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French writer Michel Houellebecq deemed too offensive by AI
French writer Michel Houellebecq deemed too offensive by AI
by  AFP

The world's favourite French misanthrope writer Michel Houellebecq is too controversial for the world's new AI tools, which find his views so offensive that they cannot be repeated. The president of renowned French publishing house Gallimard wrote an article published Thursday in La Nouvelle Revue Francaise saying he had asked Meta's AI tool, Llama, to write a scene in the style of Houellebecq.

Netflix to air 'ultimate' hot dog eating contest
Netflix to air 'ultimate' hot dog eating contest
by  AFP

US competitive eating legend Joey Chestnut will face off against a fierce rival in a hot dog eating contest, in the latest event to be aired live on Netflix, the streamer said Wednesday. CHESTNUT VS. KOBAYASHI: UNFINISHED BEEF -- the ultimate hot dog eating competition -- will air LIVE on Netflix, Monday, September 2," wrote the streamer.

Japan enacts law ensuring access to third-party apps
Japan enacts law ensuring access to third-party apps
by  AFP

Japan on Wednesday enacted legislation to ensure tech giants like Google and Apple give access to third-party smartphone apps and payment systems on their platforms or risk major fines. He did not directly name tech companies such as Google or Apple -- sometimes described as a "duopoly" in the smartphone app world.

ChatGPT a mentor for Japan's 89-year-old app developer
ChatGPT a mentor for Japan's 89-year-old app developer
by  AFP

Japanese 89-year-old Tomiji Suzuki started coding in retirement and is now making apps for the fast-growing elderly demographic, using ChatGPT to fine-tune his skills. As in other developed economies, the plummeting birth rate has raised fears of a looming demographic crisis with not enough workers to support the growing ranks of retired.

Oil and gas industry hops on generative AI bandwagon
Oil and gas industry hops on generative AI bandwagon
by  AFP

Away from the Microsoft and Googles of the world, a century-old industry -- oil and gas -- is hoping that generative artificial intelligence will make producing petroleum more efficient and easier on its workforce.

Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
Elon Musk drops lawsuit against OpenAI and Sam Altman
by  AFP

Elon Musk on Tuesday dropped his lawsuit against OpenAI and its co-founders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman for betraying the startup's founding mission. In a California court, Musk had accused the AI firm he helped set up in 2015 of breaching a commitment to creating artificial intelligence that benefits society when it became a for-profit enterprise backed by Microsoft. gc/arp