Meta Platforms is facing a discrimination lawsuit filed on Monday by current and former employees who allege the company utilized artificial intelligence systems to identify individuals with disabilities or those on medical or family leave for its recent mass layoffs.
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Massive investments in artificial intelligence infrastructure, projected to exceed $700 billion this year, are contributing to rising inflation by increasing the cost of essential components like memory chips and processors, as well as electricity.
Meta Platforms filed a patent application this week for an artificial intelligence system capable of continuously listening to user conversations and analyzing their emotional states. The proposed AI would process vocal cues to infer how a person is feeling…
Fidji Simo, who held the position of CEO of AGI Deployment at OpenAI and was considered the company's second-highest executive, announced on Thursday that she will be stepping down from her full-time role.
Meta Platforms announced this week an update to its smart glasses that will disable the device's recording capabilities if the outward-facing LED indicator is obstructed. This new privacy feature aims to prevent users from covertly recording audio or video…
The Creative Artists Agency (CAA) has called on Meta Platforms to halt the deployment of its new AI image generation model, Muse, citing significant concerns regarding the use of individuals' likenesses.
Google reported that its AI Overviews feature, initially launched in May 2024, has driven a more than 10% increase in search engine usage in its largest markets, including the U.S. and India, for queries that display these AI-generated summaries.