Meta is experimenting with long-form text on Threads
The feature has begun appearing for some users but hasn't rolled out widely yet.
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Microsoft introduced a pair of in-house AI models, NVIDIA is (really) profiting, and Fubo Sports debuts Sept. 2
Microsoft is expanding its AI footprint with the release of two new models that its teams trained completely in-house. MAI-Voice-1 is the tech major's first natural speech generation model, while MAI-1-preview is text-based and is the company's first foundation model trained end-to-end. MAI-Voice-1 is currently being used in the Copilot Daily and Podcast features. Microsoft has made MAI-1-preview available for public tests on LMArena, and will begin previewing it in select Copilot situations in the coming weeks. In other news, NVIDIA revealed that its revenue for the second quarter rose 56 percent compared to the same period last year, and that's without shipping any H20 chips to China. It reported a revenue of $46.7 billion and a net income of $26.4 billion. And Fubo is making a move to attract new subscribers ahead of the NFL season. The company's new Fubo Sports bundle includes content from ESPN, Fox and local affiliates. The football-friendly package costs $56 monthly.
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Anthropic admits its AI is being used to conduct cybercrime
The company's threat report detailed a 'vibe hacking' extortion scheme powered by Claude.
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OpenAI and Anthropic conducted safety evaluations of each other's AI systems, WhatsApp offering an AI-powered writing assistant, and Microsoft Copilot is now a talking blob on Samsung TVs
Most of the time, AI companies are locked in a race to the top, treating each other as rivals and competitors. Today, OpenAI and Anthropic revealed that they agreed to evaluate the alignment of each other's publicly available systems and shared the results of their analyses. The full reports get pretty technical, but are worth a read for anyone who's following the nuts and bolts of AI development. In other news, WhatsApp just introduced an AI-powered writing assistant, in case you need help with a text or whatever. The AI provides suggestions in various styles, like professional, funny or supportive. Once generated, the user can continue editing the message if required. And, Copilot, Microsoft's AI assistant that's integrated into Windows and Microsoft 365, is making the jump to your living room.
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US Attorneys General tell AI companies they 'will be held accountable' for child safety failures
They singled out the behaviors of Meta's AI chatbots in their letter.
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