Matthias Bastian
Matthias is the co-founder and publisher of THE DECODER, exploring how AI is fundamentally changing the relationship between humans and computers.
Read full article about: Scarlett Johansson battles AI app for using her likeness without permission
Scarlett Johansson has taken legal action against an AI app, Lisa AI: 90s Yearbook & Avatar, for using her name and likeness in an online advertisement without permission. The ad, which appeared on the X platform (formerly Twitter), used real footage of Johansson and AI-generated images and voice. Johansson's lawyer, Kevin Yorn, confirmed to Variety that she is not a spokesperson for the app and that appropriate legal action has been taken. The ad has since been removed.
Read full article about: Alibaba unveils GPT-4 competitor "Tongyi Qianwen 2.0" and eight industry-specific models
Alibaba has announced an update to its GPT-4-like model, Tongyi Qianwen, and launched a series of eight industry-specific AI models. The update was announced by Alibaba's cloud computing arm at its annual conference in Hangzhou. The new version, Tongyi Qianwen 2.0, reportedly has hundreds of billions of parameters, making it one of the world's most powerful AI models by that measure. The industry-specific models are designed for the entertainment, finance, healthcare, and legal sectors. Alibaba chairman Joe Tsai also revealed that about half of China's large-scale AI models are now running on Alibaba Cloud, and that Alibaba's AI model-sharing platform, ModelScope, has 2,300 models and 2.7 million contributing developers.