JIM WILSON / NEW YORK TIMES / NOV. 1, 2021 Visitors to the Meta sign in Menlo Park, California. Meta announced Monday that it will acquire Chinese artificial intelligence startup Manus, as the tech giant accelerates its efforts to integrate advanced AI into its platforms. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed, but a…
Mark Zuckerberg’s meta said to have agreed to acquire Manusa fast-growing AI startup with Chinese roots now based in Singapore, in a deal valued at more than $2 billion, according to multiple reports. This latest move highlights two major trends: the massive scale of AI spending among Silicon Valley companies and the geopolitical sensitivities around…
Two teenagers from Germantown, Maryland, turned a classroom idea into a tool that helps thousands of farmers around the world. Rudra Kunvar, 16, (left) and Jacob Lee, 18, started a startup called Evion while they were classmates at Poolesville High School. (WTOP/Mike Murillo) Rudra Kunvar, 16, (left) and Jacob Lee, 18, started a startup called…
In an unusual gesture, Sam Altmangeneral director of OpenAIannounced the creation of a new executive position aimed at preventing artificial intelligence from posing catastrophic risks to humanity, including the development of biological weapons. The announcement comes amid increased criticism over links between technology and teen suicides and a rise in what mental health professionals and…
TL;DR: Prompt Builder is an AI tool that creates, refines, and organizes prompts for all kinds of AI tools, and a lifetime subscription is now on sale. Get useful results from AI tools often depends more on the prompt than the model. PromptBuilder is a browser-based prompt wizard that takes short ideas and turns them…
Manufactured racist videos become a real economic model and a political weapon, according to Axios. In Axios’ latest report, it’s clear that when you place powerful technology – through which fake photos and videos can be fabricated to appear real to untrained, or even sophisticated, eyes – in the hands of racists, a lot of…
A government-backed think tank was working with industry on initiatives to help professionals and students prepare to use AI. Credit: Dee Karen/Shutterstock.com. Hong Kong-based accounting firms plan to continue growing their headcount in 2026 while increasing the use of artificial intelligence (AI), positioning the technology as a tool to support staff and attract new entrants…
This article summarizes the key findings of Accenture’s recent report, “Me, my brand and AI: The new world of consumer engagement – Building resilient relationships between consumers, brands and AI in times of uncertainty. » The study surveyed more than 18,000 people across 14 countries and the results reveal a fundamental shift in how consumers…
A new class action lawsuit accuses Adobe of using pirated books in AI training. Here’s what this means for content creators and marketers. Another tech giant is facing legal scrutiny for how it built its AI. Adobe now faces a proposed class action lawsuit which alleges that the company used pirated books, including those written…
NEED TO KNOW Jade Roper Tolbert generated a Christmas portrait of the AI family, and it featured an extra little boy, who she said was her late son, Beau. “It touched my heart, because of course Beau would want to take the family photo,” she said. THE Bachelor ex and husband Tanner Tolbert lost Beau…