Scientists have developed a virtual fruit fly using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, allowing them to study the insect's complex behaviors and movements more easily than with real fruit flies.
The International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts that the electricity consumption associated with data centers, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence could represent almost 2 percent of global energy demand in 2022 and potentially double by 2026, equivalent to the energy used by the entire country of Japan, highlighting the need for greener AI and greater transparency regarding energy consumption.
Using artificial intelligence (AI), a study conducted in Leicester successfully predicted the risk of lethal heart rhythms 80% of the time, offering a potential tool for identifying patients who may benefit from life-saving treatment.
Nvidia's ChatRTX AI chatbot, vulnerable to severe security vulnerabilities, has been addressed with the latest update, preventing potential attacks such as code execution and privilege escalation.
Amazon.com Inc. plans to spend $150 billion in the next 15 years on data centers to meet the growing demand for artificial intelligence applications and digital services, securing its position as the dominant player in the cloud services market.
With the rise of artificial intelligence tools, scammers are creating deepfakes using stolen videos and voice samples to promote deceptive products and ideas, targeting not only celebrities but also ordinary individuals with modest social media presence, leading to an explosion of ads made with stolen identities.
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced its first government-wide policy to manage the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) following President Biden's Executive Order on AI, which aims to strengthen AI safety, protect privacy, promote innovation, and advance American leadership. Federal agencies have completed all 150-day actions outlined in the Executive Order, with a focus on implementing safeguards for AI use, improving transparency, advancing responsible AI innovation, growing the AI workforce, and strengthening AI governance.
AI is reshaping work, workers, and talent ecosystems, and leaders must consider the nuanced and complex issues of automation, augmentation, and redefining performance in organizations.
Wall Street analysts recommend buying Amazon and Microsoft as alternative stocks to Nvidia for investors interested in the artificial intelligence (AI) sector.
Nvidia's upcoming Blackwell chip platform is expected to deliver unprecedented processing power for AI applications, potentially reshaping the AI landscape and becoming the company's most successful product, leading to increased demand for its ultrahigh-end GPUs. However, an alliance of tech companies including Alphabet, Qualcomm, and Intel is forming to challenge Nvidia's dominance in the AI space by creating a software suite that can run AI applications on a wider range of processors.
Demand for artificial intelligence servers, particularly those equipped with AMD Instinct MI300-series, is setting records, signaling strong competition in the AI hardware market.
California-based startup Vizcom has raised $20 million in funding to expand its industrial design software, which allows designers to create realistic photo renderings and explore design variations quickly using natural language commands. The funding, led by Index Ventures, brings the company's total investment to just under $26 million at a valuation of $100 million. Vizcom's customers include Ford and New Balance, and the company plans to use the funding to enhance its R&D capabilities, increase hiring, and set up a marketing team.
Apple is reportedly in talks with Alphabet to integrate its Gemini AI models into the next generation of iPhones, potentially making Apple the largest distributor of AI in the world and creating a significant opportunity for investors.
The debate over artificial intelligence in the entertainment industry continues as a veteran actress reveals she was replaced by AI for a BBC production, sparking concerns about the future of human actors.
Generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT have practical applications beyond text generation, such as designing websites, analyzing data sets, coding assistance, summarizing documents, scheduling events, searching for flights, transcribing audio, creating posters and images, and providing personalized workout plans.
Generative AI tools have the potential to transform marketing efforts for nonprofits, with the United Nations Development Program using AI-powered Google Search ads to serve 48 million public service announcements and engage with local projects. However, a lack of familiarity with generative AI and limited education in AI within nonprofit organizations are significant barriers to adoption. To address these challenges, Google for Nonprofits has donated over $2 billion in Google Ad Grants and provided access to AI-powered technology for more than 300,000 nonprofits worldwide.
Google.org has launched the Accelerator: Generative AI program, which offers support and funding to nonprofits working with generative AI, helping them overcome barriers such as lack of tools, awareness, training, and funding, to develop high-impact applications of generative AI.
Users of OpenAI's GPT-4, which powers the ChatGPT service, are frustrated with the model's decreased performance and are turning to alternative AI models such as Anthropic's Claude, which is outperforming GPT-4 in various benchmarks.
Samsung's 2023 flagship phones, including the Galaxy S23, S23+, S23 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold5, and Z Flip5, now have access to Galaxy AI features such as Circle to Search with Google, live call and conversation translation, text summarization, and generative AI for images.
The Biden administration has announced new policies to guide the use of artificial intelligence in the federal government, focusing on protecting the rights and safety of Americans, improving transparency, and designating a chief AI officer in each agency.
A former high-level Google employee revealed concerns about bias in Google's core products and the implantation of diversity features in the Gemini AI chatbot.
Actress Sara Poyzer has been replaced by artificial intelligence on a BBC show, sparking a debate about AI taking jobs from actors and creatives in the industry.
Emerging AI chatbots, with their political leanings and preferences, have the potential to shape our opinions and beliefs, presenting a challenge to ensure a diverse and unbiased representation, requiring legislation for oversight and visibility into their training.
Meta is releasing an update for its Ray-Ban smart glasses that incorporates artificial intelligence to allow wearers to scan and identify objects in the real world.
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok, along with other self-proclaimed open source AI companies, are not truly open source as they do not disclose the data used in training the AI models, leading to concerns about bias and copyright issues, according to the Open Source Initiative (OSI). The OSI is working on updating its definition to include open source AI, but enforcing the definition remains a challenge.
The US government has issued new guidance requiring all federal agencies to have a senior leader overseeing the use of AI systems and establish AI governance boards to ensure responsible and safe use of AI in the public service.
The Biden administration is rolling out new AI regulations for federal agencies, including mandatory risk reporting and transparency rules, in order to promote the safe and responsible use of AI while ensuring it does not endanger the rights and safety of the American people.
The Biden administration is implementing new safeguards to prevent government abuse of AI, including requirements for agencies to verify that AI tools do not endanger the rights and safety of Americans and to publish a list of AI systems they use, with a risk assessment. The government's policies are expected to influence the private sector, but experts suggest that legislation is needed to set basic regulations for the AI industry. Meanwhile, the European Union has already approved an AI law, surpassing the United States in AI regulation.
Concerns are rising in Turkey ahead of the local elections about the threat of disinformation and fake media generated through artificial intelligence, as videos and images spread rapidly on social media, raising fears of media manipulation.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, a board director at OpenAI, believes that while AI has the potential to revolutionize the world, its full impact will take longer than expected, and it is unlikely to drive a productivity miracle in the next 3-5 years. However, Summers predicts that AI will eventually be capable of replacing nearly every human job, making emotional intelligence more important than IQ.
Chipmaker Nvidia has unveiled its new superchip, Blackwell, which is 30 times faster than its predecessor and aims to power generative artificial intelligence systems, with the company holding around 80% of the global market for AI chips; however, the company faces competition from rivals like Intel and AMD as well as Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, who are all entering the chip design business.
In a security experiment, a researcher demonstrated that AI-generated software package names can be incorporated into real code and downloaded by developers, potentially leading to the distribution of malware.
Samsung has begun rolling out its Galaxy AI suite through the One UI 6.1 update, reaching over 100 million users, but it is still evaluating whether to bring the AI features to older devices. Additionally, support for more languages will be added to Chat assist and Live translate in the future.
Researchers from KU Leuven University used a machine learning model to predict and improve the taste of beer by modifying its composition based on online beer reviews and feedback from a tasting panel, resulting in higher ratings for the modified beer. Additionally, they were able to create non-alcoholic beer that was indistinguishable from regular beer after applying changes suggested by the model.
StealthMole, an AI-powered dark web intelligence startup, has raised $7 million in Series A funding to expand its R&D centers, support commercial uses of its technology, and further its geographical expansion in the B2B sector.
Shares of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. have reached a record high as the growing demand for artificial intelligence servers outweighs concerns about the smartphone industry's sluggish recovery.
Singapore has upgraded its AI system, Balefire, to better detect smokers in prohibited areas across the country, allowing law enforcement to more efficiently enforce smoking regulations and issue fines.
Teigan Reamsbottom is using machine-learning algorithms to upscale and restore camp-classic pop culture video clips, but the process comes with challenges and requires trial and error to avoid certain artifacts and maintain the original characteristics of the clips.
Emad Mostaque, the founder and CEO of Stability AI, a leading startup in the generative AI field, has resigned following a series of conflicts with investors that jeopardized the company's reputation and financial stability.
A.I. technology has been used to recreate Diego Velázquez's destroyed painting, Expulsion of the Moriscos, which depicted the expulsion of Muslims from Spain in 1609.
Google's AI-powered search can now assist with vacation planning, providing itineraries, recommendations, and information about different destinations, restaurants, flights, and hotels. However, there are still concerns about the accuracy and reliability of the AI tool, as it has been known to promote scam and malware sites.
Google Maps has made several updates to its platform, including AI-powered location details, recommendations from top sites and the community, new customization tools, and a refreshed design.
Thousands of servers storing AI workloads have been hacked in an ongoing attack campaign targeting a vulnerability in the Ray computing framework, resulting in the compromise of network credentials and the tampering of AI models.
The upcoming Humane Ai Pin will feature basic integration with Google Photos, capturing and correcting three images at once before uploading them to Humane's cloud/web portal and potentially exporting them to Google Photos.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as a powerful tool in addressing complex problems, with applications such as detecting fires early and finding green energy sources to combat climate change.
A new study has found that ChatGPT, an AI language model, provides accurate and high-quality responses to medical literature, making it a potential tool to help busy doctors quickly review relevant articles.
The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) tools has made it increasingly difficult to distinguish between real and fake photos, videos, and audio, potentially leading to fraud, identity theft, propaganda, and election manipulation, with experts warning that even trained eyes are struggling to detect deepfakes.
Adobe's investments in generative artificial intelligence are not expected to result in significant monetization until late 2024 or 2025, causing investors to remain cautious despite the company's leadership in AI and its offerings across multiple cloud software products.
The U.S. military has witnessed a significant increase in investments in artificial intelligence, as federal contracts related to AI have surged by almost 1,200%, primarily driven by the Department of Defense's commitment, according to a report by the Brookings Institution.
Amazon has announced that it will invest an additional $2.75 billion in AI startup Anthropic, bringing its total investment to $4 billion, as part of its commitment to expand its reach in generative AI.