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  • Sorry, Chief, Microsoft Cortana’s Finally Dead

    Sorry, Chief, Microsoft Cortana’s Finally Dead

    You can now visit the gravestone of Microsoft’s virtual assistant app Cortana in the growing mortuary of failed products. The company ended support for the Bing search-based voice control engine on Windows to help make room for its continuing AI-isation of Bing and its bevy of other digital products and services. We knew this was…


  • Amazon Removes AI-Generated Books That Spoofed an Author’s Byline

    Amazon Removes AI-Generated Books That Spoofed an Author’s Byline

    Amazon has removed half a dozen AI-generated books published under a living author’s name without her consent following a social media backlash. Though the misleading content was finally removed on Tuesday, the author, veteran publishing industry writer Jane Friedman, worries that a lack of clear, coherent policies at Amazon and other companies leaves the door…