From writing code to testing the new Alexa+, Amazon engineers used generative AI throughout the build process. We talk to Amazon’s Daniel Rausch about the next version of the voice assistant.
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Voice Do-Over
Amazon Rebuilt Alexa Using a ‘Staggering’ Amount of AI Tools Read Post »
Traditional and indie authors are flooding #WritersTok with videos of them editing their manuscripts to refute accusations of generative AI use—and bring readers into their very human process.
Culture, Culture / Books, Keeping It Real
On Yupp, chatbot users earn cash by saying which of two prompts they prefer—info that has great value to the AI companies running the models
Gear, Gear / Gear News and Events, Money Bot
This Chatbot Tool Pays Users $50 a Month for Their Feedback on AI Models Read Post »
Launched in April, the Meta AI platform offers a “discover” feed that includes user queries containing medical, legal, and other seemingly sensitive information.
Business, Business / Big Tech, Query Unusual
The Meta AI App Lets You ‘Discover’ People’s Bizarrely Personal Chats Read Post »
Need to make a dinner reservation or change your flight? Now AI agents can do that for you. This episode of Uncanny Valley looks into what Sam Altman calls “the next giant breakthrough.”
Business, Business / Tech Culture, Uncanny Valley
Engineering was once the most stable and lucrative job in tech. Then AI learned to code.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Vibe-Pilled
AI tools cost a fraction of human labor—and may undermine the jobs needed to build careers.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Price Fix
In the complaint, the Hollywood giants allege Midjourney generates “endless” ripoffs of everything from minions to Darth Vader.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Mouse Trap
Disney and Universal Sue AI Company Midjourney for Copyright Infringement Read Post »
A new machine learning approach tries to better emulate the human brain, in hopes of creating more capable agentic AI.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI Lab
A Deep Learning Alternative Can Help AI Agents Gameplay the Real World Read Post »
Storm streamers are using radars and AI robots to predict extreme weather for millions of YouTube subscribers, in some cases faster than the National Weather Service, which has been gutted by DOGE.
Culture, Culture / Digital Culture, Storm’s A-Brewing
At a mansion overlooking the Golden Gate Bridge, a group of AI insiders met to debate one unsettling question: If humanity ends, what comes next?
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, End Times
Using a neural network trained with simulations of supermassive black holes, astronomers have found that the one at the center of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, likely rotates at maximum speed.
Science, Science / Space, Space
Astronomers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Unlock the Secrets of Black Holes Read Post »
Many new Apple Intelligence features happen on your device rather than in the cloud. While it may not be flashy, the privacy-centric approach could be a competitive advantage.
Security, Security / Privacy, Security / Security News, Close Calls
Apple Intelligence Is Gambling on Privacy as a Killer Feature Read Post »
Amid fast-moving events in Los Angeles, users are turning to chatbots like Grok and ChatGPT to find out what’s real and what’s not—and getting inaccurate information.
Politics, Politics / Disinformation, Unverified
AI Chatbots Are Making LA Protest Disinformation Worse Read Post »
An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US.
Science, Science / Environment, Artificial Intelligence
Apple took a measured approach to AI at WWDC. A new research paper suggests the company is skeptical about some recent AI advances, too.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Siri, More AI
Apple Is Pushing AI Into More of Its Products—but Still Lacks a State-of-the-Art Model Read Post »
After almost 10 years, Google Assistant was recently axed in favor of Gemini. Siri gets a bad rap—now is the time for Apple to make a change too.
Gear, Gear / How To and Advice, Gear / Products / Apps, Gear / Products / Phones, Decommissioned
Palantir threatened to call police on a WIRED reporter and kicked out other journalists from a recent conference following reports of the data analytics firm’s work with the Trump administration.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Hobbit Anxiety
Aravind Srinivas says agents need access to apps and claims that letting OpenAI take control of Chrome would be a disaster for the open Web.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, AI Lab
Perplexity’s CEO Sees AI Agents as the Next Web Battleground Read Post »
As power over artificial intelligence concentrates in a handful of companies, a new report urges advocacy groups to expose the technology’s connection to broader economic struggles.
Business, Business / Artificial Intelligence, Business / Big Tech, Hitting Reset
Facing a Changing Industry, AI Activists Rethink Their Strategy Read Post »
