The New York Times sues Microsoft and OpenAI for up to $450 billion, claiming ChatGPT was trained on millions of its copyrighted articles, potentially reshaping AI training and journalism.
Perplexity, an AI search startup, proposes an ambitious $30-50 billion bid to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations, rebuild its algorithm transparently and integrate its search capabilities, seeking funding at an $18 billion valuation.
PwC has signed a groundbreaking deal to become the first enterprise reseller of OpenAI's ChatGPT, integrating the AI technology into its workforce and services, and positioning itself as a leader in AI adoption and scaling for clients.
Microsoft is pioneering a 'training-time provenance' approach to trace the influence of specific data sources on AI-generated content, aiming to ethically compensate contributors of valuable training data used in AI models, in collaboration with technologist Jaron Lanier and his 'data dignity' concept.
GenAI promises time-saving automation for teachers, but history suggests such technologies often intensify workloads, narrow expectations of 'good' work, reduce collaboration, and require substantial effort to assess and revise outputs, raising doubts about the promise of less stressful work.
ReCamMaster, a groundbreaking AI technique, enables generating novel camera trajectories for in-the-wild videos through video conditioning, backed by the MultiCamVideo dataset and open-source code, pre-trained models, and training instructions for the Wan2.1 model.
AI startups are facing backlash from academics for exploiting the peer review process by submitting AI-generated studies to conferences without consent, undermining the volunteer-based system and prompting calls for a regulated agency to evaluate such papers and compensate reviewers.
NVIDIA unveiled groundbreaking innovations in robotics, including the Isaac GR00T N1 open humanoid robot foundation model, collaborations with Google DeepMind and Disney Research on Newton physics engine, and open-source frameworks and datasets to accelerate robot development and training.
Meta's open-source AI model Llama has achieved a remarkable milestone of 1 billion downloads, fueling innovation across diverse industries as companies like Spotify and developers leverage its capabilities for cutting-edge applications, underscoring Meta's commitment to democratizing AI technology.
Y Combinator startups are experiencing unprecedented growth, with AI driving rapid product development and profitability, allowing small teams to reach $10 million in revenue, signaling a shift from growth-at-all-costs to sustainable business models.