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Instead of going through the tedious process of actually interacting with women, Moscow resident Aleksandr Zhadan programmed OpenAI’s GPT large language models to talk to well over 5,000 women on his behalf.

Zhadan went as far as to have it schedule IRL dates with matches and filter out profiles that showed women posing with alcohol, as Gizmodo reports.

Lo and behold, his efforts appear to have paid off: Zhadan found his wife, Karina Vyalshakaeva, in apparent proof that his bizarre and extremely 2024 method of finding love in the age of AI can actually work — if the happy couple isn’t making the whole thing up for clout, that is.

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The announcement comes as New Hampshire authorities are advancing their investigation into AI-generated robocalls that mimicked President Joe Biden’s voice to discourage people from voting in the state’s first-in-the-nation primary last month.

READ MORE: Authorities target two firms in probe of AI robocalls impersonating Biden before New Hampshire’s primary

Effective immediately, the regulation empowers the FCC to fine companies that use AI voices in their calls or block the service providers that carry them. It also opens the door for call recipients to file lawsuits and gives state attorneys general a new mechanism to crack down on violators, according to the FCC.

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Sam Altman was already trying to lead the development of human-level artificial intelligence. Now he has another great ambition: raising trillions of dollars to reshape the global semiconductor industry.

The OpenAI chief executive officer is in talks with investors including the United Arab Emirates government to raise funds for a wildly ambitious tech initiative that would boost the world’s chip-building capacity, expand its ability to power AI, among other things, and cost several trillion dollars, according to people familiar with the matter. The project could require raising as much as $5 trillion to $7 trillion, one of the people said.

The fundraising plans, which face significant obstacles, are aimed at solving constraints to OpenAI’s growth, including the scarcity of the pricey AI chips required to train large language models behind AI systems such as ChatGPT. Altman has often complained that there aren’t enough of these kinds of chips—known as graphics processing units, or GPUs—to power OpenAI’s quest for artificial general intelligence, which it defines as systems that are broadly smarter than humans.

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In the dynamic and fast-paced world of private equity, AI integration is not just a passing trend; it’s a transformative force reshaping the landscape of the industry. As firms navigate the complexities of investments, market analysis, and financial predictions, AI emerges as a beacon of efficiency, insight, and innovation.

Currently, AI’s integration in private equity is impressive but not expansive. Most firms primarily focused on data analysis, deal sourcing, and risk assessment. Firms like KKR & Co. and Blackstone pioneered this industry revolution, leveraging AI to analyze market trends, evaluate potential investments, and enhance decision-making processes. For instance, consider how AI algorithms process vast amounts of data to identify promising investment opportunities. By sifting through global financial reports, news, and company data, AI provides a deeper understanding of risks and rewards, at level of volume and understanding that most human analysts would find overwhelming.

Additionally, private equity firms find AI-driven risk assessment models indispensable. These models predict market fluctuations, assess potential investment hazards, and offer a more nuanced understanding of various sectors. This predictive power allows firms to make more informed decisions, balancing risks with potential returns more effectively.

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Massachusetts startup Elemind has raised $12 million to read brainwaves and treat people for sleep disorders, long-term pain, tremors, and to speed up learning rates. Clinical trials show the company’s wearable device can accelerate sleep up to 70% faster, reduce tremors in patients with physiological shaking up to 50%, and boost learning rates.

“We use a wearable neurotech device to read the brain in real time and intercept it in real time with something called neurostimulation,” Elemind co-founder and CEO Meredith Perry told me on a recent TechFirst podcast. “That’s using sound or light or vibration or electricity to stimulate the brain. And when we do that, we can actually guide the brain precisely, and that leads to a behavior change. So like a drug, but much smarter and without the side effects.”

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