Organizations are in a wild race to adopt generative AI — it is one of the most significant technological innovations in a generation (or multiple generations).
In fact, just a year-and-a-half after ChatGPT was announced — changing the world as we know it — 65% of organizations are regularly using AI, according to a new report from consulting firm McKinsey. This is nearly double the…
6079 aims to decentralize AI services with the help of AI Prize Fight esports tournament
May 31, 2024
The team at AI Layer has an interesting project called 6079, a reference to Winston Smith, the protagonist of the cautionary book 1984 by George Orwell, which warned readers of totalitarian rule.
In similar fashion, the 6079 “free think” movement stands for the inherent…
Anthropic, a leading AI company, has announced the general availability of Tool Use for its AI assistant, Claude. This powerful new feature allows Claude to autonomously interact with external data sources, APIs, and tools, revolutionizing the way businesses can leverage AI…
Companies no longer need to buy a ChatGPT Enterprise license directly from OpenAI. They can now purchase the gen AI service through the multinational professional service consultancy PwC. Until today, businesses could only subscribe to the enterprise option by reaching out to an OpenAI salesperson. Now, there’s another way, but it also allows PwC to upsell its services to those who want to use…
Kinetix, the generative AI startup creating user-generated emotes (UGE) for video games, has teamed up with Overdare to put generative AI in the hands of gamers.
Overdare is a user-generated content (UGC) platform from South Korean publishing giant Krafton. Today, the…
OpenAI is devouring the media industry
May 30, 2024
Let’s make one thing clear up front: I’m generally pro-generative AI. At least, I am a lot more amenable to it — and use it myself daily in the form of parsing information via ChatGPT and generating images with it and Midjourney — than many of my peers in the…
Elon Musk’s xAI raises $6B to take on OpenAI
May 29, 2024
Today, Elon Musk’s xAI startup announced a massive $6 billion round of funding. Confirming reports from April, the series B investment comes from the participation of multiple known venture capital firms and investors, including Valor Equity Partners, Vy Capital, Andreessen Horowitz (A16z), Sequoia Capital, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal and Kingdom…
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI this morning announced it has begun training its new “frontier model” and formed a new Safety and Security Committee led by current board members Bret Taylor (OpenAI board chair and co-founder of customer service startup Sierra AI, former Google Maps…
GitHub Accelerator fuels open source AI revolution, empowering startups to democratize access
May 29, 2024
GitHub has officially launched its 2024 Accelerator program, aiming to support and promote open source projects that are reshaping the technology landscape. The program, designed to provide financial backing, mentorship, and community-building opportunities, is already…
Atropos Health, a healthcare technology company focused on generating personalized real-world evidence, announced today that it has raised $33 million in a Series B funding round. The round included strategic investments from healthcare giants McKesson, Merck, and Cencora Ventures, signaling strong industry interest in Atropos’ mission to bring automated, high-quality evidence to patient care…
