Artificial Intelligence

AI: the supercharger for India’s MSMEs

Artificial intelligence is not only reshaping India’s landscape, but also fostering economic growth through innovative tech solutions. According to Stanford University’s annual AI Index report, India saw the fifth highest investments last year in startups offering AI-based products and services.

IBM, Gujarat govt ink pact to establish AI cluster at GIFT City

Under this partnership, IBM will provide software technologies and platforms over a cloud environment enabling financial institutions to customise and fine-tune large language AI models in a sandbox environment. IBM will also aim to build a digital assistant-based solution that facilitates the onboarding and integration of these customised large language models for financial institutions.

As AI gains a workplace foothold, US trying to make sure workers don't get left behind

Bridging the digital equity gap through AI education is crucial. Marvin Venay stresses the importance of inclusive initiatives for overcoming barriers. Accessible internet and affordable technology are essential components for empowering individuals with AI knowledge and skills.

The voices of AI are telling us a lot

AI voices evolve from cinematic stereotypes to diverse choices, impacting user preferences.

Amazon is reviewing whether Perplexity AI improperly scraped online content

Perplexity AI, an AI startup, is under Amazon's review for scraping content. The company faces allegations of plagiarism and generating fake quotes. The CEO defended the practices, emphasizing proper source crediting. Perplexity AI's use of AWS servers is also under scrutiny.

Amazon lures cofounders from startup Adept to bolster AI efforts

Collaborating with Rohit Prasad, I contribute to Amazon's AI advancements under CEO Andy Jassy's leadership. The tech industry closely watches as companies like Amazon and Microsoft invest heavily in AI technology, facing regulatory scrutiny. Amazon's strategic hires and focus on integrating generative AI into Alexa showcase its commitment to enhancing AI capabilities and competing with industry leaders.

OpenAI releases new GPT-4 model to find errors in ChatGPT's responses

GPT-4 will help align with AI systems, through reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), which helps make responses from large language models more accurate. OpenAI said that with ChatGPT becoming more accurate and errors more subtle, a model like CriticGPT became necessary to find inaccuracies.

Financial industry grappling with AI's gifts and perils, executives say

Zack Kass, a former head of business partnerships at OpenAI said AI systems could be better than humans at explaining to clients why they arrived at recommendations like portfolio allocations or lending decisions. He added that people are not good at explaining subconscious biases that could affect such decisions.

AI companies train language models on YouTube's archive − making private videos a privacy risk

Exploring the intricate nexus of big tech self-regulation, privacy concerns, and legal safeguards in AI development underscores the imperative for ethical AI model training and deployment.