CNN has announced the layoff of 100 employees, accounting for 3% of its total workforce. CEO Mark Thompson views this decision as part of the company's modernization and transition towards video content. In an internal memo, Thompson emphasizes that the future strategy includes accelerating the shift towards video content, and plans for strategic advancement in the field of artificial intelligence to better serve viewers and achieve news objectives.Although Thompson did not delve into specific a

OpenAI is in negotiations with media companies such as CNN, Fox, and Time Magazine to license articles, videos, and images in order to enhance its ChatGPT chatbot product. These negotiations come in the context of allegations of copyright infringement, following a lawsuit filed by The New York Times against OpenAI. OpenAI is also engaging with industry organizations like the News/Media Alliance to explore opportunities and address related concerns.

Recent turmoil at Meta: R-CNN author Ross Girshick has decided to leave and join AI2. There has been a wave of departures from the FAIR team, including the author of ResNeXt who has returned to academia. Meta is facing challenges in retaining AI talent, even though there have been advancements in open source. Yann LeCun, Meta's Chief Scientist, has expressed understanding regarding the departures, emphasizing that FAIR encourages scientists to publish papers. Girshick's departure from Meta FAIR may impact its...

Kyoto University employs convolutional neural network technology to quickly and accurately predict grain yield. Based on rice canopy photos, the trained CNN model demonstrates good prediction results. This research offers a feasible solution to support global agricultural development and ensure food security.

News media such as The New York Times, CNN, and Reuters have started to block OpenAI's GPTBot web crawler, restricting it from accessing their content. GPTBot may scan web page content to help improve OpenAI's AI models, such as ChatGPT. The media is concerned about their content being used for AI training, but Google suggests that media content can be automatically accessed unless they choose to opt-out.