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OpenAI offers a peek behind the curtain of its AI’s secret instructions

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Ever wonder why conversational AI like ChatGPT says “Sorry, I can’t do that” or some other polite refusal? OpenAI is offering a limited look at the reasoning behind its own models’ rules of engagement, whether it’s sticking to brand guidelines or declining to make NSFW content. Large language models (LLMs) don’t have any naturally occurring […]

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Controversial drone company Xtend leans into defense with new $40 million round

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Close to a decade ago, brothers Aviv and Matteo Shapira co-founded a company, Replay, that created a video format for 360-degree replays — the sorts of replays that have become part and parcel of major sports broadcasts. Replay caught the attention of Intel, which acquired the company in 2016 for a  reported $175 million, and

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Samsung Medison to acquire French AI ultrasound startup Sonio for $92.7M

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Samsung Medison, a medical device unit of Samsung Electronics that specializes in developing diagnostic imaging devices, said on Wednesday it plans to acquire Sonio, a Paris-based startup that makes AI-powered software for ultrasound workflows, for about $92.7 million (KRW 126 billion). The French startup’s AI assistant is aimed at helping obstetricians and gynecologists with the

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Meta’s AI tools for advertisers can now create full new images, not just new backgrounds

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Meta is rolling out an expanded set of generative AI tools for advertisers, after first announcing a set of AI features last October. Now, instead of only being able to create different backgrounds for a product image, advertisers can also request full image variations, which offer AI-inspired ideas for the overall photo, including riffs that

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OpenAI says it’s building a tool to let content creators ‘opt out’ of AI training

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OpenAI says that it’s developing a tool to let creators better control how their content is used in generative AI. Called Media Manager, the tool — once it’s released — will allow creators and content owners to identify their works to OpenAI and specify how they want those works to be included or excluded from

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India urges political parties to avoid using deepfakes in election campaigns

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India’s Election Commission has issued an advisory to all political parties, urging them to refrain from using deepfakes and other forms of misinformation in their social media posts during the country’s ongoing general elections. The move comes after the constitutional body faced criticism for not doing enough to combat such campaigns in the world’s most

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