Shutterstock Announces Major Expansion of Licensed Training Datasets to Power the Next Generation of Generative AI

Shutterstock Announces Major Expansion of Licensed Training Datasets to Power the Next Generation of Generative AI

NEW YORK, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Shutterstock, Inc. (NYSE: SSTK), a family of brands delivering scalable creative and GenAI solutions to help customers fuel great work, today announced that it is accelerating the future of generative AI with a major expansion of its training datasets. This expansion provides developers, researchers, and enterprise partners with…

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training – Computerworld

Encyclopedia Britannica sues OpenAI over AI training – Computerworld

Encyclopedia Britannica and its subsidiary Merriam-Webster have sued OpenAI, claiming the generative AI (genAI) firm used their encyclopedia and dictionary texts to train AI models such as ChatGPT without permission, according to Reuters. The lawsuit alleges OpenAI copied nearly 100,000 articles from Britannica’s material and claims ChatGPT can reproduce content almost verbatim, which risks reducing…

MP Police Proposes AI-Based Training, Virtual Firing For Constable Batch 2025

MP Police Proposes AI-Based Training, Virtual Firing For Constable Batch 2025

Bhopal News: MP Police Proposes AI-Based Training, Virtual Firing For Constable Batch 2025 | AI Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The training wing of the police headquarters has prepared a proposal in which four new interventions are suggested for the upcoming police constable batch of 2025. The proposal has been sent to the DGP for approval. To…

Black Forest Labs’ new Self-Flow technique makes training multimodal AI models 2.8x more efficient

Black Forest Labs’ new Self-Flow technique makes training multimodal AI models 2.8x more efficient

To create coherent images or videos, generative AI diffusion models like Stable Diffusion or FLUX have typically relied on external “teachers”—frozen encoders like CLIP or DINOv2—to provide the semantic understanding they couldn’t learn on their own. But this reliance has come at a cost: a “bottleneck” where scaling up the model no longer yields better…

AI Training for 35,000+ Public Servants Through 2026

AI Training for 35,000+ Public Servants Through 2026

Athens, Greece – The Greek Ministry of Interior and Google have renewed their partnership through a new memorandum of cooperation, focusing on enhancing artificial intelligence (AI) education and practical skills among civil servants in the public administration. Signed on February 20, 2026, the initiative will run through December 31, 2026, building on successful prior efforts…

If you’re into corporate training, try these AI tools

If you’re into corporate training, try these AI tools

What’s the story Artificial intelligence is transforming corporate training by automating content creation, personalizing learning paths, and providing real-time analytics. This transformation makes training programs more efficient and effective for businesses. Key applications include dynamic content generation, AI-powered coaching, skills assessments, and predictive needs analysis. These tools allow organizations to scale training without a proportional…

DC mandates generative AI training for all government workers

DC mandates generative AI training for all government workers

DC is now one of the first cities to require generative AI training for government employees. The required course offers prompting basics, and covers risks inherent when using the tech.  Mayor Muriel Bowser’s mandate applies to workers across the public sector, including teachers, unemployment claims examiners and city council staff. Within 90 days of being…

Education Technology Investment Climbs To $2.6 B In 2025 With AI And Workforce Training Leading The Charge

Education Technology Investment Climbs To $2.6 B In 2025 With AI And Workforce Training Leading The Charge

In 2025, global investment in education technology reached approximately $2.6 billion, marking a cautious yet significant rebound in funding activity as the market shifts towards more practical, revenue‑oriented solutions. Investors and acquirers are no longer chasing speculative hype but prioritising credible products that demonstrate real traction, especially those powered by artificial intelligence or aligned with workforce…

Burkina Faso: U.S. to launch AI, digital skills training for youth in 2026

Burkina Faso: U.S. to launch AI, digital skills training for youth in 2026

U.S. to launch digital and AI training programme in Burkina Faso Courses target youth skills at American Spaces in three cities Initiative supports rising demand for digital skills across Africa The United States plans to launch a training program focused on digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) in Burkina Faso in 2026, the Ministry of Digital…

Microsoft Rolls Out Free AI Tools and Training for Teachers, Students

Microsoft Rolls Out Free AI Tools and Training for Teachers, Students

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More Microsoft is making a fresh push into education, rolling out free AI tools, training, and premium software for teachers and students as schools worldwide grapple with how to use AI responsibly in the…