General Compute, an AI inference cloud startup, has landed a $400 million loan from Upper90, a tech investment firm. It might be the first deal to put up inference-specific chips as collateral – chips built to run already trained AI models quickly and efficiently, rather than the more expensive chips used to build the models in the first place.
The financing is the latest signal that markets…
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For most of the last AI cycle, real estate tools focused on search, summaries, document analysis, and market intelligence. That was useful, but it still left users with the same basic problem: knowing more did not automatically make it easier to visualize, test, or…
A new paradigm for AI: How ‘thinking as optimization’ leads to better general-purpose models
July 15, 2025
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the University of Virginia have developed a new model architecture that could lead to more robust AI systems with more powerful reasoning capabilities.
Called an energy-based transformer (EBT), the architecture…
Chinese researchers unveil MemOS, the first ‘memory operating system’ that gives AI human-like recall
July 9, 2025
A team of researchers from leading institutions including Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Zhejiang University has developed what they’re calling the first “memory operating system” for artificial intelligence, addressing a fundamental limitation that has hindered AI systems from achieving human-like persistent memory and learning.
The system, called MemOS, treats memory as a core…
In the blog post The Gentle Singularity, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman painted a vision of the near future where AI quietly and benevolently transforms human life. There will be no sharp break, he suggests, only a steady, almost imperceptible ascent toward abundance. Intelligence…
GRAI vs. ChatGPT 4o: How a Real Estate AI Beat Every AI Image Model, Including Google Gemini Models
March 27, 2025
In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, the past few years have been dominated by the rise of general-purpose models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini. These large language models have dazzled us with their ability to summarize complex…
OpenAI has quietly rolled out an improved version of its GPT-4o language model, slashing costs by half while boosting performance. This stealth update comes as the AI powerhouse faces a exodus of top talent and fierce competition in the rapidly evolving artificial intelligence landscape.
The update arrives just days after OpenAI co-founder John Schulman announced his departure to join rival…
Tech workers who adopt a “wait and see” approach to AI will be left behind in the jobs race
August 8, 2024
While those working within tech are well-versed in the possibilities of AI at this point, the reality is that many organizations aren’t realizing the true potential of AI by incorporating it into the workplace.
That’s according to the most recent Slack Workforce Index…
An online retailer recently underwent an AI transformation after it realized it no longer needed to employ an expensive local workforce to provide customer support. They split their customer support between AI bots serving as the first tier of support and an offshore team to…
Don’t miss your chance to recognize an extraordinary woman leader in the AI industry. Nominations are now open for the Women in AI Awards at VB Transform 2024. Each year, we come together to celebrate the accomplishments, thought leadership, and ingenuity of women in the AI industry. Nominate a candidate in one of the following five categories:
Responsibility & Ethics of AI This award will…
