The New York Daily News, Chicago Tribune and other publications are taking on OpenAI and Microsoft
Eight US newspapers, including the New York Daily News, sued OpenAI and Microsoft for alleged copyright infringement, claiming they are using their copyrighted material to create artificial intelligence models. They have asked for an “excessive amount” of money and a stop to the practice of using their copyrighted work. They also demanded the destruction of any models using their work.
Changpeng was sentenced to four months in prison
Cryptocurrency startup CZ’s Co-founder and CEO Jia Zhao has been sentenced to 18 months in jail in the US. He was found guilty of violating US anti-money laundering law by allowing sanctions violations by Iranian customers, who moved nearly $1 billion through his firm between 2016 and 2017. Prosecutors requested a sentence of over two years in jail, citing Zhao’s willingness to plead guilty and take responsibility.
There are legal challenges for TikTok in the US and China
US government’s case against Russia-based TikTok is likely to reach Supreme Court if it wins, said Hans Schettenhelm, professor of constitutional law at Yale University. “Ultimately, the court will have to weigh…supposed speech restrictions against the government’s national security claims,” he added. The US government had sued TikTok over alleged illegal content on its platform.
The headphones and Buds are from Beats Music
Apple on Wednesday said it will no longer use Siri to search for users or retrieve their location and that the feature won’t appear on any of its products. “The feature will be removed from the iOS platform, and will no longer be available on other Apple products,” Apple said. The move comes as Apple prepares to launch new AirPods later this year.
May still be,Tesla was uniquely risky
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Tesla’s Autopilot system played a role in crashes in the US that killed 29 people and injured 49 others between January 2020 and August 2023. Tesla drivers were not sufficiently engaged in driving task and Tesla’s technology didn’t adequately ensure that drivers maintained their attention on the driving task, NHTSA said.
Net Neutrality returns to a very different internet
The US FCC voted to reclassify broadband as a public utility, such as water and electricity, to regulate access to the internet. ” Broadband is now an essential service,” FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel said on Thursday. The move comes after the COVID-19 pandemic exposed the magnitude of the digital divide and forced consumers to rely on high-speed internet for school and work.
What is the next step in the advancement of artificial intelligence?
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said that the company has over 20 million customers for its generative AI tool Copilot and 60% of Fortune 500 companies are using it. He further said that 65% of companies are using Microsoft Azure Cloud service that enables them to access generative AI software from ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.
What is the meaning of The TikTok Ultimatum?
Chinese video-sharing app TikTok has said it will file a lawsuit against US President Joe Biden after he signed a bill that bans American citizens from using the platform. TikTok added it will argue that the law “undermines” its right to operate in America. It also said it will ask US District Court for the Southern District of California to overturn the law.
Microsoft already has in it, but that is because it believes it can cash in on Generative AI
Apple and Microsoft have released language models for iPhone that can be run on a phone. This week, Meta released its AI model called GPT-4, which it claims is the most powerful open-source AI model. Sizzle, an AI tutor, currently uses GPT-4 and other AI models, both closed and open, to craft problem sets and curricula for students.
Cancer and other diseases can be found in the brain and mini-colon
Scientists have created brain organoids out of stem cells taken from three people with the genetic cause of Timothy syndrome and cultured for about a hundred days. They then injected these structures into rats’ brains, where the cells formed connections with rodents’ own neurons. The organoids accumulated fewer tumours when researchers restricted calories in their medium, which also happens in people with colorectal cancer.