US concerns over the UAE’s AI industry and ties to China are rising
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been cultivating a powerful AI industry that has leveled up with the success of G42, an Abu Dhabi-based AI firm…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
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Everything you need to know about the EU’s landmark agreement on AI
The EU has reached an agreement on the AI Act, which likely will see it come into effect in 2024 to 2025 as scheduled. This landmark…
By Sam Jeans · 6 min read
Did Google cheat with the impressive Gemini demo video?
Google’s video showing off its new model Gemini’s capabilities was nothing short of amazing. Unfortunately, the truth about how good Gemini is and what it can…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Google takes criticism for their misleading Gemini marketing video
Google recently came under fire for its promotional video featuring Gemini, its multi-modal competitor to OpenAI’s GPT-4. The video, titled “Hands-on with Gemini: Interacting with multimodal…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
OpenAI employees confess to using open letter as a bargaining chip
In late November 2023, following Sam Altman’s dismissal from OpenAI, Microsoft’s proposal to employ the entire OpenAI team was met with little enthusiasm among the staff.…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Beijing court rules that AI art is protected by copyright
The Beijing Internet Court ruled that an AI-generated image created by a man surnamed Li was protected by Chinese copyright law. Li used Stable Diffusion to…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Introducing ResearchGPT by SciSpace, an innovative tool for academia
ResearchGPT is a ChatGPT-integrated tool created by the academic research and journal management startup SciSpace. ResearchGPT essentially connects SciSpace’s immense database of 282 million academic articles…
By Sam Jeans · 4 min read
DAI#16 – The Era of Gemini and AI’s reach for the stars
Welcome to this week’s roundup of AI news written especially for the discerning human reader. This week AI had us dreaming of reaching new worlds. Google’s…
By Eugene van der Watt · 6 min read
New study reveals confusion surrounding generative AI in education
This year, the use of generative AI tools in academic settings has sparked a fierce ongoing debate. There are few, if any, answers. Does AI rate…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
EU negotiators make some progress on AI Act, but final talks are yet to come
The EU’s negotiations on the landmark AI Act were temporarily paused on Thursday, with parties agreeing to reconvene on Friday. The crucial talks involving EU member…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read