US senators call out Big Tech’s new approach to poaching talent, products from smaller AI startups Posted August 10, 2024 In the race to stay ahead in artificial intelligence, the biggest technology companies are swallowing up the talent and products of innovative AI startups without formally acquiri…
As AI booms, Google’s having a hard time slashing its emissions Posted August 2, 2024 Three years ago, Google set an ambitious plan to address climate change by going “net zero,” meaning it would release no more climate-changing gasses into the air than it removes,…
California considers unique safety regulations for AI companies, but faces tech firm opposition Posted July 27, 2024 California lawmakers are considering legislation that would require artificial intelligence companies to test their systems and add safety measures so they can't be potentially ma…
North American car dealerships revert to pen and paper after cyberattacks on software provider Posted July 20, 2024 Car dealerships in North America continue to wrestle with major disruptions that started last month with cyberattacks on a software company used widely in the aut…
Former OpenAI employees lead push to protect whistleblowers flagging artificial intelligence risks Posted July 11, 2024 A group of OpenAI’s current and former workers is calling on the ChatGPT-maker and other artificial intelligence (AI) companies to protect employees who flag safety risks about AI…
AI race for chatbot training data could run out of human-written text Posted July 4, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT could soon run out of what keeps making them smarter—the tens of trillions of words people have written and shared online. A n…
Inside world’s first ‘cobot hub’ Posted July 2, 2024 The world’s first “cobot hub” has opened in Denmark’s third-largest city, Odense. The new $45 million headquarters for Teradyne-owned Universal Robots and MiR (Mobile Industria…
Cats on the moon? Google’s AI tool is producing misleading responses that have experts worried Posted June 22, 2024 Ask Google if cats have been on the moon and it used to spit out a ranked list of websites so you could discover the answer for yourself. Now it comes up with an instant answer ge…
Flying cars could become a reality in Tokyo as city carries out first demo Posted June 19, 2024 A ‘flying car’ has lifted off for the first time in Tokyo, in front of dozens of spectators gathered to watch what could be the future of the automobile. And as regulations are
Microsoft’s AI chatbot will ‘recall’ everything you do on a PC Posted June 16, 2024 Microsoft wants laptop users to get so comfortable with its artificial intelligence chatbot that it will remember everything you're doing on your computer and hel…