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OpenAI could increase subscription prices to as much as $2,000 per month

A new report claims that OpenAI is facing financial difficulties that could result in a monumental price hike.
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57% of the internet may already be AI sludge

According to a new study, 57% of content on the internet today is either AI-generated or translated using an AI algorithm.
Meta AI can generate images within a chat in about five seconds.

A new definition of ‘open source’ could spell trouble for Big AI

The Open Source Initiative announced an update to what constitutes an open source AI.
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Lenovo’s Creator Zone brings Stable Diffusion to its PCs

Creator Zone is an on-device AI designed to significantly enhance the creative process.
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People are making entire short films with this new AI video-generation app

Recently launched AI video-generation app Minimax has already impressed AI enthusiasts.
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Anthropic Claude goes pro

The new product is expected to compete directly with OpenAI's ChatGPT Enterprise service.
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This new AI application could change game development forever

With GenMotion.AI, game designers will be able to produce high-quality animations using natural language text prompts.
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The ‘most powerful AI training system in the world’ just went online

Elon Musk has announced Colossus, which the xAI team built from the ground up in roughly four months.
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Gemini subscribers have two new features to play with

Google has fixed its image generation feature, and is also finally rolling out Gems.
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OpenAI gets called out for opposing a proposed AI safety bill

"When actual regulation is on the table, he opposes it," the researchers wrote of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
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A huge new Claude feature is now available for free

People have reportedly created"tens of millions of Claude Artifacts since the feature's June preview, and now it's available for all.
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Is Grok really better than Midjourney? Here’s how the two compare

Midjourney and Grok are two of the premiere AI image generators available today. Which is better for you?
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Midjourney is now free for everyone

Midjourney is now free for all users. Over the course of a 25-image free trial, at least.
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Ideogram 2.0 has arrived to eat Midjourney’s lunch

Ideogram 2.0 has arrived, and it can generate up to 40 images a day at no charge.
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An AI is officially running to be mayor

Meet VIC, the first AI to be running for mayorship, with a human co-candidate, identified as the AI's "meat avatar."
Microsoft Copilot allows you to ask an AI assistant questions within Office apps.

Microsoft: AI is no replacement for human expertise

Microsoft made a change to its terms of services that says it won't be held liable for your decisions based on its bots' advice.
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AI image generation just took a huge step forward

Midjourney, Grok, and Google all announced significant updates to their AI image-generation models.
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Despite early blowback, Google expands AI Overviews

AI Overviews gets new features and expands outside of the U.S.
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Grok 2.0 takes the guardrails off AI image generation

Elon Musk's xAI released its updated Grok-2 AI, which features image generation without content guardrails.
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There’s something strange about the latest update to ChatGPT

OpenAI has revealed a new update to GPT-4o, but it won't say exactly what has been changed.
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How to use Gemini AI to create presentations in Google Slides

Gemini AI takes the pain out of creating slideshow presentations, but not watching them.
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How to use Gemini AI to master Google Sheets

Discover how Gemini can enhance your ability to analyze data, automate repetitive tasks, and optimize your entire spreadsheet experience In Google Sheets.
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A modular supercomputer built to birth AGI could be online by next year

The first node of the network is expected to come online in September.
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How to use Gemini AI to write anything in Google Docs

Gemini AI is revolutionizing the way we create content within Google Docs. Here's how to get the most out of your $20/month writing assistant.
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ChatGPT can now generate images for free using Dall-E

OpenAI's Dall-E 3 image generator is now available to use for free, but with some restrictions.
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More AI may be coming to YouTube in a big way

The "brainstorm with Gemini" experiment marks Google's second foray into including AI assistance in the YouTube creative process.
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The ChatGPT app for Mac just got this helpful new feature

Using Option + Space, the ChatGPT app for Mac can now open up side by side with other apps.
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Figure’s latest robot is already in testing at a BMW plant

The Figure 02 runs 50% longer with three times the compute and inference power of its predecessor.
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Nvidia reportedly caught scraping AI data from Netflix and YouTube (again)

Nvidia helped itself to "a human lifetime visual experience worth of training data per day," according to company execs.
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ChatGPT Advanced Voice mode: release date, compatibility, and more

OpenAI has finally released its highly anticipated Advanced Voice feature to a select few of its ChatGPT-Plus subscribers, but everybody will have it by fall.
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An accurate ChatGPT watermarking tool may exist, but OpenAI won’t release it

ChatGPT has reportedly been considering implementation of a text-detection tool for over a year now.
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Apparently, no one wanted to talk to Meta’s ‘creepy’ AI celebrities

If you hadn't noticed the end of Meta's celebrity chatbot program, don't worry, neither did anyone else.
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Meta’s next AI model to require nearly 10 times the power to train

Mark Zuckerberg expects the compute requirements for next year's Llama 4 to be "10 times" that of last month's Llama 3.
Nothing Phone 2a and ChatGPT voice mode.

All the wild things people are doing with ChatGPT’s new Voice Mode

ChatGPT's Advanced Voice mode arrived on Tuesday for a select few OpenAI subscribers chosen to be part of the highly-anticipated feature's alpha release.