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Stanford researchers: LAION-5B, a dataset of 5B+ images used by Stability AI and others, contains 1,008+ instances of CSAM, possibly helping AI to generate CSAM — The dataset has been used to build popular AI image generators, including Stable Diffusion. — A massive public dataset used …
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| The Verge: |
Memo: Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is leaving Microsoft on December 29; Activision's leadership remains and is being integrated into Microsoft Gaming — Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is stepping down officially December 29th. Microsoft has not appointed a direct replacement …
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| Greg S. Fink / Car and Driver: |
Aston Martin and Porsche preview bespoke interfaces for the next generation of Apple CarPlay, which integrates into all the displays of upcoming vehicle models — Apple is working with automakers to make a brand-distinct CarPlay experience. — Apple's next-generation CarPlay environment arrives in 2024.| Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times: |
Sony has sold 50M PS5 consoles in the three years since its November 2020 launch, almost as fast as the PS4 reached 50M, and outsold Xbox by almost 3:1 in 2023 — Sony outsells Microsoft's Xbox and Nintendo's Switch as sector recovers from post-pandemic slump
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| Mark Gurman / Bloomberg: |
Sources: Apple is ramping up Vision Pro production, aiming for customer-bound units to be ready by the end of January and a retail debut planned for February — - Overseas manufacturing of the headset is running at full speed — Vision Pro debut will vault Apple into new product category
More: The Verge, MacRumors, 9to5Mac, Reuters, MacDailyNews, and AppleInsider
| Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: |
Researchers say AI robot CyberRunner outmaneuvers humans in the game Labyrinth, one of the first instances of AI beating humans at direct physical applications — - Robot learned in record time to guide a ball through a maze — The AI robot used two knobs to manipulate playing surface| Sam Tobin / Reuters: |
The UK Supreme Court rules that AI can't be a patent “inventor”, denying a US computer scientist's bid for two patents for an AI's creations, in a landmark case — A U.S. computer scientist on Wednesday lost his bid to register patents over inventions created … | Jon Porter / The Verge: |
The EU designates Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat as Very Large Online Platforms under the DSA, facing stricter rules to verify ages and stop illegal content — Porn sites Pornhub, XVideos, and Stripchat face stricter requirements to verify the ages of their users after being officially designated as …
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| Cristiano Lima / Washington Post: |
The US FTC proposes expanded protections on children's personal data, including new limits on targeted advertising and push notifications directed at kids — The agency proposes new limits on targeted advertising and push notifications directed at kids. — The Federal Trade Commission … | Bloomberg: |
Miami-based Bird files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, listing $100M to $500M in liabilities; the NYSE began delisting the e-scooter rental company in September 2023 — The Miami, Florida based company listed assets and liabilities of between $100 million and $500 million in a court filing.| Leah Nylen / Bloomberg: |
Pharmacy chain Rite Aid must stop using facial recognition for five years as part of a settlement with the US FTC, which says the tech falsely flagged customers — - FTC says chain's surveillance system falsely flagged customers — Bankrupt pharmacy chain will stop using system, delete images
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LinkedIn: Evan Schuman, Samuel A.A. Levine, and Timnit Gebru
| ProPublica: |
Analysis of 2,000 misleading Israel-Hamas war X posts, viewed 500M times: verified users posting debunked claims are thriving and Community Notes isn't scaling — Co-published with Tow Center for Digital Journalism … “My sisters have died,” the young boy sobbed, chest heaving, as he wailed into the sky.
X: @emilybell, @davidclinchnews, and @dicktofel
| Cyrus Farivar / Forbes: |
Simple searches show that Etsy, despite its anti-porn policy, lists AI-generated porn for sale; Etsy removed deepfake porn of 55+ celebs after being notified — AI-generated pornographic images of at least 55 well known celebrities were available for purchase until Forbes notified Etsy.
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| Emma Roth / The Verge: |
Filing: the US ITC denies Apple's motion to stay an import and sales ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2 while awaiting an appeal — Apple has lost its bid to delay an import and sales ban on the Watch Series 9 and Watch Ultra 2. In a filing on Wednesday, the US International Trade Commission … | Ellen Huet / Bloomberg: |
A look at the tech sector's obsession with longevity; Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Larry Page, and others have pledged millions to startups pursuing longer life — Tech titans, venture capitalists, crypto enthusiasts and AI researchers have turned longevity research into something between the hottest science and a tragic comedy.
Mastodon: @carnage4life@mas.to. X: @bw, @ellenhuet, @russellbrandom, @markmilian, @martingtobias, and @ellenhuet
| Reed Albergotti / Semafor: |
Q&A with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on generative AI reshaping Meta, facial recognition, regulations, open source, Llama, AGI, recruiting, Mistral AI, and more — Meta Chief Technology Officer Andrew Bosworth, better known in the tech industry as “Boz,” was teaching a class … | David Shepardson / Reuters: |
The US NIST seeks public input by February 2, 2024, for setting guidelines to ensure the safety of generative AI systems, as directed by President Biden's AI EO — The Biden administration said on Tuesday it was taking the first step toward writing key standards and guidance for the safe deployment …
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| Paresh Dave / Wired: |
Interviews with 20 current and former Meta and Google staff say FTC consent decrees blocked some user data harvesting, but they are now outdated and inadequate — Google's doomed social network Buzz led US regulators to force Google and Meta to monitor their own data use.
X: @jason_kint and @jason_kint
| New York Times: |
Investors are spending hundreds of millions on FTX bankruptcy claims, betting that FTX's new leaders will recover funds that Sam Bankman-Fried misappropriated — Investors are spending hundreds of millions of dollars on FTX bankruptcy claims, betting that the firm's new leaders will recover …
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| John Herrman / New York Magazine: |
OpenAI's deals with publishers are a hedge against a scenario in which scraping becomes harder, training material more expensive, and real-time data more scarce — This past week, Axel Springer, the German media conglomerate that owns Politico and Business Insider, signed a “multiyear licensing deal” … | Jon Victor / The Information: |
Source: Google plans to reorganize a big part of its 30K-person ad sales unit, as the company relies more on ML techniques to help customers buy even more ads — Google plans to reorganize a big part of its 30,000-person ad sales unit, an executive told some staff last week, prompting anxiety that some departments will face job cuts.
More: Investor's Business Daily, Search Engine Land, Beyond Search, and Reuters
| John Yoon / New York Times: |
A look at South Korea's AI industry, one of the world's most competitive and diverse, as startups train on Korean language and culture to compete with US giants — While they lag behind their U.S. counterparts, their focus on non-English languages could help loosen the American grip on artificial intelligence.
More: Fast Company and MSPoweruser
| Hannah Murphy / Financial Times: |
Sources: X set up a 10-person team to help hit $100M in US political ad spend in 2024 to offset revenue losses, a goal that industry executives are skeptical of — Plans for new political ads team to hit $100mn in sales ahead of US presidential election are met with industry scepticismSponsor Posts
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