One of the Music Industry’s Biggest Labels is Suing Anthropic

Headlines This WeekMajor newspapers are trying to carve out a deal with AI firms, as an argument brews over the copyrighted material that said firms have used to train their content-generating algorithms. NYC Mayor Eric Adams has found the certifiably most annoying use of AI, which is to spam city residents with automated robocalls. Well … Read more

Universal Music sues AI company Anthropic for distributing song lyrics

Major record label Universal Music Group and other music publishers have sued artificial intelligence company Anthropic for distributing copyrighted lyrics with its AI model Claude 2. The music publishers’ complaint, filed in Tennessee, claims that Claude 2 can be prompted to distribute almost identical lyrics to songs like Katy Perry’s “Roar,” Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will … Read more

Tinder goes ultra-premium, Amazon invests in Anthropic and Apple explains its new AirPods

It’s that time of the week again, folks — time for Week in Review (WiR), TechCrunch’s newsletter that recaps the past few days in tech. The news cycle never sleeps, and it’s exhausting — this reporter knows all too well. But fortunately, neither does WiR. Our curated list of the top stories this week will … Read more

Amazon Bets Big (Up to $4 Billion Big) on Generative AI in Deal With Anthropic

Amazon is making big moves in artificial intelligence. The online retail giant on Monday said that it’s investing up to $4 billion in a partnership with AI startup Anthropic to aid the development of new generative AI models. The partnership is the newest example of Amazon’s continued investment in AI that could eventually show up … Read more

Amazon to invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic, a rival to ChatGPT developer OpenAI

The regulator was concerned with Amazon’s dual role as both a marketplace and a competitor to merchants selling on its platform. Nathan Stirk | Getty Images E-commerce giant Amazon on Monday said it will invest up to $4 billion in artificial intelligence firm Anthropic and take a minority ownership position in the company. The move … Read more

Amazon to invest as much as $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic

Amazon has agreed to invest up to $4 billion in the AI startup Anthropic, the two firms said, as the e-commerce group steps up its rivalry against Microsoft, Meta, Google and Nvidia in the fast-growing sector that many technologists believe could be the next great frontier. The e-commerce group said it will initially invest $1.25 … Read more

Anthropic launches improved model of its entry-level LLM

Anthropic, the AI startup co-founded by ex-OpenAI execs, has launched an up to date model of its quicker, cheaper text-generating mannequin obtainable via an API, Claude Immediate. The up to date Claude Immediate, Claude Immediate 1.2, incorporates the strengths of Anthropic’s just lately introduced flagship mannequin, Claude 2, displaying “vital” good points in areas equivalent … Read more

OpenAI, DeepMind, and Anthropic to present UK early entry to AI fashions for security analysis

Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg through Getty Pictures London Tech Week 2023 is kicking off with some vital synthetic intelligence bulletins. The UK Prime Minister spoke on the launch of the occasion and introduced that the federal government has invested document sums in AI laws and the event of accountable AI.  Additionally: 5 methods to discover using generative … Read more