US Dismantles Botnet Used For Cyberattacks
The U.S. Justice Department and international partners dismantled the 911 S5 proxy botnet and arrested 35-year-old Chinese national YunHe Wang, its administrator, in Singapore, Bleeping Computer reported.
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OpenAI Has A New Safety Team Led By Sam Altman
OpenAI is forming a new safety team, and it’s led by CEO Sam Altman, along with board member Adam D’Angelo and Nicole Seligman. The committee will make recommendations on critical safety and security decisions for OpenAI projects and operations” — a concern several key AI researchers shard when leaving the company this month, The Verge reported.
Google Just Updated Its Algorithm
Over the last two years, a series of updates to Google Search amount to a dramatic upheaval to the Internet’s most powerful tool, complex with an unprecedented AI features. Will Google save the web, or destroy it? BBC reported.
Google’s AI Search Feature Suggested Using Glue To Keep Cheese Sticking On A Pizza
Google’s new search feature, AI Overviews, seems to be going awry. The tool, which gives AI-generated summaries of search results, appeared to instruct a user to put glue on pizza when they searched for “cheese not sticking to pizza.” Business Insider reported. A screenshot of the summary it generated, shared on X, shows it responded with “cheese can slide off
OpenAI, WSJ News Corp Strike Content Deal Valued At $250 Million
Wall Street Journal owner News Corp struck a major content-licensing pact with generative artificial-intelligence company OpenAI, aiming to cash in on a technology that promises to have a profound impact on the news-publishing industry, The Wall Street Journal reported. The deal could be worth more than $250 million over five years, including compensation in the form of cash and credits
Google’s AI Search Results Are Already Getting Ads
Google only just rolled out AI summaries in search results — and now they’re getting ads. In an update on Tuesday, Google says it will soon start testing search and shopping ads within AI Overviews for users in the US, The Verge reported. According to The Verge, in the example shared by Google, the search engine’s AI overview lists a
Microsoft Unveils Copilot+ PC With Generative AI Capabilities Baked In
We’ve been hearing rumblings for moths now that Microsoft was working on so-called “AI-PCs.” At a pre-Billed event, the company spelled out its vision, Engadget reported. Microsoft is calling its version of Copilot+ PCs, which CEO Satya Nadella described as a “new class of Windows PCs.” These contain hardware designed to handle more generative AI Copilot processes locally, rather than
Apple And OpenAI Are Preparing A Major Announcement At WWDC
Apple Inc. has faced its share of challenges during Tim Cook’s tenure, but none may be bigger than the one its contending with now: the need to come from behind and win in artificial intelligence, Bloomberg reported. As chief executive officer, Cook successfully steered Apple away from a potential rut after the death of Steve Jobs in 2011. He navigated
OpenAI Putting ‘Shiny Products’ Above Safety, Says Departing Researcher
A former senior employee at OpenAI has said the company behind ChatGPT is prioritizing “shiny products” over safety, revealing that he quit after a disagreement over key aims reached a “breaking point” The Guardian reported. Jan Leike was a key safety officer at OpenAI as its co-head of superalignment, ensuring that powerful artificial intelligence systems adhered to human values and
OpenAI Strikes Reddit Deal To Train Its AI On Your Posts
OpenAI has signed a deal for access to real-time content from Reddit’s data API, which means it can surface discussions from the site within ChatGPT and other new products. It’s an agreement similar to the one Reddit signed with Google earlier this year that was reportedly worth $60 million, The Verge reported. The deal will also “enable Reddit to bring
Exploring Google I/O 2024: The Future of Search, AI, and Android
Google I/O 2024 introduced significant advancements in AI with the new Gemini 1.5 Flash, which can efficiently handle high-volume tasks. Enhancements in Gemini Nano and the debut of Project Astra highlight multimodal capabilities, allowing interaction through text, images, and spoken language. The event also showcased Imagen 3 for photorealistic image generation and Veo for high-quality video creation. Updates in Google
EU Launches Probe Into Meta Over Social Media Addiction In Children
Brussels has opened an in-depth probe into Meta over concerns it is failing to do enough to protect children from becoming addicted to social media platforms such as Instagram, Financial Times reported.
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