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Generative AI and Foundation Models Face Inflated Expectations

Computer vision, data labeling and annotation, cloud AI services, and intelligence applications are the most mature applications of AI, according to Gartner's 2023 AI Hype Cycle.

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People Are Increasingly Worried AI Will Make Daily Life Worse

A Pew survey finds that a majority of Americans are more concerned than excited about the impact of artificial intelligence—adding weight to calls for more regulation.

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Cheat sheet: Artificial intelligence (free PDF)

Learn artificial intelligence basics, business use cases, and more in this beginner’s guide to using AI in the enterprise. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the next big thing in business computing. Its uses come in many forms, from simple tools that respond to customer chat, to complex machine learning systems that predict the trajectory of an ...

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The Inventor Behind a Rush of AI Copyright Suits Is Trying to Show His Bot Is Sentient

Stephen Thaler’s series of high-profile copyright cases has made headlines worldwide. He’s done it to demonstrate his AI is capable of independent thought.

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Google’s AI-powered search expands outside U.S. to India and Japan

Google is bringing its generative AI search experience to the first countries outside the U.S., the company announced today, starting with expansions in India and Japan. The new AI-powered search feature, also known as SGE (Search Generative Experience), will become available through Google’s Search Labs in those markets, and will introduce a new feature aimed […]

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Google’s AI-powered search expands outside US to India and Japan

Google is bringing its generative AI search experience to the first countries outside the U.S., the company announced today, starting with expansions in India and Japan. The new AI-powered search feature, also known as SGE (Search Generative Experience), will become available through Google’s Search Labs in those markets, and will introduce a new feature aimed […]

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Pass AI law soon or risk falling behind, MPs warn

The commons technology committee urges new legislation for the UK to take lead on AI regulation.

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Women Are More Likely To Be Forced to Switch Occupations Because of AI

A new McKinsey study has found not all workers are equally vulnerable to generative AI, and women are more likely to be forced to change jobs.

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Autonomous innovations in an uncertain world

Jonathan How and his team at the Aerospace Controls Laboratory develop planning algorithms that allow autonomous vehicles to navigate dynamic environments without colliding.

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New EU Social Media Guidelines Go Into Effect

Users of the largest social media sites in the EU now see chronological feeds and more transparency behind giant platforms.

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Challenge accepted: High-speed AI drone overtakes world-champion drone racers

In a milestone for artificial intelligence (AI), the AI system 'Swift' has beaten the world champions in drone racing -- a result that seemed unattainable just a few years ago. The AI-piloted drone was trained in a simulated environment. Real-world applications include environmental monitoring or disaster response.

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QuantHealth brings its AI-informed clinical drug trials to the US with $15M round

Biotech, pharmaceutical, and life sciences companies all hope AI will streamline drug development and make it more efficient, and 38% have already adopted the technology, according to Deloitte. QuantHealth aims to take part with a model that predicts risks and outcomes for clinical trials. The company’s AI-powered platform for drug discovery claims to reduce potential […]

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Meet Aleph Alpha, Europe’s Answer to OpenAI

The European Union is desperate for its own artificial intelligence giant. German startup Aleph Alpha might be its best hope.

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GitLab’s Lemos: AI, Automation are Key to DevSecOps

GitLab's CISO Josh Lemos on securing CI/CD of software with generative AI tools and how automation enables continuous security in the software development supply chain.

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Google Applies Generative AI Tools to Cloud Security

At the Google Next '23 conference, the company announced a slew of AI-powered cybersecurity solutions for the cloud, featuring Duet AI, Mandiant and Chronicle Security Operations.

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Google Cloud Next ‘23: New Generative AI-Powered Services

A partnership with NVIDIA on supercomputing and an enterprise-grade version of Google Kubernetes Engine top the array of cloud and AI reveals.

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Google Cloud Next ’23: New Generative AI-Powered Services

A partnership with NVIDIA on supercomputing and an enterprise-grade version of Google Kubernetes Engine top the array of cloud and AI reveals.

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Abnormal Security: Microsoft Tops List of Most-Impersonated Brands in Phishing Exploits

A new study found that 4.31% of phishing attacks mimicked Microsoft, far ahead of the second most-spoofed brand PayPal.

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ControlRooms.ai raises $10M for industrial manufacturing troubleshooting platform

Industrial manufacturers face, on average, about 800 hours of unplanned downtime every year, or more than 15 hours per week, according to a recent report. The cost of unexpected troubleshooting, estimated at $50 billion yearly, results in lower productivity and lost revenue. Most companies are still manually troubleshooting, but ControlRooms.ai. an Austin, Texas-based startup, wants to change […]

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