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OpenAI working on new reasoning technology under code name 'Strawberry'
The project, details of which have not been previously reported, comes as the Microsoft-backed startup races to show that the types of models it offers are capable of delivering advanced reasoning capabilities.
Edtech consolidation; GenAI chatbot hallucinations
Edtech firm Schoolnet has acquired learning app Genius Teacher for an undisclosed sum. This and more on today’s ETtech Top 5.
EU vs Big Tech: the cases keep mounting
European regulators have launched a series of probes into Big Tech. In the latest move, the European Commission asked Amazon for more information on its compliance with the Digital Services Act (DSA), which requires Big Tech players to do more to tackle illegal and harmful content on their platforms.
AI became the teacher of the year
AI is transforming the landscape of education as lecturers and EdTech platforms across the country utilise the technology for teaching, testing, and assessment. Generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT have found their way into Indian classrooms. However, AI also presents potential drawbacks. It may stifle creative thinking among young learners due to an over-reliance on technology.
Zomato stops ‘Xtreme’ service; Reliance to bring back Shein
Zomato has halted its hyperlocal goods delivery service due to a lack of demand.
AI is learning from what you said on Reddit, Stack Overflow or Facebook. Are you ok with that?
Some longtime users have attempted to erase their previous contributions or transform them into nonsense, but their efforts have not yielded significant results. A few governments, such as Brazil's privacy regulator on Tuesday, have also attempted to intervene. Meta has also encountered resistance in Europe, where it recently put on hold its plans to start feeding people's public posts into training AI systems
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Meta AI assistant rolls out with text, and image features
Meta has launched Meta AI across WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram, offering text and image generation capabilities. Ryan Cairns, VP of Engineering at Meta, highlighted the advantages of Meta AI over competitors like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Copilot.
OpenAI buys database analytics company Rockset in 9-figure stock deal
Microsoft-backed OpenAI acquired database analytics startup Rockset to enhance its enterprise products, the ChatGPT maker announced. The deal size was undisclosed.
Ilya Sutskever’s new startup is the latest of many AI ventures coming out of Big Tech
Ilya Sutskever left OpenAI last month and is launching his own startup soon. This is the latest in a larger trend of professionals leaving tech titans to establish their own startups, pursue their own goals and avoid commercialisation of products.
How to buy WienerAI token
WienerAI, a successful presale campaign, offers AI trading features, high staking APYs, and unique investment potential in the meme coin market. Investors can buy $WAI tokens through MetaMask and participate in the presale for potential growth and staking rewards.
How an Israeli firm tried to build anti-BJP narrative during polls
OpenAI claims to have disrupted an AI-based covert operation launched by an Israeli firm that allegedly peddled anti-BJP agenda. In 2021, the BJP government drew flak after Israeli spyware Pegasus was allegedly used to snoop on journalists, Opposition leaders and rights activists
How AI made Mark Zuckerberg popular again in Silicon Valley
Meta's CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, introduced an open-source AI system, challenging closed models like OpenAI. Jeffrey Emanuel, a hacker and AI enthusiast, initially skeptical, was impressed by Meta's move to make the code freely accessible.
How Google and Meta's Ad transparency reports reveal—and conceal—political Ad spend
Despite abundant data, Google and Meta’s ad transparency reports often obscure more than they reveal. While intended to enhance transparency, critics argue they create an illusion of openness, complicating the analysis of political ads and raising concerns about content moderation.
Scale AI valued at $14 billion in Nvidia, Amazon-backed funding round
Top tech companies are racing to build AI into their products and services. Startups catering to the surge in demand for AI chips and machine learning have been a bright spot in an otherwise subdued private funding market.
Scale AI valued at $14 bln in Nvidia, Amazon-backed funding round
Top tech companies are racing to build AI into their products and services. Startups catering to the surge in demand for AI chips and machine learning have been a bright spot in an otherwise subdued private funding market.
Apple will revamp Siri to catch up to its chatbot competitors
Introduced in 2011 as the original virtual assistant in every iPhone, Siri had been limited for years to individual requests and had never been able to follow a conversation. It often misunderstood questions.
AI systems are already deceiving us and that's a problem, experts warn
Experts have long warned about the threat posed by artificial intelligence going rogue -- but a new research paper suggests it's already happening. Cicero excelled, with scores that would have placed it in the top 10 percent of experienced human players, according to a 2022 paper in Science.
Eye on AI: AI boosts growth for cloud giants, US newspapers sue Microsoft, OpenAI
In the January-toMarch quarter, Amazon’s cloud computing arm Amazon Web Services, Microsoft’s Azure and Google Cloud grew at 17%, 31% and 28%, respectively, the companies reported. Analysts said this was a sign that AI is contributing to the growth and that overall cloud spending is also accelerating, Reuters reported. On the other hand, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg in its earnings call emphasised the company’s longterm investment in AI, which led to its shares sinking by 19% on Wednesday, wiping out over $200 billion in market capitalisation.
Shareholder nod for Swiggy’s $1.25 billion IPO; Koo halts salaries
Online food delivery major Swiggy has received shareholder approval to go public. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
Meta releases early versions of its Llama 3 AI model
The models will be integrated into virtual assistant Meta AI, which the company is pitching as the most sophisticated of its free-to-use peers.
How tech giants cut corners to harvest data for AI
The race to lead AI has become a desperate hunt for the digital data needed to advance the technology. To obtain that data, tech companies including OpenAI, Google and Meta have cut corners, ignored corporate policies and debated bending the law, according to an examination by The New York Times.
It’s hardware — not software — that is again emerging as the dominant species in the AI age
As the age of IT and software gives way to AI, there are declarations of how AI is eating software. It seems that new emerging titans like OpenAI and their LLMs - which are built on colossal amounts of data and powered by new kinds of software algorithms called transformers - are taking over. However, it's actually hardware that is again emerging as the dominant species in the AI age.
Apple is obtaining it's share of the AI pie - here's how
The tech giant’s annual developer conference is likely to focus on artificial intelligence.
Meta to label AI-generated, deepfake content as ‘altered’ as election approaches
Ahead of the 2024 general elections, Meta said content, video, photo, or audio, which is labelled as “altered” or is detected by its algorithms to be nearly identical to such altered content will appear lower on Facebook and Instagram feeds.
Meta to set up team to counter disinformation, AI abuse in EU elections
The rapid growth of generative AI, which can create text, images and video in seconds in response to prompts, has triggered fears that the new technology could be used to disrupt major elections across the world this year.
In big election year, AI's architects move against its misuse
On Friday, 20 tech companies - including Adobe, Amazon, Anthropic, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, TikTok and X (formerly known as Twitter) - signed a voluntary pledge to help prevent deceptive AI content from disrupting voting in 2024.
Meta ramps up AI efforts by building chip arsenal, consolidating teams
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the company is merging its AI research team with a business-focused generative AI team, emphasizing their commitment to integrating AI technology into products. To support this push, Meta is expanding its infrastructure and plans to have 350,000 H100 GPUs from Nvidia and a total of 600,000 GPUs from various suppliers by the end of the year.
Meta bringing together AI research and product teams
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said on Thursday that the company was bringing its AI research team "closer together" with a more business-focused generative AI team launched last year, doubling down on a push to get the technology into products.
Meta moves members of its Responsible AI team to other groups
Most of the Responsible AI team members will move to generative AI "and will continue to support relevant cross-Meta efforts on responsible AI development and use," the statement said.
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