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WIRED

Video Game Performers Are Going on Strike Over AI

The union representing the voice and motion-capture actors who work in video games authorized the strike after talks with gaming companies stalled over the use of AI.

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WIRED

Video Game Performers Are Going on Strike Over AI

Engadget

Video game performers will strike over AI concerns

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Engadget

Video game performers will strike over AI concerns

Fast Company

Video game turmoil: What the actor strike means for blockbusters like ‘Fortnite’ and ‘GTA’

Just shy of a year after Hollywood actors went on strike against the television and motion picture industries, SAG-AFTRA is headed back to the picket lines. The union has called a strike against major video game companies after talks surrounding voice and motion capture actors’ concerns about ...

14 hours ago

Fast Company

Video game turmoil: What the actor strike means for blockbusters like ‘Fortnite’ and ‘GTA’

Fast Company

AI is responsible for another SAG-AFTRA strike

Hollywood's video game performers voted to go on strike Thursday after negotiations with game industry giants that began nearly two years ago came to a halt over artificial intelligence protections.Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have billed the ...

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Fast Company

AI is responsible for another SAG-AFTRA strike

Ars Technica

Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training

Use of motion-capture actors' performances for AI training is a sticking point.

14 hours ago

Ars Technica

Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training

WIRED

Sonos Admits Its Recent App Update Was a Colossal Mistake

Owners of the company’s wireless speakers will have to endure the pain of broken software for several more months.

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Sonos Admits Its Recent App Update Was a Colossal Mistake

Fast Company

Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which is the better app in 2024?

This week Apple brought Apple Maps to the web in beta, bringing it one step closer to parity with Google Maps, which has long been available via web browsers. Of course, iPhone owners will still turn to the app versions of their preferred mapping service when away from the desktop. Both the Apple ...

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Google Maps vs. Apple Maps: Which is the better app in 2024?

Fast Company

This privacy-first notes app is an ideal Chrome home page upgrade

Man alive, these humble web browsers of ours sure have come a long way. But for all the progress we’ve seen in the past several years, somehow, Chrome and most other modern browsers still fall short in one critically important area—and that’s what they show you when you first open ’em. The ...

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This privacy-first notes app is an ideal Chrome home page upgrade

Ars Technica

Sonos CEO apologizes for botched app redesign, promises month-by-month updates

Restoring previously present features is Sonos' No. 1 priority.

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Sonos CEO apologizes for botched app redesign, promises month-by-month updates

WIRED

SearchGPT Is OpenAI’s Direct Assault on Google

The company behind ChatGPT is expanding into search, and leaning heavily on its relationships with publishers.

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SearchGPT Is OpenAI’s Direct Assault on Google

Ars Technica

Google claims math breakthrough with proof-solving AI models

AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2 solve problems, with caveats on time and human assistance.

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Google claims math breakthrough with proof-solving AI models

Ars Technica

OpenAI hits Google where it hurts with new SearchGPT prototype

New tool may solve a web-search problem partially caused by AI-generated junk online.

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OpenAI hits Google where it hurts with new SearchGPT prototype

Engadget

Here's how to stop Grok's AI models using your tweets for training

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Here's how to stop Grok's AI models using your tweets for training

Engadget

X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election

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X's Grok chatbot is misleading voters about the presidential election

Fast Company

X gave Grok AI automatic permission to train using your data—Here’s how to stop it

In more questionable X (formerly Twitter) news, the social media site recently activated a new setting that will allow AI to use your data to train. Basically, X opted you into handing out your posts to its Grok AI tool, a rival of ChatGPT, without your permission. That means that even if you aren't ...

16 hours ago

X gave Grok AI automatic permission to train using your data—Here’s how to stop it

Ars Technica

X is training Grok AI on your data—here’s how to stop it

Some users were outraged to learn this was opt-out, not opt-in.

16 hours ago

X is training Grok AI on your data—here’s how to stop it

WIRED

Drew Afualo Will Never Stop Making Fun of Misogynist Men

The TikTok influencer and podcast host amassed millions of followers for her roasts—and swears she’ll keep doing it even if TikTok goes away.

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Drew Afualo Will Never Stop Making Fun of Misogynist Men