🗞 The New York Times Demands Perplexity Stop Using Its Content 📰

🔎 The Latest on the AI Frontier:

• NYT Challenges Perplexity Over Content Usage in AI 📰

• OpenAI Hires Ex-Palantir CISO to Bolster Security 🔐

• Anthropic Introduces New AI Safety Measures 🛡️

• GenAI Startups Dominate Cloud VC Funding in 2024 💼

• Google Revamps Shopping with AI-Powered Features 🛍️

• Apple Study Exposes AI's Logical Reasoning Flaws 🧠

• Other news you might find interesting 👀

📰 The New York Times challenges Perplexity over content usage. Link

• The Times demands Perplexity stop using its content, citing unauthorized use of "expressive, carefully written and researched, and edited journalism."

• Perplexity argues "no one organization owns the copyright over facts" and claims to only index web pages for factual content.

🔒 Dane Stuckey, former CISO of Palantir, joins OpenAI as its newest Chief Information Security Officer. Link

• The move comes as OpenAI seeks to strengthen its security infrastructure and expand government partnerships, particularly with the U.S. Department of Defense.

• OpenAI is actively building out its security team, recently posting a job listing for a head of trusted compute and cryptography to lead a new team focused on secure AI infrastructure.

🤖 Anthropic updates AI safety policy with new safeguards. Link

• Introduces "Capability Thresholds" to trigger additional safety measures when AI models reach certain risk levels.

• Expands role of Responsible Scaling Officer to oversee compliance and enforce safeguards.

• Policy aims to set industry standard for balancing AI innovation with robust safety protocols, potentially influencing future regulations.

💰 Generative AI startups dominate cloud venture capital funding. Link

• 40% of all VC funding for cloud companies is going to generative AI startups, totaling $31.7 billion in 2024.

• Overall cloud startup funding is projected to rise 27% to $79.2 billion this year, the first increase in 3 years.

• U.S. companies like OpenAI and Anthropic are attracting the bulk of genAI funding, with 80% of global investment.

🛒 Google unveils AI-powered transformation of Shopping experience. Link

• New Google Shopping uses Gemini AI models to provide personalized recommendations and AI-generated briefs on top considerations for products.

• Includes dynamic filters, virtual try-on, and a personalized feed to inspire shoppers with relevant products and videos based on preferences.

🧠 Apple study reveals critical flaws in AI's logical reasoning abilities. Link

• Even slight changes in question phrasing caused major discrepancies in AI model performance across leading platforms like OpenAI and Meta.

• Researchers found no evidence of formal reasoning, concluding models rely on pattern matching rather than genuine logic.

More news you might find interesting:

• 🚀 Meta unveils open AI hardware designs at OCP Global Summit 2024. Link

• 📸 Google improves Gemini AI image generation with new resizing options. Link

• 📚 Amazon launches first color Kindle, the Colorsoft Signature Edition. Link

• 🔍 Perplexity improves search with o1-powered reasoning and multilingual support. Link

• 🩺 MIT alumni launch AI co-pilot to boost doctor productivity and patient care. Link

• 🤖 AI chatbots on Telegram create explicit deepfakes, raising alarm among experts. Link

• 📊 New AI compliance checker reveals potential pitfalls for Big Tech under EU regulations. Link

• ⚖️ Meta faces state lawsuits over alleged teen social media addiction. Link

• 💻 Lenovo unveils AI-powered devices and solutions at Tech World 2024. Link

• 🍺 Heineken brews success with generative AI across its operations. Link

• 📲 Nvidia may release RTX 5070 with 18GB GDDR7 memory. Link

• 🏢 Salesforce CEO criticizes Microsoft's AI product as ineffective. Link

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