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Here's what we have for you in today's block:

• 📰 Headlines → California pioneers $250M journalism and AI fund; OpenAI partners with Condé Nast, integrating iconic brands into ChatGPT.

• 🔥 Trending Today → Lionsgate's Megalopolis trailer withdrawal sparks debate on AI's role in marketing and misinformation.

• 🍳 AI Recipes → Unlock the potential of next-gen AI models with insights from Eric Schmidt's Stanford talk.

• 🧰 AI Toolbox → Elevate your content with AI-powered speech synthesis; streamline your workflow with intelligent data organization platforms.

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📰 Headlines

IN THE NEWS

• California is set to become the first state in the U.S. to fund journalism and AI research through a partnership with tech firms, allocating approximately $250 million over five years to support local news organizations and establish an AI initiative (The Guardian).

• OpenAI has entered into a multi-year content partnership with Condé Nast, integrating its iconic brands like Vogue and Wired into products such as ChatGPT (The Guardian).

• Three authors have filed a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic for allegedly using their works without permission to train its AI chatbot, Claude (The Guardian).

• Google's Gemini writing tools in Gmail are now enhanced with a new "Polish" feature to refine drafts and improve user experience on mobile devices (The Verge).

• Despite strong backing from major tech firms, the C2PA authentication standard for distinguishing real images from AI-generated fakes remains underutilized, raising concerns especially as the US presidential election approaches (The Verge).

• Mistral AI and NVIDIA collaborated to create Minitron-8B, a compact and efficient language model that outperforms larger models while using fewer resources (NVIDIA Blog)

• Epic Systems unveils AI-powered tools for patient portals and medical research at annual conference (CNBC)

• Meta launches new web crawler to collect publicly available data for training its AI models, including Llama, raising potential concerns about data usage and privacy (Fortune)

🔥 Trending Today

FEATURED

Lionsgate Pulls ‘Megalopolis’ Trailer Shortly After Launch Due to Made-Up Critic Quotes

What's going on here?

Lionsgate pulled a trailer for the film Megalopolis after it was revealed that negative critic quotes featured in it were fabricated. They employed negative quotes to position Megalopolis as a masterpiece that can stand the test of time, just like Francis Ford Coppola’s prior works.

What does this mean?

The trailer for Francis Ford Coppola's upcoming film Megalopolis included harsh criticisms of the director's past works like The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. However, reports quickly emerged showing these quotes were fake or misattributed. Lionsgate swiftly recalled the trailer and apologized for the "inexcusable error" in their vetting process.

This incident raises questions about the use of AI in marketing materials. While Lionsgate has not confirmed if AI was involved, the fabricated quotes resemble the kind of false information AI chatbots can generate when prompted, complete with fake citations.

Why should I care?

This case highlights the growing challenge of misinformation in the AI era, even from established companies and brands. We’re supporters of the use of AI here at The AI Block, but emphasize the importance in establishing workflows and checks to ensure that a human sits in key stages of important processes. This incident underscores the importance of fact-checking and verifying sources, as AI tools make it easier than ever to create convincing but false content.

Source: Variety