Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, urges European leaders to enhance funding for artificial intelligence to bridge the investment gap with the United States. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, called for increased investment in artificial intelligence from Europe and described recent US funding initiatives as potentially unrealistic. His comments, made during an interview with AFP, highlighted the significant disparity in investment strategies between Europe and the United States. LeCun, considered one of the pioneers of AI, specifically referenced a $500 billion funding plan announced by former US President Donald Trump aimed at…

Music AI raises $40 million in Series A funding to advance ethical AI solutions for the music industry, amid growing concerns over copyright issues. Music AI, a company focused on developing artificial intelligence solutions for the music and audio sectors, has successfully secured $40 million in a Series A funding round. This funding round was led by Connect Ventures, a joint venture between Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and New Enterprise Associates (NEA), along with Brazilian investor monashees. Other contributors to the funding included Kickstart, Samsung Next, Toba Capital, Valutia, Pelion, and several notable figures from the music industry, including songwriter…

The tech giant has temporarily halted its AI notifications for news and entertainment after a backlash over misleading alerts. Apple has decided to suspend its AI notification feature aimed at news and entertainment platforms following criticism after it generated inaccurate alerts. The decision to pause was influenced in part by a complaint from the BBC. Last month Apple Intelligence wrongly made it appear that BBC News had published an article reporting that Luigi Mangione, the man arrested following the murder of a health insurance CEO in New York, had shot himself, when he was alive and well in police custody.…

The implications of the second Trump presidency for AI regulation and copyright are becoming increasingly significant. A series of significant developments regarding artificial intelligence (AI) emerged from Washington DC as the year closed and the political landscape shifts with an administration change. On December 16, the US Copyright Office announced a delay in the release of parts 2 and 3 of its comprehensive report addressing AI and copyright challenges, which is now scheduled for this year. This decision marks a shift from an initial timeline that had set the release for the end of fiscal year 2024. The first segment…

The editorial team of the Journal of Human Evolution has resigned in protest against the publisher’s use of AI in editorial processes. The editorial team of the Journal of Human Evolution (JHE) has resigned in response to actions taken by their publisher, Elsevier, which they claim undermined the integrity of their work, notably in relation to the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology in their editorial processes. In a public statement, the editors expressed their concerns not only about the publisher’s imposition of high subscription fees but also about significant changes to the editorial structure and responsibilities that they sayt…

One of OpenAI’s co-founders described data as AI’s “fossil fuel” and spoke about attempts to lessen its impact on development. The artificial intelligence industry is facing a significant data shortage that could alter its trajectory, according to OpenAI co-founder Ilya Sutskever. Speaking at the recent Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) in Vancouver. Sutskever emphasised how critical data is to AI development, likening it to “fossil fuel”. “We’ve achieved peak data and there will be no more,” he said, according to the Observer. This alarming forecast coincides with growing restrictions on data access, revealed by a Data Provenance Initiative…

Apple’s new AI service is under fire for producing misleading notifications that confuse users and raise concerns about the reliability of AI-generated content. Apple’s recent foray into news summarisation with its AI service, Apple Intelligence, has faced scrutiny following a significant blunder in its notifications that has raised questions about the reliability of AI-generated content. The service, aimed at providing quick overviews and reducing notification clutter for users of iPhones and other Apple devices in the UK, produced an inaccurate headline proclaiming that “Luigi Mangione shoots himself”, attributed to the BBC, the British broadcaster. This was categorically false as Mangione,…

Research highlights the diminishing trust readers have in AI-influenced journalism and the need for clearer communication on the role of AI in content creation. Research from the University of Kansas suggests that when readers are made aware that AI played a role in news production, their trust in the credibility of that content tends to diminish. This research was undertaken by Alyssa Appelman and Steve Bien-Aimé, both associate professors at the William Allen White School of Journalism and Mass Communications, who conducted experimental studies to assess how different bylines — specifically those indicating AI involvement — affect readers’ perceptions. The…

The bankruptcy proceedings of the Infowars firebrand are sparking a legal debate on social media account ownership, focusing on his X accounts claimed by both Jones and platform X. The ongoing bankruptcy proceedings of Alex Jones, the founder of Infowars, have catalysed a complex legal discussion regarding the ownership of social media accounts, particularly in the context of digital assets. A US bankruptcy judge, Christopher Lopez, is set to evaluate the fate of Jones’s accounts on X, formerly known as Twitter, as his trustee seeks to liquidate assets to cover nearly $1.5 billion in damages owed to families of the…

The search giant has issued subpoenas to OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft, seeking crucial data to support its defence against claims of monopolistic behaviour in digital advertising. In a significant development in the ongoing antitrust trial concerning Google’s search practices, the tech giant has issued subpoenas to three of its leading competitors in the AI space: OpenAI, Perplexity AI, and Microsoft. The subpoenas, unsealed in October, were made public in legal documents filed after the closing arguments of the trial held in federal court. The case is being closely monitored as it follows the Department of Justice (DOJ) and various…