• Back Mountain Railroad Club reopens after flooding

    DALLAS, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A local train modeling non-profit is back on track after severe flooding damaged its former clubhouse in Luzerne County. 28/22 News Reporter Sydney Kostus was live Thursday morning to talk about how they're conducting business in its newest location. The sights and sounds of trains on the track are a []

  • Scratchbuilt locomotive model donated to railroad museum

    The Northern Ohio Railway Museum (NORM) has received a one-of-a-kind model from a late Garden Railways contributor. The family of the late Dr. Evan Roderick recently donated a 1:29 scale model of Cleveland Union Terminal P1-a locomotive No. 204. Mr. Roderick passed away in 2008. In late 2023, his family contacted several Cleveland area museums, []Read More

  • OpenAI expands its custom model training program

    OpenAI is expanding a program, Custom Model, to help enterprise customers develop tailored generative AI models using its technology for specific use cases, domains and applications. Custom Model launched last year at OpenAI’s inaugural developer conference, DevDay, offering companies an opportunity to work with a group of dedicated OpenAI researchers to train and optimize models […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Railroad offers $600 million in Ohio train derailment

    Norfolk Southern Railroad has offered $600 million to settle class lawsuits filed against the railroad following last years’ toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio

  • How Denmark could copy Swedish model to make trains and buses cheaper

    Longer journeys on public transport should be made cheaper, while shorter journeys should cost more, regional authorities in Denmark say.

  • Open AI and Google trained AI models on YouTube videos

    OpenAI and Google both trained AI models by transcribing YouTube videos, which may violate creator copyrights.

  • Apple licenses millions of Shutterstock images to train its AI models

    Apple has struck a deal to license millions of images from Shutterstock in order to train its AI models. Other tech companies have obtained similar deals from Shutterstock to help develop visual AI engines, including Google, Meta, and Amazon. News of Apple's deal comes well after its signing in late 2022, and is expected to cost Apple up to $50 million. This follows on from news of previous negotiations between Apple and various publishers for similar AI large language model (LLM)...

  • YouTube CEO warns OpenAI that training models on its videos is against the rules

    AI models using individual's work without permission (or compensation) is nothing new, with entities like The New York Times and Getty Images initiating lawsuits against AI creators alongside artists and writers. In March, OpenAI CTO Mira Murati contributed to the ongoing uncertainty, telling The Wall Street Journal she wasn't sure if Sora, the company's new text-to-video AI tool, takes data from YouTube, Instagram or Facebook posts. Now, YouTube's CEO Neal Mohan has responded with a clear...

  • Apple Seeking Deal to License Billions of Images to Train AI Models

    Apple is believed to be among the companies seeking an agreement with Photobucket to train its artificial intelligence models, Reuters reports. Photobucket's vast image library of over 13 billion photos and videos has attracted renewed interest as tech companies, including Apple, seek to license content for AI training purposes. The rise of generative AI has spurred demand for diverse datasets, and companies like Photobucket are able provide a vast amount of of visual data that could train...

  • Apple licenses Shutterstock's massive image library for AI model training

    To train its AI models, Apple reportedly struck a deal with Shutterstock to gain access to its library of photos and videos. (via Cult of Mac - Apple news, rumors, reviews and how-tos)

  • Tyson Fury chugs raw egg at training camp ahead of Usyk showdown

    In a mix of hard training and light-hearted moments, Tyson Fury, the WBC heavyweight world champion, is fully immersed in his preparation for the upcoming bout against Oleksandr Usyk on May 18 in Saudi Arabia. The 'Gypsy King' has been training in Morecambe alongside his coach SugarHill Steward, his father John Fury, and brother Tommy Fury, showing that family and fun are integral to his regimen. Fury, known for his charismatic and entertaining...

  • OpenAI and Google reportedly used transcriptions of YouTube videos to train their AI models

    OpenAI and Google trained their AI models on text transcribed from YouTube videos, potentially violating creators’ copyrights, according to The New York Times. The report, which describes the lengths OpenAI, Google and Meta have gone to in order to maximize the amount of data they can feed to their AIs, cites numerous people with knowledge of the companies’ practices. It comes just days after YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said in an interview with Bloomberg Originals that OpenAI’s alleged use of...