Author: Advanced AI Editor
A magazine publisher is accusing Google’s AI summaries of using its work without consent. Penske Media, which owns Rolling Stone, Billboard and Variety, has sued the tech giant in federal court in Washington, D.C., saying that its artificial intelligence (AI) search summaries are reducing its web traffic, Reuters reported Saturday (Sept. 13). The report noted that the suit is the first time a major American publisher has sued Google over the AI-generated summaries that have come to top its search results. In this case, Penske is accusing Google of only including publishers’ websites in search results if it can also…
AI-powered chatbots play a growing role in spiritual life, according to a New York Times story that examines the popularity of religious chatbots and apps. The Times notes that an app called Bible Chat has been downloaded more than 30 million times, while another app, Hallow, reached the number one spot in Apple’s App Store last year. For the most part, these apps are supposed to point people to religious doctrine and scripture to answer their questions, although at least one website purports to allow users to chat with God. Rabbi Jonathan Roman suggested chatbots could be a “way into…
Penske Media Corp., the company behind media brands such as Rolling Stone and the Hollywood Reporter, has filed a lawsuit against Google LLC claiming that Google is abusing its monopoly in general search to coerce publishers into handing over their content for free in ways that bolster Google’s own artificial intelligence products. The case is specifically focused on Google’s AI summaries, a feature now appearing at the top of Google searches that summarizes answers. Penske claims the summaries repurpose its journalism without permission, divert readers away from original articles, and unlawfully exploit its content to train and power Google’s AI…
While it’s still the early days, voice AI is one area where artificial intelligence promises cost savings and service improvements. Deepgram is a decade-old company that quickly saw AI’s potential in voice. It is developing voice AI for enterprise use cases like call centers and interactive voice response (IVR) systems that millions access every day. To date, Deepgram has processed more than 50,000 years of audio and transcribed more than one trillion words. Deepgram offers speech-to-text (STT), text-to-speech (TTS), and full speech-to-speech (STS) capabilities backed by an enterprise-grade runtime. More than 200,000 developers build on Deepgram’s voice-native foundational models that…
Nubank (NYSE: NU) is reportedly millions of customers across Latin America. Recently, the company’s Chief Technology Officer, Eric Young, shared his vision for leveraging artificial intelligence to fuel Nubank’s global expansion and improve financial services. During a recent discussion, Young outlined how AI is not just a tool but a cornerstone for operational efficiency, customer-centric growth, and democratizing access to personalized finance. With a career that includes work at Amazon in the early 2000s, Young brings a philosophy of prioritizing customer experience. At Amazon, he witnessed firsthand how technology could transform user experiences, a mindset he now applies to Nubank’s…
Carla Rover once spent 30 minutes sobbing after having to restart a project she vibe coded. Rover has been in the industry for 15 years, mainly working as a web developer. She’s now building a startup, alongside her son, that creates custom machine learning models for marketplaces. She called vibe coding a beautiful, endless cocktail napkin on which one can perpetually sketch ideas. But dealing with AI-generated code that one hopes to use in production can be “worse than babysitting,” she said, as these AI models can mess up work in ways that are hard to predict. She had turned…
The big telecommunication service providers in the U.S. have undergone significant changes, often inviting backlash from their users who are not pleased with the constant transitions and lack of certainty. Verizon has been under hot water for quite some time over letting down its long-time users by first slashing its loyalty discounts and then luring its customers to continue with the carrier. It seems like the company’s ambitious customer service upgrade, aimed at making the user experience smoother, is causing frustration among users. Verizon’s AI customer service rollout sparks frustration among users Verizon rolled out Project 624 this summer, and…
Google has insisted that its AI-generated search result overviews and summaries have not actually hurt traffic for publishers. The publishers disagree, and at least one is willing to go to court to prove the harm they claim Google has caused. Penske Media Corporation, the parent company of Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter, sued Google on Friday over allegations that the search giant has used its work without permission to generate summaries and ultimately reduced traffic to its publications. Penske’s argument is pretty simple: by showing an AI-generated summary of an article at the top of the page via Google’s…
Seattle’s city government is charting a bold course into the artificial intelligence era, unveiling a comprehensive plan that promises to reshape municipal operations while emphasizing ethical guardrails. Mayor Bruce Harrell’s administration announced the 2025-2026 AI Plan on September 11, positioning the city as a frontrunner in leveraging AI for public good. The initiative, detailed in a 26-page document, outlines strategies to integrate AI into services like permitting, public safety, and customer support, all while prioritizing transparency and accountability. At the heart of the plan is a commitment to workforce development, with mandatory training programs for city employees to harness tools…
Claude introduced memory this week, but only for certain paid users of the AI model.Days after Anthropic announced that Claude can make spreadsheets and decks, it introduced a memory feature for those on Team and Enterprise plans. The AI model now “remembers you and your team’s projects and preferences,” Anthropic stated in a blog post released on Thursday. SEE ALSO: Anthropic launches Claude Chrome extension: How to try it Claude’s memory functionality isn’t available for free users or those paying for its individual Pro or Max plans. Anthropic, however, also announced the release of incognito chats (the same idea as…