California Passes Anti-AI Bill 🍭

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California Passes AI “Safety” Bill
Yelp Sues Google Seeking Damages
Google Launches Custom AI Chatbots
Everything Else You Need To Know

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California State Assembly Passes AI Safety Bill

SB 1047 — our AI safety bill — just passed off the Assembly floor. I’m proud of the diverse coalition behind this bill — a coalition that deeply believes in both innovation & safety.

AI has so much promise to make the world a better place. It’s exciting.

Thank you, colleagues.

— Senator Scott Wiener (@Scott_Wiener) August 28, 2024

The California State Assembly has passed the Safe and Secure Innovation for Frontier Artificial Intelligence Models Act (SB 1047), which will require AI companies to implement safety measures before training advanced models.

Essentially, making AI innovation in California similar to the technological innovations found in the EU — none to be had [and they’ll arrest you too].

The bill is now headed to the State Senate for a final vote before reaching Governor Gavin Newsom, who will decide on its enactment by the end of September.

Yelp Sues Google For Antitrust Violations

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Yelp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Google, accusing the search giant of maintaining a monopoly in local search services by favoring its own products over competitors’.

Yelp’s lawsuit follows a recent federal ruling that found Google guilty of monopolistic practices, and Yelp is seeking damages and an end to Google’s alleged anticompetitive behavior.

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Google Launches Custom AI Chatbots

Google has introduced a new feature called Gems for its Gemini subscribers, allowing users to create custom chatbots with specific personalities and specialties.

Basically the same thing as ChatGPT’s store which launched an eternity ago, and kind of just fizzled out.

The Gems are available to Gemini Advanced, Business, and Enterprise users on mobile and desktop in over 150 countries.

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Everything Else You Need To Know

📹 creators around the world: we’re launching channel QR codes so you can easily share your channel on or offline!

to find your QR code in the YouTube app 📲: tap “You” > “Share channel” > “QR code”

🎞️ learn more here: https://t.co/fiD4tqElAD

— TeamYouTube (@TeamYouTube) August 28, 2024

YouTubers Can Share Channels with QR Codes
YouTube now allows users to share their channels using QR codes, adding a new way to promote content.

Apple Music Adds Playlist Transfer to YouTube Music
Apple Music now lets users transfer playlists directly to YouTube Music, marking its first native support for a rival music service.

Meta Developing Mixed-Reality Glasses for 2027
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Google Gemini Restores AI-Generated People Feature
Google’s Gemini AI will again allow users to create AI-generated images of people after implementing new safeguards following previous inaccuracies.

Brave Lays Off 15% of Workforce
Web browser startup Brave has laid off 27 employees, about 15% of its workforce, with no clear explanation provided for the cuts.