California's Senate has passed SB 1047, a bill aimed at preventing AI disasters, which now proceeds to Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. He has until September 30 to sign or veto the bill. Introduced by state senator Scott Wiener, the bill targets very large AI models that could create catastrophic events, such as loss of life or cyberattacks costing over $500 million in damages.
AICalifornia | Rating: 52 | 2024-09-02 03:37:39 PM |
iRobot has sold over 50 million Roombas, a fraction of the overall number of robot vacuums sold globally. The first episode of "The Jetsons", titled "Rosey the Robot", debuted in 1962, showcasing the unfulfilled promise of home robots. Sixty-two years later, home robots still fail to meet expectations.
2024-09-01 02:08:06 PM |
Harvey Mason Jr., CEO of the Recording Academy, clarified that AI can be used in the creative process, but only humans can submit music to the Grammy Awards. The organization is assessing the use of AI in music, with Mason hoping to continue celebrating human creativity at the highest level.
2024-08-31 04:08:04 PM |
NightCafe, a bootstrapped AI-powered art-creating tool, has over 25 million users who have created nearly a billion images. It was founded by Elle Russell and her partner Angus Russell five years ago. The company is profitable most months, but remains low profile compared to rivals like Midjourney.
2024-08-31 03:07:56 PM |
California's Appropriations Committee passed SB 1047 with amendments on August 15. The bill aims to prevent AI discrimination and awaits approval or veto from Governor Gavin Newsom. Silicon Valley players, including venture capitalists and big tech trade groups, have expressed opposition to the bill.
2024-08-30 08:28:11 PM |
LAION, a German research organization, has released a new data set called Re-LAION-5B, which is a re-release of an old data set LAION-5B, thoroughly cleaned of known links to suspected child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The data set was filtered for thousands of links to known and suspected CSAM with recommendations from organizations such as the Internet Watch Foundation, the Canadian Center for Child Protection, and the Stanford Internet Observatory. The data set is available in two versions, Re-LAION-5B Research and Re-LAION-5B Research-Safe.
2024-08-30 05:48:12 PM |
Jam & Tea Studios, a gaming startup founded by former Riot Games employees, is leveraging generative AI to transform NPC interactions in video games. The company's debut game, Retail Mage, will utilize generative AI tools for gameplay mechanics, content generation, dialogue, and item generation.
2024-08-30 03:48:04 PM |
Gmail users on Android devices can now chat with Google's AI assistant, Gemini, about their emails in the Gmail app. The feature, called Gmail Q&A, allows users to access Google Gemini as a personal assistant that can read their entire email inbox. Users can ask Gemini to summarize emails or search for specific details, such as company spending on marketing events.
2024-08-29 06:57:54 PM |
Hugging Face's Irene Solaiman and AI2's Ali Farhadi will discuss the challenges of open source AI at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 in San Francisco from October 28-30. The event will focus on defining, creating, and providing access to open AI systems. The panel aims to explore what it takes to change the current state of AI, where a few decades-old companies dominate the industry.
2024-08-27 03:37:55 PM |
Clockwise, a smart scheduling and calendar tool, has introduced an AI-powered interface called Prism. The new assistant allows users to manage scheduling conflicts, create or clear events in bulk, and turn to-do lists into calendar blocks with text prompts. Users can type instructions, such as scheduling a meeting, and Prism will generate a link or text block to share availability. The tool also suggests alternative times if a meeting conflicts with another event.
2024-08-27 07:08:03 AM |