AI 🍂 Wednesday Headlines: AI Takes the Wheel, Makes Art, Gets You Groceries, and Copyright Complaint between NYT & OpenAI

Welcome to today's tech roundup from CES 2024!
From AI-powered tools that unlock the potential of existing apps to groundbreaking safety features in our cars, these announcements are set to redefine how we navigate the digital and physical worlds.
Let's dive into the news!

1/ 🌈 New GenAI service of Getty Images.

Getty Images is making waves with its new AI tool that lets iStock customers generate unique images. At CES 2024, Getty Images, the stock media company, announced a new service. This service leverages AI models trained on Getty’s iStock stock photography and video libraries to generate new licensable images and artwork.
This innovative service addresses concerns about AI-generated content by using models trained on Getty's own library and offering legal protection against copyright infringement.

Getty Images launches a new GenAI service for iStock customers | TechCrunch

Getty Images, the stock media company, has launched a new, more affordable gen AI service for iStock customers.

TechCrunchKyle Wiggers

2/ 🚗 Luminar & Mercedes Partner for Automated Emergency Steering.

Luminar, a LiDAR sensor maker, is teaming up with Mercedes-Benz to debut Automatic Emergency Steering. At CES 2024, The Luminar company unveiled that Luminar's LiDAR tech can detect safety hazards and, with the latest announcement, take action that can avoid crashes using Automatic Emergency Steering, or taking over from the driver. Luminar and Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team join forces to bring cutting-edge LiDAR technology to the Official FIA F1 Safety Car.
Through strategic partnerships with Nvidia, Luminar is emphrasing its role in advancing automotive technology across a range of vehicles, from luxury brands like Mercedes-Benz to cutting-edge autonomous trucks, all with the goal of creating safer and more automated driving experiences.

Luminar teams with Mercedes-Benz and debuts automated emergency steering

LiDAR tech maker Luminar and Mercedes-Benz have teamed up, and Luminar announced automated emergency steering as a safety feature for its tech.

VentureBeatDean Takahashi

3/ 🤖 Meet the AI-powered Rabbit R1.

Jesse Lyu, the CEO and founder of an AI startup called Rabbit, at CES 2024, unveiled his company’s new gadget, a $199 standalone AI device called the R1. The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you. It has its own operating system called Rabbit OS, which is based on a “Large Action Model”. This model allows the Rabbit R1 to control your apps without needing to build new ones. The Rabbit R1 can do many things, such as playing music, ordering cars, buying groceries, and sending messages. It can also learn how to do new things by being trained by the user.

The Rabbit R1 is an AI-powered gadget that can use your apps for you

Rabbit is trying to one-up Alexa and Google Assistant, and invent a new kind of gadget in the process.

The Verge

4/ 📑 OpenAI Shoots Back at NYT Copyright Claims.

The New York Times is suing OpenAI, claiming that the AI research company used their news content to train its AI model without permission. OpenAI, on the other hand, says they used publicly available information and that the Times is manipulating evidence. They also claim the Times is trying to hurt the AI industry.
This lawsuit is part of a larger legal battle surrounding AI and copyright. As AI becomes more sophisticated, the question of who owns the data used to train it is becoming increasingly important.

‘Not Telling The Full Story’: OpenAI Challenges NYT’s Copyright Lawsuit Claims - Decrypt

OpenAI said The New York Times either cherry picked responses or manipulated prompts to make its chatbot “regurgitate” content.

DecryptJose Antonio Lanz

Conclusion:

CES 2024 has showcased a glimpse into a future revolutionized by AI. From Getty's innovative tool addressing copyright concerns in AI-generated media to Luminar's lifesaving LiDAR technology and Rabbit's convenient app automation, it's clear that AI is rapidly integrating into all aspects of our lives. However, the battle lines are being drawn in the realm of data ownership and copyright, as evidenced by the NYT and OpenAI lawsuit. Clearly, the future of AI is not without challenges. Navigating the legal and ethical landscape will be crucial in ensuring responsible and beneficial uses of this powerful technology.

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