Artificial intelligence
EU To Resume Negotiations On World's First AI Law
Brussels wants to approve the world's first comprehensive AI law before the end of 2023 after the issue took on greater urgency when the ChatGPT bot dazzled the world last year, showcasing AI's rapid advances.
US Commerce Chief Warns Against China 'Threat'
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Saturday urged lawmakers, Silicon Valley and US allies to stop China from getting semiconductors and cutting-edge technologies key to national security.
Sam Altman's Return Ushers In New Era At OpenAI
Sam Altman's shock return as chief executive of OpenAI late Tuesday -- days after being sacked -- caps a chaotic period that highlighted deep tensions at the heart of the Artificial Intelligence community.
Fake AI Porn Leads To Real Harassment In US High Schools
As AI has boomed, so has deepfake pornography, with hyperrealistic images and videos created with minimal effort and money -- leading to scandals and harassment at multiple high schools in the United States as administrators struggle to respond amid a lack of federal legislation banning the practice.
Nvidia Revenue Rockets On Demand For Powerful Chips
Nvidia on Tuesday reported that its revenue more than tripled in the recently ended quarter as companies snapped up chips to power artificial intelligence (AI).
The Twists And Turns Of An OpenAI Meltdown
Silicon Valley star Sam Altman was suddenly ousted from the top spot at OpenAI as it led the race to artificial intelligence, only for the ambitious tech guru to be scooped up by Microsoft.
AI Doomsayers Blamed In OpenAI's Undoing
OpenAI has gone from ruling the world of artificial intelligence with ChatGPT to chaos, its chief executive ousted seemingly for advancing too fast and too far with the risky technology.
After Beatles, AI To Bring Edith Piaf Voice Back To Life For Biopic
The unveiling of the "innovative and revolutionary technological project using AI to re-create her voice and image", the statement said, comes 60 years after Piaf's death.
'Future Ready: Miami Dade College President Talks Scholarship Program in Latino-Heavy Institution
Future Ready is aimed at students graduating from high school in Dade County and allows them to earn an associate's degree for free
OpenAI Sees A Future Of AI 'Superpowers'
Dreams of the benefits of generative AI along with fears of the technology's risks have been hot topics in the tech world since ChatGPT made its blockbuster debut a year ago.
Tech Giants Jockey For Position At Dawn Of AI Age
Whether they sell smartphones, ads or computer chips, the heavyweights of Silicon Valley have everything to prove to investors looking to see who is best placed in the race to dominate the generative artificial intelligence market.
Elon Musk Issues Warning About 'Humanoid Robots' In AI 'Age Of Abundance'
The owner of X Elon Musk on Thursday predicted the future with AI would be an "age of abundance" with a "universal high income" instead of a universal basic income but warned of "humanoid robots" that might chase humans.
UN Chief Calls For 'United, Sustained, Global' Strategy For AI
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for "new solutions" to close the gap between AI and its governance, proposing that it should be based on the UN Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Artificial Intelligence Threatens Millions Of Jobs, But It's A Technology Where Latinos Are Not Far Behind
A recent AI study commissioned by Intuit QuickBooks found that 86% of 1,000 Hispanic and Latino respondents use artificial intelligence in their work, and 38% say they use it daily.
'AI' Named Collins Word Of The Year
Lexicographers at Collins Dictionary said use of the term had "accelerated" and that it had become the dominant conversation of 2023.
AI Anxiety As Computers Get Super Smart
From Hollywood's death-dealing Terminator to warnings from genius Stephen Hawking or Silicon Valley stars, fears have been fueled that artificial intelligence (AI) could one day destroy humanity.
Biden Unveils AI Order Aiming To 'Lead The Way' On Safety
President Joe Biden issued an executive order Monday on regulating artificial intelligence, aiming for the United States to "lead the way" in global efforts to manage the technology's risks.
UK Prepares To Host Global Leaders' Gathering On AI
The gathering, set to be attended by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, US Vice President Kamala Harris, EU chief Ursula von der Leyen and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, will focus on growing fears about the implications of so-called frontier AI.
Did A Computer Write This? Book Industry Grapples With AI
From low-quality computer-written books flooding the market to potential copyright violations, publishing is the latest industry to feel the threat from rapid developments in artificial intelligence.
To Find Out How Wildlife Is Doing, Scientists Try Listening
The recording from the forest in Ecuador is part of new research looking at how artificial intelligence could track animal life in recovering habitats.
The Streets' Mike Skinner: 'AI Will Force Us To Be More Bonkers'
Having defined a musical era in the early 2000s with his unique mash-up of UK garage and US hip-hop, Skinner retired The Streets in 2011.
AI Vincent Van Gogh Says You're Wrong About His Ear
An exhibition, running until February, is dedicated to the final weeks of his life in the village of Auvers-sur-Oise, just north of the French capital.
Meta Putting AI In Smart Glasses, Assistants And More
Smart glasses are one of the many ways that tech companies have tried to move beyond the smartphone as a user-friendly device, but so far with little success.
ChatGPT AI Getting Chatty With Voice Prompts
The company behind ChatGPT said it is adding voice and image capabilities to the generative AI platform long limited to written prompts. Capabilities being added to paid versions of the service allow users to have conversations with the AI and even "show" it what they are talking about, according to OpenAI.
NASA's Mars Rovers Could Inspire A More Ethical Future For AI
Rather than using AI to replace workers, companies can build teams that ethically integrate the technology.
In Future, We'll See Fewer Generic AI Chatbots And More Specialized Ones Tailored To Our Needs
AIs are limited by the data it's exposed to in order to make them better at what they do – in this case mimicking human speech and providing users with useful answers.
AI 'No Substitute' For Fashion Designers' Creativity
AI is transforming the fashion world but the fast growing technology will never be a replacement for designers' "original creativity", according to the head of a pioneering project.
Slack CEO Is Ready To Ride AI Wave
Artificial Intelligence is transforming Slack, the widely used workplace messaging platform, its CEO said just nine months after taking on one of the most high profile jobs in Silicon Valley.
Tech's Carbon Footprint: Can AI Revolutionize Responsibly?
The transformation of the world's data servers to AI readiness is already well underway, in what one Google executive called a "once-in-a-generation inflection point in computing."
AI revolution in Video Games Is Putting Industry Players on Watch
From generating story lines to coding entire games to turning ideas into animation, artificial intelligence is front and centre at Gamescom, one of the video game industry's biggest fairs.