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Tech giants jockey for position at dawn of AI age
Tech giants jockey for position at dawn of AI age
by  AFP

Whether they sell smartphones, ads or computer chips, the heavyweights of Silicon Valley have everything to prove to investors looking to see who is best placed in the race to dominate the generative artificial intelligence market.

Musk teases AI chatbot 'Grok,' with real-time access to X
Musk teases AI chatbot 'Grok,' with real-time access to X
by  AFP

Elon Musk on Saturday unveiled details of his new AI tool called "Grok," which can access X in real time and will be initially available to the social media platform's top tier of subscribers. "As soon as it's out of early beta, xAI's Grok system will be available to all X Premium+ subscribers," Musk said.

Relief in crypto world over Bankman-Fried conviction
Relief in crypto world over Bankman-Fried conviction
by  AFP

Cryptocurrency backers on Friday celebrated the fraud conviction of the industry's one-time golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried, hoping the embattled sector can finally turn the page on a multibillion dollar scandal. On Thursday, a New York jury found Bankman-Fried, known as "SBF," guilty of all seven counts against him, including fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.

White House 2024: AI threatens to 'supercharge' disinformation
White House 2024: AI threatens to 'supercharge' disinformation
by  AFP

From fabricated images of Donald Trump's arrest to a video depicting a dystopian future under Joe Biden, the 2024 White House race faces a firehose of tech-enabled disinformation in what is widely billed as America's first AI election.

Elon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'
Elon Musk issues warning about 'humanoid robots' in AI 'age of abundance'
by  AFP

The owner of X Elon Musk on Thursday predicted the future with AI would be an "age of abundance" with a "universal high income" instead of a universal basic income but warned of "humanoid robots" that might chase humans. "A humanoid robot can basically chase you anywhere," he said.

YouTube takes aim at teens bingeing on body image videos
YouTube takes aim at teens bingeing on body image videos
by  AFP

YouTube on Thursday said it tweaked its recommendation system in the United States to prevent teens from bingeing on videos idealizing certain body types. YouTube now limits repeated recommendations of such videos to teens in the United States and will extend the change to other countries over the coming year, according to Beser.

UN chief calls for 'united, sustained, global' strategy for AI
UN chief calls for 'united, sustained, global' strategy for AI
by  AFP

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday called for a "united, sustained, global" strategy to tackle the risks posed by artificial intelligence's rapid development, as world leaders met in the UK. He called for "new solutions" to close the gap between AI and its governance, proposing that it should be based on the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.