Artificial Intelligence

UK Government Pledges £100m For AI Taskforce

UK government pledges initial £100m for AI taskforce to develop use of ChatGPT-like technology across economy

2 years ago

Alphabet To Merge AI Units Deepmind And Google Brain

One better than two? Alphabet doubles down on artificial intelligence, by merging two of its key AI divisions

2 years ago

Microsoft To Remove Twitter From Advertising Platform, Musk Threatens Lawsuit

Elon Musk threatens to sue Microsoft after it announced plan to remove Twitter from its corporate advertising platform

2 years ago

Tesla Likely To Launch Full Self-Drive ‘This Year’, Says Elon Musk

Not again. Tesla boss Elon Musk touts arrival of its full self-drive technology this year, despite many missed predictions

2 years ago

Alibaba Integrates AI Chatbot Into Collaboration App

Tech giant Alibaba integrates ChatGPT-like chatbot Tongyi Qianwen into collaboration tool DingTalk as it seeks to roll out AI across…

2 years ago

TUC Warns Workers Left Exposed To AI-Made Decisions

Trades Union Congress warns workers are being left without protections from life-changing decisions made by automated AI tools

2 years ago

Photographer Refuses Major Award For Image Created Using AI

Photographer Boris Eldagsen refuses prize from Sony World Photography Awards after revealing his image was created using AI

2 years ago

Education Firm Offers GPT-4 Powered Tool Amidst Controversy

US education software firm Chegg announces CheggMate, powered by OpenAI's GPT-4, amidst controversy around AI chatbots in the classroom

2 years ago

Silicon UK In Focus Podcast: Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning

Often machine learning models don’t have all the information they need to deliver effective insights. In the security space in…

2 years ago

OpenAI To Offer Bug Bounties Up To $20,000

Bug bounty program introduced by OpenAI, to track down and eliminate vulnerabilities, bugs, or security flaws

2 years ago

US Government Looks To Establish Rules For AI

US Commerce Department requests public comments on AI accountability measures, in first step for AI governance rules

2 years ago

China’s SenseTime Shows AI Chat, Image Tools

Chinese AI firm SenseTime shows ChatGPT-style chatbot as well as AI-powered image and 3D content creation tools

2 years ago

Alibaba Launches ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot

Chinese tech giant Alibaba launches ChatGPT-style AI chatbot called Tongyi Qianwen, plans to integrate across all products

2 years ago

Amazon’s $1.7bn iRobot Acquisition Triggers UK Antitrust Inquiry

UK's antitrust regulator begins investigation of Amazon's proposed smart home acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot

2 years ago

OpenAI Faces Possible Defamation Lawsuit Over ChatGPT Content

A mayor in Australia has warned he may sue OpenAI if the firm does not correct false bribery claims by…

2 years ago

Martha Lane-Fox Warns Against AI ‘Hysteria’

Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane-Fox warns against AI 'hysteria' and calls for 'reasonable conversations' amidst ChatGPT frenzy

2 years ago

Italy Bans ChatGPT Over Personal Data Risk

Italian data regulator bans ChatGPT in country and opens probe into whether chatbot's data collection complies with GDPR

2 years ago

Advanced AI Poses Risk To Humanity, Open Letter Warns

Big names including Steve Wozniak and Elon Musk warn race to develop AI systems is out of control, urges six…

2 years ago

Government Sets Out ‘Adaptable’ AI Plan

White paper sets out UK government's approach to artificial intelligence (AI) and seeks feedback from AI professionals

2 years ago

Google’s Bard Sides With US Prosecutors In Antitrust Case

Google's Bard chatbot sides with US Department of Justice in advertising antitrust case, in latest embarrassment for tech giant

2 years ago

France Set To Legalise AI-Powered Surveillance For Olympics

French National Assembly set to approve 'intelligent' AI-powered surveillance to safeguard 2024 Paris Olympics, amidst human rights outcry

2 years ago

Baidu Shows Corporate Chatbot Skills In Closed Session

Baidu shows corporate-focussed chatbot capabilities in closed-door session, but lack of press event triggers investor worries

2 years ago

Bill Gates: OpenAI GPT Most Important Tech Advance Since 1980

Biggest advance since the GUI. Bill Gates says OpenAI’s GPT AI model is the most revolutionary advance in past 40…

2 years ago

OpenAI Fixes Bug With ChatGPT That Exposed User Chats

Chief executive of OpenAI admits “significant issue” in ChatGPT has now been fixed, after user chat titles were exposed

2 years ago

Google Releases Bard Chatbot To Public

Google releases Bard chatbot to limited number of users as it responds to unexpected popularity of Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

2 years ago

Baidu Shares Rise On Positive Ernie AI Reviews

Chinese search engine Baidu sees shares rise after analysts write positively about its Ernie chatbot competitor to Microsoft-backed ChatGPT

2 years ago

Microsoft Adds OpenAI Tech ‘Copilot’ To Word, Excel

Redmond continues its aggressive integration of AI into its products, with AI features dubbed Copilot, for Office, Excel

2 years ago

Google Glass Ends For Business Users

End of the road. Business successor to Google Glass known as Glass Enterprise, is to halt enterprise sales and stop…

2 years ago