A pseudonymous developer has launched a tool called “SpeechMap,” described as a “free speech eval,” to examine how AI models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and X’s Grok respond to sensitive and controversial topics. The aim, according to the developer in a statement to TechCrunch, is to compare how different models handle issues such as political dissent, […]
Opera, the Norway-based browser company, announced that its AI assistant, Aria, is now available to Opera Mini users on Android. This update aims to provide enhanced AI features for users with low-end devices and limited data access. Aria AI can assist users in accessing the latest news, exploring various topics, and generating images. Opera leverages
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Following criticism of its AI tools—particularly for weak notification summaries—Apple on Monday outlined efforts to enhance its AI models by privately analyzing user data, supplemented with synthetic data. Apple to Boost AI Performance with Differential Privacy, Using Synthetic Data While Safeguarding User Privacy Apple explained that it will use a technique called “differential privacy,” which
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A group of copyright law professors has submitted an amicus brief supporting the authors suing Meta for allegedly using their e-books without permission to train its Llama AI models. Filed Friday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco Division), the brief criticizes Meta’s fair use argument as an unprecedented
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On Wednesday, YouTube announced the expansion of its pilot program aimed at identifying and managing AI-generated content that mimics the likeness, including faces, of creators, artists, and other prominent figures. The company also expressed its support for the NO FAKES ACT, legislation targeting AI-generated replicas that simulate someone’s image or voice to mislead others and
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A study that gained widespread attention a few months ago suggested that as AI becomes more advanced, it might develop its own “value systems” — potentially even prioritizing itself over humans. However, a newer MIT paper challenges that idea, concluding that AI doesn’t actually possess any consistent or meaningful values. According to the study’s authors,
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The Wikimedia Foundation, which oversees Wikipedia and several other crowdsourced knowledge projects, reported on Wednesday that multimedia download bandwidth from Wikimedia Commons has risen by 50% since January 2024. According to a blog post published Tuesday, this surge isn’t driven by human users but by automated scrapers gathering data to train AI models. “Our infrastructure
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OpenAI has faced multiple accusations of using copyrighted content without permission to train its AI models. A new paper from the AI Disclosures Project, an organization focused on AI transparency, makes a serious claim that OpenAI has increasingly relied on non-public, unlicensed books to train its advanced AI models. AI models work as sophisticated prediction
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OpenAI’s ChatGPT may be the world’s most popular chatbot app, but competitors are gaining traction, according to analytics firms Similarweb and Sensor Tower. Similarweb, which tracks web traffic to chatbot platforms, has observed steady growth among rivals like Google’s Gemini and Microsoft’s OpenAI-powered Copilot. In March, Gemini’s daily web visits averaged 10.9 million, a 7.4%
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OpenAI announced it plans to release its first “open” language model since GPT-2 in the coming months. This information comes from a feedback form published on the company’s website on Monday. OpenAI is inviting “developers, researchers, and members of the broader community” to fill out the form, which includes questions like, “What would you like
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