Wednesday, March 11, 2026

AI News

Niantic’s Peridot, the augmented reality alien dog, is now a talking guide

Imagine you are walking your dog. It interacts with the world around you - smelling some things, pleasuring itself with others. You're walking down...

Uber turns its app into an AI training ground

In a bid to become the premier "flexible work" app, Uber today launched a novel pilot program that will enable U.S. drivers and couriers...

The main federation of trade unions is calling for a future of “worker-centric artificial intelligence”.

On Wednesday, the largest U.S. labor union group called on employers and policymakers to join what it calls the "worker-first AI initiative." Functionally, effort...

The Google AI video generator is now better edited and has more audio

Google is making videos created with its AI Flow video creator even more realistic and, at first glance, harder to identify as AI-generated. Business...

Japan wants OpenAI to stop copying manga and anime

The Japanese government is heating up the atmosphere around OpenAI by formally asking it to stop defrauding Japanese works of art, According to Down...

When facial recognition doesn’t know your face is a face

“If people with disabilities or facial differences are not included in the development of these processes, no one will think about these issues,” says...

DirecTV will soon display AI ads on its screensaver

DirecTV wants to employ artificial intelligence to put you, your family and your pets in a custom TV screensaver. If that's not awesome enough,...

Altman himself says ChatGPT will soon be texting with verified adults

OpenAI will soon enable "erotica" for ChatGPT users who verify their age on the platform. IN post X on On Tuesday, OpenAI CEO Sam...