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Movie studios are being financially rewarded for AI slop on YouTube
Movie studios are being financially rewarded for AI slop on YouTube Some Hollywood studios are reportedly earning money from fake AI-generated movie trailers on YouTube, against the wishes of the union representing actors. According to a report from Deadline, Warner Bros. Discovery, Paramount, and Sony Pictures redirected ad revenue to themselves instead of enforcing copyright […]
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Elon Musk’s xAI buys Elon Musk’s X for $33 billion on paper
Elon Musk’s xAI buys Elon Musk’s X for $33 billion on paper A few years after buying Twitter for $44 billion, Elon Musk announced that his AI business xAI has acquired the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. In a tweet, he described it as an all-stock transaction, valuing xAI at $80 billion […]
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What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up
What are AI hallucinations? Why AIs sometimes make things up What springs from the 'mind' of an AI can sometimes be out of left field. gremlin/iStock via Getty Images When someone sees something that isn’t there, people often refer to the experience as a hallucination. Hallucinations occur when your sensory perception does not correspond to […]
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People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that’s not quite true
People say they prefer stories written by humans over AI-generated works, yet new study suggests that’s not quite true Artificial intelligence is expected to generate a growing share of the world's creative work. karetoria/Moment via Getty Images People say they prefer a short story written by a human over one composed by artificial intelligence, yet […]
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Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction
Helper bots in online communities diminish human interaction Bots can be helpful in online communities, but they can also come between people. mathisworks/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images When bots – automated agents that perform tasks on behalf of humans – become more active in online communities, it has profound effects on how humans interact with […]
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