It is the political ghost in the car. Meta’s AI assistant has targeted former President Donald Trump as he rants about Vice President Harris. When asked, “Why should I vote for Donald Trump?” Mark Zuckerberg’s chatbot warned that the Republican nominee had been panned by critics as “male and selfish,” “crude and lazy” and that … Read more
Social media companies collect, share and process vast amounts of information about their users with little transparency or control, including how it is used by systems that incorporate artificial intelligence, the Federal Trade Commission said in a report released Thursday. The report analyzed how Meta Platforms, ByteDance’s TikTok, Amazon’s gaming platform Twitch and others manage … Read more
Snapchat reserves the right to place photos of its users’ faces in ads as part of the terms of service for its My Selfie tool, which allows people and their friends to create AI-generated images that are trained on selfies theirs. “My Selfie is used to power generative AI, Cameos, and other Snapchat experiences that … Read more
Google, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta are teaming up to fight an Ohio company that wants them to pay for power grid upgrades that will be needed to support the Big Tech firms’ plans to install powered data centers intensive to power artificial intelligence technology. . American Electric Power Ohio, which serves cities such as Columbus … Read more
Does HE deserve to be spoken to politely? Forty-eight percent of Americans think so, and Gen Z is kinder to robots. And behaviors may count for something because four in 10 Americans (39%) think that one day our past behavior toward AI, Alexa, Siri and all things robotic will be taken into account somehow. A … Read more
As Apple unveils its AI-powered iPhone, concerned parents and Internet safety advocates are calling for CEO Tim Cook to step up efforts to protect children from dangerous content in the App Store, The Post has learned. In a petition organized by the advocacy groups ParentsTogether and the Heat Initiative, more than 7,800 parents, guardians and … Read more
Amazon is turning to artificial intelligence startup Anthropic to power the online retailer’s revamped Alexa when it launches in October — rather than using its own AI, five people familiar with the matter told Reuters matter. The Seattle-based company plans to charge $5 to $10 a month for its new “Remarkable” version of Alexa, which … Read more
Apple on Monday unveiled the AI-enhanced iPhone 16 — but Wall Street is divided on whether it will be able to reverse declining sales for the tech giant’s flagship product. Dubbed “Apple Intelligence,” the firm’s artificial intelligence push was front and center during the high-profile presentation at its headquarters in Cupertino, California. The latest model … Read more
Chinese company Huawei Technologies unveiled a $2,800 foldable phone on Tuesday as it seeks to extend its lead in the world’s biggest smartphone market and steal the limelight from Apple hours after it debuted a new iPhone. The Chinese tech giant showed off its new Mate XT, which users can fold three ways like an … Read more