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White House wades into debate on 'open' versus 'closed' artificial intelligence systems
By MATT O'BRIEN - AP Technology Writer
Tue,02/20/24-6:07PM , 57 Reads
The Biden administration is wading into a contentious debate about whether the most powerful artificial intelligence systems should be “op
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Voice actor Sarah Elmaleh poses for a photo in Los Angeles on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Recent years marked a golden age for making an acting career in video games, but now some studios are looking to use artificial intelligence to clone actors' voices. Voice actors like Elmaleh, who played the Cube Queen in Fortnite, are taking a cautious approach to making sure such arrangements can help actors rather than replace them. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

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Some video game actors are letting AI clone their voices. They just don't want it to replace them
By MATT O'BRIEN - AP Technology Writer
Mon,02/19/24-4:42AM , 178 Reads
If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith to forge a virtual sword, you might be hearing the voice of actor Andy Magee.

Except it's not quite Magee's voice. It's a synthetic voice clone generated by artificial intelligence.
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Lina Khan, the nominee for Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), speaks during a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation confirmation hearing, April 21, 2021 on Capitol Hill in Washington. U.S. antitrust enforcers are launching an inquiry into how big tech companies such as Microsoft, Amazon and Google are holding sway over artificial intelligence startups, Khan said Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP, File)

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FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech's partnerships with leading AI startups
By MATT O'BRIEN - AP Technology Writer
Thu,01/25/24-12:05PM , 73 Reads
U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an inquiry into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them.
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People walk by a CES sign during the CES tech show, Jan. 10, 2024, in Las Vegas. The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal innovations that could improve lives. The worst could harm us or our society and planet in such “innovatively bad” ways that a panel of self-described dystopia experts has judged them “Worst in Show.” The third annual contest that no tech company wants to win announced its decisions Thursday, Jan. 11, and faults a number of well-known brands including BMW, Amazon, Instacart and Sennheiser. (AP Photo/John Locher)

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Here are the 'Worst in Show' CES products, according to consumer and privacy advocates
By MATT O'BRIEN - AP Technology Writer
Thu,01/11/24-11:03AM , 171 Reads
The best CES products pierce through the haze of marketing hype at the Las Vegas gadget show to reveal innovations that could improve lives.
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