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Matthias Bastian

Apr 12, 2023

Alibaba launches its GPT-4 competitor as Beijing crashes the chatbot party

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Matthias Bastian

Apr 11, 2023

As GPT-4 reshapes the labor market, policymakers may soon need answers

Matthias Bastian

Apr 9, 2023

LAION urges open AI models with continued rapid innovation

The German-based AI research organization LAION is calling for open AI models for a "secure digital future" in a petition. The goal of a new initiative is a publicly funded supercomputer for international open-source AI research and development.

Jonathan Kemper

Apr 8, 2023

Stable Diffusion startup Stability AI needs new capital - Report

Matthias Bastian

Apr 7, 2023

ChatGPT influences users' judgment more than people think

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Jonathan Kemper

Apr 5, 2023

Incidents of AI misuse are rapidly increasing

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Matthias Bastian

Apr 4, 2023

Generative AI tears a hole in existing copyright and privacy laws, and EU takes notice

Italy has blocked ChatGPT due to GDPR concerns, OpenAI has followed suit without protest. Will this be followed by blocking in other EU countries?

Jonathan Kemper

Mar 31, 2023

AI surveillance: Clearview AI is on track to track everyone

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Matthias Bastian

Mar 30, 2023

Microsoft wants publishers to be part of its chatbot success story

Matthias Bastian

Mar 29, 2023

Musk, Wozniak, Bengio: Business leaders and scientists call for AI pause

The non-profit Future of Life Institute is concerned with the fundamental threats to human existence. Now it is launching an open letter advocating an AI pause. The letter is signed by several well-known personalities from research and science.