Hollywood Wants Seedance Banned But Still Uses It
Bytedance's AI video tool Seedance sparked controversy after a viral clip featuring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, yet studios continue to use it secretly.
Bytedance's AI video tool Seedance sparked controversy after a viral clip featuring Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise, yet studios continue to use it secretly.
Midjourney, an AI startup, is pushing Hollywood studios to disclose their AI usage amid a legal dispute over copyright claims. The company argues that studios are withholding critical evidence about their internal AI practices.
Anthropic announced drug discovery initiatives targeting diseases Big Pharma deems unprofitable, aiming to cut development time by five years, according to Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan.
Microsoft plans to release an updated Copilot app in August, merging consumer and enterprise tools into one platform with new AI agents.
Google DeepMind unionization talks hit a snag after initial meetings left union reps feeling ignored, with no senior management present.
Kling, Kuaishou's AI video unit, raised $2.04 billion in funding, boosting its valuation to $18 billion.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg told staff in a town hall that AI agent development hasn't accelerated as expected, despite significant investment and workforce reallocation.
Microsoft is investing $2.5 billion in a new unit to embed 6,000 AI engineers within enterprise clients to drive AI integration.
SpaceX agreed to acquire Cursor for $60 billion, raising questions about whether the AI coding tool will remain open to third-party models.
Woodside Energy, a global energy producer, is integrating agentic AI systems into its operations to enhance safety, efficiency, and decision-making processes.
The AI-powered process optimization market is projected to exceed $113 billion within the next decade, according to industry estimates.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman is in early talks with the Trump administration about the US acquiring a 5 percent stake in the company to counter growing public skepticism about AI.