A bill casting strict regulations over AI developers has passed California’s legislature and is waiting for governor Gavin Newsom’s signature.
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POLICE USE CHATBOTS TO WRITE INCIDENT REPORTS
Police officers can spend an hour or more writing a detailed report summarizing their actions and results after a call.
CHINA’S TECH GIANTS BUYING UP AI STARTUPS
Ali Baba, Tencent, and other major Chinese tech firms are spending billions to buy, or buy into, promising AI startups, hoping to gain advantage by buying early access to innovations in large language AI models.
CHINESE TOUT “LIGHT CHIP” AS AI’S NEW BRAIN
Chinese researchers have unveiled the Taichi-II optically based computer chip, which is designed to provide the massive “brain power” needed for artificial general intelligence, the future version of AI that can outthink and outperform humans.
AS FORECAST: ANTHROPIC HIT WITH MAJOR LAWSUIT OVER ALLEGED IP THEFT IN TRAINING ITS GENERATIVE AI
At this point, most leading generative AI tech companies are battling lawsuits over their unauthorized use of copyrighted and otherwise protected Intellectual Property (IP) and privileged data.
FROM THE “AI BEHAVING BADLY” FILE…
According to a study published 31 July, ChatGPT is rubbish when it comes to finding out why you’re sick.
AI RESCUES PC MAKER LENOVO
PC maker Lenovo has been a shrinking presence in the personal computer market for years but no more.
COMPANIES FAILING TO DEAL WITH AI EFFECTIVELY, STUDY FINDS
In a new PwC survey of 1,000 executives, only 58 percent said their companies have conducted initial assessments of risks and safeguards around the use of AI.
MOST COMPANIES SEE AI AS MORE RISK THAN BENEFIT
Fifty-six percent of Fortune 500 companies in a recent survey consider AI to be a risk to their business, while only 33 percent see the technology primarily as a benefit, according to a study of corporate filings by Arize AI, which tracks companies’ disclosures.
AI IS ON THE HUNT FOR TOMORROW’S SUPER-POLYMERS
We live in a world of polymers, long chains of molecules designed for a purpose. Nylon has thousands of uses. Teflon keeps food from sticking to frying pans. Kevlar protects the lives of soldiers and police.