AI News Today

Today's podcast discusses Meta and Spotify's criticism of EU privacy laws inhibiting AI innovation, how state-linked Chinese entities are using cloud services to bypass U.S. export controls on advanced chips and AI capabilities and the latest rankings of top Gen AI Consumer Apps, shedding light on trends in consumer engagement with AI products.

OpenAI challenges a California bill that aims to impose safety standards on AI companies, arguing such regulation could stifle innovation and should be handled at a federal level. In other news, Microsoft prepares to release its Recall AI feature to Windows testers following a delay due to security concerns. Lastly, D-ID introduces a new tool that translates videos into 30 languages, adjusts the speaker's lip movements and even clones their voice, aiming to support video localization.

Today's AI News Today covers OpenAI's new multi-year agreement with Condé Nast to feature the media company's content on AI platforms; SleekFlow's successful $7M funding round aimed at expanding their social commerce platform into new markets; and the class-action lawsuit against Anthropic from authors alleging copyright infringement.

This episode unpacks industry veteran Hanno Basse's move to Stability AI as its new CTO amid significant departures, including that of founding CEO Emad Mostaque and audio gen lead, Ed Newton-Rex. Explore the rise in data center water use with the surge in artificial intelligence, focusing specifically on the escalation in Virginia's usage. We also discuss the controversy sparked by former President Trump's manipulated AI images depicting an unsupported endorsement from Taylor Swift and her fan base, the Swifties.

In today's episode, we discuss Procreate's firm stance against implementing generative AI features in its design products - a move that receives praise from digital artists and stirs industry conversation. We also cover the global launch of ElevenLabs' AI-powered Reader app that supports 32 languages and aims to compete with Speechify by introducing new features. Lastly, we delve into AMD's announcement to acquire ZT Systems for $4.9 billion, aiming to bolster its services for businesses building large-scale AI operations. Tune in to understand the recent reverberations in the AI industry!

The South Korean government's plan to implement AI-powered tablets as textbooks prompts skepticism among over 50,000 parents, who express concerns over their children's health and mental development. Meanwhile, SuperCoder 2.0, steered by GPT-4o and Sonnet-3.5, rises in the global ranks, achieving 4 worldwide and 1 among open-source coding systems for its unique, efficient approach to problem-solving. Lastly, former Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicts major AI advancements in the next two years that could influence various industries more so than social media.

In this episode, we discuss the launch of Hermes 3, a large language model by Lambda and Nous Research that exhibits human-like conversation capabilities. We also delve into a federal lawsuit filed against Nvidia for allegedly misusing YouTuber David Millette's content for AI training. Lastly, we cover OpenAI's recent blockade of ChatGPT accounts associated with an Iranian influence operation aiming to manipulate public opinion and influence U.S. elections.

In this episode, we discuss Google's text-to-image AI model, Imagen 3 and how its stringent content filtering has generated debate in comparison to xAI's Grok-2. Then we explore Primate Labs' Geekbench AI and its significance for measuring NPU performance. Lastly, Google's AI-generated search summaries expand to new countries amidst concerns over potential web traffic impacts.

Discussing the recent controversial rollout of image generation by XAI's chatbot Grok, leading to disturbing user-generated images of copyrighted characters and political figures. Also on the agenda - an innovative API feature by Anthropic known as prompt caching that aims to speed up AI operations and save on costs. Finally, we delve into MIT's AI risk repository, a database filled with over 700 AI risks, helping stakeholders understand potential dangers tied to AI usage.

On today's episode, we delve into recent advances of Elon Musk's xAI, specifically their AI model Grok, which now generates images on the X social network, stirring up some controversy. We'll also discuss the triumph of EliseAI in their recent Series D funding, raising their value to a billion with their AI-driven tools transforming property management. Lastly, we'll talk about an exciting partnership between California and Nvidia, aimed at training 100,000 residents in AI technology.