SoundCloud has altered its platform policies to require opt-ins for training generative AI models with artists’ music following widespread user backlash, the company announced today in a letter from its CEO. On Friday, Futurism broke the story that SoundCloud had quietly updated its Terms of Use (TOU) in February 2024 with language allowing it to… Continue reading SoundCloud Backtracks on AI and Changes Policies After Artist Outrage
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Student Livid After Catching Her Professor Using ChatGPT, Asks For Her Money Back
Many students aren’t allowed to use artificial intelligence to do their assignments — and when they catch their teachers doing so, they’re often peeved. In an interview with the New York Times, one such student — Northeastern’s Ella Stapleton — was shocked earlier this year when she began to suspect that her business professor had generated lecture… Continue reading Student Livid After Catching Her Professor Using ChatGPT, Asks For Her Money Back
As Sales Continue to Plummet, Tesla Is Considering a Massive Payday for Elon Musk
As car sales plunge and its brand image goes up in flames, Tesla’s board has formed a special committee of exactly two people to review CEO Elon Musk’s compensation — including potentially offering him a brand new pay package in stock options, the Financial Times reports. The two committee members are Tesla’s chair, Robyn Denholm,… Continue reading As Sales Continue to Plummet, Tesla Is Considering a Massive Payday for Elon Musk
Colorado Has a Massive Home-Grown Crypto Crime Problem
A Chinese crypto service called Xinbi Guarantee, an online marketplace for laundering money, for-hire harassment, hacking rings, and sex trafficking, was hiding in plain sight in Colorado — until crypto-tracking group Elliptic caught wind of the operation. According to the firm’s latest report, Xinbi’s business was mostly conducted through the freewheeling messaging site Telegram, where… Continue reading Colorado Has a Massive Home-Grown Crypto Crime Problem
Trump’s Memecoin Tanked, But His Family Has a New Crypto Hustle
Like father, like sons. Scam Fam Donald Trump’s eponymous meme coin is all but worthless now — but that’s not stopping his kids from launching their next crypto scheme. As Bloomberg and other outlets report, the president’s sons, Eric and Donald Jr., are taking their Bitcoin mining venture public on the traditional stock markets. Known… Continue reading Trump’s Memecoin Tanked, But His Family Has a New Crypto Hustle
Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back
Two years after partnering with OpenAI to automate marketing and customer service jobs, financial tech startup Klarna says it’s longing for human connection again. Once gunning to be OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s “favorite guinea pig,” Klarna is now plotting a big recruitment drive after its AI customer service agents couldn’t quite hack it. The buy-now-pay-later… Continue reading Company Regrets Replacing All Those Pesky Human Workers With AI, Just Wants Its Humans Back
As Crisis at Tesla Deepens, a Hail Mary Is Turning Out to Be a Major Bust
Tesla investors were hopeful that the latest refresh of the EV maker’s bestselling Model Y would breathe new life into plummeting sales. But say it ain’t so: The addition to the company’s rapidly-aging lineup, which launched in January, has turned out to be a dud — at least as far as consumer interest is concerned.… Continue reading As Crisis at Tesla Deepens, a Hail Mary Is Turning Out to Be a Major Bust
Why Elon Musk Is Furious and Publicly Raging at His Own AI Chatbot, Grok
Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, thinks that The Atlantic and The BBC are credible, reputable sources for news and information. Which is funny, because Musk — who’s engaged in a years-long project to erode trust in legacy media organizations and even specific journalists — doesn’t. And now, he’s furious at his own AI chatbot. The Musk-Grok tiff happened over… Continue reading Why Elon Musk Is Furious and Publicly Raging at His Own AI Chatbot, Grok
Chinese Company Leapfrogs Tesla, Announces Self-Driving Car Rental Service
When it comes to self driving vehicles, China went from zero to 60 in the blink of an eye. And every day, they’re moving even faster than the rest of the world — and especially America. To wit: Baidu, the Beijing company behind China’s largest search engine, has just announced the launch of what it… Continue reading Chinese Company Leapfrogs Tesla, Announces Self-Driving Car Rental Service
Executives Are Pouring Money Into AI. So Why Are They Saying It’s Not Paying Off?
A recent survey by tech giant IBM came to a conclusion that could send shockwaves through Wall Street and the tech sector writ large. The survey asked whether or not company leaders were reporting that their AI initiatives delivered the expected return on investment. A shockingly small proportion of the surveyed CEOs reported that the tech… Continue reading Executives Are Pouring Money Into AI. So Why Are They Saying It’s Not Paying Off?