DataStax is looking to make it easier for developers to build generative AI retrieval augmented generation (RAG) applications with a new data API out today.
DataStax is one of the leading commercial vendors behind the open source Apache Cassandra database, which is the foundation of its AstraDB cloud database-as-a-service. Like many other database vendors, DataStax has added vector database…
Samsung has partnered with Google Cloud to integrate generative AI into Samsung Galaxy S24 Series smartphones.
The companies unveiled a multi-year partnership to bring advanced generative AI to Samsung smartphone users globally. The partnership kicks off with the launch of…
AI is moving at an astronomical pace: In a little more than a year, it has shifted the entire conversation not just in enterprise, but in everyday life.
Things are accelerating so fast, in fact, that even those working in the field are taken aback. Many report being…
Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based artificial intelligence startup co-founded by two notable ex-Google engineers, announced today that it has raised $30 million in seed funding from high-profile technology investors. The young company, founded just last year, aims to take a different approach to AI by developing smaller, more efficient models inspired by nature.
The seed round was led by Lux Capital…
Stability AI releases Stable Code 3B to fill in blanks of AI-powered code generation
January 17, 2024
Stability AI claims Stable Code 3B outperforms StarCoder across Python, C++, JavaScript, Java, PHP and Rust programming languages.
Stable Code 3B is being made available for commercial use as part of Stability AI’s new membership subscription service that was first…
Last week, OpenAI unveiled its GPT Store for third-party creators of custom chatbots (GPTs) to list and ultimately monetize their creations. But the company isn’t done making news in the first month of 2024.
Late in the day on Monday, OpenAI published a blog post…
New Deloitte gen AI report: Business leaders concerned about societal impact, tech talent
January 16, 2024
Generative AI is moving so quickly that consulting leader Deloitte has published the first edition of a new quarterly survey exploring gen AI’s impact on the enterprise. The State of Generative AI in the Enterprise: Now Decides Next surveyed 2,800 respondents from director to C-suite level across six industries and sixteen countries.
One key survey finding showed that, while optimistic about the…
Last month, I reported on the widening web of connections between the effective altruism (EA) movement and AI security policy circles — from top AI startups like Anthropic to DC think tanks like RAND Corporation. These are linking EA, with its laser-focus on preventing…
PwC survey: 77% of CEOs concerned about AI cybersecurity risks
January 16, 2024
Today, almost every enterprise wants to jump on the generative AI bandwagon. They are building interesting new solutions and are bullish on the prospects of the foundation models.
However, according to a new survey of global CEOs conducted by PwC, despite all major…
VentureBeat’s AI Impact Tour launches with focus on bleeding edge of generative AI and governance
January 15, 2024
VentureBeat launched our AI Impact Tour this week with an event in San Francisco, which included talks about the swift adoption of generative AI in the banking industry, and the cutting-edge areas around governance of the technology.
Our AI Impact Tour is a series of events around the country where we invite enterprise decision-makers to discuss how they are putting AI to work in real…
