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Trump to sign bill criminalizing revenge porn and explicit deepfakes
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A new Microsoft 365 Copilot app starts rolling out today
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Surprising no one, Microsofts Build 2025 conference is mostly centered around its Copilot AI. Today, the company announced that it has begun rolling out its Wave 2 Spring release, which includes a revamped Microsoft 365 Copilot app. Its also unveiled Copilot Tuning, a low-code method of building AI models that work with your companys specific data and processes. The goal, it seems, isnt to just make consumers reliant on OpenAIs ChatGPT model, which powers Copilot. Instead, Microsoft is aiming to empower businesses to make tools for their own needs. (For a pricey $30 per seat subscription, on top of your existing MS 365 subscription, of course.) Microsoft claims that Copilot Tuning, which arrives in June for members of an early adopter program, could let a law firm make AI agents that reflect its unique voice and expertise by drafting documents and arguments automatically without any coding. Copilot Studio, the companys existing tool for developing AI agents, will also exchange be able to exchange data, collaborate on tasks, and divide their work based on each agent’s expertise. Conceivably, a company could have its HR and IT agents collaborating together, rather than being siloed off in their own domains. With the new Microsoft 365 Copilot app, Microsoft has centered chatting with its AI to accomplish specific tasks. The layout looks fairly simple, and it appears that youll also be able to tap into your existing agents and collaborative pages as well. As Microsoft announced in April, youll also be able to purchase new agents in a built-in store, as well as build up Copilot Notebooks to collect your digital scraps. Like an AI version of OneNote or Evernote, Notebooks could potentially help you surface thoughts across a variety of media, and it can also produce two-person podcasts to summarize your notes. (Its unclear if theyll actually sound good enough to be useful, though.)This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/a-new-microsoft-365-copilot-app-starts-rolling-out-today-160002322.html?src=rss
Microsoft Build 2025: How to watch and what to expect including Copilot AI, Windows 11 and more
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Microsofts annual Build developer conference kicks off today and, as always, it starts with a keynote. You can watch the opening event live starting at noon Eastern time right here, with the embedded YouTube stream below. (Its also available on Microsofts website, though youd have to register and sign in.) Just like last year, the event will be hosted by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, along with the companys Chief Technology Officer, Kevin Scott. According to the keynote page, the executives will be sharing how Microsoft is creating new opportunity across [its] platforms in this era of AI. The company has been introducing new AI features at Build over the last few years, even as the companys close relationship with OpenAI continues to evolve. We expect Microsoft to add more AI agents to Windows 11 to automate more tasks for you on the operating system. It could also give us an in-depth look at Copilot Vision, a feature that allows the AI assistant to see what youre doing on your computer so it could talk you through various tasks. Microsoft likely wouldnt be announcing new hardware at the event, however, seeing as it has only recently launched a 12-inch Surface Pro tablet and a 13-inch Surface Laptop. The Build conference will also have a day 2 keynote streamed live that is scheduled to feature Scott Guthrie, Jay Parikh, Charles Lamanna and other key Microsoft executives, according to the summary on the events YouTube page. Microsofts Build conference will take place from May 19 to May 22. Two other tech events are also taking place around that time: Googles I/O conference from May 20 to 21 and the Computex computer expo in Taiwan from May 20 to 23. Update, May 19, 11:21AM ET: Updated to include link and basic information for the day 2 keynote.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/microsoft-build-2025-how-to-watch-and-what-to-expect-including-copilot-ai-windows-11-and-more-025928415.html?src=rss
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Las IA han empezado a hacer entrevistas de trabajo. Y los entrevistados están saliendo horrorizados de ellas
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Hace unos días una joven llamada Ken publicó en su cuenta de TikTok (@its_ken04) un vídeo de 25 segundos que rápidamente se hizo viral. En él esta usuaria mostraba cómo estaba siendo entrevistada por Alex para el trabajo. El problema es que Alex no era una persona real, sino un avatar virtual con IA. Uno que además empezó a alucinar y que demuestra que la deshumanizante experiencia de buscar trabajo está yendo a peor. Entrevistas hechas por robots. Tanto reclutadores como candidatos utilizan la IA para avanzar en unos procesos de selección cada vez más rotos. Las consecuencias para unos y otros, eso sí, son muy distintas. Los candidatos que se enfrentan al proceso de búsqueda de trabajo ya solían encontrarse con una experiencia deshumanizadora, con procesos ásperos y falta de respuesta por los reclutadores. Ahora las cosas van a peor, porque la IA está haciendo esos procesos aún más terribles. @its_ken04 It was genuinely so creepy and weird. Please stop trying to be lazy and have AI try to do YOUR JOB!!! It gave me the creeps so bad #fyp ♬ original sound - Its Ken 🤍 Mi entrevistador alucina. Ken contaba en 404 Media su experiencia reciente al ser entrevistada por un bot llamado Alex y desarrollado por la empresa Apriora. Durante la entrevista Ken, que buscaba trabajo cerca de su casa en Columbus, Ohio (EEUU), vio cómo el avatar virtual se atascaba y repetía la frase "vertical bar pilates" 14 veces seguidas sin motivo alguno. Una experiencia espeluznante. Antes de la entrevista, la compañía la avisó de que la IA se utilizaría durante el proceso de selección. A pesar de ese aviso, para Ken la experiencia fue "espeluznante y me asusté. No me hizo ninguna gracia hasta que lo publiqué en TikTok y los comentarios me hicieron sentir mejor". El vídeo ya tiene más de 3.600 comentarios, y en todos ellos el apoyo a Ken era unánimo. Y en muchos casos la conclusión era la misma. En Xataka Klarna presumió de que la IA hacía el trabajo de 700 personas. Su calidad es tan baja que está recontratando humanos No pienso entrevistarme con una IA. Ken ya dejaba claro que "si otra empresa quiere que hable con una IA simplemente declinaré esa oferta". Quienes comentaron en su vídeo publicaron respuestas similares. "Si no se toman la molestia de entrevistarme, no me tomaré la molestia de intentar trabajar allí", decía uno de los comentarios. En otro, un usuario que había respondido a una oferta para un departamento de recursos humanos, preguntaba "¿Por qué querría trabajar en recursos humanos en una empresa que ni siquiera se digna a tener una interacción humana?". La promesa de los robots reclutadores. Apriora fue fundada en 2023 y sus responsables prometen que gracias a sus reclutadores robóticos las empresas pueden contratar "un 87% más rápido" y realizar "entrevistas un 93% más baratas" porque se puede entrevistar a varios candidatos a la vez. Uno de los cofundadores, Aaron Wang, explicaba en Forbes hace meses que "los candidatos prfieren entrevistas con IA en muchos casos, porque eso reduce su ansiedad y les permite rendir de la mejor forma posible durante la entrevista". @petobsessed777 Should I email them? I was expecting a real human. They didnt tell me ahead of time theyd use AI. #ai ♬ original sound - Freddie Rechazo generalizado a las IAs que hacen entrevistas de trabajo. No parece que ese sea el sentir de quienes son entrevistados. En Slate narraban la experiencia de un videógrafo llamado Tyler Jensen, que se encontró también siendo entrevistado por una IA que comenzaba a atascarse. Otros usuarios que han pasado por el proceso han acabado publicando memes y vídeos falsos y satíricos en TikTok tratando de ironizar sobre una experiencia cada vez más deshumanizadora. Algunos incluso se encuentran por sorpresa con que quienes les está entrevistando es una IA. En todos los casos, la sensación es la misma: decepción por la creciente deshumanización de un proceso que ya de por sí era duro y habitualmente desmoralizador. En Xataka No sabemos si la IA se va a comer tu trabajo, pero los CEO de algunas startups están empeñados en convencerte de ello Qué dicen los expertos. Mike Peditto, un consultor experto en prácticas para entrevistadores, explica que ciertamente la tecnología puede ayudar a filtrar a candidatos. De hecho dejó claro que esto irá a más: "se está convirtiendo en algo gigantesco. Creo que nos dirigimos a un futuro en el que [las entrevistas de trabajo realizadas por una IA] estarán generalizadas". Pero también admitía que "hay una lenta voluntad de adopción por parte de los demandantes de empleo, lo que entiendo perfectamente". Una industria contaminada por todos lados con IA. Los procesos de búsqueda de trabajo están corruptos desde hace tiempo. Las entrevistas son solo parte del trabajo, porque los candidatos también tratan de ahorrarse trabajo y aplicar a muchas ofertas al mismo tiempo con CV que realizan con la ayuda de la IA y que personalizan para cada empleo. Por si fuera poco, los candidatos se "entrenan" haciendo que ChatGPT simule ser el reclutador. La IA está por todos lados, y aunque puede ciertamente resultar de ayuda, está generando aun más problemas para uno y otro lado de la ecuación. {"videoId":"x8khwcr","autoplay":false,"title":"Así puedes MEJORAR TUS PROMPTS para crear IMÁGENES INCREÍBLES MIDJOUNEY | Inteligencia Artificial", "tag":"Webedia-prod", "duration":"354"} Y los algoritmos fallan. Ya hemos visto cómo delegar ciertos procesos para que sean las máquinas y los algoritmos los que se encargan de ellas puede ser peligroso. Ocurre desde luego en el ámbito de la búsqueda de empleo, donde desde hace meses algunas empresas hacen uso de sistemas de IA para analizar y filtrar los currículums vitae con los llamados Algoritmos de Seguimiento de Candidatos o ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems). Un estudio de la Universidad de Washington indicó cómo los sistemas de IA favorecen en un 85% de las veces a aquellos CVs que pertenecen a nombres de hombres tradicionalmente usados en hombres caucásicos. De hecho, ese mismo estudio indicaba cómo los hombres negros eran los grandes perjudicados, y eran rechazados por estos sistemas casi el 100% de las veces. Imagen | LinkedIn Sales Solutions En Xataka | Si tu silla cojea en una entrevista de trabajo, no es casualidad: están evaluando algo más que tu currículum (function() { window._JS_MODULES = window._JS_MODULES || {}; var headElement = document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0]; if (_JS_MODULES.instagram) { var instagramScript = document.createElement('script'); instagramScript.src = 'https://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js'; instagramScript.async = true; instagramScript.defer = true; headElement.appendChild(instagramScript); } })(); - La noticia Las IA han empezado a hacer entrevistas de trabajo. Y los entrevistados están saliendo horrorizados de ellas fue publicada originalmente en Xataka por Javier Pastor .
Neural Frames Review: The AI Video Tool Every Musician Needs
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How OpenAI’s o3 and o4-mini Models Are Revolutionizing Visual Analysis and Coding
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In April 2025, OpenAI introduced its most advanced models to date, o3 and o4-mini. These models represent a major step forward in the field of Artificial Intelligence (AI), offering new capabilities in visual analysis and coding support. With their strong reasoning skills and ability to work with both text and images, o3 and o4-mini can [] The post How OpenAI’s o3 and o4-mini Models Are Revolutionizing Visual Analysis and Coding appeared first on Unite.AI.
Trump's Gulf gamble: Helping UAE and Saudi become AI powers
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The enduring legacy of President Trump's trip to the Gulf may be the transformation of the Middle East into a global artificial intelligence powerhouse, despite massive risks to the U.S.Why it matters: The Biden administration saw the Gulf as a backdoor for China to gain access to the computing power needed to advance AI. President Trump and the tech CEOs who joined him in the Middle East see a chance for multibillion-dollar deals.Driving the news: In deal after deal announced over the week, Trump opened the door for the Gulf to obtain the world's most advanced AI chips.In Saudi Arabia, Trump and tech leaders from AMD, Amazon and other companies announced AI-related partnerships worth billions of dollars with a new Saudi-state-backed AI infrastructure startup called Humain. Nvidia said it will ship 18,000 of its cutting-edge AI chips for a 500-megawatt data center being built by Humain.In the UAE, Trump and Emirati President Mohammed bin Zayed said the two countries will partner to build the largest AI data center outside the U.S., in Abu Dhabi.What they're saying: Trump's AI czar, David Sacks, called the deals a "game-changer in the global AI race" that will "help to cement American technology as the global standard — before our competitors can catch up.""The alternative to this framework was to exclude critical geo-strategic, resource-rich friends and allies from our AI ecosystem. This was the Biden policy, and it was foolish in the extreme," Sacks added. The White House says last week's announcement by Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE are part of a "Trump Effect" bringing the U.S. "a surge of private and foreign investment."The big picture: The UAE and Saudi Arabia have leaders desperate to make their kingdoms high-tech powers, and deep pockets and abundant energy needed to develop AI. Now, with Trump's help, they'll also have the chips.Some experts working on AI heard Trump's pronouncements and envisioned the world's biggest AI data centers sprouting not in the U.S., but in the Gulf. Perhaps more pressingly, current and former U.S. officials worry China's biggest AI players — or even its military — will be able to access advanced AI chips they can't legally import into China by deepening partnerships in Gulf states, where Beijing enjoys extensive economic and security ties. The other side: A group of Democratic lawmakers argued on Friday that Trump announced the deals "to export very large volumes of advanced AI chips to the UAE and Saudi Arabia without credible security assurances to prevent U.S. adversaries from accessing those chips.""These deals pose a significant threat to U.S. national security and fundamentally undermine bipartisan efforts to ensure the United States remains the global leader in AI. Rather than putting America first, this deal puts the Gulf first," the statement adds.The bipartisan House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party introduced new legislation "to stop advanced U.S. AI chips from falling into the hands of adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party."The flipside: The White House insists it can safeguard U.S. tech while pursuing these multibillion-dollar deals.In announcing the U.S.-UAE partnership, the Department of Commerce — which will have to approve some of the deals — said the tech cooperation will meet "robust U.S. security standards and other efforts to responsibly deploy AI infrastructure, both in the UAE and globally."The administration is also working on a policy to replace the Biden-era chip export caps it withdrew ahead of Trump's trip.Between the lines: Some policymakers and firms like Nvidia and Microsoft have argued overly arduous restrictions risk ceding the field to China, undercutting U.S. AI preeminence rather than bolstering it.Under Biden, those business considerations were often trumped by security concerns. The White House asserts the U.S.-UAE AI agreement ensures "U.S. security interests and dominance in AI while extending the American tech stack to an important strategic partner."
AI Chatbots Are Becoming Even Worse At Summarizing Data
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Ask the CEO of any AI startup, and you'll probably get an earful about the tech's potential to "transform work," or "revolutionize the way we access knowledge." Really, there's no shortage of promises that AI is only getting smarter — which we're told will speed up the rate of scientific breakthroughs, streamline medical testing, and breed a new kind of scholarship. But according to a new study published in the Royal Society, as many as 73 percent of seemingly reliable factual answers from AI chatbots could actually be inaccurate. The collaborative research paper looked at nearly 5,000 large language model (LLM) […]