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Adobe previews AI video tools that arrive later this year
11 Sep

Adobe previews AI video tools that arrive later this year

John RoutledgeLatest News
On Wednesday, Adobe unveiled Firefly AI video generation tools that will arrive in beta later this year. Like many things related to AI, the examples are equal parts mesmerizing and terrifying as the company slowly integrates tools built to automate much of the creative work its prized user base is paid for today. Echoing AI salesmanship found elsewhere in the…
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Google searches now link to the Internet Archive
11 Sep

Google searches now link to the Internet Archive

John RoutledgeLatest News
Earlier this year, Google said goodbye to its cached web page feature, saying it’s no longer needed. While many were sad to see it go, we can now rejoice as Google is partnering with the Internet Archive to bring something substantially similar back. Thanks to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, you can now look at archived web pages easily.Clicking on…
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The ‘audio earrings’ Kamala Harris didn’t wear during the debate barely even exist
11 Sep

The ‘audio earrings’ Kamala Harris didn’t wear during the debate barely even exist

John RoutledgeLatest News
With even Fox News and senior Republican figures admitting that Vice President Kamala Harris won Tuesday night’s presidential debate, some supporters of former president Donald Trump are desperately seeking crumbs of comfort. Cue the predictable conspiracy theories.A frequent refrain that has emerged from conservatives (but curiously, not Democrats) over the last decade or so is that their guy's opponent was…
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Americans used 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data last year
11 Sep

Americans used 100 trillion megabytes of wireless data last year

John RoutledgeLatest News
Americans utilized more wireless data last year than ever before, using over 100 trillion megabytes throughout 2023, Reuters reports. This record number represented a 36 percent or 26 trillion MB boost from 2022, according to an industry survey. The number of wireless connections also grew in 2023 to 558 million — a six percent jump over 2022.Interestingly, these increases were…
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US senators urge regulators to probe potential AI antitrust violations
11 Sep

US senators urge regulators to probe potential AI antitrust violations

John RoutledgeLatest News
The US government has noticed the potentially negative effects of generative AI on areas like journalism and content creation. Senator Amy Klobuchar, along with seven Democrat colleagues, urged the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department to probe generative AI products like ChatGPT for potential antitrust violations, they wrote in a press release."Recently, multiple dominant online platforms have introduced new…
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Meta scraped every Australian user’s account to train its AI
11 Sep

Meta scraped every Australian user’s account to train its AI

John RoutledgeLatest News
In a government inquiry about AI adoption in Australia, Meta's global privacy director Melinda Claybaugh was asked whether her company has been collecting Australians' data to train its generative AI technology. According to ABC News, Claybaugh initially denied the claim, but upon being pressed, she ultimately admitted that Meta scrapes all the photos and texts in all Facebook and Instagram…
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