is spending big money to get there.

Inc. - Dec. 4

Thirman Milner, Hartford Mayor Who Broke Race Barrier, Dies at 91

He grudgingly transitioned from civil rights to politics and became the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England.

The New York Times - Dec. 3

Google Cloud launches Veo AI video generator model on Vertex

Unveiled at Google’s I/O developer conference, Veo is Google DeepMind’s response to competitors like Runway’s Gen-3 and OpenAI's Sora.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

AWS SageMaker is transforming into a combined data and AI hub

The next-generation of SageMaker will make accessing data assets and wide-ranging tools to make the most of them faster than ever.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Amazon launches Nova AI model family for generating text, images and videos

Nova Reel outperformed Runway's Gen-3 Alpha in A/B testing, achieving winning rates of 61.4% for video quality.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Liquid AI’s new STAR model architecture outshines Transformer efficiency

The STAR framework leverages evolutionary algorithms and a numerical encoding system to balance quality and efficiency in AI models.

VentureBeat - Dec. 3

Nous Research is training an AI model using machines distributed across the internet

Nous's DisTrO, Distributed Training Over-the-Internet, allows foundation class models to be trained without expensive superclusters.

VentureBeat - Dec. 2

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