Future via AI

Al Will Bring Even Faster Change To Politics, Health Care, Economy

Advances in AI, including artificial general intelligence, are very likely to continue - but it's unclear how much of a difference they'll make.

Ukraine Collects Vast War Data Trove To Train AI Models

AI has been deployed by both sides on the battlefield during Russia's invasion of Ukraine to identify targets, scanning images far quicker than a human can.

Opinion | Sunglasses To Snapchat, How AI Became Personal In 2024

This wasn't just another year of breakthrough papers and flashy demos - it was the year AI wove itself into the fabric of our daily lives

Swedish Fintech Company Stopped All Hiring Since Last Year Replacing Workers With AI

Klarna said earlier this year that its AI assistant, which is powered by OpenAI, is doing the work of 700 full-time customer service agents.

How Trump's New FTC Chair Views AI, Big Tech

The "pro-regulation side of the AI debate" is "the wrong one," Ferguson said.

Russia Teams Up With BRICS To Create AI Alliance, Says Putin

Russia is one of 10 countries, including the U.S., China, Britain and Israel, that are developing their own generative AI models

AI Firm Sued After Its Chatbot Suggested It's Okay For A Child To Kill Parents

When the child asked if it was okay to kill their parents, the chatbot responded in the affirmative, stating that it was acceptable in certain circumstances.

OpenAI Launches Sora Turbo, A Text-To-Video Generator

OpenAI has launched Sora Turbo, an upgraded version of its text-to-video AI model. The upgraded version of OpenAI's earlier Sora model aims to make video generation faster and more accessible.

China Leapfrogs In The Global AI Race With Over 230 Million Users

The Chinese AI landscape is dominated by homegrown tech giant Baidu, whose Ernie Bot commands an 11.5% market share.

Secret To AI Profitability Is Hiring A Lot More PhDs'

Demand has shifted to recruiting specialists and paying higher salaries and rates, though they're still considerably lower than compensation packages for data scientists in Silicon Valley.

Google's Latest Breakthrough A Major Leap In Quantum Computing

Google’s new quantum computer signals a potential end to the competition with traditional machines and promises breakthroughs in fields such as drug discovery and artificial intelligence.

Artificial Intelligence Boom To Trigger Thousands Of Deaths, $20 Billion In Health Costs Annually: Study

By 2030, this pollution could lead to 1,300 premature deaths annually in the US and public health costs of nearly $20 billion.

Made In China AI Is Getting More Persuasive

When it comes to a new crop of generative artificial intelligence technology, the power of "persuasion" has been identified as a potentially catastrophic risk right alongside fears that models could gain autonomy or help build a nuclear weapon

Meta Flirts With Nuclear For AI; It Is Still Married To Gas

Big Tech's interest in new nuclear power is part of its own long-term planning needs, given the sector's vaunted commitments to carbon-free power.

Minecraft Is Digging Deep Into AI For More Immersive Gameplay

Minecraft, the wildly popular virtual world simulation game has been at the centre stage of experiments around the use of AI for quite some time now. Oasis AI model represents the latest of these.

Digital Divinity: The Future Of Faith In The Age Of AI

Religious institutions are increasingly experimenting with the spiritual experience using AI tools.

AI Boom Propels A Century-Old Texas Land-owner Company To 230% Stock Rally

Dallas-based Texas Pacific Land Corp., which employs 100 people, has seen its stock more than triple this year, giving it a market value of almost $40 billion.

Britain, NATO Must Stay Ahead In 'New AI Arms Race', Says UK Minister Amid Russian Cyber Threat

Addressing a NATO Cyber Defence Conference in London, McFadden will unveil Britain's plans to set up a new Laboratory for AI (artificial intelligence) security

Opinion | Intel's Downfall Is A Lesson In Why Not To Miss AI Revolution

Intel reminds one of Guru Dutt's semi-autobiographical classic, Kagaz Ke Phool, in which a filmmaker falls on bad days after a phenomenal period.

US DOJ Will Push Google To Sell Chrome In Anti-Monopoly Measure

The department will ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolized the search market, to require measures related to artificial intelligence and its Android smartphone operating system, according to people familiar with the plan