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You now have an easier way to control your Tesla from your iPhone. Not a Tesla Appnotes the latest version of Tesla’s iOS software now supports Shortcuts actions, making some common tasks available through Siri in addition to on-screen taps and widgets. You can use Apple’s voice assistant for simple tasks like opening the trunks or windows through to special modes. If you’ve ever wanted to activate Bioweapon Defense Mode by talking to your phone, it’s now an option.

Shortcuts also enable automations, so you can string together multiple tasks or perform those tasks on set schedules. You can create a panic mode that flashes lights, honks the horn and closes windows all at the same time, for instance, or automatically warm the cabin before your morning commute.

The available commands aren’t comprehensive, and include features you probably aren’t going to use – you don’t really need a shortcut for an emissions test. This could still be significantly more convenient than wading through the Tesla app, however. It’s also notable that there isn’t any official integration with Alexa or Google Assistant as of this writing, so Android users will have to put in more work to go hands-free.

This app update doesn’t give Tesla cars a built-in voice control system. You’ll need to turn to cars from the likes of Mercedes or Volvo if you want to talk directly to your vehicle. It does bring voice into the equation, though, and may be appreciated if you’d rather not wade through the official app to handle common functions.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/teslas-iphone-app-can-now-control-your-car-through-siri-144718131.html?src=rss 

A federal judge has agreed with US government officials that a piece of artificial intelligence-generated art isn’t eligible for copyright protection in the country since there was no human authorship involved. “Copyright has never stretched so far […] as to protect works generated by new forms of technology operating absent any guiding human hand, as plaintiff urges here,” Judge Beryl Howell of the US District Court for the District of Columbia wrote in the ruling, which The Hollywood Reporter obtained. “Human authorship is a bedrock requirement of copyright.”

Dr. Stephen Thaler sued the US Copyright Office after the agency rejected his second attempt to copyright an artwork titled A Recent Entrance to Paradise (pictured above) in 2022. The USCO agreed that the work was generated by an AI model that Thaler calls the Creativity Machine. The computer scientist applied to copyright the work himself, describing the piece “as a work-for-hire to the owner of the Creativity Machine.” He claimed that the USCO’s “human authorship” requirement was unconstitutional.

Howell cited rulings in other cases in which copyright protection was denied to artwork that lacked human involvement, such as the famous case of a monkey that managed to capture a few selfies. “Courts have uniformly declined to recognize copyright in works created absent any human involvement,” the judge wrote.

The judge noted that the growing influence of generative AI will lead to “challenging questions” about the level of human input that’s required to meet the bar for copyright protection, as well as how original artwork created by systems trained on copyrighted pieces can truly be (an issue that’s the subject of several other legal battles). 

However, Howell indicated that Thaler’s case wasn’t an especially complex one, since he admitted that he wasn’t involved in the creation of A Recent Entrance to Paradise. “In the absence of any human involvement in the creation of the work, the clear and straightforward answer is the one given by the [Federal] Register: No,” Howell ruled. Thaler plans to appeal the decision.

According to Bloomberg, this is the first ruling in the US on copyright protections for AI-generated art, though it’s an issue that the USCO has been contending with for some time. In March, the agency issued guidance on copyrighting AI-generated images that are based on text prompts — generally, they’re not eligible for copyright protection. The agency has offered some hope to generative AI enthusiasts, though. “The answer will depend on the circumstances, particularly how the AI tool operates and how it was used to create the final work,” the USCO said. “This is necessarily a case-by-case inquiry.”

The agency has also granted limited copyright protection to a graphic novel with AI-generated elements. It said in February that while the Midjourney-created images in Kris Kashtanova’s Zarya of the Dawn were not eligible to be copyrighted, the text and layout of the work were.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/judge-rules-that-ai-generated-art-isnt-copyrightable-since-it-lacks-human-authorship-150033903.html?src=rss 

After voicing Mario for the past 27 years, Charles Martinet will no longer be playing the character, Nintendo announced in a tweet this morning. He’ll be moving onto a newly created “Mario Ambassador” role where he’ll “continue to travel the world sharing the joy of Mario,” the company said. There’s no word about a replacement voice actor yet. Nintendo also announced that there will be a special video message featuring Martinet and Mario creator Shigeru Miyamoto coming in the future.

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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mario-voice-actor-charles-martinet-steps-down-143213923.html?src=rss 

This is a good moment to boost your console’s storage. Amazon is selling the WD Black 1TB C50 expansion card for Xbox Series X/S at a new low price of $127.49, or about 15 percent off. This is a lightning deal, so you’ll want to act quickly if you’re interested.

Like Seagate’s cards, the C50 expands your Xbox storage with a solid-state drive that’s as quick as the one built into the system — necessary to play Series X and S games. While Microsoft supports USB drives, those can only be used to either archive games or play legacy Xbox One titles. You’ll want a card like WD’s if you tend to have numerous recent games on the go.

This is a proprietary expansion format, so you can’t simply reuse the SSD in your computer or a rival console like the PlayStation 5. WD also doesn’t offer a 2TB card like Seagate does, so you’ll need to consider the competition if 1TB just isn’t enough. At this price, though, WD’s option is an easy choice if you’re happy with the extra headroom.

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