SAG-AFTRA ratifies TV animation contracts that establish AI protections for voice actorsThe contracts define 'voice actor' as a term that 'only includes humans.'By C. MacDonald, 03.24.2024
Rabbit R1 starts shipping to the first batch of US buyers next weekThe company is also hosting a pickup party for buyers of all batches in New York City at the end of April. By C. MacDonald, 03.24.2024
Google used AI to accurately predict floods up to 7 days in advanceThe tech allowed the company to offer reliable forecasting to residents of 80 countries. By L. Bonk, 03.21.2024
Microsoft hires DeepMind cofounder to lead its new consumer AI divisionMustafa Suleyman will lead Microsoft’s Copilot efforts, with Karén Simonyan joining as chief scientist.By W. Shanklin, 03.20.2024
NVIDIA partners with Ubisoft to further develop its AI-driven NPCsThese characters have been designed to interact in real time with players and the environment. By L. Bonk, 03.20.2024
How to watch the Microsoft Surface, Windows AI and Copilot eventThe company is likely to reveal new enterprise-focused laptops and hybrids. By L. Bonk, 03.19.2024
NVIDIA's GPUs powered the AI revolution. Its new Blackwell chips are up to 30 times fasterNVIDIA claims that Blackwell is the world's most powerful chip. By P. Dixit, 03.19.2024
Microsoft is planning some more pre-Build AI announcementsThe company will reveal its "AI vision across hardware and software" just ahead of the conference.By K. Holt, 03.19.2024
Google I/O 2024 takes place on May 14Get ready to learn about what’s next for Android and the company’s AI products.By K. Holt, 03.15.2024
EU regulators pass the planet's first sweeping AI regulationsThe AI Act is likely to enter into force in the next few months.By K. Holt, 03.14.2024
Google DeepMind's new AI can follow commands inside 3D games it hasn't seen beforeWithout instructions, it can be a bit aimless, though. Just like humans.By K. Holt, 03.13.2024
Google’s Gemini will steer clear of election talk in IndiaInstead, the AI chatbot points you to Google Search.By W. Shanklin, 03.13.2024
Elon Musk says xAI will open source its Grok chatbot this weekMusk is suing OpenAI, which he co-founded, for allegedly ditching its non-profit mission.By K. Holt, 03.11.2024
AI Marilyn Monroe adds to the list of dead celebrities digitally resurrected without consentOh, we’re still doing this?By C. MacDonald, 03.10.2024
Sam Altman is back on the OpenAI board. We still don’t know why he was fired.The triumphant return of AI's poster child is officially complete.By K. Bell, P. Dixit, 03.09.2024
Microsoft's Copilot now blocks some prompts that generated violent and sexual images'Pro choice' prompts and requests for images of kids playing with assault rifles are no longer permitted, per CNBC.By K. Holt, 03.09.2024
Adobe brings Firefly generative AI to mobile for the first time in ExpressThe tools are available in beta for now. By K. Holt, 03.07.2024
Facebook is using AI to supercharge the algorithm that recommends you videosEarly tests on Reels showed that watch times went up significantly. By P. Dixit, 03.07.2024
A former Google engineer was arrested for allegedly stealing AI secrets for Chinese rivalsThe development comes at a time of heightened tensions between the US and China over AI.By P. Dixit, 03.07.2024
Microsoft may debut its first 'AI PCs' later this monthA report suggests an OLED Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 are imminent.By K. Holt, 03.06.2024