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Waymo announces that its robotaxis will drive freeways for the first time
Google subsidiary to offer services on San Francisco, LA and Phoenix freeways as it scales expansion amid competition Alphabet’s Waymo said on Wednesday that it would begin offering robotaxi rides that use freeways across San Francisco, Los Angeles and Phoenix, a first for the Google subsidiary as it steps up expansion amid global and domestic…
Anthropic announces $50bn plan for datacenter construction in US
AI startup behind Claude chatbot working with London-based Fluidstack on building vast new computing facilities Artificial intelligence company Anthropic announced a $50bn investment in computing infrastructure on Wednesday that will include new datacenters in Texas and New York. “We’re getting closer to AI that can accelerate scientific discovery and help solve complex problems in ways…
Tech companies and UK child safety agencies to test AI tools’ ability to create abuse images
New law will allow technology to be examined and ensure tools have safeguards to stop creation of material Tech companies and child protection agencies will be given the power to test whether artificial intelligence tools can produce child abuse images under a new UK law. The announcement was made as a safety watchdog revealed that…
ChatGPT violated copyright law by ‘learning’ from song lyrics, German court rules
OpenAI ordered to pay undisclosed damages for training its language models on artists’ work without permission A court in Munich has ruled that OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT violated German copyright laws by using hits from top-selling musicians to train its language models in what creative industry advocates described as a landmark European ruling. The Munich regional…
China removes two popular gay dating apps from Apple and Android stores
Withdrawal of Blued and Finka raises fears of further crackdowns on LGBT rights amid growing restrictions Two of China’s most popular gay dating apps have disappeared from app stores in the country, raising fears of a further crackdown on LGBT communities. As of Tuesday, Blued and Finka were unavailable on Apple’s app store and several…
Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine sign voice deal with AI company
The voices of the Oscar-winning actors can now be used to create AI-generated versions in a new deal with ElevenLabs Oscar-winning actors Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine have both signed a deal with the AI audio company ElevenLabs. The New York-based company can now create AI-generated versions of their voices as part of a bid…
Datacenters meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America
An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment This Q&A originally appeared as part of The Guardian’s TechScape newsletter. Sign up for this weekly newsletter here. The datacenters that power the artificial intelligence boom are beyond enormous. Their financials, their…
Data centers meet resistance over environmental concerns as AI boom spreads in Latin America
An expert describes how communities in some of the world’s driest areas are demanding transparency as secretive governments court billions in foreign investment This Q&A originally appeared as part of The Guardian’s TechScape newsletter. Sign up for this weekly newsletter here. The data centers that power the artificial intelligence boom are beyond enormous. Their financials,…
Tech giants vow to defend users in US as spyware companies make inroads with Trump administration
Apple and WhatsApp say they will keep warning users if their phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them Apple and WhatsApp have vowed to keep warning users if their mobile phones are targeted by governments using hacking software against them, including in the US, as two spyware makers seek to make inroads…
Can OpenAI keep pace with industry’s soaring costs?
As investor jitters grow, the loss-making ChatGPT firm’s vast spending commitments test the limits of Silicon Valley optimism It is the $1.4tn (£1.1tn) question. How can a loss-making startup such as OpenAI afford such a staggering spending commitment? Answer that positively and it will go a long way to easing investor concerns over bubble warnings…