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California Governor vetos AI safety bill because it "establishes a regulatory framework that could give the public a false sense of security and applies stringent standards to even the most basic functions — so long as a large system deploys it"
By Kevin Okemwa published
VETOED AI BILL California Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed an AI safety bill (SB 1047), citing it “falls short of providing a flexible, comprehensive solution to curbing the potential catastrophic risks.”

Microsoft's rumored Copilot refresh could turn the AI chatbot into a personalized virtual news presenter — spreading its wings beyond image generation and search
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI NEWS PRESENTER A new report claims Microsoft has plans to rebrand Microsoft Copilot's mobile app, turning it into a personalized virtual news presenter.

Microsoft unveils new Correction tool to address AI hallucinations but there are early concerns — "Trying to eliminate hallucinations from generative AI is like trying to eliminate hydrogen from water"
By Kevin Okemwa published
CORRECT AI Microsoft recently unveiled several new artificial intelligence safety features to promote security, privacy, and reliability, including a new tool dubbed Correction.

OpenAI casts its AI net wider across low-income countries with $1 million in API credits through its new OpenAI Academy initiative
By Kevin Okemwa published
OPENAI ACADEMY OpenAI just unveiled a new program, OpenAI Academy, to help "developers and organizations leverage AI to solve hard problems and catalyze economic growth in their communities."

Microsoft and affiliates (not OpenAI) are secretly using your LinkedIn data to train AI models — Here's how to opt out of the experience
By Kevin Okemwa published
AI IMPROVEMENT LinkedIn subtly rolled out a new feature (Data for Generative AI improvement), allowing Microsoft and affiliates' AI models to access your data for training without consent.

Microsoft and BlackRock want to raise $100 billion to 'emancipate themselves from the shackles' of insufficient power and increase data centers for their ambitious AI dreams
By Kevin Okemwa published
$100B FOR AI Microsoft and BlackRock have partnered to raise $30 billion to develop data centers for their AI ventures and the energy infrastructure to power them.

My 'dated' iPhone 13 won't get Apple Intelligence, but Windows 11 can, thanks to Microsoft's only authorized third-party solution for MacBooks
By Kevin Okemwa published
APPLE INTELLIGENCE ON WINDOWS Parallels Desktop 20 just shipped and is fully optimized for macOS Sequoia. When macOS Sequoia 15.1 is released, the platform will also add Apple Intelligence to Windows 11.

Microsoft says OpenAI's ChatGPT isn't "better" than Copilot; you just aren't using it right, but Copilot Academy is here to help
By Kevin Okemwa published
COPILOT ACADEMY "Copilot Academy" will equip users with skills to leverage Microsoft's AI capabilities optimally.

Bill Gates' AI agent dream comes to pass at Microsoft's special Copilot event with Copilot agents
By Kevin Okemwa published
COPILOT AGENTS Microsoft shipped Copilot agents in general availability "to automate and execute business processes, working with or for humans."

OpenAI o1 might be the final nail in coding's coffin — "If OpenAI's o1 can pass OpenAI's research engineer hiring interview for coding at a 90-100% rate, why would they continue to hire actual human engineers?"
By Kevin Okemwa published
CODING DEAD? As earlier predicted, coding might be dead in the water with the prevalence of AI and the launch of OpenAI o1 with advanced coding capabilities.
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