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Google CEO making 'many' day-to-day decisions on generative AI integration: report

Sundar Pichai is heavily involved in decision-making regarding generative artificial intelligence integration at Google.

Google is facing pressure to be more radical and decisive in its decision-making processes regarding AI integration. [ more ]

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www.chicagotribune.com

15 hours ago

Column: Why the stink of that bad, bad iPad ad won't go away

Apple's Crush commercial received public backlash but reflects Apple's vision for the future with generative A.I. shaping product upgrades. [ more ]

The Verge

Apple's WWDC 2024 is set for June 10th

Apple will focus on generative artificial intelligence at WWDC.

Apple could potentially open its ecosystem to all AI developers for deep integration. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

Apple and Google Are Discussing a Deal to Bring Generative A.I. to iPhones

Apple is in talks with Google to potentially use Gemini, a generative A.I. model, in its next iPhone.

Google's Gemini has already been integrated into Samsung and Google devices for video editing and audio summarization. [ more ]

www.theguardian.com

Cars

Apple reportedly scraps multi-billion plan to build electric car

Apple cancels electric car project after years of investment and secrecy

Employees to focus on generative AI after halting car development [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

4 months ago

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Microsoft Tops Apple to Become Most Valuable Public Company

Microsoft has surpassed Apple as the world's most valuable public company.

The reordering of the stock market is driven by the advent of generative artificial intelligence. [ more ]

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WSJ

4 months ago

Business intelligence

Hewlett Packard Enterprise to Buy Juniper Networks For $14 Billion

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is buying Juniper Networks in a $14 billion deal

The deal would merge two legacy network-operations companies as they seek to capitalize on the rise of generative artificial intelligence [ more ]

www.mercurynews.com

6 months ago

Parenting

Larry Magid: Survey sheds light on parent, teen feelings about Generative AI

Both parents and teens are familiar with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GAI) and are mostly optimistic about its impact.

45% of U.S. teens believe that their parents know more than they do about GAI.

Teens are more likely to get their news about GAI from digital sources, while parents are more likely to consume mainstream news. [ more ]

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Experts on A.I. Agree That It Needs Regulation. That's the Easy Part.

Generative AI, like ChatGPT, is a transformative tool that needs to be controlled by humans.

Partnerships between technology companies, universities, and governments are necessary for regulating AI and harnessing its potential. [ more ]

www.cnbc.com

A thirsty' generative AI boom poses a growing problem for Big Tech

The increasing use of generative artificial intelligence is raising concerns about Big Tech's expanding water footprint.

A study found that OpenAI's ChatGPT consumes 500 milliliters of water for every 10 to 50 prompts. [ more ]

Engadget

How OpenAI's ChatGPT has changed the world in just a year

ChatGPT has experienced rapid growth, going from niche to 100 million monthly active users in just two months.

ChatGPT has been widely adopted across various industries, including academia, arts, marketing, medicine, gaming, and government. [ more ]

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ChatGPT Replicates Gender Bias in Recommendation Letters

Generative artificial intelligence can increase productivity growth and boost global GDP, but it should be used with careful scrutiny due to its gender biases.

A new study found that two large language models, ChatGPT and Alpaca, produced recommendation letters with significant gender biases, using different language to describe male and female workers.

Previous generations of AI have also encountered similar issues of discrimination, such as Amazon's AI-powered resume review tool penalizing female applicants. [ more ]

Mediapost

6 months ago

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Google AI Delivers What's On Your Mind

Google introduces AI-powered features for holiday shopping

Generative AI can generate gift ideas and create fashion images for shopping [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

1 week ago

Is Your Law Firm Using A.I.? Tell Us How.

Law firms are increasingly using generative AI for legal research and document drafting. [ more ]

time.com

4 days ago

Gen AI Has Already Taken the World by Storm. Just Wait Until It Gets a Quantum Boost

Quantum computing has the potential to exponentially boost AI's computing power and mimic natural processes more effectively. [ more ]

Nextgov.com

1 week ago

Microsoft deploys air-gapped AI in classified cloud

Top secret IT systems users to access GPT-4 for document drafting, coding, and analysis in isolated cloud environment. [ more ]

Inside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs

3 weeks ago

Exploring the "responsible" use of AI and the future of skills

The rise of generative artificial intelligence in higher education will have far-reaching effects on learning, teaching, hiring, and assessment. [ more ]

www.cnbc.com

3 weeks ago

SoftBank will reportedly invest nearly $1 billion in AI push, tapping Nvidia's chips

SoftBank investing $960 million in developing a Japanese-language-specific generative artificial intelligence model with Nvidia's GPUs. [ more ]

Fortune

Amazon adds AI heavyweight Andrew Ng to board of directors as Jassy says it may be biggest tech breakthrough 'perhaps since the internet'

Amazon appoints Andrew Ng to board of directors amid intense AI competition. [ more ]

Nature

2 weeks ago

OMG science

'ChatGPT for CRISPR' creates new gene-editing tools

Researchers are now using generative AI to design CRISPR gene-editing systems, showing promising results in designing and testing new systems in the laboratory. [ more ]

www.nytimes.com

3 weeks ago

Alphabet's Revenue Jumps 15% to $80.5 Billion

Alphabet reported strong revenue growth, with $80.5 billion in quarterly sales, up 15% from a year earlier, demonstrating its dominance in the online advertising industry. [ more ]

Yahoo Finance

The Best Artificial Intelligence (AI) Stock to Buy in 2024, According to Certain Wall Street Analysts -- No, It's Not Nvidia

Alphabet is well-positioned in generative AI due to Google's extensive experience in integrating machine learning.

Analysts emphasize the importance of owning a basket of AI stocks rather than relying on individual recommendations. [ more ]

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The Worst Part of a Wall Street Career May Be Coming to an End

Generative artificial intelligence is transforming the investment banking industry by supplanting traditional grunt work tasks performed by analysts.

Analysts at the bottom rung of the investment banking business are most at risk of being replaced by AI technology due to its efficiency and speed. [ more ]

Gadgets 360

Glovatrix Is Building AI Gloves to Help Speech Impaired Speak Again

Generative artificial intelligence has seen rapid growth since 2022 impacting various sectors.

Glovatrix, an Indian startup, aims to help those with speech and hearing impairments using AI technology. [ more ]

euronews

Could the EU AI Act actually stifle innovation? New study says yes

Regulatory intervention could hinder innovation in the generative AI market.

The EU AI Act should be monitored to prevent imposing excessive compliance costs. [ more ]

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EU data protection

EU probes Chinese site AliExpress over potentially illegal online products

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into AliExpress under the Digital Services Act for concerns related to illegal and harmful content.

The European Union is also scrutinizing tech giants' use of generative artificial intelligence through information requests. [ more ]

DevOps.com

StarCoder2 LLMs Designed Specifically to Generate Code Arrive - DevOps.com

AI platform developed with 3 versions of LLMs by ServiceNow, Hugging Face, and NVIDIA.

StarCoder2 LLMs trained on 619 programming languages, capable of generating high-quality code and leveraging large datasets. [ more ]

time.com

Alibaba Leads Record Deal to Mint $2.5 Billion China AI Firm

Alibaba leads $1 billion funding round for Moonshot AI

Moonshot AI sees eight-fold valuation increase [ more ]

Iapp

ICO opens second generative AI consultation

The U.K. Information Commissioner's Office launched a new consultation on generative artificial intelligence focusing on purpose limitation.

ICO previously examined legality of using data for generative AI models scraped from the internet and issued guidance on biometric data use. [ more ]

The Walrus

Deepfakes Will Break Democracy | The Walrus

The rise of deepfake campaigns in political elections can lead to apathy among voters due to misinformation.

Generative artificial intelligence is being used to manipulate public perception and sway election outcomes. [ more ]

Berlin Startup Jobs

Berlin

Job Vacancy: Entrepreneur in Residence (m/w/d) // Frontnow | Operations & Support Jobs | Berlin Startup Jobs

Frontnow uses Generative Artificial Intelligence for personalized B2B communication.

Entrepreneur in Residence position ideal for top-tier university students passionate about entrepreneurship. [ more ]

time.com

What to Know About OpenAI's New AI Video Generator Sora

OpenAI has unveiled Sora, an AI model that can generate realistic videos up to a minute long from text prompts.

OpenAI is currently granting access to red teamers and a limited number of visual artists, designers, and filmmakers to assess potential risks and provide feedback on the model.

Sora's video generation capabilities have been praised for their realism and superior quality compared to previous text-to-video AI models. [ more ]

San Jose Inside

3 months ago

California Wants to Use AI to Answer Your Income Tax Questions

California's tax agency plans to use generative artificial intelligence to advise its call center agents on state tax code

Call volume quadruples during tax season and wait times can reach 20 minutes [ more ]

Above the Law

3 months ago

Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace

Lawyers have an ethical duty to be competent with technology in the practice of law

Using AI tools can help lawyers meet ethical obligations and provide more efficient and cost-effective legal services [ more ]

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