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Google will soon require disclaimers for AI-generated political ads

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Google will soon require disclaimers for AI-generated political ads Illustration: The VergeGoogle will soon start requiring political advertisers to “prominently disclose” when they made their ads with AI, as reported earlier by Bloomberg. Starting in November, Google says advertisers must include a disclosure when an election ad features “synthetic content” that depicts “realistic-looking people or events.” Tha…

The Verge 185 2023-09-19

Slack’s AI tool that can recap channels and threads starts testing this winter

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Slack’s AI tool that can recap channels and threads starts testing this winter Slack AI can summarie channels and threads. | Image: SlackSlack is launching a built-in AI tool that can do things like summarize threads, recap channel highlights, and search for answers within your messages. In an update on Wednesday, Slack says it will start testing the new feature, called Slack AI, this winter. One of the features that Slack…

The Verge 173 2023-09-19

Apple is reportedly spending ‘millions of dollars a day’ training AI

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Apple is reportedly spending ‘millions of dollars a day’ training AI Image: CFOTO / Future Publishing via Getty ImagesApple is investing millions of dollars per day into artificial intelligence, according to a new report from The Information. The company is reportedly working on multiple AI models across several teams. Apple’s unit that works on conversational AI is called “Foundational Models,” per The Informati…

The Verge 129 2023-09-19

The AI Drake ‘Ghostwriter’ is back with a new song and is chasing a Grammy

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The AI Drake ‘Ghostwriter’ is back with a new song and is chasing a Grammy Illustration by Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesGhostwriter, the anonymous creator behind the viral AI Drake song, has released another track — and this time, it features the AI-generated voices of Travis Scott and 21 Savage. In a song titled “Whiplash” posted to TikTok, Ghostwriter leaves a note for the two artists at the very end. “The…

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Apple Spending Millions of Dollars a Day on Conversational AI

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Apple Spending Millions of Dollars a Day on Conversational AI Apple has significantly ramped up its spending on artificial intelligence, according to a new report from The Information that highlights Apple’s AI and machine learning research. Though Apple’s AI chief John Giannandrea is said to be skeptical of AI chatbots, he established a team that is working on conversational AI four years ago. We have he…

Mac Rumors 275 2023-09-18

Forget AI — I just want the Pixel 8 to get four OS upgrades

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Forget AI — I just want the Pixel 8 to get four OS upgrades Give this phone the software update policy it deserves, Google. | Image: GoogleIf this year’s I/O was any indication, we’re going to hear about AI a lot at next month’s Pixel 8 launch. AI for your videos, AI for your text to the babysitter, blah blah blah. Fine. But there’s something else I’m hoping to see in the next generation of Pixel phones,…

The Verge 211 2023-09-18

Dictionary.com adds a bunch of AI-related words

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Dictionary.com adds a bunch of AI-related words In another sign generative AI has pierced through mass consciousness, Dictionary.com has added generative AI, GPT, and LLM to its list of words. It also expanded the definition of hallucinate in the context of generative AI, where it means to produce false information contrary to the intent of the user and present the information as if it were …

The Verge 142 2023-09-18

Microsoft to detail OneDrive AI plans in ‘future of file management’ event

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Microsoft to detail OneDrive AI plans in ‘future of file management’ event Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is holding a special OneDrive event on October 3rd where the company plans to offer a “sneak peek at our AI plans” for the cloud storage service. “The future of file management” event will be live streamed on Microsoft Teams and looks like it will include a redesigned OneDrive interface, alongside new AI-powered search …

The Verge 142 2023-09-17

All 50 states call on Congress to address AI-generated CSAM

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All 50 states call on Congress to address AI-generated CSAM Illustration by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeThe attorneys general from all 50 US states want lawmakers to establish a commission dedicated to investigating the impact of AI on child exploitation, as reported earlier by The Associated Press. In a letter to Congress, the attorneys general say that the proposed commission should come up with …

The Verge 193 2023-09-16

[LPT] Protect Yourself from AI-Powered Email Scams – Beware of Hyperlinks!

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Protect Yourself from AI-Powered Email Scams – Beware of Hyperlinks! With the rise of ChatGPT and other AI programs, email scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated and dangerous. Even if an email seems to come from a known person, exercise caution when clicking on any hyperlinks. To verify the legitimacy of a link, simply hover your mouse pointer over it and check if the website address displayed at the bott…

Life Pro Tips 188 2023-09-16

Gizmodo’s owner shuts down Spanish language site in favor of AI translations

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Gizmodo’s owner shuts down Spanish language site in favor of AI translations Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeGizmodo owner G/O Media shut down and laid off editors of its Spanish-language site Gizmodo en Español and is now using AI to translate articles. Matías S. Zavia, a writer at Gizmodo en Español, posted that the publication was shut down on August 29th and that it would now publish automatically translated a…

The Verge 263 2023-09-07

An AI Moderator Is Coming With ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’

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An AI Moderator Is Coming With ‘Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3’ When Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 comes out on Nov. 10, all players’ voice chats will be silently monitored by artificial intelligence. The AI-powered moderation technology, Toxmod, is designed to identify toxic speech in real time in multiplayer games to create a friendlier battlefield. But will the AI chat-nanny… Read more…

Lifehacker 232 2023-09-05