Apple is expected to make a significant move into AI with the release of iOS 18, leveraging its large user base and numerous AI acquisitions to compete with rivals like Microsoft and Google.
Snapchat is reportedly launching an AI pet feature that allows users to create and interact with virtual pets on the platform, although it is yet to be confirmed by Snapchat itself.
ServiceNow reports a quarterly bounce in revenue, driven by strong subscription sales and successful AI solutions, leading to a 1% decrease in stock value.
IBM reported a 4% increase in revenue last quarter due to high demand for its AI products and services, as well as hybrid cloud, with free cash flow predicted to improve this year.
Arizona State University has partnered with OpenAI to gain access to ChatGPT Enterprise, an AI chatbot, for use in various educational applications, highlighting the potential for AI to transform higher education. However, concerns over data privacy and the abuse of AI technology remain.
OpenAI is facing criticism for not enforcing its policies on AI girlfriends in its GPT Store, as chatbots offering romantic companionship are still easily found despite being prohibited.
Florida is using Rekor Systems' artificial intelligence program to analyze road data and help manage traffic congestion in the state, allowing for faster response times and improved safety on the roads.
Malicious actors are using AI to create fraudulent messages from political leaders and reject authentic recordings, leading to concerns of voter suppression and the spread of disinformation in US elections.
Fintech app Alinea Invest, targeted at Gen Z women, has secured $3.4 million in seed funding ahead of the launch of its virtual AI assistant for investing, which will provide personalized wealth management advice. The app has already garnered significant traction with 225,000 downloads, generating a revenue run-rate of $1.8 million and enabling the startup to operate profitably. Alinea aims to differentiate itself by offering an approachable design and curated investment playlists, and plans to expand further into the AI market with its upcoming AI financial advisor feature.
Intel is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings, with strong expectations for improved performance driven by its Core Ultra line of PC chips and recovery in its client computing group, while its data center and AI segment is expected to decline; the company is also focused on becoming a foundry for other chip companies.
Harvey Murphy, wrongfully arrested for an armed burglary due to a facial recognition error, is suing the facial recognition company for $10 million in damages, claiming gross negligence; this incident adds to the list of wrongful arrests caused by the faulty technology.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to outperform humans in every task, with a 50 percent chance estimated by 2047, but researchers believe it can be directed to complement and augment human skills rather than replacing them.
Virtual social media influencers, created using computer-generated imagery (CGI), are rising stars on platforms like Instagram, with companies cashing in on their popularity due to lower costs and stronger control over messaging.
Researchers from the University of Maryland have developed a tool called Binoculars that can accurately detect AI-generated text with a false-positive rate of only 0.01%, which could help address concerns about cheating, fake product reviews, and political misinformation.
Efforts are being made to make AI more fluent in languages other than English, as current language models perform better in high-resource languages and struggle with low-resource languages, posing a challenge for exporting AI to less affluent countries. Various approaches such as optimizing tokenization and improving datasets are being explored to enhance AI's multilingual capabilities.
North Carolina has become the fourth state to adopt an AI guidebook for its students, which aims to be helpful for both teachers and students in the classroom.
Guns N' Roses has released an AI-generated music video for their song "The General," which combines live performance footage with an animated narrative.
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman discusses various topics including the economy, financial crime, and AI in an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Super Micro Computers' stock surge has made its founder and CEO, Charles Liang, a billionaire with a fortune of $3.3 billion, thanks to the company's strong demand for AI servers and liquid cooling solutions.
Data centers, driven by cryptocurrencies and artificial intelligence, may consume twice as much electricity by 2026, adding an extra country's worth of electricity demand, according to a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), highlighting the need for increased renewable energy and energy efficiency in order to address environmental concerns.
The expanding use of artificial intelligence (AI) in mental health care has both potential benefits, such as AI-assisted record-keeping and screening for mental health issues, and concerns, such as the replacement of human therapists with AI bots in vulnerable emotional relationships.
Google has reached a settlement with Singular Computing over artificial intelligence chips, relieving investors and allowing Google to continue its AI developments.
Pope Francis warns about the dangers of deepfakes, emphasizing the creation and dissemination of images that appear real but are actually false, as well as audio messages that manipulate people's voices. He highlights the negative impact of these technologies on relationships and reality.
Nightshade, a new tool developed by computer scientists at the University of Chicago, can protect artists' images from being copied by AI models and even mislead them with misleading data, offering artists a way to defend against unauthorized usage of their work.
MLCommons has formed a working group called MLPerf Client to establish AI benchmarks for consumer PCs, with a focus on desktops, laptops, and workstations, in order to provide performance comparisons and aid in device buying decisions.
GUNS N' ROSES has released their first-ever artificial intelligence-powered music video for their new single "The General," featuring a combination of live vignettes and A.I.-animated visuals.
The UK's National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) warns that artificial intelligence (AI) will contribute to an increase in cybersecurity threats, particularly ransomware, over the next two years as cybercriminals utilize AI for more effective and tailored attacks, and specialized generative AI services become available in the criminal ecosystem. AI is expected to enhance existing threats rather than transforming the cyber-risk landscape, with skilled and less skilled threat actors utilizing AI for reconnaissance, social engineering, and data extraction. Additionally, AI may assist sophisticated state actors in generating evasive custom malware. The NCSC highlights that identifying phishing, spoofing, and social engineering attempts will become highly challenging for all individuals due to the use of generative AI and large language models.
OpenAI's CEO, Sam Altman, is reportedly in talks with chip manufacturer TSMC and Middle Eastern investors to develop AI chips in-house, reducing the company's reliance on Nvidia and fulfilling its need for processing power.
Ukraine's AI military development is advancing at an alarming rate, with experts highlighting America's crucial role in its rapid advancement, while Victoria's Secret partners with Google Cloud to utilize AI technology for personalized shopping experiences.
Microsoft reached a market capitalization of $3 trillion, driven by its success in the artificial intelligence sector and the popularity of its AI chatbot, ChatGPT.
The Doomsday Clock has been set to 90 seconds to midnight for 2024, the closest it has ever been to symbolic armageddon since its creation in 1947, due to threats such as wars, climate crisis, and the rise of artificial intelligence, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
The U.S. National Science Foundation has launched the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot program, in partnership with several federal agencies and NVIDIA, aiming to provide broad access to tools for responsible AI innovation and accelerate AI research and development in the United States. NVIDIA has committed $30 million in technology contributions over two years to support the pilot program.
The National Science Foundation has launched the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource program, aimed at increasing access to AI computing resources for researchers and schools, including those outside of deep-pocketed tech companies and elite universities.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is building a kamikaze drone startup called "White Stork" in the U.S. and Ukraine, aiming to sell advanced AI drone technology for Ukraine's war efforts against Russia.
Apple is ramping up its focus on artificial intelligence (AI), with a series of acquisitions, staff hires, and hardware updates, to bring AI capabilities to its next generation of iPhones and tackle the challenge of running AI on mobile devices.
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was not among the 10 best stocks identified by The Motley Fool Stock Advisor team, but the article provides insights for investors on recent updates in the artificial intelligence (AI) chip industry.
The number of AI Ph.D. graduates entering the AI industry has been increasing, while the share of those entering academia has been decreasing, likely due to high salaries offered by private industry; however, this trend is negatively impacting academia with many AI faculty members leaving for industry jobs.
Anomalo, a startup that uses machine learning to solve data quality problems, has raised $33 million in a Series B funding round, bringing its total raised to $72 million, as the importance of data quality increases with large language models. The company allows users to monitor and ensure the accuracy and quality of data, especially in cloud storage and data warehouses, while also offering cost-saving measures by selectively monitoring specific data sets. Anomalo has experienced significant growth and aims to strike a balance between growth and efficiency. The funding round was led by SignalFire, with participation from Databricks Ventures and existing investors.
Nvidia and Equinix have partnered to introduce a fully managed private cloud-based AI supercomputing service, allowing enterprises to set up and manage Nvidia DGX AI supercomputing infrastructure to build and run custom generative AI models.
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is building a military startup called White Stork that aims to produce AI attack drones capable of identifying targets, according to Forbes.
The European Commission is increasing its support for start-ups and SMEs to develop trustworthy AI that aligns with EU values and regulations, including privileged access to supercomputers and the establishment of AI Factories and an AI Office.
Nancy Pelosi, a U.S. Representative, has made nearly $500,000 from her investment in Nvidia, surpassing her annual government salary, due to the company's stock performance in the field of artificial intelligence and semiconductors.
Data center operator Equinix has partnered with Nvidia to offer the chip firm's supercomputing systems to corporate clients, allowing companies to own their own AI computing systems and have better control over their data.
Equinix has launched a fully managed private cloud service that allows enterprises to acquire and manage their own NVIDIA DGX AI supercomputing infrastructure for developing custom generative AI models, providing a fast and cost-effective solution for businesses to adopt advanced AI infrastructure operated by experts globally.
The robust demand for Nvidia's AI chips, along with the growing demand for AI chips in general, has led KeyBanc Capital Markets analyst John Vinh to raise price targets for chip companies, including Nvidia, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), and Micron Technology, due to their potential for significant growth in the AI market.
Google unveiled new features for classroom management, accessibility, and AI-powered tools for creating questions and lesson plans, including AI suggestions for questions in YouTube videos, a Practice sets feature in over 50 languages, a Resources tab, the Duet AI generative tool, the ability to form different groups in Classroom, speaker spotlight feature in Slides, eSignature facility in Google Workspace, updated Classroom analytics, text extraction from PDFs for screen readers, closed captions in Google Meet, the ability to pin multiple hosts, and upcoming Chromebooks with direct access to assignments from the home screen.
Showrunner Issa López has explained that the AI-style poster in the background of a scene in the second episode of True Detective: Night Country was intentionally included to depict a "loser Metal festival for boomers" created by an AI, and not due to a lack of care in set design.
Adobe stock is being scooped up by savvy money managers, as it joins Microsoft in generating demand and surpasses Nvidia in key metrics, making it an attractive investment option.
Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S24 series with a range of new AI-powered features, including Circle to Search for combining image and text search, Live Translate for real-time translations during voice calls, Interpreter for in-person translations, Keyboard translation, Message translations, AI summarizations in the Notes app, Photomoji for creating personalized emojis, Magic Compose for context-aware message suggestions, AI photo editing, Instant Slow-mo for smooth slow-motion videos, and Transcript assist for labeling and summarizing recordings.
A summer coding camp is training Indigenous students in AI and machine learning to digitally protect and preserve Indigenous culture, including endangered native languages.