Google and Samsung used to update smartphone software for only three years. That has changed.
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Inside OpenAI’s Library
OpenAI may be changing how the world interacts with language. But inside headquarters, there is a homage to the written word: a library.
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AI Program Aims to Break Barriers for Female Students
A new program, backed by Cornell Tech, M.I.T. and U.C.L.A., helps prepare lower-income, Latina and Black female computing majors for artificial intelligence careers.
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Senators Propose $32 Billion in Annual A.I. Spending but Defer Regulation
Their plan is the culmination of a yearlong listening tour on the dangers of the new technology.
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AI Robot Gives Graduation Speech at Buffalo’s D’Youville University
D’Youville University in Buffalo had an A.I. robot speak at its commencement on Saturday. Not everyone was happy about it.
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BreachForums, an online bazaar for stolen data, seized by FBI
Enlarge / The front page of BreachForums. The FBI and law enforcement partners worldwide have seized BreachForums, a website that openly trafficked malware and data stolen in hacks. The site has operated for years as an online trading post where criminals could buy and sell all kinds of compromised data, including passwords, customer records, and...
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Google unveils Veo, a high-definition AI video generator that may rival Sora
Enlarge / Still images taken from videos generated by Google Veo. (credit: Google / Benj Edwards) On Tuesday at Google I/O 2024, Google announced Veo, a new AI video synthesis model that can create HD videos from text, image, or video prompts, similar to OpenAI’s Sora. It can generate 1080p videos lasting over a minute...
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Linux maintainers were infected for 2 years by SSH-dwelling backdoor with huge reach
Enlarge (credit: BeeBright / Getty Images / iStockphoto) Infrastructure used to maintain and distribute the Linux operating system kernel was infected for two years, starting in 2009, by sophisticated malware that managed to get a hold of one of the developers’ most closely guarded resources: the /etc/shadow files that stored encrypted password data for more...
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Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever leaves OpenAI six months after Altman ouster
Enlarge / An image Ilya Sutskever tweeted with this OpenAI resignation announcement. From left to right: New OpenAI Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki, President Greg Brockman, Sutskever, CEO Sam Altman, and CTO Mira Murati. (credit: Ilya Sutskever / X) On Tuesday evening, OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever announced that he is leaving the company he co-founded,...
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OpenAI’s Chief Scientist, Ilya Sutskever, Is Leaving the Company
In November, Ilya Sutskever joined three other OpenAI board members to force out Sam Altman, the chief executive, before saying he regretted the move.