ChatGPT usage rising again as students return to school
The increase is perhaps the clearest indication yet that the chatbot’s usage is directly affected by the school calendar in the United States.
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Google adds ChatGPT rival Bard to Gmail, YouTube, Docs and more
Google is integrating its Bard artificial intelligence chatbot with some of its other products, as the tech giant tries to keep up with fierce competition and get more people to use its AI tools.
Tech industry leaders endorse regulating artificial intelligence at rare summit
The nation’s biggest technology executives on Wednesday loosely endorsed the idea of government regulations for artificial intelligence at an unusual closed-door meeting in the U.S. Senate.
Visual artists fight back against AI companies for repurposing their work
The lawsuit may serve as an early bellwether of how hard it will be for all kinds of creators—Hollywood actors, novelists, musicians and computer programmers—to stop AI developers from profiting off what humans have made.
OpenAI unveils ChatGPT for businesses, stepping up revenue push
The rollout of ChatGPT Enterprise is a move forward in OpenAI’s plans to make money from its ubiquitous chatbot.
Indianapolis startup Stellar helps customers use AI
Indianapolis-based Stellar is a tech services firm that helps companies implement artificial intelligence and other technologies into their operations. The startup launched earlier this year and emerged from stealth mode this week.
Software developers say AI technology helps them work faster—sometimes
Local tech firms that have started to use the technology say, with the caveat that it’s difficult to make long-term predictions about ever-changing technology, that they view generative AI as a tool rather than a job killer.
Almost half of Americans see automation replacing their jobs
Younger workers and Blacks and Hispanics consider themselves most exposed, while baby boomers and white Americans are less concerned, based on the survey.
AP, other news organizations develop standards for use of artificial intelligence
AP is one of a handful of news organizations that have begun to set rules on how to integrate fast-developing tech tools like ChatGPT into their work.
Amazon rolling out AI feature that summarizes product reviews
The company said in a blog post Monday that it will use artificial intelligence to pick out common themes in reviews and summarize them in a short paragraph on the product detail page.
Paper exams, chatbot bans: Colleges seek to ‘ChatGPT-proof’ assignments
Practically overnight, ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots have become the go-to source for cheating in college.
Chatbots sometimes make things up. Is AI’s hallucination problem fixable?
Spend enough time with ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence chatbots and it doesn’t take long for them to spout falsehoods. That’s problem for every business, organization and high school student trying to use one to get work done.
SEC proposes artificial-intelligence crackdown for Wall Street firms
Wall Street’s top regulator is moving to prohibit investment firms from using artificial intelligence to generate more business at the expense of their customers’ best interests, one of the first bids by a federal agency to craft rules for the technology.
AI leaders warn Congress the technology could be used to create bioweapons
A trio of influential artificial intelligence leaders testified at a congressional hearing Tuesday, warning that the frantic pace of AI development could lead to serious harm within the next few years.
Salesforce CEO shares predictions for AI and future of work
Salesforce founder and CEO Marc Benioff, 58, isn’t ready to leave Salesforce yet, even though he has amassed an $8 billion fortune and just went through a challenging stretch that might have caused many CEOs to head for the exit.
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, others agree to AI safeguards
The White House said Friday that it has secured voluntary commitments from seven U.S. companies meant to ensure their AI products are safe before they release them.
Apple tests ‘Apple GPT,’ develops generative AI tools
Though Apple has woven AI features into products for years, it’s now playing catch-up in the buzzy market for generative tools.
Facebook parent Meta makes public its ChatGPT rival Llama
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company is partnering with Microsoft to introduce the next generation of its AI large language model and making the technology, known as Llama 2, free for research and commercial use.
AI learned from their work. Now they want compensation.
The wave of lawsuits, high-profile complaints and proposed regulation could pose the biggest barrier yet to the adoption of “generative” AI tools, which have gripped the tech world ever since OpenAI launched ChatGPT to the public late last year.
Some employees want ChatGPT at work, but bosses worry they’ll spill secrets
The fast-moving AI landscape is creating a dynamic in which corporations are experiencing both “a fear of missing out and a fear of messing up.”