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Apple to take help of Shutterstock to train its AI model

9Apr

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Apple to take help of Shutterstock to train its AI model

[ad_1] Apple has entered into a partnership with Shutterstock, a stock photos and videos library, to utilize its data for training its artificial intelligence (AI) models. The agreement suggests that Apple is making strides towards developing its proprietary foundation model. Despite previous speculations regarding the integration of Google's Gemini AI and Baidu's Ernie Bot (in China) into the iPhone 16 series for AI functionalities, it seems Apple's long-term strategy involves incorporating its own native AI model.Apple has partnered with Shutterstock Sources familiar with the matter, as cited by Reuters, revealed that Apple has inked a deal with Shutterstock to access its licensed data, encompassing images, videos, and music, for AI training purposes. Similar agreements have reportedl...

Fearing ‘pillaging’, news outlets block an OpenAI bot

[ad_1] A growing number of media outlets are blocking a webpage-scanning tool used by ChatGPT creator OpenAI to improve its artificial intelligence models. The New York Times, CNN, Australian broadcaster ABC and news agencies Reuters and Bloomberg have taken steps to thwart GPTBot, a web crawler launched on August 8. They were followed by French news organisations including France 24, RFI, Mediapart, Radio France and TF1. "There's one thing that won't stand: it's the unauthorised pillaging of content," Radio France president Sibyle Veil said at a news conference on Monday. Nearly 10 percent of the top 1,000 websites in the world blocked access to GPTBot just two weeks after it was launched, according to plagiarism tracker Originality.ai. They include Amazon.com, Wikihow.com, Quora.com...

Snap-owned GIF platform Gfycat to SHUTDOWN soon; Users rush to save their memes

[ad_1] Snap-owned GIF-hosting platform, Gfycat, founded in 2013 and acquired by Snap in 2020, was once a popular site with integrations across various platforms, has announced its impending shutdown on September 1, leading to the removal of its entire archive of GIFs from the platform. Users have been given a two-month window to save their content before it is permanently removed. The future of Gfycat's content remains uncertain, as it is unclear whether Snap plans to integrate it into Snapchat or delete it altogether.A message on the Gfycat website states, "The Gfycat service is being discontinued. Please save or delete your Gfycat content by logging in to your account at https://www.gfycat.com. All Gfycat information and data will be removed from gfycat.com after September 1, 2023." U...