🤖 AI News (May 25, 2024):

1️⃣ OpenAI: The AI lab #OpenAI has paused the use of Sky's voice in ChatGPT. This action followed numerous comparisons to Scarlett Johansson's voice in the 2013 movie "Her." Lawyers representing Johansson have asked OpenAI to reveal how the Sky assistant's voice, which is "eerily similar" to the actress's, was created. 🎙️

2️⃣ Adobe: #Adobe has introduced a new AI feature called Generative Remove in its Lightroom photo editor. This tool allows users to erase unwanted elements from photos and seamlessly fill in the cleared areas. Adobe claims it can handle even the most complex backgrounds, such as removing stains from a patterned shirt, wrinkles on a tablecloth in food photography, or unwanted reflections in water. 🖼️

3️⃣ News Corp: OpenAI has entered a multi-year partnership with News Corp, the media company that owns The Wall Street Journal, New York Post, The Daily Telegraph, and over 10 other publications. While the details of the deal remain undisclosed, a WSJ report indicates that News Corp will receive about $250 million over five years in cash and credits for utilizing OpenAI's technology. 📰

4️⃣ JAXA: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) is utilizing #AI failure prediction technology from the railway company JR West to detect issues in the operation of orbital satellites. This partnership began in October 2022, and now includes satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT. 🛰️

5️⃣ Scale AI: Scale AI has successfully closed a Series F funding round, raising $1 billion and valuing the startup at $13.8 billion. The round was led by venture capital firm Accel, with participation from Y Combinator, NVIDIA, Tiger Global Management, Cisco Investments, Intel Capital, Amazon, Meta, and others. 💼

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