Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs Summary Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told The Logan Bartlett Show that agentic AI allowed the company to “rebalance” its customer…
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy Summary Freelancers — graphic designers, developers and other creatives — are increasingly being hired to clean up and polish…
First ‘AI Music Creator’ Signed by Record Label. More Ahead, or Just a Copyright Quandry?
First ‘AI Music Creator’ Signed by Record Label. More Ahead, or Just a Copyright Quandry? Summary Oliver McCann, described as an “AI music creator,” has reportedly signed with an independent…
OpenAI Is Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police
OpenAI Is Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police Summary Futurism and Slashdot report that OpenAI quietly confirmed, in the middle of a longer blog post about mental-health…
‘Why Do Waymos Keep Loitering in Front of My House?’
Why Do Waymos Keep Loitering in Front of My House? Summary Waymo robotaxis have been observed repeatedly parking in the same kerbside spots outside particular homes in Los Angeles and…
85% of College Students Report AI Use
85% of College Students Report AI Use Summary A new Inside Higher Ed survey, reported via Slashdot, finds that 85% of college students used generative AI for coursework in the…
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs
Salesforce CEO Says AI Enabled Him To Cut 4,000 Jobs Summary Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff told The Logan Bartlett Show that “agentic” AI allowed the company to “rebalance” its customer…
OpenAI Is Scanning Users’ ChatGPT Conversations and Reporting Content To Police
OpenAI has confirmed that it automatically scans ChatGPT conversations and routes interactions flagged as planning harm to specialised pipelines for human review. Human reviewers trained on OpenAI’s policies can take…
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy
Humans Are Being Hired to Make AI Slop Look Less Sloppy Summary The Slashdot post highlights an NBC News report about a growing cottage industry: freelancers hired to clean up…
First ‘AI Music Creator’ Signed by Record Label. More Ahead, or Just a Copyright Quandry?
First ‘AI Music Creator’ Signed by Record Label. More Ahead, or Just a Copyright Quandry? Summary British “AI music creator” Oliver McCann — who says he has no musical training…