OpenAI is adding another app to the crowded social media landscape. The company behind ChatGPT unveiled Sora 2, a TikTok-style video platform where every clip is generated by artificial intelligence. Wired first reported the launch, and OpenAI confirmed the news Tuesday afternoon. The app rolled out internally this week, and it marks the company’s biggest […]
President Donald Trump posted a video created with artificial intelligence that makes it look as if Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is disparaging his party and its voters, while House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, N.Y., stands by silently with a sombrero and mustache. The video has 23 million views on X and counting. “There’s no way […]
Hollywood industries have been struggling with artificial intelligence in music and entertainment, as many fear AI could replace human roles. Adding another concern to the mix is AI actress Tilly Norwood.
They say talk is cheap. But Neon Mobile briefly put a price on it. The app surged to the second spot of Apple’s U.S. App Store by paying users to record phone calls. Those conversations are then sold to artificial intelligence companies for training purposes. However, a security flaw in the company’s technology exposed private […]
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expects artificial intelligence to clear a historic hurdle in less than five years. The ChatGPT founder predicted artificial intelligence will surpass human intelligence by 2030. In an interview with the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network this week, Altman said the strides made by machine intelligence in the last three years have […]
A new study published in the Harvard Business Review has coined the term “workslop.” The researchers say it describes low-quality output at work created using artificial intelligence. AI in the workplace The use of AI in the workplace only continues to rise, up 50% since 2023. Companies using fully AI-led processes nearly doubled just last […]
Meta is taking another step into the energy industry. A new Meta subsidiary recently filed an application with federal regulators to trade wholesale power on the electric grid. Atem Energy LLC, a company wholly owned by the tech giant that also owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Sept. […]
Americans are more than happy to let artificial intelligence fill the void that is mundane, day-to-day tasks. But when it comes to the more existential aspects of being human, well, AI can just stay away. That’s according to a new Pew Research poll, which found that Americans are growing increasingly wary of the role AI […]
A robot programmed to act like a 7-year-old girl is bringing comfort to patients at hospitals and nursing homes, as reported by The Associated Press Friday. “Robin” uses artificial intelligence to provide emotional support for children and adults while also helping to alleviate the impacts of staffing shortages. “Nurses and medical staff are really overworked, […]
Darth Vader, Wonder Woman and the Minions all share a common grievance: they’re all being recreated without permission by a Chinese AI company. So say the Hollywood studios that sued the Shanghai-based MiniMax for swiping its content. Filed in a California federal court on Tuesday, the suit is the latest in a slew of copyright […]
