Regulators block Meta from training AI on user data

Regulators block Meta from training AI on user data

Both the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) and UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have pushed back against Meta’s decision to train large language models (LLMs) using public content users have shared on Facebook and Instagram. The DPC, acting on behalf of several European data protection authorities (DPAs), asked Meta to delay the training; while the …

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Microsoft Steadily Ramps Up Generative AI Innovation And Monetization

Microsoft Steadily Ramps Up Generative AI Innovation And Monetization

Microsoft stock recently hit a new record high of $433.60. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Getty Images Microsoft (MSFT) is increasingly monetizing AI across its product portfolio and steadily expanding its investments to drive continuous innovation in this space. Microsoft’s early AI success helped propel the stock last week to a new record high of …

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The New Lifeline To Overwhelmed Healthcare Systems

The New Lifeline To Overwhelmed Healthcare Systems

AI speaks letters, text-to-speech or TTS, text-to-voice, speech synthesis applications, generative … [+] Artificial Intelligence getty As the world’s population continues to grow and age, the healthcare system in different geographies is inching closer to the brink of collapse. According to the World Health Organization, the current number of health workers, including physicians, radiologists, and …

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Intentionally Leaking Data To AI

Intentionally Leaking Data To AI

Can companies steer AI responses? getty Many companies hesitate to embrace artificial intelligence because they fear AI engines will expose their proprietary data to other companies, including competitors. At the same time, some companies desire to intentionally insert their data into AI engines as part of brand building. Is this a billion-dollar opportunity or a(nother) …

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Apple finally has a way to defeat ChatGPT

Apple finally has a way to defeat ChatGPT

Yugandhar Bonde / Pexels OpenAI needs to watch out because Apple may finally be jumping on the AI bandwagon, and the news doesn’t bode well for ChatGPT. Apple is reportedly working on a large language model (LLM) referred to as ReALM, which stands for Reference Resolution As Language Modeling. Made to give Siri a boost …

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Chinese Big Tech firms from Tencent to Kuaishou tout advancing generative AI models in race to catch up

Chinese Big Tech firms from Tencent to Kuaishou tout advancing generative AI models in race to catch up

The KwaiYii LLM from Kuaishou, a top Chinese short-video platform operator, has “significantly surpassed GPT-3.5 in overall performance … and is approaching the levels of GPT-4 in certain metrics”, said Cheng Yixiao, company founder and CEO, during its post-earnings call on Wednesday. 01:45 Chinese AI-generated cartoon series broadcast on state television Chinese AI-generated cartoon series …

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Qualcomm Opens Snapdragon’s AI Door For More Smartphones

Qualcomm Opens Snapdragon’s AI Door For More Smartphones

Qualcomm has announced a new mid-season Snapdragon chipset to support the current 8 Gen 3. During the launch of the snappily titled Snapdragon 8s Gen 3, its potential for gaming, photography, and on-device generative AI were all highlighted. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images In previous years, Qualcomm has offered …

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Hippocratic AI Raises $53 Million Series A at a $500

Hippocratic AI Raises  Million Series A at a 0

PALO ALTO, Calif., March 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Hippocratic AI, the company building the first safety-focused Large Language Model (LLM) for healthcare, today announced the close of a $53 million Series A funding round at a $500 million valuation, bringing total funding to $120 million. Today, the company also released its first product for …

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Google One AI Premium: what is it and how much does it cost?

Google One AI Premium: what is it and how much does it cost?

Google Google is introducing a new AI-enabled tier of Google One, shortly after announcing a rebrand of its Bard AI chatbot. The chatbot is now called Gemini, following the sequence of its base large language model (LLM). Google has also recently announced several other service updates, including Gemini Advanced, a paid tier of Gemini based …

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