TikTok finds and shuts down secret operation to stir up conflict in Ireland
TikTok has uncovered and shut down a secretive operation to influence Irish users and whip up social conflict. The covert influence operation (CIO) network comprised 72 accounts with a total following of almost 95,000 users. The video sharing platform’s work to find and remove the accounts was detailed in a report to the European Commission. […]
ChatGPT can now search internet to provide more accurate responses, says OpenAI
ChatGPT can now browse the internet and is able to provide users with up-to-date information sourced online, maker OpenAI has said. Until now, the generative AI model’s responses have been based on data up to September 2021 on which it had been trained. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, OpenAI said the […]
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg kicks off developer conference with focus on AI
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has kicked off the tech giant’s Connect developer conference in California with a focus on virtual and augmented reality and artificial intelligence. The company behind Facebook, which renamed itself Meta two years ago, unveiled the next version of its virtual reality headset, the Quest 3. It will cost 499 US dollars […]
Amazon sued in US over allegations it inflates prices and overcharges sellers
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorney generals have filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon, alleging the e-commerce giant uses its position in the marketplace to inflate prices on other platforms, overcharge sellers and stifles competition. The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the Western District of Washington, is the result of a […]
Spotify will not ban all AI-powered music, says boss of streaming giant
The boss of Spotify has said he would not completely ban content generated by artificial intelligence from the music streaming service. Daniel Ek told the BBC he thought there were legitimate use cases for the technology in music, but that it should not be used to impersonate real artists without their consent. He said there […]
Musk’s X is biggest source of fake news, EU official says
A top European Union official has said the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, is the biggest source of fake news and urged owner Elon Musk to comply with the bloc’s laws aimed at combating disinformation. Ahead of upcoming elections, Google, TikTok, Microsoft and Meta also have more to do to tackle disinformation, much […]
Microsoft unveils new Copilot AI assistant for Windows
Microsoft has unveiled a new AI-powered assistant for its Windows PCs that is able to help users with any computing task. Called Copilot, the new assistant can be called upon at any point to generate text, find music to help a user focus, organise different windows on screen or help with creative tasks around photos […]
Amazon flexes AI muscle with new ‘more personal’ Alexa
Amazon has previewed a new, more powerful and conversational version of its Alexa voice assistant as the focus on AI-powered computing intensifies among the tech giants. Microsoft and Google have both launched text-based generative AI apps this year, which use artificial intelligence to respond to prompts in a way barely distinguishable from humans’ output. The […]
Elon Musk suggests all X (Twitter) users could be asked to pay to use platform
Elon Musk has suggested that all users of social media platform X could be required to pay to use the service in an effort to stop bots on the site. Speaking during a livestreamed conversation on artificial intelligence (AI) with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, the billionaire said the company is “moving towards […]
Google Bard can now link to Gmail and other apps to help with responses
Google Bard, the tech giant’s generative AI platform, can now link with other Google services such as Gmail, Maps and YouTube in order to provide more in-depth responses to prompts from users. Launched earlier this year, Bard is part of the new wave of AI-based chatbots which offer detailed written replies to questions and queries. […]