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Monday, October 7

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Leo Rodman
October 07, 2024

NotebookLM now lets you listen to a conversation about your sources

NotebookLM is releasing Audio Overviews, which turns your sources into an engaging discussion.

blog.google/technology/ai/notebooklm-audio-overviews/#:~:text=NotebookLM,%20a%20tool%20that%20helps%20users%20understand%20complex

Sophisticated AI models are more likely to lie

Human feedback to AIs makes them favor providing an answer, even a wrong one, while making the answer more convincing.

arstechnica.com/science/2024/10/the-more-sophisticated-ai-models-get-the-more-likely-they-are-to-lie

Meta’s new “Movie Gen” AI system can deepfake video from a single photo

A future where realistic video fakes are easy and plentiful seems inevitable.

arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/metas-new-movie-gen-ai-system-can-deepfake-video-from-a-single-photo

Artist appeals copyright denial for prize-winning AI-generated work

AI art may create a whole new world of copyright trolling, expert warns.

arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/artist-appeals-copyright-denial-for-prize-winning-ai-generated-work

Microsoft’s new “Copilot Vision” AI experiment can see what you browse

Microsoft brings two new opt-in trial features to some users of its Copilot AI-assistant.

arstechnica.com/ai/2024/10/microsofts-new-copilot-vision-ai-experiment-can-see-what-you-browse

Website builder Squarespace says it's training its AI tools with curation and taste | TechCrunch

Will generative AI tools help people build better websites, or will they just fill the web with spam? With the recent launch of Design Intelligence, a new

techcrunch.com/2024/10/06/cpo-paul-gubbay-says-squarespace-is-training-its-ai-tools-with-curation-and-taste

Gmail users on iOS can now ask Gemini questions about their emails | TechCrunch

Select Gmail users on iOS can now chat with Google's Gemini chatbot about their inbox in the app.

techcrunch.com/2024/10/04/gmail-users-on-ios-can-now-ask-gemini-questions-about-their-emails

Exclusive: Investors are scrambling to get into Eleven Labs, which may soon be valued at $3 billion

ElevenLabs, a startup that makes AI tools for audio applications, is being approached by existing and new investors about a new round, which could value

techcrunch.com/2024/10/03/investors-are-scrambling-to-get-into-elevenlabs-which-may-soon-be-valued-at-3-billion

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Leo

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