From Shorts to Superchips: AI Heats Up Creatively, Legally & Competitively
Veo in YouTube, Apple in hardware, Meta in hiring wars—plus growing fears over regulation, carbon impact, and the strange mind games of human-AI collaboration.
Ancestra actually says a lot about the current state of AI-generated videos
Charles Pulliam-Moore/ The Verge
Ancestra is a preview of the future of AI video, not just another AI-generated movie. It embodies the promise and strangeness of machine-made filmmaking with its breathtaking images and eerie narrative.
Apple hints at AI integration in chip design process
Dashveenjit Kaur/ AI News
Apple might be introducing artificial intelligence to the silicon lab. The next generation of chips that power your favorite gadgets may soon be designed with machine learning in mind, according to early indications.
California Needs AI Law to Protect from ‘Irreversible Harms,’ Experts Say
Fiona Jackson/ TechRepublic
Prominent figures are calling on California to move quickly to regulate AI. The caution: generative technology has the potential to cause long-term ethical and social harm if left unchecked.
YouTube is plugging Veo 3 AI videos directly into Shorts
Jay Peters/ The Verge
YouTube recently received a significant AI update. Videos created by Veo 3 will now show up in Shorts, delivering cutting-edge, automated content directly to your feed.
Google tests real-time AI voice chats in Search
Emma Roth/ The Verge
Google's Search will soon begin to respond, literally. The business is experimenting with AI-powered real-time voice chats, which will add a whole new level of interaction to your inquiries.
AI adoption matures but deployment hurdles remain
Ryan Daws/ AI News
AI is a reality now, not just a buzzword. However, businesses continue to encounter challenging deployment obstacles, such as scaling problems and data headaches that impede practical impact.
OpenAI boss accuses Meta of trying to poach staff with $100m sign-on bonuses
Robert Booth/ The Guardian
According to the CEO of OpenAI, Meta is making every effort to entice top AI talent by offering $100 million sign-on deals. The stakes are extremely high, and the talent war is real.
Your A.I. Queries Come With a Climate Cost
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Harry Stevens/ New York Times
There is a carbon footprint associated with each AI response. Emissions increase with usage, posing difficult questions regarding our digital assistants' effects on the environment.
AI residencies are trying to change the conversation around artificial art
Deena Mousa/ The Verge
AI artist-in-residence initiatives are reinventing artistic endeavors. The objective? Put artistic intent ahead of technological innovation, and take machine-generated art above the level of a meme.
What If Your AI Partner Subtly Trains You Back? The Psychology of Emergent Collaboration…
R. Thompson/ Towards AI
What if your AI is forming you as well as teaching it? Researchers investigate how AI subtly rewires human behavior in return as collaboration grows.