AI took giant strides in 2024, as AGI comes into view
Given the drift of AI development in 2024, and public concern about catastrophic risks, developers may soon embrace a more ...
Facebook and Instagram to Unleash AI-Generated ‘Users’ No One Asked For
While Meta’s other AI offerings, including photo-editing tools, a ChatGPT-like text bot, and forthcoming software for producing AI-generated video, have more readily obvious appeal, it’s far from ...
1 Way the Magnificent 7 Stocks Disappointed in 2024
The group—which boasts Apple Nvidia Microsoft Alphabet Amazon.com Meta Platforms and Tesla —averaged a gain of 65% this year, ...
S&P 500 delivers first back-to-back annual gains of more than 20% since 1998
The S&P 500 (SP500) on Tuesday notched a whopping +23.3% advance for 2024, posting gains in nine out of twelve months. Read more here for a breakdown of its annual performance.
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‘Dead Internet Theory’ Looms as Meta Unveils Plans to Flood Facebook and Instagram with AI ‘Users’
Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta has unveiled new plans to stock its social media platforms with fake AI users.
Meta has a new vision that could change both AI and social media
One of the world’s biggest social media companies is focused on spurring growth as it enters a new year. But in this case, ...
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The AI Hype Index: Robot pets, simulated humans, and Apple’s AI text summaries
The good news is that this year of global elections turned out to be largely free from any major deepfake campaigns or AI ...
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Meta to invest in AI-Generated characters and profiles raising concerns over fake accounts
A Meta AI executive says Facebook could soon experience a surge of AI-created profiles and users. Meta has been improving its ...