The heightened churn of polarizing and misleading content may make it difficult to know what is true – harming political candidates, military leaders, and aid efforts.
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Microsoft snaps up 2 leading executives from company that created ChatGPT
Meanwhile, back at OpenAI, the newest CEO vows to investigate the firing of Sam Altman, which also prompted the company’s president, Greg Brockman, to quit in protest.
To help 2024 voters, Meta says it will begin labeling political ads that use AI-generated imagery
AI-generated political ads have already made an appearance in the U.S. In April, the Republican National Committee released an entirely AI-generated ad meant to show the future of the United States if Joe Biden is reelected.
Biden signs sweeping executive order to put guardrails on artificial intelligence
The order – which will likely need to be augmented by congressional action – seeks to steer how AI is developed so that companies can profit without putting public safety in jeopardy.
From doom to boom: AI is slowly re-energizing San Francisco
Buzzy AI start-ups are landing big investments, drawing talent to San Francisco and occupying more real estate.
Fugees rapper says lawyer’s use of AI helped tank his case, pushes for new trial
The Grammy-winning rapper’s trial was touted as the first time generative AI was used in a federal trial in a news release from the startup company that designed the system.
Even Google insiders are questioning Bard AI chatbot’s usefulness
Last month, Google unveiled its most ambitious update yet: connecting Bard to its most popular services, such as Gmail, Maps, Docs, and YouTube.
Commentary: Too much misinformation? The issue is demand, not supply
A potentially gullible person is already flooded with more lies in a single day than he or she can possibly evaluate.
The threat of wildfires is rising. So are new artificial intelligence solutions to fight them
Wildfires fueled by climate change have ravaged communities from Maui to the Mediterranean this summer, fueling demand for new solutions.
John Grisham, George R.R. Martin, other authors sue OpenAI over copyright
they call the ChatGPT program a ‘massive commercial enterprise’ that is reliant upon ‘systematic theft on a mass scale.’