Just a week after President Biden’s Executive Order on the use of AI highlighted potential societal harms including disinformation, Adobe responded today to a controversy over an AI-generated stock image of a Gaza explosion that was used by several small blogs and websites without being labeled as AI-generated.
The Australian news outlet Crikey first reported the image, among other…
7 fascinating use cases of AI in finance
November 9, 2023
AI, large language models and machine learning have disrupted the financial industry for over a decade. What began small with simple routines has now expanded possible applications to more complex and precise use cases. The ability to read, process and analyze vast amounts…
OpenAI takes ‘baby step’ toward AI agents with Assistants API
November 9, 2023
Since the earliest days of artificial intelligence research in the 1950s, scientists have pursued the tantalizing goal of machines that can function autonomously as intelligent agents in the real world.
This week, the dream moved one small step closer to reality as OpenAI…
At its inaugural developer conference in San Francisco on Monday, OpenAI made several major announcements, including the introduction of GPT-4 Turbo, customizable versions of ChatGPT with GPT Builder, and the new Assistants API, which empowers programmers to swiftly build tailored “assistants” into their applications.
But what do these new offerings mean for enterprise businesses who have…
PayPal’s CISO on how generative AI can improve cybersecurity
November 8, 2023
VentureBeat recently sat down (virtually) with Assaf Keren, CISO and VP of enterprise cyber security at PayPal. Keren’s career at PayPal spans eight years and includes a broad base of experience building security products, managing security infrastructure and creating and…
IBM, which in August took part in a $235 million series D funding round for open source AI platform Hugging Face, announced today that it is planning to invest more in enterprise AI-focused startups — much more. It is launching a $500 million venture fund that will…
Miami, Fla-based Cast AI, a startup that taps machine learning (ML) to help enterprises bring their cloud spend under control, today announced it has raised $35 million in a series B round of funding.
The investment, led by Vintage Investment Partners, will be used by the company to build out its AI offering and give enterprise teams a more capable solution to not only track their cloud spend but…
What can you make with OpenAI’s GPT Builder? 5 early examples
November 8, 2023
Among the many new features OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced yesterday at the company’s first-ever developer conference, DevDay — the most important may have been the new GPT Builder.
This tool — rolling out slowly for ChatGPT Plus and ChatGPT for Enterprise subscribers…
FTC takes shots at AI in rare filing to US Copyright Office
November 8, 2023
The U.S. Copyright Office has already repeatedly weighed in on creations made with generative artificial intelligence (AI) — saying they are largely ineligible for copyright because they don’t primarily come from a human hand.
But simultaneously, the agency has been…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shrugs off Elon Musk in AI arms race
November 8, 2023
OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman dismissively addressed Elon Musk’s latest venture into the AI industry on Monday at OpenAI’s inaugural Dev Day during a press briefing.
This comes in the wake of Musk’s strategic announcement of his new AI product, Grok, from his latest company, xAI.
Altman brushed off the potential threat from Musk’s new company, stating, “Elon’s gonna Elon,” in…
