"Apple Intelligence" brings long-discussed AI features to Apple devices
Cupertino stresses on-device privacy but will partially rely on Apple cloud servers and ChatGPT for some queries
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Windows Server 2025 gets VM-based GPU partitioning for AI workloads
The result of Microsoft's team-up with Nvidia
Intel's new Gaudi 3 accelerators massively undercut Nvidia GPUs as AI race heats up
Intel claims similar performance at significantly lower costs
Windows Copilot AI will eventually run on GeForce RTX GPUs
While other vendors push AI PCs, Nvidia presents RTX AI PCs
Amazon is using generative AI to reduce damaged and incorrect deliveries
Resulting in happier customers and less pollution, hopefully
Dell showcases hybrid AI approach, merging cloud and on-premises solutions
Forward-looking: Getting companies interested in deploying generative AI applications is no longer a challenge for tech suppliers. Figuring out how to best use the technology, however, is still difficult for many of these business customers. One new technique that Dell discussed at its Dell Tech World event in Las Vegas is the concept of hybrid AI, where some of the work happens in the cloud, but some is done on premises within an organization's data centers.
Amazon looks set to launch a paid-for, generative AI-powered Alexa this year
$20 per month for AI-supercharged Alexa?
Apple's secret meeting with TSMC could be a move to lock down chipmaker's 2nm tech
Gatekeeping for a competitive advantage
Unbuilt data centers in high demand as firms secure space years in advance
Shortfall looms as construction fails to meet surging demand
Godfather of AI Geoffrey Hinton says universal basic income needed in face of AI-related job losses
Hinton repeated concerns about an AI-induced extinction-level event
Slack has been siphoning user data to train AI models without asking permission
Smarter collaboration, but at what cost?
Sony doesn't want companies to use its music to train generative AI algorithms
One of the largest record labels is warning hundreds of companies over data scraping
International Monetary Fund warns AI "tsunami" could impact 6 out of 10 jobs in advanced economies
A hot potato: We're used to hearing warnings from industry experts about how AI will affect the jobs market, but the latest prediction carries extra weight as it comes from the head of the IMF. Dr. Kristalina Georgieva says AI is hitting the global labor market "like a tsunami," likely to impact 6 out of every 10 jobs in advanced economies.
Oracle CEO Safra Catz unpacks TikTok data security, generative AI's promise, and tech diversity
On hosting TikTok data for the US, Catz says rigorous vetting keeps things safe
OpenAI considers letting users create AI-generated porn
Deepfakes would still be banned
Computer science coding classes deemphasize syntax as professors teach higher-level skills in AI era
AI is not just changing programming, it's also altering how students learn to code
Forward-looking: For computer science students, generative AI isn't just the future – it's the present. These smart language models are already reshaping how the next generation of programmers learns to code, with teachers giving their approach a whole new spin.
40,000 AI-narrated audiobooks flood Audible, dividing authors and listeners
AI audiobooks have invited backlash from narrators
Samsung on cloud nine after 933% Q1 profit jump, thanks to AI wave
The generative AI craze brought about a surge in memory chip prices, benefiting Samsung
Apple poached three dozen Google experts to open a secret AI lab in Zurich
Former Google AI head now leads Apple's Machine Learning and AI Strategy division
Microsoft's Phi-3 Mini boasts ChatGPT-level performance in an ultralight 3.8B parameter package
Why it matters: Advanced AI capabilities generally require massive cloud-hosted models with billions or even trillions of parameters. But Microsoft is challenging that with the Phi-3 Mini, a pint-sized AI powerhouse that can run on your phone or laptop while delivering performance rivaling some of the biggest language models out there.
Police arrest high school athletic director for deepfaking principal's voice
The move was allegedly retaliation for being let go
Adobe Photoshop and Firefly receive new AI enhancements, hilarity ensues
Generative fill looks impressive but can still struggle with simple tasks
As cloud computing evolves, Amazon's AWS looks for its role in generative AI
Amazon unveils new capabilities in Bedrock for improved AI applications
Apple will favor on-device AI over cloud processing, more evidence suggests
iPhone 16 and M4 Macs could feature huge NPU upgrades later this year