The AI fight brewing inside The New York Times
…years,” Rhoades Ha said. The Times Guild is currently bargaining a new contract, pushing for robust protections against AI, like requirements that a human is behind any AI tool being used, that…
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Fortnite developers can make AI characters now — just don’t try to date them
…Right now, the conversations tool has an “experimental” designation — developers won’t be able to publish their experiences with AI characters until the tool reaches beta, and it’s unclear when that…
Apple is using AI to fix Safari’s extension problem
…Until now, Safari’s AI toolset has been slim compared to competitors, as it has just offered AI summaries of webpages through a Highlights feature. [Video: Safari AI tab organization] Aside from…
Microsoft starts removing Copilot buttons from Windows 11 apps
…In the latest version of the Notepad app for Windows Insiders, Microsoft has removed the Copilot button in favor of a “writing tools” menu. The Copilot button in the Snipping Tool app…
Attack of the killer script kiddies
…For decades, this type of no-skill hacker, known as a script kiddie, has wreaked havoc, running scripts they ripped from the internet or copied from exploit tool kits. They didn’t…
Apple’s new AI photo editing tools mostly work, for better and worse
…This is what Google has been doing for years now, and it’s why the company’s Magic Editor tools were miles better than the version Apple introduced last year. That totally…
Your article about AI doesn’t need AI art
…I.” Szauder is a mixed-media artist who has been working with collage, video, and generative art processes that predate commercial AI tools for over a decade, and was recently teaching art…
How one founder’s bet on ‘the old school web’ is paying off
…While AI may be eating the open web alive, Campbell has fully embraced AI tools to help run the business. Campbell says that he used to spend one or two hours a…
Has Google’s AI watermarking system been reverse-engineered?
…s claims. “It is incorrect to say this tool can systematically remove SynthID watermarks,” Google spokesperson Myriam Khan told The Verge. “SynthID is a robust, effective watermarking tool for AI-generated content.”
SpaceX is officially buying Cursor for $60 billion
…Acquiring Cursor, which offers similar tools to automate coding, could help close the gap. The startup has grown explosively in recent years amid booming demand for more efficient programming tools and a…