Generative Ai news and trends

AI Just Got Its First 24/7 TV Channel
Artificial Intelligence // August 13, 2026

Fairground AI Creator TV is a channel that runs entirely artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video 24 hours a day, seven days a week, interrupted only by AI-generated commercials. That makes it the first free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel built exclusively from AI content, Fairground Entertainment...

EU, California Converge on AI Transparency Rules, Shifting Focus to Enterprise Governance
Artificial Intelligence // August 07, 2026

A striking convergence is emerging between two of the world’s most influential artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory regimes. Although developed independently and under different legal frameworks, the European Union’s AI Act and California’s AI Transparency Act are arriving at a similar conclusion: organizations must move beyond...

ElevenLabs Lets Brands Rent History’s Most Famous Voices
Artificial Intelligence // August 06, 2026

Thomas Edison never recorded an advertisement. Mark Twain never narrated an audiobook. Amelia Earhart never fronted an airline campaign. All three can now be hired to do exactly that through ElevenLabs’ Iconic Marketplace, a licensing platform connecting brands with the rights holders of history’s most...

Bank of America Equips Customer Service Reps With Gen AI
Artificial Intelligence // July 21, 2026

Bank of America has added new generative artificial intelligence capabilities to EricaAssist, an AI agent that works alongside the bank’s customer service representatives during calls. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Nearly 4 in 10 CFOs See Gen AI Paying Off Within Two Years

August 14, 2026
CFOs have stopped treating generative artificial intelligence returns as one date circled on the calendar. By December, 39.1% expected very positive returns within one to two years, even as 26.1% expected the payoff to take six years or longer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access […]

98% of US Product Leaders Expect Gen AI to Improve Workflows

March 04, 2026
Generative AI is cementing its status as a near-term operating upgrade for U.S. product chiefs, with rising confidence that it can speed work while also improving control in sensitive areas...

Shadow AI Shows Up as Compliance Problem at Work

January 14, 2026
Shadow AI is rapidly becoming the generative AI risk that compliance leaders do not discover until something breaks. Even as enterprises deploy “approved” copilots and internal model platforms, employees are...

77% of Chief Product Officers Use Gen AI for Cybersecurity

November 06, 2025
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) may be rewriting product playbooks, but it hasn’t yet written humans out of them. The newest PYMNTS Intelligence report, “From Spark to Strategy: How Product Leaders...

Quick Reads
AI Just Got Its First 24/7 TV Channel

August 13, 2026
Fairground AI Creator TV is a channel that runs entirely artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video 24 hours a day, seven days a week, interrupted only by AI-generated commercials. That makes it the first free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel built exclusively from AI content, Fairground Entertainment said in a July 30 announcement. The channel launched this […]

Bank of America Equips Customer Service Reps With Gen AI

July 21, 2026
Bank of America has added new generative artificial intelligence capabilities to EricaAssist, an AI agent that works alongside the bank’s customer service representatives during calls. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Meta Launches New Image Generation Tool for Consumers and Businesses

July 07, 2026
Meta has begun rolling out an image generation model available in Meta AI. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Amazon Adds AI Image Search to Its Shopping App

June 11, 2026
The shopper who can’t remember the word “cowl neck” or doesn’t know what “rattan” means has always been the hardest customer to serve. Amazon just built a tool for her....