Gemini now offers personalized AI image creation for free in the US.; Claude is now available to California government agencies at a special discounted price.

The effort, which was managed by Meta contractor Covalen , was active as recently as April 21. Known internally as Cannes, it targeted OpenAI’s ChatGPT , Google’s Gemini , and Character.AI . The project asked workers to create dummy under-… | WIRED also reviewed a spreadsheet of 3,748 prompts sent by the contractors. Hundreds focused on suicide and self-harm, while hundreds more discussed eating disorders. At least… The effort, which was managed by Meta contractor Covalen , was active as recently as April 21. Known internally as Cannes, it targeted OpenAI’s ChatGPT , Google’s Gemini , and Character.AI . The project asked workers to create dummy under-… WIRED also reviewed a spreadsheet of 3,748 prompts sent by the contractors. Hundreds focused on suicide and self-harm, while hundreds more discussed eating disorders. At least 239 involved sex or romance. Others involved drugs, profanity,… In a statement, Meta defended the work as routine safety testing. “Testing and benchmarking………

Google initially rolled out the Personal Intelligence feature earlier this year, making it widely available to all U.S. users in March. The company recently expanded this functionality to users in India and Japan. | Personal Intelligence is an opt-in feature, allowing you to decide which apps Gemini can access. Once enabled, it is set as the default for every prompt, but you can disable it using a new toggle in the… Google initially rolled out the Personal Intelligence feature earlier this year, making it widely available to all U.S. users in March. The company recently expanded this functionality to users in India and Japan. Personal Intelligence is an opt-in feature, allowing you to decide which apps Gemini can access. Once enabled, it is set as the default for every prompt, but you can disable it using a new toggle in the Tools menu. Additionally, last month, Google announced several upcoming updates for the Gemini app, including a new “Daily Brief” feature, a revamped… Google…

Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Anthropic have made a deal that allows California government agencies to use Claude at a discounted price. This agreement comes at a time when businesses are struggling to manage the hefty costs of enterpri… | Under the deal, all state agencies and local governments will have access to Claude, Anthropic’s AI chatbot, as well as training and support from Anthropic. A press release fro… Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and Anthropic have made a deal that allows California government agencies to use Claude at a discounted price. This agreement comes at a time when businesses are struggling to manage the hefty costs of enterpri… Under the deal, all state agencies and local governments will have access to Claude, Anthropic’s AI chatbot, as well as training and support from Anthropic. A press release from the Governor’s office says that Claude will help state employ… “AI should not replace the human work of government; it should help our workers move faster,…