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Tech CEOs Continue to Fearmonger About the Technology They’re Forcing On All of Us

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Senator Chuck Schumer’s much anticipated behind-closed-doors AI summit with tech sector bigwigs happened this week and, predictably, Silicon Valley’s plutocrats wasted no time in trotting out their typical scare tactics designed to co-opt the regulatory conversation. Read more about it here.

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Samsung Bespoke AI Refrigerator Wants to Take the Stress Out of the Kitchen

You’ll never have to wrack your brain trying to remember what you have in the fridge again.

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Black-and-White image of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's head coming out of a toilet

R.I.P. Sora (2024-2026)

OpenAI's video model and social media platform were too beautiful for this world.

Artificial Intelligence Mike Pearl

Disney Says It Will Find Ways to Peddle Slop Elsewhere After Pulling Out of OpenAI Deal

Just three months after it was announced, Disney's partnership with OpenAI has ended with OpenAI's shuttering of its Sora AI video app.

Corporate Culture Cheryl Eddy

OpenAI Reportedly Pivoting to a Focus on Business and Productivity Only

An all-hands meeting, whose details leaked to the Wall Street Journal, made the AI juggernaut sound a bit desperate.

Artificial Intelligence Mike Pearl

Encyclopedia Britannica Sues OpenAI Over AI Training Data. Is Grokipedia Next?

Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster say ChatGPT is 'cannibalizing' their traffic.

Artificial Intelligence Bruce Gil

Sam Altman Says Intelligence Will Be a Utility, and He’s Just the Man to Collect the Bills

"Intelligence too cheap to meter" doesn't quite come across the way Altman might intend.

Artificial Intelligence AJ Dellinger