DAI#6 – AI becomes more human, comes over to the dark side
Welcome to the roundup of AI news that made our list this week. Enjoy human-written content while you can still get it. This week as AI…
By Eugene van der Watt · 5 min read
Industry
Breaking down the trends, developments, and innovations in the dynamic AI industry.
Companies are hiring creative writers to train AI models
If you’re a creative writer then AI may be providing you with a work opportunity rather than replacing you. For now at least. A number of…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Microsoft is going nuclear to power its AI cloud computing
Microsoft posted a job listing on its career portal for the role of “Principal Program Manager Nuclear Technology.” The job listing gives an insight into Microsoft’s…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
UPS uses AI to fight package theft as porch piracy surges
Parcel theft has surged in the US, and delivery company UPS is using artificial intelligence to fight this growing trend. Each year hundreds of millions of…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
DAI#5 – AI sends nudes, saves the Amazon, and finds mutants
This week in AI news we heard that generative AI is just going through a phase. AI sends fake nudes and it may not be illegal.…
By Eugene van der Watt · 5 min read
Amazon demonstrates Alexa’s new AI-driven features
As competition in the AI sector heats up, Amazon has unveiled a more robust and conversational version of its voice assistant, Alexa. The upgrade was previewed…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Why is Japan building its own version of ChatGPT?
ChatGPT is available in a number of languages but Japanese researchers say the popular AI chatbot has a poor grasp of the intricacies of Japanese language…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Study shows AI can design cities better than humans
Successful urban planning needs to satisfy a complex combination of aesthetics, practicality, and human needs. A recent study found that AI urban planning tools are better…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Writer secures $100 million in series B funding for enterprise AI
Writer, a “full-stack generative AI platform,” announced a major Series B funding round of $100 million. Led by ICONIQ Growth and featuring contributions from WndrCo, Balderton…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
DeepMind’s AlphaMissense accelerates the hunt for disease-causing genes
Google’s AI laboratory, DeepMind, has announced a breakthrough in identifying genetic mutations that could lead to diseases. Known as AlphaMissense, the new AI model has the…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read