Crypto Scams Likely Set New Record in 2024, Helped by AI: Chainalysis

Crypto Scams Likely Set New Record in 2024, Helped by AI: Chainalysis

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates The rise of “pig butchering” scams and the increasing use of generative artificial intelligence likely lifted revenues from crypto scams to a record high in 2024, according to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis. Revenue from pig butchering scams, where perpetrators cultivate relationships with individuals…

Activision Sold AI-Generated Call of Duty Cosmetic, Approved AI Use That Led to Layoffs: Report

Activision Sold AI-Generated Call of Duty Cosmetic, Approved AI Use That Led to Layoffs: Report

Activision reportedly utilised generative artificial intelligence (AI) to create an in-game cosmetic for its latest Call of Duty title and made it available for purchase in late 2023. The Call of Duty maker is said to have approved the use of generative AI tools like Midjourney and Stable Diffusion to…

Apple Said to Plan AI-Based Siri Overhaul to Control Individual App Functions

Apple Said to Plan AI-Based Siri Overhaul to Control Individual App Functions

Apple Inc. is planning to overhaul its Siri virtual assistant with more advanced artificial intelligence, a move that will let users control individual app functions with their voice, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The new system will allow Siri to take command of all the features within…

OpenAI Signs Deal With Financial Times to Use Its Content for Training AI Models

OpenAI Signs Deal With Financial Times to Use Its Content for Training AI Models

The Financial Times has signed a deal with OpenAI to license its content for the development of AI models and allow ChatGPT to answer queries with summaries attributable to the newspaper, the latest media tie-up for the Microsoft-backed startup. Financial terms of the agreement, announced on Monday, were not disclosed….

OpenAI Said to Court Hollywood in Meetings With Film Studios, Directors

OpenAI Said to Court Hollywood in Meetings With Film Studios, Directors

OpenAI wants to break into the movie business. The artificial intelligence startup has scheduled meetings in Los Angeles next week with Hollywood studios, media executives and talent agencies to form partnerships in the entertainment industry and encourage filmmakers to integrate its new AI video generator into their work, according to…

Apple to Reveal Generative AI Plans Later This Year, CEO Tim Cook Says

Apple to Reveal Generative AI Plans Later This Year, CEO Tim Cook Says

Apple plans to disclose more about its plans to put generative artificial intelligence to use later this year, Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook said during the company’s annual shareholder meeting on Wednesday. Cook said that the iPhone maker sees “incredible breakthrough potential for generative AI, which is why we’re currently…

iPhone to Get New AI Features as Part of iOS 18 at WWDC 2024: Report

iPhone to Get New AI Features as Part of iOS 18 at WWDC 2024: Report

Since the launch of ChatGPT, OpenAI’s wildly successful AI chatbot in November 2022, technology companies have rushed to integrate artificial intelligence tools to their hardware and software offerings. Microsoft, which is also an OpenAI backer, moved early last year to launch its own generative AI chatbot, Bing Chat (now renamed…

Apple Negotiating Deals With Publishers to Train Generative AI Systems on News Content: Report

Apple Negotiating Deals With Publishers to Train Generative AI Systems on News Content: Report

Apple has opened negotiations in recent weeks with major news and publishing organisations, seeking permission to use their material in the company’s development of generative artificial intelligence systems, the New York Times reported on Friday. The iPhone maker has floated multiyear deals worth at least $50 million (roughly Rs. 420…

Amazon Q Chatbot Announced for AWS Customers; Comes Loaded With Generative AI Features

Amazon Q Chatbot Announced for AWS Customers; Comes Loaded With Generative AI Features

Amazon has hopped aboard the generative AI hype, that boomed exponentially after the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT last year. During Amazon’s re:Invent conference in Las Vegas, it officially lifted the curtains off ‘Q’, a generative AI-enabled chatbot designed for the customers of Amazon Web Services (AWS), most of which are…