OpenAI has announced updates to its AI models, including a potential fix for the "laziness" problem in GPT-4 Turbo, the release of a new GPT-3.5 Turbo model with lower pricing, and updates to its moderation model and API usage management.
Samsung is releasing its Galaxy S24 series in China with AI features powered by Baidu's model "Ernie," a surprise move considering the lack of Google services in the country.
AI has discovered a new material that could significantly reduce the amount of lithium used in batteries, potentially solving the issue of lithium scarcity and environmental damage caused by mining.
IBM stock surged over 9% after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 earnings and a strong forecast for 2024, with the CEO attributing the performance to accelerating demand for artificial intelligence (AI), as IBM focuses on growing its hybrid cloud and AI offerings, impressing Wall Street analysts and leading some to view IBM as an "underappreciated AI beneficiary."
Pirating and repackaging of copyrighted footage using generative AI is threatening the livelihood of creators and the integrity of content platforms like YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.
Artificial intelligence is advancing quickly and raising concerns about the potential for widespread misinformation in American politics, with fears that fake information could be produced on a mass scale and employed in local elections or non-English languages, eroding trust and degrading shared reality.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang visited TSMC in Taiwan to discuss the demand for AI hardware and the efforts being made to meet it, while also joking about his dancing.
By 2030, half of new car sales in the US are expected to be electric, leading to the need for a shift from job-based to skills-based talent management in order to adapt to rapidly evolving roles and job market demands.
Two documentaries premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, "Seeking Mavis Beacon" and "Love Machina," explore the issues of representation and cultural exploitation in artificial intelligence, particularly when it comes to the portrayal of Black women, with the former providing a nuanced examination while the latter falls short in addressing these problems.
Data collaboration platforms can help address the challenges of training fine-tuned AI models, such as data scarcity, biases, and privacy concerns.
AI is being used to accelerate the process of designing and testing new drugs, potentially reducing the time and cost of drug development, as well as uncovering new insights and connections in disease biology. Startups like Benevolent and Recursion are using AI models and image analysis techniques to identify potential drug candidates and predict their interactions with diseases. While the results of these AI-driven drug discovery efforts are yet to be fully validated, early trials are underway, and if successful, AI could offer new hope for rare diseases and improve the efficiency of drug development.
George Carlin's estate is suing an online media company for creating an AI version of the comedian that they claim violated his right to publicity and copyright infringement.
Nvidia, Amazon, and Alphabet are compared to determine the best AI stock to buy for 2024 and beyond, with Nvidia being excluded from the top 10 recommended stocks by The Motley Fool.
A start-up called Channel 1 is developing a news service presented by AI-generated anchors, raising questions about the future of parasocial relationships between television audiences and the people they watch on screen.
Researchers have developed a generalized framework that uses deep learning to predict gas adsorption properties in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) by voxelizing the potential energy surface (PES) and applying a 3D convolutional neural network (CNN), resulting in higher prediction accuracy and requiring less training data compared to conventional models using geometric descriptors.
Lainey Wilson, a Grammy nominee and notable artist, will testify at a Los Angeles hearing that aims to address concerns surrounding the use of artificial intelligence in replicating artists' voices and likenesses.
The Galaxy S 24 Ultra is the first phone to launch with Galaxy AI, a set of features powered by generative AI, which includes language translation, circle to search, and instant slow-motion video; however, the AI features are not exclusive to the Ultra and may not warrant upgrading from the S 23 Ultra.
SK Hynix reports a return to operating profitability in Q4 2023, attributing it to increased demand for DRAM chips in the AI server and mobile applications market, with sales of DDR5 and HBM3 products significantly increasing.
Scientists at the Cleveland Clinic and IBM have developed an artificial intelligence system capable of identifying molecular characteristics in the immune system, which could lead to the development of more effective vaccines and immunotherapies.
The author is bullish on Microsoft ahead of its Q2 FY24 earnings release due to expected growth in Azure adoption, improvements in revenue quality and margin expansion, underestimations by consensus views, and positive technical analysis indicating outperformance against the S&P 500.
Several companies, including Palantir, AppLovin, Snowflake, Okta, and SentinelOne, are expected to exceed their earnings expectations due to their advancements in artificial intelligence and machine learning.
Investing in mature companies like UiPath, Adobe, and Meta Platforms that are involved in artificial intelligence (AI) can potentially accelerate one's path to becoming a millionaire by consistently outperforming the market, with UiPath offering growth potential at a reasonable price, Adobe delivering market-beating returns, and Meta Platforms exploring AI applications such as language translation and mixed-reality training.
The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against the creators of an hour-long video featuring an AI version of the comedian, claiming copyright infringement and a violation of Carlin's right to publicity.
Healthcare IT companies are leveraging AI and technology gains from the pandemic to address issues in the industry, such as revenue cycle management, employer-insurer relationships, value-based payments, and AI-assisted clinical decision-making.
Widely available generative AI tools are posing a risk as they make it difficult to detect and distinguish between real and AI-generated content, leading to an inevitable wave of digital fraud and the implication that any media item could be fraudulent.
This week's edition covers various topics including American immigration policy, the potential benefits of AI in developing countries, the abuse of judiciaries in African governments, the challenges faced by Texas in addressing the border crisis, and the looming prospect of a Trump presidency in Mexico's elections.
The VanEck Semiconductor ETF offers investors exposure to the semiconductor industry through a diversified portfolio of stocks and has provided strong long-term returns, making it a promising option for those interested in investing in this sector.
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway holds stakes in companies that are developing AI capabilities, including Snowflake, Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Apple, which could drive long-term growth and bring automation and innovation to various industries.
Artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of mammograms could potentially improve the detection of breast cancer, but more research is needed to evaluate its value and effectiveness, according to radiologists. While studies have shown promising results, questions remain about the routine use of AI tools in clinical practice, and insurance coverage for AI analysis of mammograms is not yet available. Some radiologists argue that AI may provide reassurance to anxious patients but stress that expert human interpretation of mammograms remains the standard of care.
Avi Schiffmann, a Harvard dropout, has developed Tab, an AI necklace that listens to and transcribes conversations, providing insights and acting as a combination of therapist, life coach, and perhaps even God. Despite concerns about privacy, the device has gained public interest and raised $1.9 million in funding. Preorders for Tab are currently available, with shipping expected in 2024.
Widely used safety training techniques have been found to be ineffective in removing malicious behavior from large language models (LLMs), raising concerns about the difficulty of dealing with deceptive AI systems in the future.
Google recently fired the company Appen, which provides Search Quality Raters, leading to speculation about the future of AI search quality raters, but it is clear that Google still employs multiple companies for this service and already has AI and algorithms in place to rate websites for search quality.
AI software is being used by police forces to assist emergency call handlers in determining the urgency of situations and improve efficiency, but concerns are raised over biased historical data and the potential for AI to be used in predictive policing.
An AI approach has been used to predict survival outcomes for patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma, resulting in the identification of clinical prediction biomarkers and advancing the field of precision oncology.
Starting next month, Google will introduce an AI writing assistant in Chrome, allowing users to have software generate text in virtually every online context, potentially transforming the way people contribute to the web and challenging the notion of the human internet.
President Joe Biden's executive order on artificial intelligence is facing pushback from the tech lobby, GOP lawmakers, and conservative activists who oppose its use of emergency powers to compel tech companies to provide information about advanced AI projects; critics argue that this is executive overreach and that there is no national emergency regarding AI.
Alibaba's cloud storage platform Quark has launched an AI-powered slide-deck creation tool called AI PPT, which generates slide decks in seconds based on user-selected topics and design templates, aimed at increasing users' productivity.
Krutrim, an AI startup founded by Ola founder Bhavish Aggarwal, has raised $50 million in funding, making it the fastest unicorn in India and the first Indian AI startup to achieve this, with plans to launch a conversational AI assistant that understands multiple Indian languages and develop its own AI computing stack.
The estate of George Carlin has filed a lawsuit against Dudesy, a media company, for creating a fake comedy special that uses artificial intelligence to imitate Carlin's style and material, without permission or a license, resulting in a violation of his right of publicity and copyright.
Woodbine Community School District in Iowa is using artificial intelligence to detect guns in school camera feeds, sending immediate alerts to school officials and law enforcement in order to respond faster in the event of an active shooter situation.
Google has introduced new features to its cloud-based development environment, Project IDX, including an iOS simulator and an Android emulator, as well as templates for creating new projects and support for importing GitHub repositories. However, the service is still in experimental mode and not intended for production use.
Intel reported a strong fourth-quarter revenue increase and gross margin growth, but its overall 2023 revenue and gross margin declined, highlighting the divergent performance of its client products and data center and AI infrastructure products.
Intel Corp. is facing a double-digit decline in its data-center business and has yet to capitalize on its AI opportunity, leading to a disappointing forecast for the first quarter and an 11% drop in share prices. While Intel plans to compete with Nvidia in the AI market with its accelerator product line, analysts remain skeptical about the company's potential success in AI.
The FDA has cleared the first AI-powered handheld medical device, DermaSensor, which can detect all three common skin cancers, providing a more accurate and efficient way of identifying skin cancer and enabling quicker access to treatment.
An Alabama congressional candidate used artificial intelligence to create a video of Donald Trump attacking his opponent, sparking controversy in the race.
Intel reported strong year-on-year revenue growth of 63.5% for its foundry business in Q4, driven by surging demand for AI chips, but warned of potential future headwinds.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming the residential solar industry by making installations faster, cheaper, and improving the performance of home energy systems over time. AI can assist in designing solar systems, analyzing properties, optimizing home batteries, and predicting maintenance costs, leading to potential cost savings for customers. AI chatbots can handle customer interactions, real-time design options can be generated, and site examinations can be conducted remotely using AI. AI software embedded in solar systems can optimize for solar production, energy storage, net-metering income, and predictive maintenance. The scalability of AI technology in solar brings minimal risks and the potential for continual improvements in cost and efficiency.
"Love Machina" is a documentary about a visionary couple's quest to create an artificial means of remaining together forever by transferring human consciousness into a robot bust powered by AI.
2024 will see the integration of generative AI features with smartphones, foldable devices becoming more accessible and affordable, the standardization of Qi2 wireless charging, the improvement of periscope lenses for better camera performance, and the rise of non-traditional mobile devices.
The smartphone camera has undergone extraordinary evolution, from early low-resolution cameras to the current AI-powered cameras capable of capturing high-quality images and videos, with machine learning playing a crucial role in enhancing image processing, object recognition, and quality-of-life features.