Business, Spoken

In a lengthy cross-examination in the UK High Court, Craig Wright rejected all claims he had forged and manipulated evidence that indicate he is Satoshi Nakamoto, creator of Bitcoin. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

AI fakes are a disinformation menace. But some politicians, executives, and academics see them as a way to extend their reach. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ChatGPT is now like a first date who never forgets the details. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Roughly half of the world’s emissions currently can’t be reduced, yet green investment continues to avoid the sectors that need the most help—manufacturing, agriculture, and the built environment. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Self-righteous chatbot Goody-2 was built to take AI guardrails to an illogical extreme. The artists behind the project say there’s a serious point behind the gag. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Google's answer to ChatGPT Plus gives you access to Gemini Advanced, its most powerful chatbot yet. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Adam Selipsky, CEO of Amazon’s dominant cloud platform AWS, says generative AI is valuable but that the excitement around some AI companies is similar to when dotcom darlings were “dramatically overhyped.” Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A chatbot interface on LinkedIn tries to speed up job searches by offering advice such as an assessment of how well a job opening matches a person's skills. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Some AI-generated images posted to Facebook, Instagram, and Threads will in future be labeled as artificial. But only if they are made using tools from companies willing to work with Meta. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The skyrocketing value of cryptocurrency is the center of a disagreement over the FTX bankruptcy. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As interest rates and antitrust pressure climbed in 2023, Alphabet made no major acquisitions for the first time in years. Apple, Amazon, and Meta also curbed dealmaking. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

X CEO Linda Yaccarino told US senators she’s hiring more trust and safety staffers. She didn’t mention that Elon Musk fired most people policing content on the platform when he acquired it in 2022. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A crucial team at Google that reviewed new AI products for compliance with its rules for responsible AI development faces an uncertain future after its leader departed this month. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Members of Congress say the DOJ is funding the use of AI tools that further discriminatory policing practices. They're demanding higher standards for federal grants. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Biden administration is using the Defense Production Act to require companies to inform the Commerce Department when they start training high-powered AI algorithms. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In his new book Read Write Own, investor Chris Dixon mounts a defense of blockchain, arguing it can save society from the monopoly power of tech giants. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

As the US and other countries ponder how to prevent dangerous uses of AI, some researchers suggest building limitations into crucial chips like GPUs to cap the power of algorithms. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

From its founding, OpenAI said its governing documents were available to the public. When WIRED requested copies after the company’s boardroom drama, it declined to provide them. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

One of America’s largest internet providers may collect data about your political beliefs, race, and sexual orientation to serve personalized ads. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Apple’s latest series of Vision Pro demos carefully obscures one important hardware feature. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ed Newton-Rex quit his job at startup Stability AI over ethical concerns about its collection of training data. His nonprofit Fairly Trained aims to deter startups from scraping the web. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Despite expensive legal battles and regulatory pressure, Apple’s and Google’s mobile app stores are mostly unchanged. This week, Apple introduced a new fee on developers to protect its business. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two new enhancements coming to Google’s search tools on phones use machine intelligence to make the search experience more efficient. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

You can now publish a bespoke version of ChatGPT that you’ve trained yourself. The marketplace for these custom GPTs is open to the public and works in a way that’s similar to Apple’s App Store. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meta earned over $200,000 from an ad campaign, seen by millions, that pushed pro-Kremlin talking points and undermined local elections in Moldova, according to new research. Read this story here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices