February 22, 2025

US AI Safety Institute could face big cuts

The National Institute of Standards and Technology could fire as many as 500 staffers, according to multiple reports — cuts that further threaten a fledgling AI safety organization. Axios reported this week that the US AI Safety Institute (AISI) and Chips for America, both part of NIST, would be “gutted” by layoffs targeting probationary employees […]

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March 2023

Shadow wants to make game demos cool again with cloud computing

March 22, 2023

Shadow is introducing some new use cases for its cloud computing service at the Game Developers Conference. In particular, the company wants to partner with game publishers so that they can create virtual booths to showcase game demos. While Shadow now offers several services, the company is better known for its cloud computing service for […]

Shadow wants to make game demos cool again with cloud computing by Romain Dillet originally published on TechCrunch

The top 10 AI mobile apps have already pulled in over $14 million this year

March 22, 2023

Consumer demand for AI chatbot experiences has been funneling millions of dollars into mobile apps advertising their association with ChatGPT or OpenAI technologies. According to a new analysis of the AI app ecosystem from analytics provider data.ai, consumers this year have now spent over $14 million in the 10 highest-earning apps that advertise their use […]

The top 10 AI mobile apps have already pulled in over $14 million this year by Sarah Perez originally published on TechCrunch

Ubisoft’s new AI tool automatically generates dialogue for non-playable game characters

March 22, 2023

Ubisoft, the developer behind popular games like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry, announced that it’s using an AI “Ghostwriter” tool to write dialogue for some of its games with the aim of keeping NPCs (non-playable characters) individually interesting and realistic with less manual work. The company says tool isn’t replacing video game writers, but instead […]

Ubisoft’s new AI tool automatically generates dialogue for non-playable game characters by Aisha Malik originally published on TechCrunch