Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Microsoft is launching a new feature called correction" that builds on the company's efforts to combat AI inaccuracies. Customers using Microsoft Azure to power their AI systems can now use the capability to automatically detect and rewrite incorrect content in AI outputs.The correction feature is available in preview as part of the Azure AI Studio - a suite of safety tools designed to detect vulnerabilities, find hallucinations," and block malicious prompts. Once enabled, the correction system will scan and identify inaccuracies in AI output by comparing it with a customer's source material.From there, it will highlight the mistake, provide information about why it's incorrect, and rewrite the content in question - all before the... Continue reading...

Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge Book publisher Penguin Random House is putting its stance on AI training in print. The standard copyright page on both new and reprinted books will now say, No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner for the purpose of training artificial intelligence technologies or systems," according to a report from The Bookseller spotted by Gizmodo.The clause also notes that Penguin Random House expressly reserves this work from the text and data mining exception" in line with the European Union's laws. The Bookseller says that Penguin Random House appears to be the first major publisher to account for AI on its copyright page.What gets printed on that page might be a warning shot, but it also has little to do with actual... Continue reading...

Image: Hugo Herrera / The Verge HarperCollins has agreed with an unnamed AI tech company to let the company use some nonfiction titles to train its models, 404 Media reports, but only if authors opt-in to having their books be used for training. Some authors are currently suing companies like OpenAI, accusing them of copyright infringement for training AI models on their works without permission.According to a statement HarperCollins gave to 404 Media, the agreement protects authors' underlying value of their works and our shared revenue and royalty streams." Author Daniel Kibblesmith posted screenshots of an email showing that he would be paid $2,500 if he allowed one of his books to be licensed.