Topic: ai training
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AWS and e& Launch AI Nation to Upskill 30,000 UAE Professionals
AWS and e& have launched the "AI Nation – Afaaq" programme to train 30,000 UAE professionals in AI and cloud computing, part of a $1 billion strategic alliance. The initiative provides 30,000 AWS certification vouchers and access to AWS Skill Builder and Cloud Coach sessions to prepare participan...
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AWS and e& to Train 30,000 UAE Citizens in AI and Cloud Skills
AWS and e& have launched the "AI Nation – Afaaq" program to train 30,000 UAE citizens in AI and cloud computing, supporting the country's shift to a knowledge-based economy. The initiative addresses a critical skills gap in the UAE, where 46% of organizations face a shortage of AI professionals, ...
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Synthesia’s AI expands from video training to live coaching
Synthesia launched "Roleplay Sessions," an interactive AI tool for employees to practice high-pressure conversations like sales pitches and performance reviews, with the AI avatar providing feedback and scoring against a rubric. The company is shifting from being an AI avatar video generator to a...
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DoorDash Pays Couriers to Train AI with New 'Tasks' App
DoorDash launched a new Tasks app, allowing its delivery drivers to earn extra income by completing specific assignments that help train AI and robotic systems through activities like recording video or audio. The collected data, including detailed tasks like filming dishwashing, is used to t...
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Patreon CEO Slams AI 'Fair Use' as 'Bogus,' Demands Creator Pay
Patreon CEO Jack Conte argues that AI companies' use of creators' work without permission or payment is not legitimate "fair use," highlighting a tension between innovation and creators' rights. He criticizes the inconsistency of AI firms claiming fair use while also paying major rights holders, ...
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Flock Surveillance AI Built by Overseas Gig Workers
Flock's AI surveillance cameras, widely used by U.S. law enforcement, create a vast database of vehicle and pedestrian details, often accessed without a warrant. The company trains its algorithms using overseas gig workers, who review sensitive domestic footage, raising privacy and data security ...
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Google Denies Using Your Emails for AI Training: The Truth
Google has denied claims that it scans private Gmail messages to train its AI systems, clarifying that its smart features are separate from AI model training and no policy changes have authorized such data usage. A security firm initially reported that Google was using email content for AI traini...
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Google Confirms It's Not Training AI on Your Gmail
Google has officially denied using Gmail emails to train its Gemini AI model, stating that user privacy is protected and no account settings have been changed to allow such data usage. Viral social media posts incorrectly claimed that users must disable Gmail's Smart Features to prevent data harv...
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Suno AI raises $200M at $2.45B valuation amid legal battles
Suno AI secured $200 million in Series C funding, valuing the company at $2.45 billion and reflecting strong investor confidence in its AI-generated music platform, which has achieved $200 million in annual revenue. The company faces major legal challenges, including a lawsuit from Sony, Universa...
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Elon Musk's xAI used employee biometric data to train AI girlfriend
Elon Musk's xAI required employees to provide personal biometric data, including facial and vocal characteristics, to develop its anime-styled female chatbot Ani, as part of the secret "Project Skippy" initiative. The collected biometric information was intended to make the AI's conversations mor...
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Mercor's Valuation Soars to $10B in $350M Series C
Mercor raised $350 million in Series C funding, led by Felicis Ventures, boosting its valuation to $10 billion and involving both returning and new investors. The platform pivoted from AI hiring to connecting AI labs with domain experts for model training, charging fees for matching and supportin...
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Meta Defends AI Lawsuit, Claims Downloaded Porn Was 'Personal Use'
Meta is facing a lawsuit from Strike 3 Holdings, which alleges the company illegally downloaded adult films using corporate IP addresses and a hidden network to train an AI model called Movie Gen, seeking over $350 million in damages. Meta has moved to dismiss the case, calling the claims baseles...
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Founders Race Noosa Triathlon Using Their Own AI Training Tech
Kitt Companion is an AI training platform created by Noosa Triathlon competitors Leigh Kelson and Freya Simmonds, designed to optimize athletic performance through personalized plans, nutrition, and injury prevention. The system integrates data from wearables and apps to provide professional-grad...
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Uber's App Becomes an AI Training Ground
Uber is introducing AI microtasks for its U.S. drivers and couriers, allowing them to earn extra income by completing brief digital assignments like recording voice clips or uploading images to advance AI technology. This initiative positions Uber's workforce to compete with established data-labe...
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Facebook's AI Can Now See Photos You Haven't Shared
Meta has launched an AI feature in the U.S. and Canada that scans users' smartphone camera rolls to identify and enhance "hidden gems" for creating polished, shareable content. The company states that it will not use photos from your camera roll to train its AI models unless you actively edit the...
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World Models: The Next AI Revolution
World models are an emerging AI frontier focused on enabling systems to understand and interact with 3D environments, allowing them to predict outcomes and take preventative actions. Pim de Witte leveraged Medal's vast dataset of billions of annual gaming videos to launch General Intuition, secur...
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AI Startups Seize Control of Their Data Destiny
Startups are increasingly collecting proprietary data directly from human experts, recognizing that superior training data leads to better AI performance, as seen with Turing Labs using GoPro footage from artists and professionals. Companies like Turing and Fyxer prioritize high-quality, curated ...
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Anker Pays Eufy Users to Share Videos for AI Training
Anker's Eufy security cameras launched a program paying users $2 per video of theft incidents to collect data for improving AI detection of package and vehicle crimes. The initiative encouraged staged and real theft footage, raising privacy concerns due to past security breaches in similar user-d...
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Anthropic's $1.5B Copyright Deal Shortchanges Writers
A $1.5 billion settlement will pay at least $3,000 each to half a million writers, resolving a class action lawsuit against Anthropic for using copyrighted books without permission. The settlement penalizes Anthropic for sourcing books through piracy rather than purchase, but does not address the...
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Web Standards Set to Reshape AI Content Use
Content creators have faced unauthorized use of their work by AI models, with few existing mechanisms to protect intellectual property online. The IETF's AI Preferences Working Group is developing standardized rules to let website owners control how AI systems access and use their content. This i...
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