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Byline: MATT O'BRIEN-AP Technology Writer

04 Apr

Tech companies want to build artificial general intelligence. But who decides when AGI is attained?

published on April 4, 2024 - 2:45 PM

There’s a race underway to build artificial general intelligence, a futuristic vision of machines that are as broadly smart as

29 Feb

Humanoid robot-maker Figure partners with OpenAI and gets backing from Jeff Bezos and tech giants

published on February 29, 2024 - 2:53 PM

ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is looking to fuse its artificial intelligence systems into the bodies of humanoid robots as part of a new deal

19 Feb

Some video game actors are letting AI clone their voices. They just don’t want it to replace them

published on February 19, 2024 - 2:21 PM

If you are battling a video game goblin who speaks with a Cockney accent, or asking a gruff Scottish blacksmith

06 Feb

Meta says it will label AI-generated images on Facebook and Instagram

published on February 6, 2024 - 2:37 PM

Facebook and Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images that appear on their social media feeds, part of

25 Jan

FTC opens inquiry into Big Tech’s partnerships with leading AI startups

published on January 25, 2024 - 2:06 PM

U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an inquiry into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and

09 Jan

ChatGPT-maker braces for fight with New York Times and authors on ‘fair use’ of copyrighted works

published on January 9, 2024 - 1:33 PM

A barrage of high-profile lawsuits in a New York federal court will test the future of ChatGPT and other artificial

17 Nov

ChatGPT-maker Open AI pushes out co-founder and CEO Sam Altman, says he wasn’t ‘consistently candid’

published on November 17, 2023 - 3:22 PM

The board of ChatGPT-maker Open AI said Friday it has pushed out its co-founder and CEO Sam Altman after a

05 Oct

Meta and X questioned by lawmakers over lack of rules against AI-generated political deepfakes

published on October 5, 2023 - 12:13 PM

Deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence are having their moment this year, at least when it comes to making it look,

21 Sep

Tech companies try to take AI image generators mainstream with better protections against misuse

published on September 21, 2023 - 2:01 PM

Artificial intelligence tools that can conjure whimsical artwork or realistic-looking images from written commands started wowing the public last year.

12 Jul

Sarah Silverman and novelists sue ChatGPT-maker OpenAI for ingesting their books

published on July 12, 2023 - 1:33 PM

Ask ChatGPT about comedian Sarah Silverman’s memoir “The Bedwetter” and the artificial intelligence chatbot can come up with a detailed

BLOG: Happy birthday to Marketplace at El Paseo

Posted: April 12, 2024 at 1:23 pm

Ten years ago this week, Fresno’s fastest-growing shopping center got
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BLOG: Fresno EDC’s April 18 real estate forecast a can’t-miss event

Posted: April 10, 2024 at 11:27 am

The Fresno County Economic Development Corporation (EDC) invites you to
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