Why Pope Francis Is the Star of A.I.-Generated Photos
Kalley Huang, The New York Times
Francis has become a recurring favorite to show in incongruous situations, such as riding a motorcycle and attending Burning Man, in A.I.-generated images.
Washington vows to tackle AI, as tech titans and critics descend
Cat Zakrzewski, The Washington Post
After years of inaction on Big Tech — and the explosive success of ChatGPT — lawmakers aim to avoid similar mistakes with artificial intelligence.
Microsoft’s $13 billion bet on OpenAI carries huge potential along with plenty of uncertainty
Jordan Novet, CNBC
When Microsoft first invested $1 billion in OpenAI in 2019, the deal received no more attention than your average corporate venture round. The startup market was blazing hot, and artificial intelligence was one of many areas attracting mega-valuations, alongside electric vehicles, advanced logistics and aerospace.
Jailbreaking AI Chatbots Is Tech’s New Pastime
Rachel Metz, Bloomberg
AI programs have safety restrictions built in to prevent them from saying offensive or dangerous things. It doesn’t always work.
The AI Will See You Now
Lee Hood and Nathan Price, The Wall Street Journal
As medical research produces ever more data on health and disease, doctors are turning to artificial intelligence to help them make the best decisions for patients.
Can We No Longer Believe Anything We See?
Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers, The New York Times
Seeing has not been believing for a very long time. Photos have been faked and manipulated for nearly as long as photography has existed. Now, not even reality is required for photographs to look authentic — just artificial intelligence responding to a prompt.
GM’s Cruise recalls 300 self-driving vehicles to update software after bus crash
David Shepardson, Reuters
General Motors’ robotaxi unit Cruise LLC is recalling the automated driving software in 300 vehicles after one of its driverless vehicles crashed into the back of a San Francisco bus.
Stability AI is on shaky ground as it burns through cash and looks at a management overhaul
Reed Albergotti, Semafor
Stability AI, one of the hottest companies in artificial intelligence, is burning through cash and has been slow to generate revenue, leading to an executive hunt to help ramp up sales, according to people familiar with the matter.