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OpenAI pauses a ChatGPT voice after some say it sounds like Scarlett Johansson
FILE - Scarlett Johansson poses for photographers at the photo call for the film "Asteroid City" at the 76th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, May 24, 2023. OpenAI plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices after some drew similarities to Johansson, who famously portrayed a fictional AI assistant in the (perhaps no longer so futuristic) film “Her.” (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
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Reddit shares jump after OpenAI partnership announced
FILE PHOTO: Reddit's logo is displayed, at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Lately: The wild capabilities of GPT-4o, power-hungry AI and an art project gone wrong
international business
OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever departs ChatGPT maker
FILE PHOTO: Ilya Sutskever, co-Founder and Chief Scientist of OpenAI speaks during a talk at Tel Aviv University in Tel Aviv, Israel June 5, 2023. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
technology
OpenAI unveils GPT-4o, new AI model capable of real-time voice conversations
FILE - OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. The rate of businesses in the U.S. using AI is still relatively small but growing rapidly, with firms in information technology and professional services, and in locations like Colorado and the District of Columbia, leading the way, according to a new paper from U.S. Census Bureau researchers. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
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What risks do advanced AI models pose in the wrong hands?
FILE - An FBI seal is seen on a wall on Aug. 10, 2022, in Omaha, Neb. A senior FBI official says the agency is concerned by the potential that foreign adversaries could deploy artificial intelligence as a way to interfere in American elections and spread disinformation. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)
world
OpenAI plans to announce Google search competitor on Monday, sources say
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
globe investor
Tensions rise in Silicon Valley over sales of startup stocks
SpaceX logo and Elon Musk silhouette are seen in this illustration taken, December 19, 2022.
international business
Eight U.S. newspapers sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement
FILE - OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. With companies deploying artificial intelligence to every corner of society, state lawmakers are playing catch-up with the first major proposals to reign in AI's penchant for discrimination — but those bills face blistering headwinds from every direction. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
international business
OpenAI to use FT content for training AI models in latest media tie-up
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Vancouver swimwear brand helping women’s beach volleyball team find freedom on the sand
photos to item on Olympic swimwear . these feature #1 Melissa Humana-Paredes from Volleyball Canada. They're pretty incredible! Photo credit should be: Coliena Rentmeester.
technology
Microsoft-OpenAI deal set to dodge formal EU merger probe, sources say
FILE PHOTO: Microsoft logo is seen at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, Spain February 27, 2024. REUTERS/Bruna Casas/File Photo
technology
OpenAI makes pitch for business in Japan as it opens Tokyo office
Journalists are silhouetted at OpenAI’s press conference about the opening of its first Asia office in Tokyo, Japan April 15, 2024. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
international business
Amazon adds Andrew Ng to board as GenAI race heats up
(FILES) In this file photo taken on July 04, 2022 This picture taken on July 4, 2022 shows the Amazon logo, a major online shopping company, at Amazon Amagasaki Fulfillent Center in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture. - Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said March 20, 2023 he was cutting 9,000 more jobs from the online retail giant's workforce, following the 18,000 that were axed in January. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) (Photo by KAZUHIRO NOGI/AFP via Getty Images)
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New York court rejects authors’ bid to block OpenAI cases from NYT, others
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI and The New York Times logos are seen in this illustration taken December 27, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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OpenAI removes Sam Altman’s ownership of its Startup Fund
FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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OpenAI reveals Voice Engine, but won’t yet publicly release the risky AI voice-cloning technology
FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays output from ChatGPT, March 21, 2023, in Boston. A wave of AI deepfakes tied to elections in Europe and Asia has coursed through social media for months, serving as a warning for more than 50 countries heading to the polls this year. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
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Europe’s world-first AI rules get final approval from lawmakers. Here’s what happens next
European Union lawmakers vote on an Artificial Intelligence Act at the European Parliament, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 in Strasbourg, eastern France. European Union lawmakers are set to give final approval to the 27-nation bloc's artificial intelligence law, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias)
world
Musk says X’s long-form videos will soon be available on smart TVs
FILE - Elon Musk appears at an event with Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in London, on Nov. 2, 2023. Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits. In a lawsuit filed Thursday Feb. 29, 2024 at San Francisco Superior Court, billionaire Musk said that when he bankrolled OpenAI's creation, he secured an agreement with Altman and Greg Brockman, the president, to keep the AI company as a non-profit that would develop technology for the benefit of the public. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, Pool, File)
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OpenAI has ‘full confidence’ in CEO Sam Altman after investigation, reinstates him to board
FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, U.S. November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/File Photo
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Why is Elon Musk suing OpenAI? Take our business and investing news quiz
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023.
technology
OpenAI says Elon Musk agreed the ChatGPT maker should become a for-profit company
FILE - Elon Musk addresses the European Jewish Association's conference, in Krakow, Poland, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Musk is suing OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman, Thursday, Feb. 29, over what he says is a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker's founding aims of benefiting humanity rather than pursuing profits. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
technology
Anthropic releases more powerful Claude 3 AI as tech race continues
FILE PHOTO: Anthropic logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
technology
Elon Musk sues OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman, says they abandoned company’s original mission
FILE PHOTO: Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, attends the 54th annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, in Davos, Switzerland, January 18, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
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Toronto AI company Cohere to indemnify customers who are sued for any copyright violations
FILE PHOTO: Cohere's logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Digital outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet sue OpenAI for unauthorized use of journalism
FILE - The OpenAI logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen displaying output from ChatGPT, March 21, 2023, in Boston. Digital news outlets The Intercept, Raw Story and AlterNet are joining the fight against unauthorized use of their journalism in artificial intelligence, filing a copyright-infringement lawsuit Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, against ChatGPT owner OpenAI. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
technology
Microsoft’s deal with French tech startup Mistral AI faces EU scrutiny
A visitor takes a photo at the Microsoft stand during the second day of Mobile World Congress 2024 in Barcelona, Spain, Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. The Mobile World Congress kicked off Monday in Barcelona, Spain, with mobile phone makers showing off new devices and telecom industry executives perusing the latest networking gear and software. (AP Photo/Pau Venteo)
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Microsoft announces principles to foster innovation, competition in AI
Brad Smith, vice chair and president of Microsoft, gestures as he speaks at the Mobile World Congress (MWC), in Barcelona, Spain February 26, 2024. REUTERS/Bruna Casas
international business
Google to pause Gemini AI model’s image generation of people due to inaccuracies
FILE PHOTO: A sign is pictured outside a Google office near the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California, U.S., May 8, 2019. REUTERS/Paresh Dave/File Photo
technology
OpenAI, Meta and other tech giants agree to work together to fight AI election interference
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken, February 3, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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OpenAI introduces AI model that turns text into video
FILE PHOTO: A keyboard is placed in front of a displayed OpenAI logo in this illustration taken February 21, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
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Why Canada’s pension funds hold the key to drive innovation and economic prosperity
Julian Klymochko
technology
Microsoft-backed OpenAI reportedly hit US$2-billion revenue milestone in December
FILE PHOTO: OpenAI logo is seen near computer motherboard in this illustration taken January 8, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
technology
Facebook parent Meta to start labeling AI-generated images from companies like OpenAI, Google
(FILES) The Meta (formerly Facebook) logo marks the entrance of their corporate headquarters in Menlo Park, California on November 9, 2022. With major elections looming, Meta's policy on deep fake content is in urgent need of updating, an oversight body said on February 5, 2024, in a decision about a manipulated video of US President Joe Biden. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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Google parent Alphabet holiday ad revenue disappoints, shares drop 4 per cent
FILE - The Google sign is shown over an entrance to the company's new building in New York on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. A legal advisor to the European Union's top court said Thursday that Google should still pay a whopping fine in a long-running antitrust case in which regulators found the company gave its own shopping recommendations an illegal advantage over rivals in search results. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)
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How good are you at spotting fakes? Take The Globe’s AI vs. human quiz to find out
Combination image of one made using Midjourney (left) and one from Getty to illustrate the challenge of spotting faked photos compared to real ones.