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X restricts Grok's image generation to paying subscribers only after drawing the world's ire: Elon Musk's AI company has restricted Grok's controversial AI image-generation feature to only paying subscribers on X, after the tool invited heated criticism from across the world for letting users generate sexualized images of women and children. Read More |
The venture firm that ate Silicon Valley just raised another $15 billion: In a blog post published Friday morning, Ben Horowitz writes that "as the American leader in Venture Capital, the fate of new technology in the United States rests partly on our shoulders." It's the kind of statement certain to cause agita at rival firms. Read More |
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Governments grapple with the flood of non-consensual nudity on X: For the past two weeks, X has been flooded with AI-manipulated nude images, created by the Grok AI chatbot — and governments around the world are promising to take action. Read More |
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Critics pan spyware maker NSO's transparency claims amid its push to enter US market: The infamous spyware maker released a new transparency report claiming to be a responsible spyware maker, without providing insight into how the company dealt with problematic customers in the past. Read More |
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