OpenAI, Meta, and Orange are partnering to develop artificial intelligence models for African languages, starting with Wolof and Pulaar in West Africa. According to reporting by Loni Prinsloo and Jillian Deutsch for Bloomberg, the initiative will launch in the first half of 2025 and aims to address the lack of AI language models for Africa’s …
The US Justice Department has proposed forcing Google to unwind its $2 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Anthropic as part of an antitrust case resolution. According to reporting by Josh Sisco and Leah Nylen for Bloomberg, the proposal aims to prevent Google from acquiring, investing in, or collaborating with companies that control consumer search …
Transformers are a groundbreaking architecture for artificial neural networks, developed by Google in 2017, and now form the foundation for modern AI language models such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Google’s own Gemini. The name “Transformer” refers to these systems’ ability to transform input data (for example, texts) into another form. What makes Transformers special is …
Amazon has announced an additional $4 billion investment in artificial intelligence company Anthropic, bringing its total investment to $8 billion while maintaining a minority stake. The investment marks Amazon’s largest outside investment in its three-decade history. As part of the agreement, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will become Anthropic’s primary cloud and training partner. Anthropic will …
A local Hawaiian newspaper, The Garden Island, discontinued its AI-generated news broadcast program after a two-month trial period, reports Guthrie Scrimgeour. The program, which featured AI presenters James and Rose created by Israeli firm Caledo, was the first of its kind in the United States. The virtual anchors struggled with pronunciation, displayed unnatural behavior, and …
Business investment in generative AI reached $13.8 billion in 2024, marking a 500% increase from $2.3 billion in 2023, according to a new report from Menlo Ventures. Hayden Field reports for CNBC that OpenAI’s enterprise market share dropped from 50% to 34%, while Anthropic doubled its share to 24%. The findings, based on a survey …
A U.S. congressional commission has recommended launching a Manhattan Project-style initiative to develop advanced artificial intelligence systems, specifically targeting artificial general intelligence (AGI) capabilities. Reuters reporter Anna Tong reports that the bipartisan U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission emphasized the importance of public-private partnerships in this effort, citing competition with China as a key motivator. …
Tech industry claims about predictable AI scaling laws are being challenged, according to AI researcher Gary Marcus in a recent analysis. Marcus critiques recent statements by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and OpenAI’s Sam Altman about AI scaling laws, arguing that what were once presented as mathematical certainties are now being redefined. The article examines how …
The growing energy demands of data centers worldwide are increasingly being met by fossil fuels rather than renewable energy sources, according to a Reuters report by Valerie Volcovici. Major tech companies’ artificial intelligence and cloud computing operations require substantial power, which utilities are supplying through new gas plants and extended use of coal facilities because …
Spanish bank BBVA has deployed 3,000 ChatGPT Enterprise licenses since May 2023, with employees creating nearly 3,000 custom GPTs across various departments. According to reporting by Isabelle Bousquette for The Wall Street Journal, while 80% of users report saving over two hours weekly, the bank faces challenges integrating the AI tool with complex internal systems. …