• AI could further complicate this crucial tipline for online child exploitation. Here's why

    A tipline set up 26 years ago to combat online child exploitation has not lived up to its potential and needs technological and other improvements to help law enforcement go after abusers and rescue victims, a new report from the Stanford Internet Observatory has found. The fixes to what the researchers describe as an “enormously valuable” service must also come urgently as new artificial intelligence technology threatens to worsen its problems. “Almost certainly in the years to come, the...

  • Research Briefing: BuzzFeed pivots business to AI media and tech as publishers increase use of AI

    In this week’s Digiday+ Research Briefing, we examine BuzzFeed’s plans to pivot the business to an AI-driven tech and media company, how marketers’ use of X and ad spending has dropped dramatically, and how agency executives are fed up with Meta’s ad platform bugs and overcharges, as seen in recent data from Digiday+ Research.

  • Soundtrack Loops Expands From General Use to AI Licensing — With a Controlled Compositional Catalog for Ethical AI Training

    On the forefront of recent discussions surrounding fair training practices for AI companies, Soundtrack Loops — with its diverse portfolio of assets — aims to ‘kickstart a shift into more widespread ethical AI training practices.’ Moreover, the company’s founders believe their catalog ‘presents an enormous opportunity for AI generation of incidental music.’ As music IP […]

  • How to create amazing artwork using AI

    Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the art world, offering artists innovative tools to expand their creative horizons. By integrating AI into your artistic process, you can achieve a level of precision and control that was previously unimaginable. AI empowers you to blend traditional techniques with innovative technology, resulting in unique and compelling artwork that stands […]

  • How AI could be used for future exams in Danish schools

    An expert group in Denmark has recommend the use of AI tools such as ChatGPT in examinations at the country’s schools and colleges.

  • Cops are Using AI Cameras to Generate Police Reports

    A police tech company that makes body cams and tasers has released a new futuristic product that has some people unnerved: an AI camera that generates police reports from audio. [Read More]

  • Easily analyze PDF documents using AI and Ollama

    If you’re looking for ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to analyze and research using PDF documents, while keeping your data secure and private by operating entirely offline. You might be interested in this project which uses Ollama to enable you to use AI to chat directly to your PDFs files and documents requesting AI […]

  • How to build speech-to-text AI apps using Java

    If you are searching for a way to easily and quickly build speech-to-text AI applications using Java. You might be interested in Assembly AI’s Java SDK offering an innovative tool for developers and those starting their AI coding journey. A streamlined and efficient approach to integrating advanced speech-to-text capabilities into Java-based applications. This powerful SDK […]

  • Drake Uses AI In Rap Beef with Kendrick Lamar

    Rap beef sells records and now Drake is using AI to channel the sound of Tupac and Snoop Dogg to help in his latest freestyle. Here’s the latest. The beef kicked off at the end of March when Future and Metro Boomin dropped the song “Like That” featuring Kendrick Lamar. The entire feature is a […]

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    Court reporters warn against use of AI: ‘Freedom is on the line’

    DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- Legal professionals are sounding the alarm about the use of artificial intelligence in the justice system. New AI transcription service companies want to replace court reporters. However, experts say doing so could present major security and accuracy issues in general proceedings. The National Court Reporters Association released this report highlighting ethical []

  • NASCAR to support campaign to combat online child exploitation

    NASCAR announced it’ll serve as one of the partners of a new Department of Homeland Security effort to stop online child exploitation.

  • Adobe's new upscaling tech uses AI to sharpen video

    Most new features and experiments Adobe has announced recently involve AI, like object addition and removal for Premiere Pro and text-based image generation in Photoshop. Now, the company has unveiled VideoGigaGAN, an experimental AI feature it says can upscale video by eight times without the usual artifacts like flickering or distortion, The Verge reported.  VideoGigaGAN beats other Video Super Resolution (VSR) methods because it avoids the usual artifacts and flickering introduced by GAN...