Tue. 05/21 – Now You’ve Pissed Off Scar-Jo
There are only 2 stories today, but they’re big ones. First, at an event yesterday, Microsoft showed off what they want the PC to look like in the AI era. Plus, this Recall app is super interesting. Then, look, it’s the Scarlett Johansson/OpenAI thing. It’s gotten weird. And more importantly, it’s continuing to highlight how OpenAI itself is… weird.
There are only 2 stories today, but they’re big ones. First, at an event yesterday, Microsoft showed off what they want the PC to look like in the AI era. Plus, this Recall app is super interesting. Then, look, it’s the Scarlett Johansson/OpenAI thing. It’s gotten weird. And more importantly, it’s continuing to highlight how OpenAI itself is… weird.
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Links:
- The new, faster Surface Pro is Microsoft’s all-purpose AI PC (The Verge)
- Microsoft announces an Arm-powered Surface Laptop (The Verge)
- Microsoft unveils Copilot+ PCs with generative AI capabilities baked in (Engadget)
- Recall is Microsoft’s key to unlocking the future of PCs (The Verge)
- Scarlett Johansson says she was 'shocked, angered' when she heard OpenAI's voice that sounded like her (NBCNews)
- Midler v. Ford Motor Co. (Wikipedia)
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