Artificial Intelligence

Meta Admits AI Assistant Trained On User PostsMeta Admits AI Assistant Trained On User Posts

Meta Admits AI Assistant Trained On User Posts

Executive admits it used people's public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its new Meta AI virtual assistant

2 years ago
Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 20Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 20

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 20

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the…

2 years ago
CIA Builds Own Artificial Intelligence Tool – ReportCIA Builds Own Artificial Intelligence Tool – Report

CIA Builds Own Artificial Intelligence Tool – Report

US intelligence agency, the CIA, is reportedly building its own AI tool to assist in its intelligence gathering activities

2 years ago
Sir Jony Ive And OpenAI Discuss AI Hardware Project – ReportSir Jony Ive And OpenAI Discuss AI Hardware Project – Report

Sir Jony Ive And OpenAI Discuss AI Hardware Project – Report

Apple's former chief designer Jony Ive in reportedly discussions with OpenAI to build AI hardware consumer device, backed by Softbank

2 years ago
Meta Connect 2023: Meta Quest 3, Ray-Ban Meta Smart GlassesMeta Connect 2023: Meta Quest 3, Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

Meta Connect 2023: Meta Quest 3, Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses

Wearable arrivals. Developer conference sees pre-orders available for Meta Quest 3 headset, plus new Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses

2 years ago
Meta Connect 2023: Meta Launches AI Chatbots With PersonalitiesMeta Connect 2023: Meta Launches AI Chatbots With Personalities

Meta Connect 2023: Meta Launches AI Chatbots With Personalities

Developer conference begins with Meta introducing AI chatbots with celebrity personalities for Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook

2 years ago
Amazon Hires Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay As Device BossAmazon Hires Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay As Device Boss

Amazon Hires Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay As Device Boss

Panos Panay is hired by Amazon as head of device business, just weeks after his sudden departure from Microsoft

2 years ago
AI To Ease Unnecessary Software Burden On UK Businesses, Freshworks FindsAI To Ease Unnecessary Software Burden On UK Businesses, Freshworks Finds

AI To Ease Unnecessary Software Burden On UK Businesses, Freshworks Finds

Amid pressure on IT budgets, Freshworks research shows IT managers are dealing with 160 percent more software than last year

2 years ago

Facial Recognition Lawsuit After Man Is Falsely Jailed

Racial bias of facial recognition again in headlines, after another black plaintiff files lawsuit after being falsely jailed

2 years ago
Amazon Invests $4bn In Anthropic, As ChatGPT Gets Voice, Image FeaturesAmazon Invests $4bn In Anthropic, As ChatGPT Gets Voice, Image Features

Amazon Invests $4bn In Anthropic, As ChatGPT Gets Voice, Image Features

Amazon says it will invest up to $4bn in AI firm Anthropic as OpenAI announces voice and image features for…

2 years ago
Spotify AI Tool Translates Podcasts In Speaker’s Own VoiceSpotify AI Tool Translates Podcasts In Speaker’s Own Voice

Spotify AI Tool Translates Podcasts In Speaker’s Own Voice

Spotify offers popular podcasts with OpenAI translation tool that adapts speaker's own voice to multiple other languages

2 years ago
Poland Probes OpenAI Over Data Protection WorriesPoland Probes OpenAI Over Data Protection Worries

Poland Probes OpenAI Over Data Protection Worries

Data Protection Office confirms it will investigate Microsoft-backed OpenAI after GDPR data protection complaint

2 years ago
Amazon Adds Generative AI To Alexa, Amid Device UpdatesAmazon Adds Generative AI To Alexa, Amid Device Updates

Amazon Adds Generative AI To Alexa, Amid Device Updates

Launch event sees Amazon offer more conversational interactions with Alexa, after upgrading it with generative AI capabilities

2 years ago
Google Adds AI Chatbot Bard To Gmail, YouTube, Google DocsGoogle Adds AI Chatbot Bard To Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs

Google Adds AI Chatbot Bard To Gmail, YouTube, Google Docs

Major expansion for Chatbot Bard as Google connects it to full suite tools including Google Docs, Gmail and YouTube

2 years ago
Amazon To Hire Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay – ReportAmazon To Hire Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay – Report

Amazon To Hire Former Microsoft Head Panos Panay – Report

Panos Panay reportedly heading over to Amazon's devices division, following abrupt departure from Microsoft

2 years ago

Neuralink To Begin Brain Implant Trial On Paralysed Patients

Elon Musk brain-implant startup, Neuralink, gains approval to begin human trials on people dealing with paralysis

2 years ago

UK’s Foundation Model Review Warns Of AI Risks

British competition watchdog proposes seven guiding principles for the foundation models that underpin AI systems

2 years ago

Silicon UK Pulse: Your Tech News Update: Episode 18

Welcome to Silicon UK Pulse – your roundup of the latest tech news and developments impacting your business for the…

2 years ago

Tech Leaders Gather For Closed Senate Summit On AI

Satya Nadella, Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Sundar Pichai and others gather for closed Senate session for AI

2 years ago

UK Researchers Develop Train AI To Aid Air-Traffic Controllers

UK researchers at University of Exeter, Alan Turing Institute and NATS develop virtual airspace to train AI air traffic controllers

2 years ago

Research: Majority Of UK, Ireland Businesses Already Using AI

Some 84 percent of businesses in UK and Ireland already using AI in some capacity, with nearly one-quarter having broad…

2 years ago

New Alibaba Group Chief Targets AI, Users As Core Priorities

New Alibaba Group chief executive Eddie Wu says company will prioritise users and AI as it undergoes historic restructure

2 years ago

Intel Pushes Nvidia Chip Competition Amidst AI Frenzy

Intel positions Gaudi AI GPU accelerator as direct Nvidia competition as funding for chip start-ups evaporates

2 years ago

Ant Group Launches Finance-Focused AI Large Language Model

Chinese fintech giant Ant Group launches finance-focused large language model as competition heats up for AI-based apps

2 years ago

UK Government Details AI Safety Summit Ambitions

Government announces key objectives for the global AI Safety Summit in November, being held at Bletchley Park

2 years ago

Silicon In Focus Podcast: Smart Virtual Spaces

The convergence of VR and AR and the inception of the Metaverse could herald a new age of working collaborative…

2 years ago

US Denies Restricting AI Chip Sales To Middle East

US government official denies AMD and Nvidia claims they are being denied permission to sell AI chips to Middle East

2 years ago

Google DeepMind Trials Watermarks For AI Images

Google DeepMind develops tool to identify images generated by machines, as tech industry seeks safeguards for AI

2 years ago

NCSC Warns Over AI Chatbot Cyber Risks

UK's cyber guardian, NCSC, issues warning to organisations integrating AI driven chatbots into their businesses

2 years ago