Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta and other key developers are acting to prevent the technology from threatening democracies, even as their tools become more powerful.
Category: Meta Platforms Inc
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The Year Chatbots Were Tamed
A year ago, a rogue A.I. tried to break up my marriage. Did the backlash help make chatbots too boring?
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S&P 500 Closes Above 5,000 for First Time
The index is up TK percent this year.
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Meta Calls for Industry Effort to Label A.I.-Generated Content
The social network wants to promote standardized labels to help detect artificially created photo, video and audio material across its platforms.
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Why Is Big Tech Still Cutting Jobs?
Profits are up and the economy is strong. But the tech industry faces two challenges — dealing with a frenetic work force expansion in the pandemic and building A.I.
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Meta’s Stock Surges After Jump in Profits
The trillion-dollar social media giant’s market value soared after it reported a robust profits driven by digital advertising.
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A.I. Promises Give Tech Earnings from Meta and Others a Jolt
Companies like Meta that could tout their work in the fast-growing field saw a benefit in their fourth-quarter results — and won praise from eager investors.
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Tech CEOs Got Grilled, but New Rules Are Still a Question
Tech leaders faced a grilling in the Senate, and one offered an apology. But skeptics fear little will change this time.
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Will Lawmakers Really Act to Protect Children Online? Some Say Yes.
After senators grilled the leaders of Meta, TikTok, X and others, there may be momentum to pass rules to safeguard the internet’s youngest users, some said.
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Senators Denounce Tech Companies Over Child Sex Abuse Online
Senators criticized the chief executives of Meta, TikTok, Snap, X and Discord for not doing enough to prevent child sexual abuse online, amid rising fears over how the platforms affect youths.
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Meta Rejected Efforts to Improve Children’s Safety, Documents Show
Lawmakers released internal emails detailing the company’s failed efforts to add staff to focus on the online safety of minors, hours before a hearing on the topic.
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Focused Cuts and Fewer Layers: Tech Layoffs Enter a New Phase
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and other tech companies have been on a layoff spree this month, with the latest cuts differing from last year’s mass reductions.