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Media Concerns: OpenAI's Content Deals Stir Controversy

OpenAI signs deals with The Atlantic and Vox Media to license editorial content for ChatGPT training, sparking backlash from writers and unions. Unions express alarm and concern over lack of transparency and potential impact on members' work and ethical considerations.

Divergent AI Applications

Choosing the right AI use case is crucial for success. AI can be valuable even with moderate performance, offering unique solutions. Examples include Sensor Fusion and Generative AI in everyday products.

AI TV: The End of Creativity?

Showrunner allows users to generate episodes with prompts, bridging the gap between shows seamlessly, enhancing viewer engagement. This innovative feature by Netflix could revolutionize binge-watching habits, offering a continuous stream of personalized content.

AI Powerhouse Alliance Takes on Nvidia

Major tech companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta form UALink group to develop new AI accelerator chip interconnect standard, challenging Nvidia's NVLink dominance. UALink aims to create open standard for AI hardware advancements, enabling collaboration and breaking free from proprietary ecosystems like Nvidia's.

AI Image Goes Viral: The Rafah Phenomenon

An AI-generated graphic depicting refugee tents in Rafah becomes viral during Israel-Gaza war, with over 45m shares on Instagram. The image also gains traction on TikTok and Twitter, reaching millions of views and retweets.

Decoding the Secrets of Large Language Models

Anthropic's recent paper delves into Mechanistic Interpretability of Large Language Models, revealing how neural networks represent meaningful concepts via directions in activation space. The study provides evidence that interpretable features correlate with specific directions, impacting the output of the model.

Salesforce's AI Competition Concerns

Salesforce faces potential $48bn market value loss amid concerns over low revenue growth forecast and competition from rival AI offerings. Shares dropped 18% after disappointing quarterly results below expectations for the first time in 15 years.

Win $10m by Talking to Animals!

AI may enable real interspecies communication, as Tel Aviv University joins $10m Coller Dolittle Challenge. Scientists invited to create two-way conversations with animals in groundbreaking competition.