AI can now generate CD-quality music from text, and it’s only getting better

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Imagine typing "dramatic intro music" and hearing a soaring symphony or writing "creepy footsteps" and getting high-quality sound effects. That's the promise of Stable Audio, a text-to-audio AI model announced Wednesday by Stability AI that can

Coca-Cola embraces controversial AI image generator with new “Y3000” flavor

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Coca-Cola has taken a fizzy leap into the future of AI hype with the release of Coca‑Cola Y3000 Zero Sugar, a "limited-edition" beverage reportedly co-created with artificial intelligence. Its futuristic name evokes flavor in the year 3000

US rejects AI copyright for famous state fair-winning Midjourney art

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On Tuesday, the US Copyright Office Review Board rejected copyright protection for an AI-generated artwork that won a Colorado State

Microsoft offers legal protection for AI copyright infringement challenges

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On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it will provide legal protection for customers who are sued for copyright infringement over content generated by the company's AI systems. This new policy, called the Copilot Copyright

The AI-assistant wars heat up with Claude Pro, a new ChatGPT Plus rival

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On Thursday, AI-maker and OpenAI competitor Anthropic launched Claude Pro, a subscription-based version of its Claude.ai web-based AI assistant, which functions similarly to ChatGPT. It's available for $20/month in

OpenAI’s first-ever dev conference hopes to draw “hundreds of developers” in November

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On Wednesday, OpenAI announced that it will host its first-ever developer conference, OpenAI DevDay, on November 6, 2023, in San Francisco. The one-day event hopes to bring together hundreds of developers to preview new tools and

Talk to your taxes? TurboTax’s new AI agent makes it possible

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On Wednesday, TurboTax-maker Intuit launched an AI assistant called "Intuit Assist" that can provide AI-generated financial recommendations and assist with decision-making when using the company's software, Reuters reports. Inuit Assist uses a custom large language model

“AI took my job, literally”—Gizmodo fires Spanish staff amid switch to AI translator

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Last week, Gizmodo parent company G/O Media fired the staff of its Spanish-language site Gizmodo en Español and began to replace their work with AI translations of English-language articles, reports The Verge.

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Thorny AI ownership questions have Copyright Office seeking public input

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On Wednesday, the US Copyright Office began seeking public comment on issues surrounding generative AI systems and copyright. The public comment period, which starts on August 30, aims to explore the complex intersection of AI technology

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