After AI Video of ‘Tom Cruise’ Fighting ‘Brad Pitt’ Goes Viral, Motion Picture Association Denounces ‘Massive’ Infringement on Seedance 2.0 – Variety

By Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The Motion Picture Association on Thursday denounced the newest AI video generator, Seedance 2.0, saying it had unleashed a flood of copyright infringement in the day since it became available. ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, said the model represents a “substantial leap in generation quality” since the previous version. Videos generated by the...

AI writes a lot of software. Now, human code review is starting to disappear. – Business Insider Africa

Business Insider Edition AI coding agents are increasingly being trusted to work without human oversight. New data from Cursor shows the share of AI-generated code changes reaching production without a separate manual review step has jumped in the past six months. This suggests developers are becoming more comfortable letting AI handle larger chunks of the software-development process on its own....

San Diego school buys disturbing new tech as experts sound the alarm – New York Post

Switch between CA and NY editions here. See more of our coverage in your search results. A San Diego charter school network has spent $500,000 on two ChatGPT-powered humanoid robots, pitching the flashy purchase as the future of education as critics question whether the costly experiment belongs anywhere near students.The centerpiece of the half-million-dollar investment is Ameca, a 6-foot-2 robot...

I applied for a job for the first time in 20 years. Job seekers are in a whole new world now. – Business Insider

Recently, I paid off my student loans ahead of schedule. Along with the joy of saying goodbye to 10 more years of payments, I unexpectedly felt open to doing something completely different.I stepped away from my marketing career in 2023 to focus on something I was more passionate about, writing. I will continue to write, but I’ve realized that I...

Eleven killed in civilian aircraft crash in north-eastern France, authorities say – BBC

Eleven people have died after a civilian aircraft carrying skydivers crashed in the town of Tomblaine in eastern France, local authorities said. The pilot and 10 passengers died in the incident, including five students and five instructors, according to local officials.The plane, which was being used by a parachutist school, had taken off from Nancy-Essey airfield when it crashed, local...

Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430 – AP News

Frustration grows in Venezuela as earthquake death toll reaches 1,430  AP News Multiple Earthquakes Devastate Venezuela  JW.ORG Live updates: Rescuers battle aftershocks in search for Venezuela quake survivors  CNN Venezuela Live Updates: Window to Find Earthquake Survivors Narrows as Death Toll Tops 1,400  The New York Times ‘We need help’: Venezuelans furious at slow official response to quakes  Yahoo source