Weekly roundup — Other top AI stories you might have missed this week: - The FTC is investigating OpenAI for potential violations of consumer protection laws, the company's most significant regulatory threat in the U.S. to date.
- The agency is seeking records on OpenAI's data handling, privacy practices, AI training methods, and other factors related to the risks of harm to consumers.
- Elon Musk announced xAI, his artificial intelligence company that aims "to understand the true nature of the universe."
- Its team includes former engineers from Google, DeepMind, Twitter, Tesla, Microsoft, and OpenAI, who have worked on breakthrough projects like AlphaCode and GPT models.
- Anthropic, a Google-backed generative AI startup, released its latest AI chatbot to the public.
- People in the U.S. and U.K. can now try out the beta version of Claude 2 at claude.ai.
- Google is being sued for allegedly scraping internet data without permission to train its AI products.
- The lawsuit, filed by Clarkson Law Firm in San Francisco federal court, accuses Google of violating copyright and privacy laws.
- Authors Sarah Silverman, Christopher Golden, and Richard Kadrey sued Meta and OpenAI, claiming copyright infringement.
- They argue that the companies used unauthorized copies of their works in training their AI models, LLaMA and ChatGPT.
- AI-equipped robotic trucks, developed during Syria's Aleppo conflict, are set to aid in disaster relief efforts by delivering food to affected areas by 2024.
- The trucks, capable of transporting 1-2 tons of food and operating both on land and in water, aim to protect the lives of humanitarian workers.
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