OpenAI says it is launching a program to award ten $100,000 grants to fund experimentation in establishing a democratic process for deciding what rules AI systems should follow — “within the limits set by law.” The launch of the grant program comes on the heels of OpenAI’s call for an international regulatory body for AI, … Read more
Despite being US and iOS only, ahead of its current expansion to 11 other global markets, OpenAI’s ChatGPT app is off to a great start. The app has already been downloaded more than half a million times in the first six days since launch, according to a new analysis from app intelligence provider data.ai. That … Read more
Stories are over – at least on YouTube. Google’s video site today announced that YouTube Stories will be discontinued on June 26, 2023, as the company aims to focus on other key areas such as shorts, community posts, and live videos in addition to traditional long form. contents. Creators will be notified of the closure … Read more
Google announced today that it is beginning to open access to new generative AI capabilities in Search, after teasing them at its I/O event two weeks ago. The tech giant is opening up access to Search Labs, a new program that allows people to sign up for experiments, including the Search Generative Experience, and test … Read more
As promised, MoviePass returns. After launching the beta/waitlist on Labor Day last year, the movie theater subscription service will be open to everyone in the US just before the Memorial Day holiday. After years of rocky history, the company vowed to get back on the straight and narrow, with a more measured approach to new … Read more
Something very scary is happening on the internet. It’s a horror story unfolding before us, in three simple acts. Back in 1993, we used to joke about it: anyone can hide behind a screen name, but how bad can it get? Maybe we’ll find out soon. AI technology is improving fast enough that I had … Read more
AI chatbots, like ChatGPT, are all the rage, so it’s no surprise that TikTok is now testing its own AI chatbot as well. The bot, dubbed “Tako,” is undergoing limited testing in select markets, where it will appear on the right side of the TikTok interface, above the user’s profile and other buttons for likes, … Read more
Reed McGinley Punch Contributor Organizations need to move quickly adapt their application security strategies to address emerging threats fueled by AI. They contain: More advanced bot traffic. More credible phishing attacks. The emergence of legitimate AI agents accessing customer online accounts on behalf of users. By understanding the implications of AI on Identity Access Management … Read more
OpenAI announced in a tweet that the official ChatGPT mobile app is now available in more countries. When OpenAI first unveiled its mobile app last week, the app was only available on iOS and in the US. Now many people in Europe, South Korea, New Zealand and more can download the app from the App … Read more
Snowflake is all about managing data in the cloud, whether it’s a structured data warehouse or a less structured data lake. Neeva, a search startup from two former Google employees, is all about search and works on both consumer and business offerings. Earlier this week, it announced it was ceasing consumer searches to focus on … Read more