Another headline-grabbing AI policy intervention: Hundreds of AI scientists, academics, tech CEOs, and public figures—including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis, veteran AI computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, MIT’s Max Tegmark, Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, Grimes the musician, and populist podcaster Sam Harris—have signed a statement calling for global …
Read More »OpenAI’s Altman and other AI titans warn of advanced AI’s “extinction” risk
Another headline-grabbing AI policy intervention: Hundreds of AI scientists, academics, tech CEOs, and public figures—from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis to veteran AI computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton, MIT’s Max Tegmark and Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn to Grimes the musician and populist podcaster Sam Harris—have signed a …
Read More »11 more countries have the official ChatGPT app
OpenAI tweeted that the official ChatGPT mobile app is available in more countries. Last week, OpenAI launched its iOS-only mobile app in the U.S. Europe, South Korea, New Zealand, and more can now download the app from the App Store. Ad-free ChatGPT is free. Since it’s just a chatbot interface, …
Read More »Microsoft unveils Fabric, an end-to-end data and analytics platform
Microsoft Fabric, an end-to-end data and analytics platform, launched today. The new platform, which centers around Microsoft’s OneLake data lake but can also pull data from Amazon S3 and (soon) Google Cloud Platform, includes integration tools, a Spark-based data engineering platform, a real-time analytics platform, and, thanks to Power BI’s …
Read More »Indian villages get Microsoft AI
Microsoft and OpenAI launched ChatGPT just months ago, igniting tech enthusiasts and industry leaders. This generative AI’s technology is now reaching remote villages hundreds of miles from Seattle and San Francisco. Jugalbandi, a chatbot developed by Microsoft, OpenNyAI, and AI4Bharat and backed by the Indian government, is improving information access …
Read More »Photoshop integrates Firefly’s generative AI
Today, Photoshop adds a number of Firefly-based features that allow users to extend images beyond their borders with Firefly-generated backgrounds, use generative AI to add objects to images, and use a new generative fill feature to remove objects more precisely than content-aware fill. These features are only in Photoshop beta. …
Read More »OpenAI leaders suggest international AI regulation
OpenAI’s leadership believes the world needs an international regulatory body like that governing nuclear power quickly because AI is developing rapidly and poses clear dangers. But slowly. In a blog post, OpenAI founder Sam Altman, President Greg Brockman, and Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever explain that artificial intelligence innovation is moving …
Read More »Gary Marcus is happy to control AI for the U.S. “I’m interested”
On Tuesday, neurologist, founder, and author Gary Marcus sat between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and IBM’s chief privacy trust officer Christina Montgomery as they spoke before the Senate Judiciary Committee for nearly three hours. Because Altman controls one of the world’s most powerful firms and has frequently requested lawmakers regulate …
Read More »Meta’s bespoke chips and supercomputer bet on AI
Meta revealed its in-house infrastructure for AI workloads, including generative AI like that used in its recently unveiled ad design and creation tools, at a virtual event this morning. Meta tried to show its superiority by adopting AI-friendly hardware systems, which has slowed its progress compared to Google and Microsoft. …
Read More »1% of Chrome users will have third-party cookies disabled in Q1 2024
Google’s Privacy Sandbox lets users manage their interests and form cohorts based on browsing behaviors to replace third-party cookies. After years of debate and testing, the online advertising industry is ready to shift. Today, Google stated it will transfer 1% of Chrome users to the Privacy Sandbox and disable third-party …
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