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News Corp Denies Reported AI Content Licensing Deal with Google
News Corp has denied a report that it has struck a deal with Google to develop content and products related to artificial intelligence (AI). “We absolutely do not have an AI content licensing deal with Google, though we do have a number of partnerships with Google across our business,” a News Corp spokesman told PYMNTS Tuesday (April 30) in…
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Analysis: Microsoft’s $1.7 Billion Bet on Indonesia’s Digital Future Shows Global AI Investment Surge
In a move that underscores the growing global interest in artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft has announced an investment of $1.7 billion over the next four years in Indonesia. This investment, part of a broader trend of increasing AI investments worldwide, will focus on building new cloud and AI infrastructure, providing AI skills opportunities for 840,000 people, and supporting the nation’s…
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From deepfakes to flirty chatbots, how AI is messing with our minds, relationships and sense of reality
These days we can have a reasoned conversation with a humanoid robot, get fooled by a deep fake celebrity, and have our heart broken by a romantic chatbot. While artificial intelligence (AI) promises to make life easier, developments like these can also mess with our minds, says Joel Pearson, a cognitive neuroscientist at the University…
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Chicago Tribune, other major newspapers accuse artificial intelligence companies of stealing content
A group of major newspaper publishers, including the Chicago Tribune and New York Daily News, are accusing two of the biggest artificial intelligence companies of stealing their content to improve their products. That accusation comes in a civil lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in New York. The lawsuit targets two of the biggest…
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Tesla’s Strategic Pivot to Artificial Intelligence
Tesla, Inc., traditionally recognized as a leader in the electric vehicle market, is transforming towards becoming a frontrunner in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics. This strategic redirection is highlighted by CEO Elon Musk’s recent announcement of an ambitious investment totaling approximately $10 billion in AI capabilities this year, specifically focusing on training and inference AI.…
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Dubai Launches Global Blueprint for Artificial Intelligence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Apr 30, 2024– Dubai has launched a blueprint for Artificial Intelligence (AI), a yearly plan that will focus on harnessing the technology’s potential to improve quality of life around the world. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it…
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Artificial General Intelligence: Are We There Yet?
The current state of the art in artificial intelligence (AI) is generative AI and large language models (LLMs). The emergent capabilities of these models have been surprising: They can perform logical reasoning, complete mathematical proofs, generate code for software developers, and, perhaps most notably, converse with humans in human-like ways. A natural question is how…
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Amazon expands enterprise AI play with wider availability of its Q chatbot
/ It added new features to Q including the ability to make AI apps with just a prompt. p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Emilia David, a reporter who covers AI. Prior to joining The Verge, she covered the intersection between technology, finance, and the economy. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a]:shadow-underline-gray”>Illustration by Alex Castro / The…
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Accelerate development and leverage data with AI from Amazon Q
We believe generative artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform virtually every customer experience. To make this possible, we’re rapidly innovating to provide the most comprehensive set of capabilities across the three layers of the generative AI stack. This includes the bottom layer with infrastructure to train Large Language Models (LLMs) and other Foundation Models…
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Big Tech Is Dominating the AI Lobbying Frenzy in Washington
The number of groups lobbying the U.S. federal government on artificial intelligence nearly tripled from 2022 to 2023, rocketing from 158 to 451 organizations, according to data from OpenSecrets, a nonprofit that tracks and publishes data on campaign finance and lobbying. Data on the total amount spent on lobbying by each organization and interviews with…