Amazon's new pitch: let Alexa speak as your relatives from beyond the grave
The prospective feature seeks to clone voices with minimal training data.
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Microsoft will phase out facial recognition AI that could detect emotions
The move comes as Microsoft pushes for more responsible uses of AI.
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Microsoft Teams is using AI to prevent awkward interruptions in video calls
The technology can also minimize echoes and other voice chat hassles.
Spotify buys an AI startup that turns text into 'realistic' speech
Sonantic's tech could share recommendations when you aren't looking.
AI trained on 4chan's most hateful board is just as toxic as you'd expect
The hyper-racist bots posted 15,000 times in one day.
Oregon is shutting down its controversial child welfare AI in June
The algorithm screened families for neglect investigations by state social workers.
Koala Sampler now uses AI to automatically create song stems
Grab the bass or vocals without the usual hard work.
Microsoft's Project Volterra is a mini PC for ARM developers
The computer includes a neural processing unit.
Meta’s ‘MyoSuite’ AI platform could help doctors develop better prosthetics
It could also help the company make more realistic metaverse models.
Mastercard's pay-with-a-smile test is bound to rile privacy advocates (updated)
Are you willing to share your face with payment companies?
You can practice for a job interview with Google AI
You'll know how to answer key questions.
Hitting the Books: Why we need to treat the robots of tomorrow like tools
Wall-E will never be your friend, sorry.
DOJ warns AI hiring and productivity tools can violate anti-discrimination law
Companies may unfairly exclude people with disabilities.
Google’s AI Test Kitchen lets you experiment with its natural language model
Chat with LaMDA 2 or ask it to teach you things.
Clearview AI agrees to limit sales of facial recognition data in the US
The restrictions come as part of the company's landmark legal settlement with the ACLU.
Kendrick Lamar's latest music video includes deepfakes of Will Smith and Kanye
Nipsey Hussle and Kobe Bryant also make AI-based appearances.
SoundCloud buys an AI music company to help discover hidden gems
Musiio could help you find great tracks before they become hits.
Google fires another AI researcher who reportedly challenged findings (updated)
It's the latest in a series of high-profile departures among Google's AI scientists.
Meta's newest AI discovers stronger and greener concrete formulas
The results were stronger than the index while using 40 percent less carbon.
