Music icon Timbaland faces intense backlash after launching an AI music label featuring an AI singer named TaTa, sparking outrage from fans who accuse him of prioritizing artificial intelligence over human artists, leading to a bizarre AI-generated video response mocking critics.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly recruiting a team of around 50 experts to build a 'superintelligence' AI system capable of surpassing human capabilities, driven by frustration with Meta's progress in the highly competitive AI landscape.
SAG-AFTRA and major video game companies have reached a tentative deal on a new contract after months of strike, addressing concerns over AI replicas and securing important gains for performers.
Meta unveils an AI lab focused on 'superintelligence,' led by Alexandr Wang from Scale AI, as CEO Mark Zuckerberg aims to outpace rivals in achieving artificial general intelligence (AGI).
Enterprise AI startup Glean raises $150 million in Series F funding, propelling its valuation to a staggering $7.2 billion as it surpasses $100 million in annual recurring revenue within just 3 years of operation.
Mark Zuckerberg finalizes a $14 billion deal to invest in Scale AI and hires co-founder Alexandr Wang to lead Meta's AI push, aiming to catch up with rivals like OpenAI in the AI race.
Hundreds attend Runway's groundbreaking AI film festival in New York, showcasing experimental shorts that incorporate cutting-edge generative AI techniques for creating realistic imagery, highlighting the rapid advancement of AI video generation technology.
IBM fortifies AI prowess by acquiring natural language data querying startup Seek AI and unveiling $500M Watsonx AI Labs in NYC to co-develop enterprise-ready AI solutions for cybersecurity, customer service, and open-source frameworks.
UC Irvine leads a $6 million initiative funded by the UC Office of the President, involving researchers from 5 UC campuses and 2 national labs, to develop an AI ecosystem called Geophysicist.AI that integrates data and models to address subsurface challenges like geothermal energy, carbon sequestration, and nuclear waste storage.
Apple faces mounting pressure to unveil advancements in its AI assistant Siri and provide developers with robust AI tools at its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference in 2025, as it races to catch up in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence landscape.