Meta to charge cloud providers for using “free” Llama AI
Earlier this month Meta announced that it was releasing Llama 2 and making it available for free in cooperation with Microsoft, but now Meta says it…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
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Microsoft, Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI launch the Frontier Model Forum
Google, Microsoft, Anthropic, and OpenAI have announced the formation of the Frontier Model Forum, an industry-led collective committed to safeguarding the future of ‘frontier’ AI models. …
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Leading AI companies commit to developing watermarking techniques
In a bid to tackle deep fakes and misinformation, the 7 AI companies that agreed to this week’s US voluntary AI framework have pledged to watermark…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
The White House announces voluntary cooperation on AI development
Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, Amazon, OpenAI, Meta, and Inflection — these 7 AI industry giants have agreed to voluntary commitments established by the White House. “We must…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Meta and Microsoft release advanced AI Llama 2 for free
Meta and Microsoft advanced their AI partnership by announcing the release of Meta’s latest iteration of Llama 2 and have made it free for research and…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
AI funding rounds escalate into the billions: can it be sustained?
AI is captivating the imaginations of the world’s biggest investors – but will the hype train keep rolling? A couple of decades ago, AI was but…
By Sam Jeans · 6 min read
Inflection AI raises $1.3 billion just 2 months after releasing its chatbot Pi
Inflection AI, an AI startup, has recently raised $1.3bn in funding less than 2 months after launching its first chatbot, Pi. This funding round saw participation…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
Researchers develop AI system to track puffin populations remotely
An innovative AI system is helping conservationists remotely track wild puffin populations off the coast of Scotland. Monitoring the population of puffins is historically challenging. Rangers…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
ChatGPT’s mobile app can now search the web
OpenAI recently added an internet search capability to the mobile version of their ChatGPT app. The new feature is called Browsing and uses Microsoft’s Bing to…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Microsoft: AI not “existential threat” but needs oversight
Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President at Microsoft said in a recent interview in Brussels that AI doesn’t pose an existential threat to humanity. He did…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read