Why Elon Musk’s AI company ‘open-sourcing’ Grok matters — and why it doesn’t

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March 18, 2024 · 7 min · 1280 words · Susan Webster

X users are still complaining about arbitrary shadowbanning

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March 18, 2024 · 14 min · 2837 words · Michelle Erickson

xAI open sources base model of Grok, but without any training code

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March 18, 2024 · 2 min · 411 words · Ruben Cunningham

YouTube now requires creators to disclose when realistic content was made with AI

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March 18, 2024 · 3 min · 531 words · Anita Rodriguez

Another autonomous vehicle startup shutters, Zoox expands driverless testing and investor fervor for AI escalates

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March 17, 2024 · 8 min · 1702 words · Lawrence Jimenez

Griffin Bank has a license to thrill

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March 17, 2024 · 4 min · 836 words · Amber Johnson

VC Arjun Sethi talks a big game about selling his company-picking strategies to other investors; he says they’re buying it

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March 17, 2024 · 6 min · 1192 words · Tyler Warren

AI is keeping GitHub chief legal officer Shelley McKinley busy

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March 16, 2024 · 14 min · 2845 words · Nicholas Scott

LinkedIn plans to add gaming to its platform

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March 16, 2024 · 4 min · 786 words · Kristen Short

SpaceX doc leaks, TikTok ban gains steam, and Grok to go open source

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March 16, 2024 · 4 min · 726 words · Robert Brady

This Week in AI: Midjourney bets it can beat the copyright police

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March 16, 2024 · 8 min · 1646 words · Amber Allen

Apple acquires AI startup specializing in overseeing manufacturing components

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March 15, 2024 · 2 min · 412 words · Jessica Woods

Gumroad no longer allows most NSFW art, leaving its adult creators panicked

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March 15, 2024 · 5 min · 902 words · Tom Farrell