AI
Can these short films convince people that AI is a force for good?
MOUNTAIN VIEW — For decades, Hollywood directors including Stanley Kubrick, James Cameron and Alex Garland have cast artificial intelligence as a villain that can turn into a killing machine. Even Steven...
Microsoft layoffs hit its Silicon Valley workforce
Microsoft is slashing its Silicon Valley workforce.The tech giant, which is based in Washington but also has Bay Area offices, is cutting 122 positions in Silicon Valley, according to...
Jamie Lee Curtis just wanted an AI ad removed, not to become the ‘poster child of internet fakery’
Jamie Lee Curtis didn’t expect to be at the forefront of the artificial intelligence debate in Hollywood. But she didn’t have a choice. The Oscar-winning actor recently called out...
Amid buzzing drones and the rise of AI, Masters tries to balance tradition and tech
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Cellphones are banned at the Masters. Food and drink prices are happily stuck in the 1970s — $1.50 for a pimento cheese sandwich — a charming holdover from...
Coalition urges California attorney general to halt OpenAI’s for-profit restructuring
SAN FRANCISCO — A coalition of California nonprofits, foundations and labor groups are raising concerns about ChatGPT maker OpenAI, urging the state attorney general to halt the artificial intelligence startup’s...
An AI ‘gold rush.’ What to know about OpenAI’s record $40-billion funding round
SAN FRANCISCO — ChatGPT maker OpenAI this week announced it raised a whopping $40 billion as it races to dominate a competitive AI landscape against tech giants like Google, and rivals...
AI-Powered Task Prioritization: Making Workflows More Efficient
The ways of the modern world are faster and more complex than ever before. Many information, messages, and tasks are being sent to employees from multiple sources. Research shows...
Want to be bossed around by an algorithm? Try L.A.’s ‘first full-scale AI powered gym’
The genius knows all. It knows my height, my weight, my hydration, my cardio stamina — even, regrettably, my body’s visceral fat percentage. I’m standing on a bioelectrical impedance...
OpenAI takes its pitch to Hollywood creatives after launching controversial video tool
Just months after OpenAI launched its controversial text-to-video artificial intelligence tool Sora for the general paying public, the company is making its sales pitch directly to L.A.’s filmmakers and...
Hollywood creatives urge government to defend copyright laws against AI