Anthropic, the “Constitutional AI” foundation model startup from San Francisco that is perhaps the foremost rival to OpenAI, made a big move this week, bringing its Claude 2 large language model (LLM) chatbot to 95 countries total, including:
“We’re rolling out access to Claude.ai to more people around the world,” the company posted on X (formerly Twitter). “Starting today, users in 95…
Securing generative AI starts with sustainable data centers
October 20, 2023
Enterprises are increasingly experiencing attacks on their artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure, with 41% having experienced an AI privacy breach, according to an August 2022 Gartner report. Twenty-five percent have experienced malicious, intentional attacks on…
Nation-state attackers are fine-tuning their tradecraft to take advantage of unprotected IoT sensors essential to infrastructure and manufacturing and increasing their attacks against U.S. and European targets. Once-sporadic attacks have given way to an all-out assault on…
Gartner: Generative AI will be everywhere, so strategize now
October 19, 2023
The human-machine relationship is dynamic and evolving. Generative AI, in particular, is set to completely transform enterprise processes, decision-making, strategy and other elements that have yet to be considered.
For this reason, AI adoption should no longer be considered an IT initiative, but an enterprise initiative. Furthermore, to keep pace and take full advantage, executives must…
North Korea experiments with AI in cyber warfare: US official
October 19, 2023
In a rare public acknowledgment, Deputy National Security Advisor Anne Neuberger revealed on Wednesday that North Korea is escalating its cyber capabilities by harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI), posing a significant risk for enterprises worldwide.
This…
Midjourney’s first mobile app is here…sort of
October 19, 2023
Bootstrapped startup Midjourney offers a popular text-to-image AI generator from its own foundation model. Since its beta launch in the summer of 2022, it has built a thriving community of users on its official server within the separate messaging app Discord — exceeding…
Following layoffs earlier this year, marketing software platform Jasper is recalibrating.
Today, the company announced its new “end-to-end AI copilot for better marketing outcomes,” according to Timothy Young, the new CEO of Jasper as of two weeks ago, in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat.
The features Jasper announced today include new performance analytics to optimize content, a…
IBM Consulting, the professional services arm of IBM, today announced the plan to expand its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and re-engineer their joint solutions for enterprise clients with generative AI, targeting three areas to start: contact centers, cloud…
Nvidia teams with Foxconn to boost electric vehicle AI
October 19, 2023
Foxconn, the world’s biggest electronics manufacturer, announced a strategic partnership with Nvidia to accelerate the development of electric vehicles and the AI that drives them.
The collaboration, unveiled at Hon Hai Tech Day in Taiwan, marks a significant step towards…
Invisible AI watermarks won’t stop bad actors. But they are a ‘really big deal’ for good ones
October 19, 2023
In an era of deepfakes, bot-generated books and AI images created in the style of famous artists, the promise of digital watermarks to identity AI-generated images and text has been tantalizing for the future of AI transparency.
Back in July, seven companies promised President Biden they would take concrete steps to enhance AI safety, including watermarking, while in August, Google…
