• Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI firm for ‘illegal copying’

    Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and New York Post sue AI firm for ‘illegal copying’
    Publishers file suit against Perplexity AI, accusing startup of ‘brazen scheme’ and ‘freeriding on valuable content’The media baron Rupert Murdoch’s Dow Jones and the New York Post filed a lawsuit against Perplexity AI on Monday, claiming the artificial intelligence startup engages in a “massive amount of illegal copying” of their copyrighted work.The lawsuit is the latest salvo in a bitter ongoing battle between publishers and tech companies over how th
  • Microsoft introduces ‘AI employees’ that can handle client queries

    Microsoft introduces ‘AI employees’ that can handle client queries
    US company gives customers the ability to build own virtual agents as well as releasing 10 off-the-shelf botsMicrosoft is introducing autonomous artificial intelligence agents, or virtual employees, that can perform tasks such as handling client queries and identifying sales leads, as the tech sector strives to show investors that the AI boom can produce indispensable products.The US tech company is giving customers the ability to build their own AI agents as well as releasing 10 off-the-shelf b
  • NHS delays mean ‘death sentence’ for some patients, says Wes Streeting

    NHS delays mean ‘death sentence’ for some patients, says Wes Streeting
    Health secretary spoke alongside Keir Starmer, who stressed the need for AI diagnosis to ‘get in earlier with cancer’Some NHS patients have received a “death sentence” due to delays within the health service, Wes Streeting has said, as Keir Starmer stressed the need for more use of AI and technology.The health secretary was speaking alongside the prime minister at the launch of what they described as the “biggest national conversation about the future of the NHS sin
  • TikTok owner sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging AI project

    TikTok owner sacks intern for allegedly sabotaging AI project
    ByteDance dismissed person in August it says ‘maliciously interfered’ with training of artificial intelligence modelsThe owner of TikTok has sacked an intern for allegedly sabotaging an internal artificial intelligence project.ByteDance said it had dismissed the person in August after they “maliciously interfered” with the training of artificial intelligence (AI) models used in a research project. Continue reading...
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  • Do you feel stuck? It’s time to simplify your thinking

    Do you feel stuck? It’s time to simplify your thinking
    Our minds often seek to muddle rather than clarify. But we have the power to notice this in ourselves, and othersPsychodynamic psychotherapists do not give their patients advice, and although this is a column and not a psychotherapy session, I do try to stick to this when writing about how to build a better life. However, I am now breaking that rule. I advise you never to read anything by ChatGPT, ever. Or, as ChatGPT might put it, having taken all factors into consideration in the process of re