Walter Isaacson biography of Elon Musk excerpt
The following is adapted from Walter Isaacson’s biography “Elon Musk,” publishing Sept. 12. On a Friday in late August of this year, Elon Musk got into his Model S at …
artificial intelligence
Senators Want ChatGPT-Level AI to Require a Government License
The US government should create a new body to regulate artificial intelligence—and restrict work on language models like OpenAI’s GPT-4 to companies granted licenses to do so. That’s the recommendation …
Google will soon require disclosures for AI-generated election ads
A pedestrian passes by Google offices in New York City, Jan. 25, 2023. Leonardo Munoz | View Press | Getty Images Election ads running on Google and YouTube that are …
Microsoft says China has ‘honed’ new capability to generate AI images for online influence operations
Microsoft warned on Thursday that Chinese influence operations that aim to mimic U.S. voters and spark controversy online have “honed” a new capability to generate images using artificial intelligence. “We …
The Generative AI Boom Could Fuel a New International Arms Race
Governments around the world are rushing to embrace the algorithms that breathed some semblance of intelligence into ChatGPT, apparently enthralled by the enormous economic payoff expected from the technology. Two …
Why This Award-Winning Piece of AI Art Can’t Be Copyrighted
An award-winning piece of AI art cannot be copyrighted, the US Copyright Office has ruled. The artwork, Théâtre D’opéra Spatial, was created by Matthew Allen and came first in last …
Google to require campaign ads to disclose AI use
Google will require verified election advertisers to disclose when their ads have been digitally altered, including through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), the company said Wednesday. The update to …
Newsom signs executive order to study uses, risks of generative AI in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) signed an executive order Wednesday directing the state to study the potential uses and risks of generative artificial intelligence (AI) — a subset of AI, …
Appen, which helps Amazon and Google train AI, is reeling
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Mike Monegan saw the writing on the wall in January. For weeks, he’d had difficulty sleeping. As vice president of product management for …
Bond yield jump is not death to equities: BofA’s Savita Subramanian
The latest jump in Treasury yields is not “death to equities,” BofA Securities’ Savita Subramanian told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Tuesday. In fact, Subramanian sees the bond move as a …