the associated press
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Google Fires More Workers Behind Israel Sit-Ins as War Protests Engulf the Nation
Google fired at least 20 more employees on Monday evening related to the April 16 sit-in protests of the company’s cloud computing contracts with Israel, No Tech For Apartheid organizers tell Gizmodo. Google confirmed the additional firings in a statement, noting the company has concluded its investigation of the sit-in. In total, 48 Google employees…
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AP Shares Guidelines Prohibiting Staff From Using AI to Write Publishable Content
The Associated Press is putting its foot down on journalists using any kind of AI program to write articles, though that isn’t stopping the company itself from making a quick buck in exchange for training generative AI on older AP content. In a Wednesday blog post, the AP’s VP of standards, Amanda Barrett, said that…
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OpenAI Throws a Paltry $US5 Million at Journalism Philanthropy in Attempt to Spur AI-Driven News
OpenAI is on a quest to conquer the world—and it’s doing pretty well on that front. It’s ascended to the heights of industry. It’s managed to suck up to politicians in countries scattered across the planet. And now it’s begun a charm offensive aimed at an entirely new sphere of influence: the news media. On…
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U.S. Congress Fighting Over How to Fix Computer Chip Shortage
In typical American fashion, the government has decided that the best way to fix the recent computer chip shortage is to throw more money at it.