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When you post something on Instagram or Facebook, you probably think you’re just sharing it with your friends, family, and maybe a few others. But that’s not all. Everything you’ve ever posted is being used to train Meta’s powerful AI.

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodo’s weekly deep dive on what’s been happening in artificial intelligence.

A new report from CNBC shows that lobbyists connected to the AI industry were quite busy last year. Indeed, in 2023, AI lobbying efforts shot up 185 percent from the previous year.

I’m pretty sure we all saw this coming. Why would Apple, out of all companies, not participate in, as Gizmodo reporter Kyle Barr puts it, the AI-ification of everything? During an earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook said he thinks there is a “huge opportunity for Apple with generative AI and AI,” hinting that the…
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OpenAI released a study the company conducted on GPT-4’s effectiveness in creating a bioweapon on Wednesday.

You won’t need to pay for Samsung’s latest Galaxy S24 AI features—at least not for another two years.
