Elon Musk agrees that we’ve exhausted AI training data
Indeed, Musk suggested that synthetic data — data generated by AI models themselves — is the path forward. “The only way to supplement [real-world data] is with synthetic data, where the AI creates [training data],” he said. “With synthetic data … [AI] will sort of grade itself and go through this process of self-learning.”
OpenAI Shuts Down Developer Who Made AI-Powered Gun Turret
OpenAI has cut off a developer who built a device that could respond to ChatGPT queries to aim and fire an automated rifle. The device went viral after a video on Reddit showed its developer reading firing commands aloud, after which a rifle beside him quickly began aiming and firing at nearby walls.

AI, VLC and Subtitles

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VLC Media Player to Use AI to Generate Subtitles for Videos
VLC player demos real-time AI subtitling for videos
VLC tops 6 billion downloads, previews AI-generated subtitles
VLC media player, the popular open-source software developed by nonprofit VideoLAN, has topped 6 billion downloads worldwide and teased an AI-powered subtitle system. The new feature automatically generates real-time subtitles — which can then also be translated in many languages — for any video using open-source AI models that run locally on users’ devices,
How AI will shape work in 2025 — and what companies should do now
Generative AI projects will move from pilot phase to production for many companies this year, which means the workforce will be affected in ways never before imagined, says Sarah Hoffman, director of AI research at AlphaSense.
The Hollywood Sign Is Not On Fire—As Social Media Users Share AI-Generated Images
The century-old landmark remains untouched by ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles County, despite claims on social media.
Why Smart Investors Must Watch The AI Bubble Now
Heading into the end of the year, the investment market has given us and our clients plenty to be thankful for Even so, more than one client contacted us recently
Live Updates CES 2025: AI gadgets, robot vacuums, and more tech reveals from Day Three
CES 2025, the annual consumer tech conference held in Las Vegas, is upon us — and this is where you can find all of our live updates. Over the next few days, TechCrunch reporters will be on the ground giving you the latest announcements and product reveals from Samsung,
AI Chip Curbs Trigger Rare Public Fight: Tech Giants vs. China Hawks
Tension between national-security hawks and the biggest American technology companies over China policy has burst out into the open. The trigger: a Biden administration plan to limit the global sale of advanced artificial-intelligence chips.
This LED smart light panel uses AI to turn your room into a canvas
Govee's Gaming Pixel Light combines retro pixel art with AI, allowing users to display custom images and animations with ease.
AI is already changing the ways we fight cancer
A study published today in the journal Nature by researchers at Columbia University described a new medical AI model that they say can accurately predict the activity of genes at the cellular level. In theory,
Why AI Progress Is Increasingly Invisible
An AI expert argues AI progress hasn’t stalled, it’s become invisible, which could leave us unprepared for the future.

Predictions and breaking down all 6 matchups

Self-learning AI says NFL against the spread, over-under, money-line picks for every 2025 NFL Wild Card game
NFL playoff predictions: ESPN matchup predictor's wild-card game picks, win probabilities
NFL wild-card previews: Predictions and breaking down all six matchups as the playoffs begin
The NFL playoffs are set to begin Saturday afternoon at 4:30 p.m. ET as the Houston Texans host the Los Angeles Chargers. By Monday night's end, six teams will have advanced to the divisional round next weekend to join the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions.