Netflix has recently received criticism regarding its use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the true crime documentary What Jennifer Did, directed by Jenny Popplewell. The documentary reportedly utilized AI-generated images in lieu of actual archival photos, raising concerns about the potential for distortion in truth-seeking contexts. In response to the backlash, Netflix has published new […]

The U.S. government is set to invest $8.9 billion into Intel, largely using funds that were already allocated to the company. Intel announced that this investment will use the remaining $5.7 billion in grants from the Biden administration’s CHIPS Act, supplemented by an additional $3.2 billion associated with its Secure Enclave program. During a recent

VentureBeat recently spoke with Jerry R. Geisler III, the Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Walmart Inc., to discuss the company’s approach to cybersecurity amidst the rise of autonomous AI technologies. Geisler highlighted that the increasing use of agentic AI presents new security threats, including data exfiltration and misuse of APIs, which

Meta has announced a partnership with Midjourney, a San Francisco-based startup known for its AI image generation technology, which boasts 20 million users. Alexandr Wang, Meta’s Chief AI Officer and head of the newly formed Meta Superintelligence Labs, made the announcement, indicating that Meta will license Midjourney’s aesthetic technology for deployment in future models and

Researchers from The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and collaborating institutions have introduced OpenCUA, an open-source framework aimed at building advanced AI agents capable of operating computers. This framework includes tools, data, and methodologies for developing computer-use agents (CUAs), which can autonomously complete tasks such as navigating websites and managing software workflows in enterprises. Models