Yahoo is launching two products powered by its AI answer engine Yahoo Scout for its sports and finance verticals, CEO Jim Lanzone announced Wednesday at Axios' AI+ NY Summit. Why it matters: As more people turn to ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI assistants for information, Yahoo is betting on its trust and expertise, and building new experiences to make it more accessible. What they're saying: "Today, we're announcing two new products that are the first in what we'll call Scout as a service, which is where we're taking the Scout answer engine technology and then bringing it to every Yahoo property," Lanzone told Axios' Madison Mills onstage. - "We're not just building a technology to give great answers," he said. "Ours is very different.…
AI has been trained on biased data that can reinforce harmful stereotypes and spread misinformation about LGBTQ+ people, GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said Wednesday at the Axios AI+ NY summit. Why it matters: AI is increasingly embedded across platforms, and companies must ensure it is trained responsibly because the harm can extend far beyond digital communications. What they're saying: "I think you'd have to be asleep at the wheel to not see the attacks that are happening against the LGBTQ community, mostly the trans and non-binary community, but it's all happening together," Ellis told Axios' Ina Fried on Wednesday. - "What that means, though, is that as these AI models are learning, they're learning with this information…
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