How OpenAI's origins explain the Sam Altman drama
The company's non-profit board and for-profit arm have long been at odds. CEO Sam Altman's week-long ouster represents the culmination of that long-simmering tension.
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Ousted OpenAI leader Sam Altman joins Microsoft
The surprise development follows Altman's abrupt ouster from OpenAI by its board of directors over an apparent rift over balancing AI safety with the push to publicly release new powerful AI tools.
Google's latest AI music tool creates tracks using famous singers' voice clones
Nine artists including T-Pain, Demi Lovato and Charlie Puth have granted Google permission to use their singing voices for the new tool, Dream Track.
Worried about AI hijacking your voice for a deepfake? This tool could help
Emerging tools may make it easier for the public to detect fake online videos, and more difficult for generative AI systems to create them.
New tools help artists fight AI by directly disrupting the systems
Visual artists are fighting back against unauthorized uses of AI on their work by using tools that contaminate and confuse the AI systems. One tool, for example, can make AI think a dog is a cat.
AI could help doctors make better diagnoses
An artificial intelligence upgrade could be coming soon to a computer program called UpToDate that is used by more than 2 million health care professionals to make decisions about patients' care.
Using AI, cartoonist Amy Kurzweil connects with deceased grandfather in 'Artificial'
In her new graphic memoir, Artificial: A Love Story, Kurzweil describes how she and her father, famed futurist Ray Kurzweil, harnessed the power of AI to speak with the grandfather she never knew.
New proteins, better batteries: Scientists are using AI to speed up discoveries
New artificial intelligence tools are being rapidly developed across the sciences. They may not be able to solve every problem, but in some cases, they're shortening the time to new breakthroughs.
'Too dangerous:' Why even Google was afraid to release this technology
A startup called PimEyes allows anyone to identify a stranger within seconds with just a photo of the person's face. The technology has alarmed privacy advocates worldwide.
AI was asked to create images of Black African docs treating white kids. How'd it go?
Researchers were curious if artificial intelligence could fulfill the order. Or would built-in biases short-circuit the request? Let's see what an image generator came up with.