Google has changed the name of its Bard AI chatbot to Gemini, matching its moniker to that of the AI models that power it.
Category: TRENDS IN AI – Feb 13 2024
AI IS ALREADY DISRUPTING ELECTIONS
Ahead of New Hampshire’s presidential primary, Democratic voters received a robocall from Joe Biden telling them not to vote.
ELABORATE DEEPFAKE EARNS $25 MILLION FOR THIEVES
An employee at a financial firm was conned by an AI-generated deepfake into transferring $25 million to thieves.
WILL AI SAVE SAN FRANCISCO’S COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKET?
Since the COVID War sent white-collar workers home, San Francisco’s office vacancy rate crumbled to a record 35.9 percent in December, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. More than a third of the city’s office space is empty, the most in the U.S.
HIGHLY PAID WHITE COLLAR WORKERS MOST ENDANGERED BY AI, STUDY FINDS
AI will compete for jobs most strongly not with retail clerks and dental hygienists but with highly paid, college-educated office workers, a new study by the Burning Glass Institute (BGI) and SHRM, formerly the Society for Human Resource Management, reported last week.
AMAZON CREATES PERSONAL AI SHOPPING ASSISTANT
Amazon, a late entry into the AI free-for-all, has announced that customers can now get help from Rufus, an AI-enabled digital shopping assistant.