#The case against AI art

#The case against AI art

No matter who powerful generative AI becomes, writer Ted Chiang says it will never create true art. Chiang is one of the most admired science fiction authors writing today, best known for the novella “Story Of Your Life” (which was adapted into the movie “Arrival”). But he’s also published terrific pieces for The New Yorker…

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#Amazon hires the founders of AI robotics startup Covariant

#Amazon hires the founders of AI robotics startup Covariant

Amazon announced Friday evening that it has hired Covariant’s founders — Pieter Abbeel, Peter Chen, and Rocky Duan — along with “about a quarter” of the startup’s employees. It’s also signed a non-exclusive license to use Covariant’s robotic foundation models. Earlier this year, Chen told TechCrunch that Covariant is building “a large language model, but…

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#California’s legislature just passed AI bill SB 1047; here’s why some hope the governor won’t sign it

#California’s legislature just passed AI bill SB 1047; here’s why some hope the governor won’t sign it

Update: California’s Appropriations Committee passed SB 1047 with significant amendments that change the bill on Thursday, August 15. You can read about them here. Outside of sci-fi films, there’s no precedent for AI systems killing people or being used in massive cyberattacks. However, some lawmakers want to implement safeguards before bad actors make that dystopian…

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#The Best Paraphrasing Tools for 2025

#The Best Paraphrasing Tools for 2025

Are you tired of scratching your head & trying to come up with unique ways to express the same idea?  Or perhaps you are struggling to paraphrase a sentence without losing the intent? Well, you are in luck!  With AI technology on the rise, paraphrasing tools have really become a game-changer for content writers, students,…

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