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• 🏛️ Upcoming Dispute Between Anthropic and U.S. Senate

• ☭ Chinese A.I. Models Forced to Support Socialist Values

• 👮‍♂️ Rekor Helps NYPD Catch Drug Trafficker

• 🎥 Digital Clones Taking Over Hollywood

• 🍎 Apple Emerging as OpenAI’s New Competition

• ⚡️ Other Tech News

• 🖼️  A.I. Generated Image of the Day

Upcoming Dispute Between Anthropic and U.S. Senate

Anthropic, a company working on artificial intelligence (AI), and its CEO, Dario Amodei, will speak at a meeting with Senators on July 25. They want to discuss making rules for AI because it's growing fast and they want to prevent any risks or problems it might cause. Some Senators are worried about how AI could affect jobs, privacy, and society. Another Senator, Chuck Schumer, plans to put rules about AI in a defense bill. These rules would help manage AI's impact on finance and stop false information spread. They want to make sure AI changes are controlled and don't cause disruptions in different industries and our society.

Chinese A.I. Models Forced to Support Socialist Values

China has issued new rules for generative AI models like ChatGPT to control their content. These regulations aim to promote positive and "core socialist values" in the AI-generated content. Starting from August 15, all AI services in China, including text, pictures, audio, and video, must follow these rules. The regulations support AI's development but also have strict guidelines, prohibiting content that goes against the government, promotes violence, terrorism, or harmful activities. Chinese regulators will manage AI services cautiously, ensuring content doesn't harm national security, unity, or social stability, and protect minors from addictive or illegal content.

Rekor Helps NYPD Catch Drug Trafficker

In New York, police used a company called Rekor, which uses AI technology, to catch a drug trafficker named David Zayas. They analyzed regional traffic patterns and found Zayas suspicious during a routine traffic stop. Rekor's AI system looked at a huge database of information from cameras on the roads, scanning millions of vehicles each week.

By tracking Zayas' routes over a long time, the program saw that he was making frequent trips between Massachusetts and certain areas in New York, which are known for drug trafficking. This made the police think he was involved in drug-related activities. AI technology like this is becoming more powerful and can help police catch criminals, but there are concerns about privacy and how it might be used in the future.

Digital Clones Taking Over Hollywood

There's a new movie called "Back to Eden" where the late actor James Dean will appear as a digital clone created by AI technology. This technology can bring back deceased actors on screen and even interact with the audience in virtual reality and gaming. While this seems cool, it raises questions about who owns the rights to someone's image and how they could be used after they've passed away. Some actors are worried about being replaced by AI and losing job opportunities. This technology could allow actors to work even after they're gone, but it also brings up ethical and legal concerns.

Apple Emerging as OpenAI’s New Competition

Apple is working on artificial intelligence (AI) tools to compete with companies like OpenAI and Google, but they haven't decided how to release them yet. They've created a chatbot service called "AppleGPT" using their own AI framework called "Ajax." This technology can create essays, images, and videos based on text prompts and interact with people in virtual reality and gaming.

Apple wants to keep up with AI advancements in the industry, but they're still figuring out how to use it for consumers. They have made improvements to Siri, the voice assistant, and other areas like photos and search on iPhones. However, they haven't released any big AI products like ChatGPT or Google Bard yet.

Apple's employees are using the "AppleGPT" chatbot for product testing, but there are concerns about privacy and security. They are also hiring experts in generative AI and working on applying this technology to the way people communicate and use their devices.

Overall, Apple is putting effort into AI technology, but they're being cautious about how they use it and when to release it to the public.

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100% A.I. Generated Image of the Day

To celebrate Guinea Pig Appreciation Day I made an image of the guinea pigs from the Disney movie G-Force… alongside Indiana Jones.

ClipDrop Prompt - G-Force Disney characters in an Indiana Jones movie themed poster

mmm….this needs more work.

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