The Pentagon is developing alternatives to Anthropic, report says
After their dramatic falling-out, it doesn’t seem as though Anthropic and the Pentagon are getting back together.
Picsart now allows creators to ‘hire’ AI assistants through agent marketplace
Picsart’s AI agent marketplace will launch with four agents, then add more agents each week.
The dictionary sues OpenAI
Encyclopedia Britannica and Merriam-Webster say that OpenAI violated the copyright of almost 100,000 articles by using them for LLM training.
The biggest AI stories of the year (so far)
The AI industry is constantly churning out news, like major acquisitions, indie developer successes, public outcry, and existentially dangerous contract negotiations.
Substack launches a built-in recording studio
Substack creators can pre-record video conversations with up to two guests, then publish directly on the platform.
A writer is suing Grammarly for turning her and other authors into ‘AI editors’ without consent
Journalist Julia Angwin is leading a class action lawsuit against Grammarly for violating her privacy and publicity rights.
AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood put out the worst song I’ve ever heard
This song is an AI actor’s rallying cry to other AI actors, urging them to keep going despite the naysayers who doubt their humanity. Literally no one can relate to this.
‘Pokémon Pokopia’ is a game about rehabilitating a broken world — and I love it
The latest Pokémon game is a cozy life simulator like “Animal Crossing” or “Minecraft,” but in a way that feels more grounded to our actual world.
Meta acquired Moltbook, the AI agent social network that went viral because of fake posts
Meta says that Moltbook’s approach to “connecting agents through an always-on-directory” is novel.
It looks like the DOJ isn’t going to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster
The DOJ and Live Nation agreed to a tentative settlement, but dozens of State Attorneys General don’t want to drop the lawsuit.