Workforce survey shows slowing AI adoption and cooling excitement

A new global survey by Slack reveals that while 99% of executives plan to invest in AI next year, adoption rates among desk workers have stalled in some countries like France and the U.S. The Workforce Index also found that excitement around AI has dropped 6 percentage points globally in the past three months, driven …

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New AI math benchmark exposes limitations in advanced reasoning

The FrontierMath benchmark, developed by Epoch AI, presents hundreds of challenging math problems that require deep reasoning and creativity to solve. Despite the growing power of AI models like GPT-4o and Gemini 1.5 Pro, they are solving fewer than 2% of these problems, even with extensive support, according to Epoch AI. The benchmark was created …

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Tech giants to spend record $200B on AI development in 2024

Amazon, Microsoft, Meta, and Alphabet are set to spend a combined total exceeding $200 billion in 2024 to develop artificial intelligence, a record amount according to a Bloomberg report by Mark Bergen and Lynn Doan. Despite delivering mixed financial results, the companies plan to invest even more next year to secure high-end chips and build …

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Microsoft reports OpenAI investment and AI-driven growth

Microsoft has revealed that its AI business is on track to surpass a $10 billion annual revenue run rate next quarter, making it the fastest business in the company’s history to reach this milestone. The company’s CEO, Satya Nadella, attributes this growth to Microsoft’s partnership with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. Microsoft disclosed in its …

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Meta reports strong AI progress and financial results amid rising costs

Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has announced significant advancements in its artificial intelligence projects and strong financial results for the third quarter of 2024. CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that Meta AI, the company’s generative AI tool, has surpassed 500 million monthly users and is on track to become the most-used AI assistant …

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Report: The influence of AI on programming

In 2024, Python overtook JavaScript as the most used programming language on GitHub, according to the platform’s latest Octoverse report. The report, which studies public and open source activity on GitHub, found that AI is rapidly expanding as the global developer community grows. The rise of Python correlates with increasing communities of data scientists, AI …

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AI “super users” boost productivity and learn new skills at work

A small but growing number of workers are becoming “super users” of AI tools like ChatGPT, using them daily to save time and gain skills on the job, according to a Washington Post article by Danielle Abril. These early adopters say AI helps them create content, prepare for meetings, analyze data, build spreadsheets, and even …

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OpenAI generates majority of revenue from consumer subscriptions, CFO says

OpenAI generates roughly 75% of its revenue from consumer subscriptions to products like its ChatGPT chatbot, with paid plans starting at $20 per month, according to CFO Sarah Friar in an interview with Bloomberg TV. Friar said ChatGPT has 250 million weekly active users, with a 5-6% conversion rate from free to paid. While OpenAI …

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Enterprise generative AI usage doubles as spending surges 130%

A study by AI at Wharton and GBK Collective found that generative AI adoption has rapidly increased among American businesses, with weekly usage by leaders doubling from 37% to 72% in the past year. The research, which surveyed over 800 enterprise decision-makers, also revealed a 130% surge in AI spending since 2023, with more than …

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Media executives hesitant to fully embrace AI

Media executives are increasingly adopting AI tools for their daily work, though they remain cautious in their approach. According to a Digiday survey at the Digital Publishing Summit in Florida, executives primarily use artificial intelligence for basic tasks like email editing, transcriptions, and research. Some companies have prohibited the use of AI tools until appropriate …

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