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Lucas Ropek / TechCrunch : Anthropic says it will make a preview of its Mythos model available to more than 40 organizations, as part of a new Project Glasswing cybersecurity initiative   —  Anthropic on Tuesday released a preview of its new frontier model, Mythos, which it says will be used by a small coterie of partner organizations for cybersecurity work. from Techmeme https://ift.tt/8BNYZqM

Microsoft stands out in how its terms of use describe the limitations of its flagship generative AI tool. Dilara Irem Sancar/Anadolu via Getty Images Microsoft said it will update Copilot's terms of use after they went viral. Users highlighted terms that said Copilot is "for entertainment purposes only." Microsoft said the phrasing "is legacy language" that dates back to when Copilot was part of Bing. Microsoft is making sure its Copilot Terms of Use no longer steal the show. The tech giant said it will be updating its user agreement after viral posts pointed out that Copilot said it is "for entertainment purposes only," a far cry from how Microsoft has sold its AI tool. "The 'entertainment purposes' phrasing is legacy language from when Copilot originally launched as a search companion service in Bing," a Microsoft spokesperson said in a statement, first published by PCMag. "As the product has evolved, that language...

Ina Fried / Axios : Sources: Meta is preparing to release the first AI models developed under Alexandr Wang, with plans to offer versions of those models via an open source license   —  Meta is preparing to release the first new AI models developed under Alexandr Wang, with plans to eventually offer versions … from Techmeme https://ift.tt/FxncYA5

Chris Brady quit his corporate job to sell pizza. Courtesy of Chris Brady Chris Brady was 25 when he quit his corporate sales job to start a mobile pizza business. He and his business partner sold pizza out of a 1967 baby blue Chevy truck around Washington, DC. Since then, he's franchised Timber Pizza Co. and has nine locations and five mobile pizza ovens. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Chris Brady, founder and president of Timber Pizza Co . It has been edited for length and clarity. By the time I started my second job in tech sales in my early 20s, I knew I had no desire to keep working in the corporate world and wanted to do something on my own. My coworker Andrew Dana also felt the same way, so we'd brainstorm different business ideas over lunch. I had a lightbulb moment while talking to a potential client. I was selling catering and wedding venue advertising and called on a pizza company . The owner started telling me more about his mobil...

Gary Marcus / Marcus on AI : Medvi, glorified by the NYT as a two-employee startup with $1B+ in revenue, is a warning about how AI can be misused for shady business and marketing practices   —  AI isn't the only thing behind Medvi  —  On Thursday, The New York Times published a thing  —  and it went viral, declared as a victory for AI: from Techmeme https://ift.tt/dwB1QE3

I tried the Prestige Suite 2.0 business-class cabin on my Korean Air flight from Seoul to Bangkok. Amber Gibson I flew with Korean Air and spent a few hours in business class in the Prestige Suites 2.0. My seat felt spacious, and I liked that it had walls around it. The food was great, too. I wish my flight came with complimentary WiFi. Otherwise, it was pretty great. I recently chose Korean Air for a business-class flight from Chicago to Bangkok because it was the most convenient and affordable option. The round-trip ticket cost $5,468. Since there are no direct flights from the US to Bangkok, I had to connect somewhere in Asia, which turned out to be a bonus. It gave me the chance to try Korean Air for the first time and compare its two different business-class cabins . On the shorter leg from Seoul to Bangkok, I flew in the newer Prestige Suites 2.0. This flight offered me more privacy than I expected. Amber Gibson Compared to Korean Air's older 2-3-2 busine...