💡 Big Tech's Copyright Debate, Global Search Expansion, Meta's Open AI Initiative
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Andreessen is not at all 'techno-optimistic' about this particular AI scenario.The famed VC firm is fighting alongside Big Tech against potential copyright rules on AI. a16z sees any requirement to pay for copyrighted AI training data as detrimental to its investments. Using copyrighted data for free is the basis of "enormous investment" in AI, the VC firm said. By Kali Hays via Business Insider
𝕏: “Andreessen Horowitz is warning that billions of dollars in AI investments could be worth a lot less if companies developing the technology are forced to pay for the copyrighted data that makes it work.” - neil turkewitz (@neilturkewitz)
Generative AI in Search expands to more than 120 new countries and territories. This year, we've been testing how generative AI in Search can help people find what they're looking for in new, faster ways. With Search Generative Experience (SGE), you can get AI-powered overviews that bring together the most helpful and relevant information available for your search. By Hema Budaraju via Google Blog
𝕏: Hola, olá, 안녕하세요, halo! Generative AI in Search is now available in 4 new languages and 120 new countries, including Mexico, Brazil, South Korea and Indonesia. - Sundar Pichai (@sundarpichai)
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Meta taps Hugging Face for startup accelerator to spur adoption of open source AI models. Facebook parent Meta is teaming up with Hugging Face and European cloud infrastructure company Scaleway to launch a new AI-focused startup program at the Station F startup megacampus in Paris. The underlying goal of the program is to promote a more “open and collaborative” approach to AI development across the French technology world. By Paul Sawers via TechCrunch
𝕏: Open source AI is the way to go! Proud to see @huggingface, @scaleway, & @meta joining to launch an AI startup accelerator at Station F. This will help concretize our common vision of an open and collaborative AI ecosystem. Yann LeCun (@ylecun)
Sweeping New Powers Could Let the UK Block Big Tech Platforms. The UK's communications regulator, Ofcom, says it is prepared to “disrupt” tech platforms that don't comply with the country's controversial new Online Safety Act, including cutting them off from payment systems or even blocking them from the UK. By Peter Guest via WIRED
How technology is reshaping the way cancer is diagnosed and treated. Technological advancements, including in artificial intelligence, are changing the way cancer is diagnosed and treated. Renee Wegrzyn, director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H), and Eric Topol, executive vice president of Scripps Research, join Washington Post Live to discuss how technology and innovation are reshaping cancer care. Washington Post
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