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French AI startup, Mistral AI, has released their language model, Mistral 7B, which outperforms existing models of its size and is released without restrictions under the Apache 2.0 license.
AI startup, Knaron, has secured a $49 million investment for their AI chips optimized for inference on edge devices.
Google has implemented a switch in its robots.txt file that allows publishers to opt out of having their data used for training AI models.
AlphaSense, an AI startup, has raised $100 million in funding and is now valued at $2.5 billion.
Microsoft is reportedly exploring the development of a global small modular reactor and micro-reactor strategy to power their data centers.
Getty Images has created an AI generator that only trained on its licensed images, allowing users to generate content without copyright concerns.
OpenAI has partnered with renowned designer, Johnny Ive, and SoftBank for a potential hardware project focused on AI devices.
Google has introduced a switch for publishers to opt out of becoming AI training data for Google's generative AI models.
Hollywood studios have reached an agreement with screenwriters regarding the use of AI in writing. AI cannot be considered a writer, but writers can use AI to generate a first draft. The credited writers who receive the draft will get the credit and minimum pay. Studios cannot require guild members to use AI, but writers can choose to use it if allowed by the studio.
Indian actor Anil Kapoor successfully sued over the unauthorized use of his likeness by an AI app. The court ordered defendants to be restrained from using Kapoor's name, image, voice, or any aspect of his persona. The ruling sets a legal precedent for similar cases involving the use of AI to impersonate individuals.
A group of prominent authors, including Jodi Picoult and Michael Chabon, are suing OpenAI for copyright infringement. They accuse the company of using their books to train and generate text using ChatGPT, infringing upon their copyrights. The lawsuit alleges that OpenAI should obtain permission and offer compensation for the use of their copyrighted works.
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