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As AI advances, gaming studios, developers, and players face a new reality

From the rise of 3D graphics to the explosion of mobile gaming, technological progress has always driven the gaming industry forward. AI marks the latest chapter in the industry’s development, a chapter that presents both imminent challenges and longer-term existential questions. A recent survey by the Game Developers Conference found that 84% of developers are somewhat or very concerned about the ethics of generative AI, from fears of job displacement to issues like copyright infringement and the risk of AI systems scraping game data without consent. For those on the front lines of game development, AI job displacement is already…

Oct 11Industry

The gaming industry is facing a midlife crisis – is AI its future?

For years, the gaming industry seemed like an unstoppable juggernaut, with revenues rising to stratospheric heights on the backs of ever-more-immersive titles and the explosion of mobile gaming. However, as we enter…

Oct 02Industry

OpenAI unveils Realtime API and other features for developers

OpenAI didn’t release any new models at its Dev Day event but new API features will excite developers who want to use their models to build powerful apps. OpenAI has had a…

Oct 01Policy & Regulation

EU kickstarts AI code of practice to balance innovation & safety

Sep 30Industry

California Governor Gavin Newsom vetoes SB 1047 AI safety bill

Sep 27Industry

How is China doing in the AI race? Tech giants and startups are pushing boundaries

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Sep 22Ethics & Society

The 2024 Nature Index reveals how AI is transforming every aspect of scientific research

Sep 19Ethics & Society

AI in the doctor’s office: GPs turn to ChatGPT and other tools for diagnoses

Sep 08Opinions & Analysis

Is the video game industry facing an AI renaissance? What are the impacts?

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Sep 26Uncategorized

Data and the Future of Financial Services Summit 2024

City and Financial Global announced that the next edition of Data and the Future of Financial Services Summit will take place in Central London on October 22, 2024. This high-profile conference is a must-attend summit for senior decision-makers in the UK financial services industry and beyond. If you want to discover the latest in industry best practices for achieving optimal…

Sep 25Industry

OpenAI finally rolls out ChatGPT’s voice assistant to paid users

OpenAI is finally rolling out its voice assistant to ChatGPT Plus subscribers but it’s missing some of the features the company showcased in its original demonstration. Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) was first demonstrated in May but concerns over safety alignment and AVM’s ability to reproduce copyrighted content stalled its release. The controversy over one of the voices called “Sky” sounding…

Sep 24Industry

UAE’s AI ambitions face crucial test in White House talks

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan will travel to Washington on Monday for a landmark meeting with US President Joe Biden. This is the first-ever UAE presidential visit to the US capital in seven years, and AI is at the forefront of discussions as the oil-rich Gulf nation seeks to reinvent itself as an AI powerhouse. However, the UAE’s…

Sep 24Industry

Open Source Initiative disagrees with Meta on ‘open’ AI

The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released an updated draft definition of what constitutes open-source AI and says Meta’s models don’t qualify despite the company’s claims. Mark Zuckerberg has been vocal about Meta’s commitment to what he says is open-source…

Sep 23Ethics & Society

Google’s Open Buildings project maps urban expansion across the Global South

Google Research has released the Open Buildings 2.5D Temporal Dataset, a project that tracks building changes across the Global South from 2016 to 2023. This exceptionally detailed dataset offers a dynamic, year-by-year view of urbanization. It captures building construction, growth,…

Sep 23Industry

Alibaba’s Qwen 2.5 is top open-source model in math and coding

Alibaba released more than 100 open-source AI models including Qwen 2.5 72B which beats other open-source models in math and coding benchmarks. Much of the AI industry’s attention in open-source models has been on Meta’s efforts with Llama 3, but…

Sep 21Industry

Microsoft to ressurrect the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in exclusive deal

Microsoft has announced an energy deal to reopen the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant on the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Constellation Energy, the plant’s current owner, is now set to bring Unit 1 back online for Microsoft. That…

Sep 18Ethics & Society

Researchers use AI chatbot to change conspiracy theory beliefs

Around 50% of Americans believe in conspiracy theories of one type or another, but MIT and Cornell University researchers think AI can fix that. In their paper, the psychology researchers explained how they used a chatbot powered by GPT-4 Turbo…

Sep 17Ethics & Society

AI accelerates the discovery of cryoprotectant compounds for medicine transport and storage

Scientists have developed a new machine learning system that could help preserve vaccines, blood, and other medical treatments. The research, published in Nature Communications, was led by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester. The AI system helps…

Sep 17Industry

Humanity’s Last Exam wants your tough questions to stump AI

Benchmarks are struggling to keep up with advancing AI model capabilities and the Humanity’s Last Exam project wants your help to fix this. The project is a collaboration between the Center for AI Safety (CAIS) and AI data company Scale…

Sep 16Product

Microsoft unleashes Copilot “Wave 2” to accelerate productivity and content production

Microsoft introduced “Wave 2” of its Copilot AI assistant, bringing an avalanche of new features that embed AI tools into personal and business workflows. At the core of Wave 2 is Copilot Pages, a novel digital workspace that Microsoft describes…

Sep 16Industry

o1 is smarter but more deceptive with a “medium” danger level

OpenAI’s new “o1” LLMs, nicknamed Strawberry, display significant improvements over GPT-4o, but the company says this comes with increased risks. OpenAI says it is committed to the safe development of its AI models. To that end, it developed a Preparedness…

Sep 14Industry

AI ushers in new era for strawberry farming, with broader agricultural implications

AI may soon work alongside humans to cultivate the perfect strawberry. Researchers at Western University have developed an AI system that promises to transform how we grow one of the world’s favorite fruits – the strawberry – with potential ripple…

Sep 12Product

OpenAI debuts the “o1” series, pushing the boundaries of AI reasoning

OpenAI has released new advanced reasoning models dubbed the”o1” series. o1 currently comes in two versions – o1-preview and o1-mini – and is designed to perform complex reasoning tasks, marking what OpenAI describes as “a new paradigm” in AI development.…