Song Jung-a / Financial Times: After over a year of testing, South Korean internet giant Naver plans to let companies use its Rookie office helper robots that can deliver meals and parcels  —  Korean tech company ready to export IT systems that direct automated workforce through the 5G cloud Lees verder op Tech Meme

Angela Watercutter / Wired: Hollywood unions resisting AI being used to recreate actors’ performances sets a precedent for future labor movements on how to push back against automation  —  The year was dominated by talk of what artificial intelligence could do—and what it could do better than most humans. Lees verder op Tech Meme

Saritha Rai / Bloomberg: Researchers are increasingly using the Harry Potter books to experiment with generative AI, citing the series’ wide range of language data and complex wordplay  —  Academics are using the best-selling series to test how generative artificial intelligence systems learn and unlearn certain pieces of information. Lees verder op Tech Meme

George Hammond / Financial Times: PitchBook: Microsoft, Google, and Amazon made investments amounting to two-thirds of the $27B raised by AI startups in 2023, vastly outspending VC firms  —  Microsoft, Google and Amazon crowd out traditional Silicon Valley investors in blockbuster deals with AI start-ups in 2023 Lees verder op Tech Meme

Laura Hughes / Financial Times: The creators of an NHS scheme to use AI sensors in kettles and fridges to monitor ~140 discharged patients say the program reduced unplanned readmissions by 77%  —  Health service harnesses home tech to alert doctors when vulnerable patients fall ill  —  A pilot scheme using artificial intelligence … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Nikkei Asia: Sources: Japan is preparing regulations requiring Apple, Google, and others to allow third-party app stores and payment systems on their mobile platforms  —  Antitrust curbs to require tech giants to allow third-party app platforms and billing  —  Google and Apple both require apps … Lees verder op Tech Meme

Clement Tan / CNBC: China’s gaming regulator says it will “carefully study” the concerns of all stakeholders on draft rules aimed at curbing excessive online gaming and spending  —  – China’s top gaming regulator said it will “carefully study” the concerns of all stakeholders on draft rules aimed … Lees verder op Tech Meme

The Information: Sources: Anthropic projects $850M+ in annualized revenue by the end of 2024, or ~$70M/mo, an increase of more than 8x from its monthly revenue around Sept. 2023  —  Anthropic, an OpenAI rival backed by Amazon and Google, has projected it will generate more than $850 million in annualized revenue … Lees verder op Tech Meme