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Google adds Gemini-powered Dictation to Gboard, which could be bad news for dictation startups

Google's transcription feature will initially launch with Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones

Anthropic is hiring a 'Claude Evangelist' — and it pays up to $315,000

Anthropic posted a job listing for an "Applied AI Claude Evangelist." The role pays up to $315,000 a year and requires a background in startups.

Meta's Connect conference is scheduled for September 23rd and 24th.

Meta says the event will offer “the first glimpse of what’s coming to the next computing platform,” with an “evening keynote” and “developer sessions where we’ll share the latest in VR, wearables, metaverse, and AI.”

The Meta AI app now has “live AI.”

The feature means you can point your camera at something, ask about it, and get a response in real time. Meta also now lets you “talk naturally” with its Muse Spark model in the app.

"I was annoyed" when Elon Musk tried to recruit talent from OpenAI, Altman said.

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

Threads tests a Meta AI integration that works similarly to Grok

The feature is designed to help people get real-time context about trends and breaking stories, as well as receive recommendations, all within conversations.

Musk resigned because he had lost confidence in OpenAI “and did not believe we were going to be successful.”

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

Musk suspended his quarterly donations in 2017. That left OpenAI in “a very tough position.”

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

When it was time to get more capital, Musk was pushing OpenAI to be acquired by Tesla.

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

A particularly “hair-raising moment” for Altman was a succession plan from Musk.

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

Elon Musk has control issues, Altman says.

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

Former OpenAI researcher warns 'AI is not loyal to us'

Daniel Kokotajlo, a former OpenAI researcher, explains what AGI and superintelligence mean and why AI agents could be the turning point.