Disney agrees to hire the majority of Character.AI’s workforce

After chatbot startup Character.AI filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, many of its employees will have the opportunity to take jobs at Disney. Character.AI’s former CEO Karandeep Anand recently became the entertainment giant’s first CTO, and the st…

Meta removes language that raised scraping and AI training concerns

A Meta spokesperson insisted that the updated terms did not reflect a change in the way Meta crawls the web.

Anthropic says its workforce has become less junior and is spending more time in meetings

The composition of Anthropic’s workforce and the type of work getting done have changed significantly in the past year.

This Startup Wants To Catch AI’s Mistakes

A flight recorder for wayward AI systems. The space industry’s record investments. AI spending warnings. All that and more in this week’s Prototype.

Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites
Meta removes language that may have allowed it to scrape news sites

After backlash, Meta is updating its terms again to remove language that suggested it could scrape content from sites, including news sites, to train its AI. Specifically, the following language no longer appears on the commercial terms page: … Meta may use any content from such domains, web pages, or URLs to provide, develop, improve, […]

Websites are closing their doors to AI agents
Websites are closing their doors to AI agents

Autonomous agents are the hottest thing in AI. OpenAI, Meta, Google, Instinct, and others promise their agents can scour the internet on your behalf, doing anything from booking a dinner reservation and cleaning out your inbox to buying new shoes. But what happens when the rest of the internet won’t play nice? In recent weeks, […]

Employees Aren’t Disclosing Their Secretive ‘Shadow AI’ Usage At Work And Employers Need To Find Out Why

Shadow AI is when workers use AI in a company but do so under-the-table. Leaders need to ferret this out. An AI Insider analysis and scoop.

Replit is no longer working with Anthropic, CEO says

Over the weekend, Masad clarified that OpenAI would replace Anthropic as its default model provider. Claude will still be available to customers on the platform.

Wall Street Wants To Securitize AI. Have We Forgotten 2008?

Wall Street wants to make AI compute an investable asset class. The 2008 crisis shows why regulators and investors need transparency in AI financing before risks spread.

Accenture Bets Big On Claude, Then Limits AI Spending

Accenture bet big on Claude. Now it’s limiting employee AI spending to $29 a month. Is this a warning sign for the economics and ROI of enterprise AI?