TECHNOLOGY

AI Coming For Anime But Ghibli's Miyazaki Irreplaceable, Son Says

Artificial intelligence could one day replace Japanese anime artists, Studio Ghibli's Goro Miyazaki predicted
Artificial intelligence risks taking Japanese anime artists' jobs but nothing can replicate Hayao Miyazaki, the creative lifeblood of the studio behind classics such as "Spirited Away", his son told AFP. Thanks to ChatGPT's new image generator, the internet is awash with pictures imitating Studio Ghibli's whimsical style, raising fresh debate over potential copyright infringements.
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A visitor walks near the launch site of the SpaceX Starship rocket on January 14, 2025, near Boca Chica, Texas

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China's Alibaba To Invest $50 Bn In AI, Cloud Computing

Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting President Xi Jinping.
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Spotify Adds More AI-generated Audiobooks

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Paris' Grand Palais will be the scene for the two-day gathering

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OpenAI has made Europe a priority in its expansion of physical offices around the world, with sites in Paris, Brussels and Dublin

OpenAI Says To Host Some Customers' Data In Europe

ChatGPT developer OpenAI said Thursday that it would allow some European customers to store and process data from conversations with its chatbots within the European Union, rather than on its infrastructure in the United States or elsewhere.

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