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Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty Images Microsoft says it isn’t using customer data from its Microsoft 365 apps to train its AI models. The clarification addresses reports circulating online in the last few weeks claiming Microsoft required Word and Excel users to opt out of training the company’s AI systems. The confusion arose from a privacy setting in Microsoft Office that toggles “optional connected... Read more ›
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Elon Musk’s brain implant company is launching a new study to test whether its wireless device can control a robotic arm. Read more ›
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The company gave details for the first time on its approach to combatting organized criminal networks behind the devastating scams. Read more ›
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A local newspaper in Hawaii experimented with AI-generated presenters to engage and boost its readership. After two months, the bots have been shelved. Read more ›
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The genome-editing technology can be supercharged by artificial intelligence—and the results are already being felt. Read more ›
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