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People walk past an Apple store in the Americana at Brand shopping center on December 26, 2023 in Glendale, California. Apple Intelligence — the collective brandname for all of Apple’s own AI tools — is intended to be more of a personal assistant than anything else. What about your data: Since Apple Intelligence and ChatGPT will be used for largely different purposes, the amount and type of information users send to each AI may be different, too. While Apple users will have to send their personal information and AI queries to OpenAI if they want to use ChatGPT, Apple has said that most of the time Apple Intelligence won’t be sending user data anywhere. As much as possible, Apple will try to process AI prompts directly on your device using smaller AI models.

Persons: Mario Tama, you’ve, ChatGPT, Siri, Apple Organizations: Apple, Brand, Apple Intelligence Locations: Glendale , California

Both the iPhone 16 and the iPhone 16 Pro will be available for pre-order on Friday and in stores on September 20, Apple announced. They’re also available in two sizes: 6.1 inches for the iPhone 16 and 6.7 inches for iPhone 16 Plus. IPhone 16 ProThe new iPhone 16 Pro. From AppleThe iPhone 16 Pro, Apple’s higher-end iPhone, features even more AI features than the iPhone 16. Price: The new Apple iPhone 16 Pro will cost $999 and the iPhone 16 Pro Max will be $1,199, the company announced Monday.

Persons: Dan Ives, Wedbush, haven’t, Apple, ” Craig Federighi, Siri, Erica, ultramarine, Max, AirPods Organizations: CNN, Apple, Apple Watch, Apple Apple, Apple Intelligence, Pro, US Food and Drug Administration, Apple Watch Apple

☆ Samsung’s AI-powered foldable phones get slimmer, thinner, pricier
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Samsung’s latest generation of foldable phones aim to draw in traditional phone users with the help of artificial intelligence. The new Galaxy Z Fold starts at $1,899.99, up $100 from last year, and is available in silver, pink and navy. Meanwhile, the Z Flip starts at $1,099.99 (also $100 more than last year) and comes in silver, yellow, blue and mint. Samsung’s foldable line occupies between 80% and 85% of the market share. But those same people might prefer to sleep with a smart ring on their finger rather than a smartwatch on their wrist.

Persons: CNN —, Price, David McQueen, ”, Roh —, —, “, ” Roh, Gemini, Samsung’s, Siri, McQueen, Roh, Oura, Francisco Jeronimo, ” Jeronimo Organizations: CNN, ABI Research, Galaxy, Google, Huawei, Motorola, Apple, Samsung, IDC Research, IDC Locations: Paris, wearables

☆ AI resurrects deceased actors’ voices to read audiobooks
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-03 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Earlier this week, AI company ElevenLabs said it is bringing digitally produced celebrity voice-overs of deceased actors, including Garland, James Dean and Burt Reynolds, to its newly launched Reader app. “We deeply respect their legacy and are honored to have their voices as part of our platform,” said Dustin Blank, head of partnerships at ElevenLabs. The AI is trained on old recordings and those recordings are under copyright. It’s not unlike a company negotiating a copyright deal to use a popular song by Queen in an ad. It’s unclear, however, how AI versions of well-known voices will be received by mass audiences and if it will raise concerns around authenticity.

Persons: Judy Garland, Oz, you’ll, ElevenLabs, Garland, James Dean, Burt Reynolds, ”, Dustin Blank, Joe Biden, OpenAI, Scarlett Johansson’s, ” Johansson, David Gunkel, “, Queen, they’re, ” Bern Elliot, Al Michaels, Michaels, Gunkel Organizations: CNN, Hollywood, New, Northern Illinois University, Gartner, Media, NBC Locations: ElevenLabs

☆ Massive AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon outage for US customers traveling abroad
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-27 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon confirmed to CNN that their customers are experiencing intermittent issues while traveling overseas. “We’re one of several providers impacted by a third-party vendor’s issue that is intermittently affecting some international roaming service,” a T-Mobile spokesperson told CNN. “We’re working with them to resolve it.”Meanwhile, Verizon told CNN about 30% of its customers’ calls and data connections from overseas are not going through right now. The issue stems from an international third-party communications provider called Syniverse, which manages international roaming connections for various carriers. “Since the onset of these issues, Syniverse has been working closely with our network partners to restore full service,” the statement said.

Persons: “, Syniverse, CNN’s Jordan Valinsky Organizations: CNN, Mobile, Verizon

☆ NBC to use AI version of announcer Al Michaels’ voice for Olympics recaps
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-26 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —NBC is bringing a version of famed sportscaster Al Michaels back to the Olympics this summer with an unlikely twist: His voice will be powered by artificial intelligence. NBC announced on Wednesday it will use AI software to recreate Michaels’ voice to deliver daily recaps of the Summer Games for subscribers of its Peacock streaming platform, a milestone for the use of AI by a major media company. The use of an AI voice for the Olympics comes as the technology has grown by leaps and bounds, particularly in its ability to create images, sound and text. NBC said the AI system was trained using prior NBC broadcast audio from Michaels. The highlights tool will be available on Peacock via web browsers and iOS and iPadOS apps starting July 27.

Persons: Al Michaels, Michaels, Peacock, ” Michaels, ‘, CNN Michaels, He’s Organizations: CNN, NBC, Summer Games, Olympics, Amazon Prime, ABC, NBC Sports Locations: Paris, ’, Lake Placid , New York

☆ Toys R Us is the first brand to use OpenAI’s Sora in a promo
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-25 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Toys “R” Us is proving artificial intelligence could have a future in film. The retail toy brand premiered a short promo film at the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival in France this week that was created almost entirely by using OpenAI’s new text-to-video tool. Toys “R” Us said it believes it is the first brand to debut a film using the technology. A spokesperson for the creative agency told CNN that Toys “R” Us has not yet made a decision if the promo will become a TV ad. OpenAI has not yet announced an official release date for Sora but rumors indicate it could launch later this summer.

Persons: Charles Lazarus, Geoffrey the, “ Charles Lazarus, OpenAI, – Organizations: CNN, Cannes Lions Festival Locations: France

☆ The stock market is having its best election year ever
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | Matt Egan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

The S&P 500 alone has generated an average return of 7% during presidential election years since 1952, according to LPL Financial. If you limit that to election years in which the incumbent president is running for reelection, the average jumps to 12.2%. Yes, but: Market volatility in an election year tends to pick up in October and there are many months left in this cycle with potential surprises to come. “An autumn pullback fits well time wise with potential downside earnings revisions, make-or-break decision time for the Fed, and election uncertainty. The first round of the French election will be held on June 30, with a second round on July 7.

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☆ AI company behind viral ‘BBL Drizzy’ fake Drake diss track gets sued
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-24 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A group of major record labels is suing two AI startups, alleging they wrongfully used popular artists’ work to train their systems to produce copyrighted music without their consent. Udio is the company behind “BBL Drizzy,” the AI-generated song that went viral last month during the Kendrick Lamar and Drake spat. Udio was founded last year by former Google DeepMind researchers to make it “easy for anyone to create emotionally resonant music in an instant,” according to the company. The platform, which allows users to create songs with only a few prompts, relies on OpenAI’s ChatGPT for lyrics and title development. Udio and Suno did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Persons: Warner Records –, Udio, Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Suno, Mitch Glazier, ”, Billie Eilish, Kacey Musgraves, J Balvin, Jon Bon Jovi, Jonas, Katy Perry, Miranda Lambert, CNN’s Jordan Valinsky Organizations: CNN, Recording Industry Association of America, Sony Music Entertainment, Warner Records, Labs, BBL, Google, RIAA, Rights Alliance

☆ America’s housing crisis continues to worsen
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Bryan Mena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Washington CNN —Homeowners in America aren’t the only ones struggling with an unaffordable housing market. A report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies released last week showed that both homeowners and renters in recent years have become increasingly burdened by climbing housing costs. That’s all part of a broader struggle in the US housing market, and recent data shows that it hasn’t gotten any better. But there’s a problem: ChatGPT — soon to be integrated into Siri — is banned in China, reports my colleague Samantha Murphy Kelly. The Chicago Fed releases its National Activity Index for May.

Persons: ” Lael Brainard, ”, “, Brainard, Biden, ” Brainard, ChatGPT —, Siri —, Samantha Murphy Kelly, OpenAI, Siri, ChatGPT, Read, Christopher Waller, Lisa Cook, Michelle Bowman, General Mills, Levi Strauss, Tom Barkin Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, Washington CNN — Homeowners, America aren’t, Harvard University’s, for Housing Studies, Harvard, “, White, Economic Council, Urban Institute, Administration, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Samsung, Cyberspace Administration, FedEx, Chicago Fed, Global, Index, Board, Micron, General, US Commerce Department, Federal Reserve, Nike, McCormick, Walgreens, US Labor Department, National Association of Realtors, Richmond Fed, University of Michigan Locations: Washington, America, Congress, China

☆ Apple’s new China problem: ChatGPT is banned there
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Apple is banking on its upcoming AI features to boost iPhone sales especially in China, where demand has been lagging. But there’s a problem: ChatGPT — soon to be integrated into Siri — is banned in China. But China is one of the first countries in the world to regulate the generative AI technology that powers these popular services. Resurgent competitorsMeanwhile, Chinese smartphone brand Huawei’s smartphone sales growth was 70% in the first quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. In other parts of the world, Samsung uses its own propriety AI technology, along with Google’s (GOOGL) AI model Gemini, which is also banned in China.

Persons: ChatGPT —, Siri —, OpenAI, Siri, ChatGPT, hasn’t, —, ”, Nabila Popal, ” Popal, what’s, Reece Hayden, Apple wouldn’t, Jeff Fieldhack, they’d Organizations: CNN, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Microsoft, Google, Meta, Samsung, Cyberspace Administration, Wall, IDC, Research, IDC Research, ABI Research, China, Baidu Locations: China

☆ An AI mayor? OpenAI shuts down tools for AI political candidates
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-19 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

AI has “helped me in my life personally … such as helping me with my resume,” Miller told CNN. I really want to see that happen.”On Tuesday, however, OpenAI told CNN it shut down Miller’s access to the tool that was being used to interact with and persuade voters. “We’ve taken action against these uses of our technology for violating our policies against political campaigning,” an OpenAI spokesperson told CNN. Although the public-facing version of VIC has been removed by OpenAI, Miller said it still works on his own ChatGPT account. OpenAI told CNN it also took action against another candidate in the UK who was using its AI models to help campaign for Parliament.

Persons: CNN — Victor Miller, ”, ” Miller, “, OpenAI, “ We’ve, Chuck Gray, ” Gray, Miller, Gray, Steve Endacott, Steve, Endacott, Jen Golbeck, Golbeck, ” David Karpf, ” Karpf, doesn’t Organizations: CNN, Cheyenne, Neural, College of Information Sciences, University of Maryland, George Washington University Locations: Cheyenne , Wyoming, Wyoming, “ Wyoming, Cheyenne, Slovakia

☆ What’s next for the stock market? Here’s one thing you could do if shares start sinking
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

The market has been on a tear in 2024, driven higher by robust corporate earnings and the artificial intelligence boom. Traders expect the Fed to begin easing rates in September at the earliest, according to the CME FedWatch Tool. If inflation is cooling down but the Fed is still expected to keep its key lending rate higher for longer, what does that mean for the stock market? The data will tell us that, but I think the big takeaway for us is [inflation] going in the right direction. Do you expect some of the cash that’s on the sidelines to enter the stock market?

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☆ The complicated partnership between Apple and OpenAI
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Nearly an hour later, the iPhone maker announced a much-rumored partnership with OpenAI to bring its ChatGPT technology to devices later this year. “I think Apple will take a pragmatic approach to the OpenAI partnership,” Wood said. Apple said it will not share any personal user information with OpenAI, so inquiries made through ChatGPT won’t be linked to an Apple user’s account. So it came as no surprise when some industry watchers, including Elon Musk, were quick to react to Apple’s partnership with OpenAI. “When users do query ChatGPT, Apple will track the prompts and gather metrics to improve its own models,” he said.

Persons: Sam Altman, Steve Wozniak, OpenAI, Altman, Tim Cook, ”, Ben Wood, “ Apple, Siri, Apple, ” Wood, Jeff Chiu, It’s, ” Cook, it’ll, Wood, Reece Hayden, Elon Musk, Musk, ” Musk, Annette Zimmermann, ” Andrew Cornwall, Forrester, “ Organizations: CNN, Apple, Insight, Apple Intelligence, Nvidia, Microsoft, ChatGPT, ABI Research, Industry, OpenAI, SpaceX, Gartner Locations: China, Washington, Cupertino , Calif

☆ Apple’s AI: We’ve seen some of this before
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-11 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

On the other hand, however, other AI tools look familiar from what we’ve seen on the market. Ahead of the demo, the company emphasized that the majority of the new tools are powered by Apple Intelligence. If you want your email to sound more professional, or more friendly, Apple says its AI will take a stab. Siri’s AI flexApple really flexes its AI muscle, however, when it comes to Siri, which Apple says is taking a massive step forward by becoming more contextually relevant and more personal. In the demo, Apple showed how someone could upload a picture of vegetables at a farmer’s market and ask what they could make for dinner.

Persons: “, they’re, –, Siri, Craig Federighi, It’ll, they’ve, OpenAI, Apple, Genmoji, Roger Federer, he’s, it’s Organizations: CNN, Developers, Apple, “ Apple Intelligence, Apple Apple Intelligence, Google, Samsung, Catering, Apple Intelligence

☆ Apple AI: Today’s the day for Apple to reveal its next big thing
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-10 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Here’s a closer look at what to expect at Apple’s big event:AI, AI and more AIApple is expected to call its AI initiative “Apple Intelligence” and make it opt-in only. A strategic partnershipIn the spring, Apple was reportedly discussing partnership opportunities with both OpenAI and Google to power its AI tools. That partnership Apple could elaborate on during the opening keynote on Monday. Apple aligning itself with a company and a technology that have yet to win public trust could pose some risks for Apple down the line. Generative AI could potentially propel the headset into another level of personalization and immersion and usher in new use cases for businesses, particularly in the education and medical spaces.

Persons: OpenAI, ”, Tim Cook, Dan Ives, Here’s, –, Siri, ” Thomas Husson, Forrester, Reece Hayden, Apple, ” Hayden, Hayden Organizations: California CNN, Developers Conference, Nvidia, ” Apple, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Bloomberg, CNN, ABI Research, Google, Fortune, Apple Vision, Gartner Locations: Cupertino, California, China, Washington

☆ Apple prepares for its 2024 WWDC event
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-08 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Apple is on the verge of kicking off perhaps its most important event in years as it faces a gauntlet of challenges. Apple is expected to team up with ChatGPT creator OpenAI Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Getty Images/FileA strategic partnershipIn the spring, Apple was reportedly discussing partnership opportunities with both OpenAI and Google to power its AI tools. But now the company is believed to have inked a deal with the ChatGPT creator, a partnership Apple could elaborate on during the opening keynote on Monday. Apple aligning itself with a company and a technology that have yet to win public trust could pose some risks for Apple down the line. Generative AI could potentially propel the headset into another level of personalization and immersion and usher in new use cases for businesses, particularly in the education and medical spaces.

Persons: OpenAI, ”, Tim Cook, Dan Ives, Here’s, Siri, Suzanne Plunkett, –, ” Thomas Husson, Forrester, Reece Hayden, OpenAI Jaap Arriens, Apple, ” Hayden, Hayden Organizations: CNN, Developers Conference, Nvidia, ” Apple, Apple, Apple Intelligence, Bloomberg, ABI Research, Google, Fortune, Apple Vision, Gartner Locations: China, Washington

CNN —AT&T’s second prolonged outage so far this year left customers irate on Tuesday, with experts criticizing the company’s response and saying the wireless company risked losing user loyalty over the issues. Because of the problem connecting to other carriers, thousands of Verizon customers also reported a service outage on Down Detector Tuesday. In a statement Tuesday, AT&T said it had resolved the outage and that calls between AT&T customers were not impacted. Tens of thousands of AT&T customers in America could not make phone calls, send texts, reach emergency services or access the internet. After two consecutive outages and a March data breach, North said AT&T needs to work to regain customer trust.

Persons: ”, Mojtaba, ” Vaezi, Karen North Organizations: CNN —, Verizon, Wireless, Laboratory, Villanova University, CNN, University of Southern, & & Locations: New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, America, University of Southern California, Camden County , Georgia, Scranton , Pennsylvania

☆ How AI could supercharge the Vision Pro
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

It could also boost sales of the pricey Vision Pro, which has reportedly and unexpectedly received a production cut. During its most recent earnings call, CEO Tim Cook said more than half of the Fortune 100 companies have already bought an Apple Vision Pro. But while it’s unclear when generative AI will come to the Vision Pro, Nygugen said: “It’s only a matter of time.”That’s because the Vision Pro is merely just another interface – much like a tablet, laptop, or watch, that touches Apple’s ecosystem. The Vision Pro, the tech giant's $3,499 headset, is its first major release since the Apple Watch nine years ago. “Vision Pro just came out a few months ago and it needs to get its feet under it before it really starts to take off,” Llamas said.

Persons: it’s, Tim Cook, It’s, Siri, “, Tuong, ”, Nygugen, ” Nygugen, Angela Weiss, Ming Chi, Kuo, Jeremy Bailenson, Bailenson, Ramon Llamas, Apple, ChatGPT – Organizations: CNN, Developers, Google, Samsung, Vision, Fortune, Apple Vision, Gartner, Apple, Apple Watch, Getty, Vision Pro, Stanford, VR, IDC, Microsoft, “ Locations: Cupertino , California, New York City

☆ OpenAI insiders call for company to be more transparent about the ‘serious risks’ AI technology poises to society
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —A group of OpenAI insiders are demanding that artificial intelligence companies be far more transparent about AI’s “serious risks” — and that they protect employees who voice concerns about the technology they’re building. “AI companies have strong financial incentives to avoid effective oversight,” reads the open letter posted Tuesday signed by current and former employees at AI companies including OpenAI, the creator behind the viral ChatGPT tool. As the law currently stands, the AI employees said, they don’t believe AI companies will share critical information about the technology voluntarily. Their letter comes as companies move quickly to implement generative AI tools into their products, while government regulators, companies and consumers grapple with responsible use. Meanwhile, Apple is widely expected to announce a partnership with OpenAI at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference to bring generative AI to the iPhone.

Persons: ”, OpenAI, ” OpenAI, Daniel Ziegler, “, Tim Cook Organizations: CNN, Companies, Security, Apple, OpenAI, Conference, ” Apple Locations: OpenAI

☆ AT&T outage: Service down for customers across the US
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-04 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —A nationwide AT&T outage is once again leaving customers in the dark on Tuesday. In a statement sent to CNN, the company said a problem is preventing AT&T customers from completing calls between carriers. Calls between AT&T customers aren’t impacted. AT&T told CNN that 911 is not impacted at this time. AT&T told CNN the alerts were received accidentally after a template for such a notification was triggered and sent.

Persons: ” Organizations: CNN, New York Locations: New, New York City, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Camden County , Georgia, Scranton

☆ This signal could be good news for the stock market
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-29 | by ( Nicole Goodkind | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Some analysts think that means good news for stocks in the second half of the year. While [gross domestic product] and the labor market seem to be slowing, earnings are accelerating,” wrote the Bank of America analysts. That means an improving manufacturing cycle but slowing services can lead to a divergence between market performance and economic performance. “We’ve witnessed records repeatedly break in both stock and housing markets over the past year.”In addition to unrelentingly high home prices, the housing market is also grappling with a chronic lack of homes on the market and elevated mortgage rates. Put together, it has resulted in a tough housing market, especially first-time buyers.

Persons: Dow, PMIs, ”, Brian Luke, “ We’ve, Read, Apple’s Siri, Siri, Samantha Murphy Kelly, Tim Cook, ” Read Organizations: CNN Business, Bell, New York CNN, Federal Reserve, Institute for Supply Management, PMI, Bank of America, Dell, Marvell, Costco, Dow Jones, Developers Conference, Google, Samsung, ” Apple Locations: New York, San Diego , New York, Cleveland, Los Angeles

☆ What a generative AI iPhone could look like
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-28 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

Although artificial intelligence has powered some of the iPhone’s experiences for years, such as Live Text and improved autocorrect, generative AI could unlock new levels of interaction and personalization. The debut of an AI iPhone could also entice consumers to upgrade at a time when they’ve been holding onto older models longer. Now all eyes shift to Apple for its take on generative AI. Expediting AIBehind the scenes, Apple reportedly has been working on its on-device generative AI capabilities and acquiring companies for awhile, such as Canadian startup DarwinAI. But now it needs to show it’s going all in on artificial intelligence to stay relevant in a rapidly evolving industry.

Persons: Apple’s Siri, Siri, ”, Tim Cook, they’ve, Paul Schell, ” Schell, Thomas Husson, Forrester, Apple, Nabila, doesn’t, ” Popal, “, “ It’s, it’s Organizations: CNN, Developers Conference, Google, Samsung, ” Apple, Apple, ABI Research, Microsoft, Meta, IDC, Bloomberg, Huawei Locations: China

☆ Some iPhone users eligible for $349 in lawsuit settlement payout over audio issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Some iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus owners may be eligible for a payout as part of a $35 million settlement. iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus users who experienced issues related to the audio chip could receive up to $349 in compensation as part of a 2019 lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California. Apple denied the devices had these issues and all allegations of wrongdoing, according to the Settlement Administration website. Eligible users might receive an email or postcard in the mail about the settlement. This isn’t the first lawsuit payout for the iPhone 7 models.

Persons: Siri Organizations: CNN, Court, Northern, Northern District of, Apple, Administration Locations: Northern District, Northern District of California

☆ Elon Musk says AI will take all our jobs
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-23 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Elon Musk says artificial intelligence will take all our jobs and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “Probably none of us will have a job,” Musk said about AI at a tech conference on Thursday. While speaking remotely via webcam at VivaTech 2024 in Paris, Musk described a future where jobs would be “optional.”“If you want to do a job that’s kinda like a hobby, you can do a job,” Musk said. Concerns also continue to mount over how various industries and jobs will change as AI proliferates in the market. The report also said the majority of jobs previously identified as vulnerable to AI were not economically beneficial for employers to automate at that time.

Persons: CNN — Elon, ” Musk, Musk, ”, Ian Banks, “ Organizations: CNN, MIT’s Computer, Artificial Intelligence Locations: Paris

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