The ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict has rippled into the technology and artificial intelligence sector, as a number of industry leaders have withdrawn from the Web Summit in Lisbon, Europe’s premier technology conference. This decision comes in response to the event’s founder and CEO, Paddy Cosgrave, publicly decrying Israel’s retaliatory actions against Hamas as “war crimes.”
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Google Cloud pledges a ‘shared fate’ in AI, offering legal indemnification for customers
October 17, 2023
Intellectual property (IP) infringement is a big concern with generative AI, which is built on reams of previously-published material.
While many enterprises are exploring the technology and looking to integrate it into their products, this can often cause hesitancy. If they…
AI pioneers Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio clash in an intense online debate over AI safety and governance
October 17, 2023
In a fiery debate that erupted over the weekend, two of the most influential figures in artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning, Yann LeCun and Yoshua Bengio, fiercely discussed the potential risks and safety concerns surrounding AI. This debate comes as part of a…
Layer announces $3M seed to produce AI copilots that are ‘ten times’ faster than humans
October 17, 2023
AI copilots are increasingly the rage as the generative AI boom reaches its first-year anniversary (since the launch of OpenAI’s ChatGPT in November 2022). But even with companies from Microsoft to recruiting software iCIMS launching copilots — the question remains: how useful, reliable, and helpful will they be to end-users?
Layer, a new startup based in Columbus, Ohio, seeks to help other…
As Israel goes to war, global AI industry faces impacts on several fronts | The AI Beat
October 17, 2023
Last week, the fast pace of AI news continued unabated — from the release of Adobe’s Firefly 2 and AMD’s Nod.ai acquisition to social media’s audio deepfake problem and more signs that the U.S.-China AI race is heating up.
But all week long, I struggled to write.
Logitech unveiled the Zone Wireless 2, an AI-powered headset aimed at hybrid workers.
The business headset has been designed to enhance communication in hybrid work environments. The headset leverages AI to deliver two-way noise-free calling experiences, enabling business…
Smarter than humans in 5 years? The breakneck pace of AI
October 16, 2023
Geoffrey Hinton, often dubbed one of the “Godfathers of AI,” has been particularly outspoken since his retirement from Google earlier this year. He is credited with perfecting and popularizing “backpropagation,” a pivotal algorithm that enables multi-layer neural networks to correct their mistakes.
This breakthrough has been instrumental in the success of deep learning technologies, which…
While the Hollywood writers’ strike has officially ended with new protections against AI in screenwriting, there is no such luck for their creative counterparts, the actors, whose union the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists…
The edge of the network isn’t always where you find the most powerful computers. But it is the place where you can find the most ubiquitous technology.
The edge means things like smartphones, desktop PCs, laptops, tablets and other smart gadgets that operate on their own…
Sparta, a startup that provides live market intelligence and forecasting insight for commodity traders, has announced a series A funding round of $17.5 million. The funding round was led by technology venture capital firm FirstMark, alongside existing shareholder Singular.
The startup has built a platform that aims to transform the way traders gather, process, analyze and interpret data to inform…
