Saudi venture capital firm ordered to divest from Altman AI chip project
The Biden administration has ordered a Saudi Aramco venture capital firm, Prosperity7, to divest its shares in a Silicon Valley…
GovAI Summit 2023: AI’s opportunities and challenges for the public sector
The GovAI Summit 2023 is a two-day conference scheduled for December 5-6, 2023, in Arlington, VA, hosted at the Hyatt…
Sam Altman’s firing not related to safety, says Microsoft’s Brad Smith
Microsoft President Brad Smith addressed the turmoil at OpenAI, clarifying that the issues leading to Sam Altman’s dismissal and subsequent…
Microsoft plans £2.5 billion investment in the UK AI industry
Microsoft has announced an investment of £2.5 billion in the UK tech industry over the next three years. Prime Minister…
Stability AI explores a potential acquisition amid investor pressures
Stability AI, known for its Stable Diffusion image generator, is reportedly exploring a sale. This follows growing pressure from investors…
DeepMind’s GNoME system discovered millions of new materials
Google DeepMind’s AI platform, Graphical Networks for Material Exploration (GNoME), has predicted the existence of over 2 million new materials,…
AI, language, and culture in the Library of Babel
Technology has long influenced the genesis of language and culture, which traces back to the earliest forms of writing. The…
Google updates its AI Core app for the Pixel 8 Pro smartphone
Google’s latest update for the Pixel 8 Pro includes an update to the AI Core app. AI Core has been…
Deep fakes surrounding the Israel-Palestine conflict intensify
The Israel-Gaza conflict has become a backdrop for the evolving use of AI in creating deep fakes, which has become…
AI-generated sexually explicit material is spreading in schools
The UK Safer Internet Centre (UKSIC) has reported that children are using AI image generators to create indecent images of…