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🎥 World's first AI-generated music video was just released
✈️ Air Force launches an AI-controlled F-16 fighter jet
😬 Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breaches
⚖️ Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chats
🤖 X is using Grok to publish AI-generated news summaries
🎁 + 6 other news you might like
🔮 + 2 handpicked research papers and tools
🎥 World's first AI-generated music video was just releasedLINK
A pro music video created with OpenAI's Sora, a text-to-video AI model, has been released by writer-director Paul Trillo, marking the first of its kind.
The video for "The Hardest Part" by Washed Out utilized 700 clips generated by Sora, with 55 selected for the final edit, showcasing the AI's ability to transform written descriptions into video clips.
Despite not being publicly available yet, Sora's early access was granted to a select group of artists, including Trillo, sparking interest and debate about the future of AI in creative processes.
✈️ Air Force launches an AI-controlled F-16 fighter jetLINK
An experimental AI-powered F-16 fighter jet, carrying Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall, performed advanced combat maneuvers, demonstrating significant advancements in military aviation technology.
The Air Force plans to have over 1,000 AI-enabled unmanned warplanes by 2028, with the AI-controlled F-16, known as Vista, marking a historic step in air combat by executing a dogfight against a human-piloted F-16.
Despite concerns over AI’s autonomous decision-making in warfare, the technology is seen as essential for future combat scenarios, aiming to reduce pilot risk and lower costs compared to traditional manned fighters.
😬 Microsoft ties executive pay to security following multiple failures and breachesLINK
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has directed staff to prioritize cybersecurity over other objectives, including new feature releases and support for legacy systems.
The company has introduced new anti-hacking measures, such as tying senior leaders' compensation to cybersecurity milestones and integrating cyber chiefs into product groups.
Following criticism for its handling of major cyberattacks, Microsoft is expanding its Secure Future Initiative to better defend against current and emerging security threats.
⚖️ Google’s “shocking” destruction of internal chatsLINK
The DOJ concluded its antitrust trial arguments against Google, focusing on alleged anticompetitive conduct in the search and advertising markets, and accusing Google of not retaining relevant chat messages.
Judge Amit Mehta heard arguments including comparisons to the US v. Microsoft case, deliberated on whether Google's ad prices and practices exhibit monopoly power, and considered allegations of Google hindering competition through its search engine tool preferences.
The DOJ seeks sanctions against Google for failing to preserve chat messages that could demonstrate anticompetitive intent, with a decision from Judge Mehta pending and another antitrust trial against Google approaching.
🤖 X is using Grok to publish AI-generated news summariesLINK
X is using an AI tool named Grok to create AI-generated summaries for news and discussions trending on its platform, offering them under the feature "Stories on X" exclusively to premium subscribers.
Grok generates summaries based on users' posts, covering a wide range of topics including news events and platform discussions, with a user highlighting its capability by showcasing stories on diverse subjects such as Apple's earnings and debates on national debt.
Despite its innovative approach, Grok is noted for potential inaccuracies in its summaries, as evidenced by a past error where it misinterpreted a basketball term, highlighting the need for users to verify its outputs.
Other news you might like
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Counterfeit Cisco gear ended up in US military bases, used in combat operations.LINK
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Latest research and tools
In-browser Llama 3 chatbot: a free tool that offers a private, serverless, and easy-to-use chatbot interface powered by WebGPU, requiring only a modern browser to run.LINK
StructLM: Towards Building Generalist Models for Structured Knowledge Grounding: the paper discusses the development of flexible models aimed at understanding and grounding knowledge within structured data formats.LINK
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