Anthropic Blocks AI Game Clones in Claude Opus Update

Anthropic has issued an update for Claude that puts a stop to the AI-generated game clones that have filled platforms like Steam. The term ‘AI slop’ is something we’ve heard a lot in the past few years, but it became especially prevalent in the gaming community after Valve launched Steam Next Fest earlier this month….

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China’s First AI Feature Fizzles At Box-Office

Bona Film Group Last weekend, the first feature-length AI-generated feature to get a wide release in China opened and quickly bombed at the box-office. The sci-fi thriller “Sanxingdui: Future Past,” made for a budget of about $1.5 million, grossed an estimated $198,000 in its opening according to the French wire service Agence France-Presse (via THR)….

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TechCrunch Mobility: A new, bigger AV boom is here

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it. To get this in your inbox, sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! I’ve joked here and on the Equity and Autonocast podcasts that the autonomous vehicle industry…

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MIT faculty bedazzle security cameras in AI protest

Once a week since summer, professors have roamed the campus to adorn security cameras with colorful, glitzy rhinestones and googly eyes. Unlike the more pointed sabotage by some activists to disable the Flock cameras that have generated so much controversy, the so-called white hat hacking at MIT is ultimately benign: the “bedazzling” doesn’t interfere with…

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AI investors hedge against losses amid tech stock selloff

Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence’s potential to transform the global economy has fueled massive bets on the sector; however, growing concerns about a possible downturn are prompting investors to seek financial protection against losses, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday. “We’re seeing really significant demand from folks looking to protect downside,” said Stephen Solaka, a…

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Sam Altman meets with Samsung leadership to secure more RAM for data centers amid crushing shortages — OpenAI CEO travels to South Korea to meet Samsung leadership to discuss future AI data centers

Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has met with about 50 senior Samsung executives in South Korea, as the company seeks to expand its Artificial Intelligence and memory capacity, Bloomberg reports. Altman’s visit to South Korea follows his recent comments about how…

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AI investments start to pay off in company earnings

The dollar steadied on Wednesday after the United States launched strikes against Iran, while investors awaited key U.S. inflation data. Skaman306 | Moment | Getty Images Some companies are beginning to report financial benefits from artificial intelligence investments, as interest in the technology shifts from hype to measurable returns in the latest quarter. Corporate AI…

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