Scientists have trained an AI algorithm to count flowers on fruit trees using smartphone images. The system is being trained to predict harvest size months in advance, saving time, money,...

The average human makes 35,000 decisions every day, from mundane tasks to important choices. But, how are those decisions are made? The process involves weighing options, drawing from past experiences,...

Investigations by Proof News and Wired revealed that major AI firms have been using YouTube transcripts from nearly 175,000 videos without their creators' permission. These transcripts are an unauthorized part...

A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has proposed the COPIED Act. This act, led by Democratic Senator Maria Cantwell, attempts to address deepfakes and AI copycat violators by implementing a...

European governments are uncomfortable with the concentration of power in the technology industry. They fear that European companies will become dependent on importing services and technology from the U.S., leading...

Generative AI has contributed to a 23% increase in new fraud schemes in 2023. This growth led to a 58% increase in ad fraud on streaming platforms, which impacts desktop,...

On July 1, 2024 a story was published on the Vérité Cachée, a pop-up French website, claiming that Olena Zelenska, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's wife, bought a new extravagant Bugatti...

Apple made overt efforts to refrain from using the term "AI" during its 2024 WWDC meeting. In fact, Apple finally introduced generative AI features for some of its Macs, iPads...

Small business owners believe that employees with AI knowledge can save them time and money. This is based on the latest Small Business Index from MetLife and the U.S. Chamber...

The researchers at Radboud University in the Netherlands made a groundbreaking discovery by utilizing an advanced mind-reading AI system. In their study, the scientists were able to generate highly accurate...

Apple has been slow in embracing AI and prefers to call its model "Apple Intelligence" rather than artificial intelligence to differentiate itself for marketing purposes. However, Apple has faced criticism...

The None Of Your Business (NYOB) group filed complaints in 11 EU countries about Meta's plans to train AI models on personal data without user consent, which is a violation...

A group of current and former workers from leading AI firms like OpenAI, Google DeepMind and Anthropic wrote an open letter to AI companies, asking for more transparency and protection...

Researchers at Kent's School of Computing, working together with psychologists, have co-designed an AI tool, MindTalker, to enhance the lives of people with early-stage dementia. MindTalker aims to alleviate the...

Time Magazine and OpenAI entered an agreement to train its future AI models using Time Magazine's vast archive of journalistic data, in exchange for financial compensation. This contract marks a...

Researchers from the Radcliffe Department of Medicine at the University of Oxford have conducted a study on the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) in diagnosing heart disease. The study, funded...

The chatbot platform Poe, owned by the question-and-answer site Quora, lets users download HTML files of articles from paywalled journalistic outlets by entering URLs into the Assistant bot's interface. The...

A chatbot named Perplexity AI has caused serious controversy because of allegations of its alleged dishonesty and content theft. Critics accuse the chatbot of rewriting articles and generating false stories,...

Japanese regulators are easing restrictions to attract both investment and leading AI companies to their borders. They hope to be the most AI-friendly nation with minimal regulations, but somehow still...

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt predicts that powerful AI systems will be located on military bases, powered by nuclear energy and heavily guarded. Schmidt believes the U.S. and China will...

Nvidia recently earned $14 billion in profit in one quarter thanks to AI chips. It is now planning to design new chips annually instead of every two years. The company...

AI is sometimes seen as a double-edged sword in creative workflows, particularly in game development, because it offers efficiency and new possibilities while raising fears about losing control and compromising...

A DARPA Air Combat Evolution (ACE) AI model took part in a dogfight with a human-piloted fighter jet using the experimental X-62 VISTA test aircraft, which is derived from the...

The AI Seoul Summit was held on May 21st and 22nd, 2024. The participating countries pledged to collaborate in setting limits for the risks posed by AI models and to...

Intel announced Hala Point, the world’s largest neuromorphic computer system, using hundreds of Intel’s powerful Loihi 2 parallel processors. It is designed to support brain-inspired artificial intelligence research and outperforms...

Artificial intelligence has increased productivity for criminals. Generative AI provides a powerful tool kit, allowing malicious actors to work more efficiently and internationally. Cybercriminals are using AI for phishing, deepfake...

Even vigorous physical activity by astronauts cannot offset muscle wasting caused by the absence of gravity in space. This wastage is partly due to a mechanism that controls the absorption...

OpenAI has disbanded its team that focused on the long-term risks and safe growth of artificial intelligence (AI), possibly due to a shift in the core leadership's focus. OpenAI co-founders...

The Bletchley Declaration's AI interim safety report highlights the lack of consensus among AI experts on a variety of topics. The report, a major outcome of the Bletchley Park discussions,...

The Synthetic Memories project is using recollections to produce AI-generated images to assist individuals in retrieving lost memories by transforming them into photographic memories. The Synthetic Memories project, led by...

The artificial intelligence (AI) can identify parasitic worm infections in human stool samples, leading to improved diagnosis and treatment. The World Health Organization estimates that around 1.5 billion people worldwide...

The supply chain of the software giant is responsible for the majority of its emissions. Microsoft aims to offset more carbon dioxide than it emits by 2030, with a goal...

Google unveiled a new AI video synthesis model called Veo, which is capable of creating HD videos using text, images, or videos as prompts, similar to OpenAI's Sora. It can...

The Chinese have created a small powerful AI chip called Taichi, which is powered by light and is part of a larger system that could be used to train and...

A Norwegian startup company, 7Analytics, has received €4 million of capital funds to forecast upcoming floods and landslides. Located in Bergen, the company trains machine learning algorithms using extensive data...

Google recently revealed the upcoming availability of fraud detection tools for Android phones at the Google I/O 2024 conference. These tools use AI algorithms to identify scammers during phone conversations...

Don Beyer, a Virginia Democrat and automotive entrepreneur, has taken the unusual step of enrolling in a machine learning master's degree program at George Mason University to understand more about...

Intel announced its third-generation AI accelerator, Gaudi 3, at Vision 2024. This chip, built on the architecture of its predecessor, Gaudi 2, has 2 silicon dies connected by high-bandwidth communication....

Microsoft has created an offline generative AI model for U.S. intelligence agencies, based on GPT-4. The AI system is disconnected from the Internet, and is accessible only through a secure...

Digital characters, known as virtual influencers, are being used in place of human influencers to reach new audiences and showcase innovation. The rise of AI and the creator economy have...

Microsoft is adding a new auto-complete feature to their paid Copilot for Microsoft 365 service. This feature will offer suggestions to improve AI prompts and generate more informative data. The...

Samsung has introduced its first mobile "system-on-chip" using a state-of-the-art 3nm process technology with gate-all-around transistors, designed with AI-powered EDA tools from Synopsys. This milestone was accomplished by leveraging Synopsys'...

Nomi is a customizable roleplaying and fantasy AI chatbot with a built-in language model and visualization technology. Users can create a custom voice for Nomi (at nomi.ai) and chat with...

According to a recent report in Bloomberg, Apple is in discussions with OpenAI to use ChatGPT for Apple's AI features in iOS 18. Apple claims to be developing its own...

The AI industry's massive energy needs are driving data center demands, with some companies turning to traditional, carbon-emitting energy sources. In contrast to building new data centers at an alarming...

A survey by a British union revealed that 36% of UK language translators have lost work due to generative AI, with 43% reporting a decrease in income. Over 77% of...

Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) has become a common topic in discussions about AI. It has been suggested by prominent technology companies, governments, and researchers that AGI may already be here....

The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has led to increased regulations around the world. Europe is at the forefront of this movement, but the EU and UK have different approaches...

The European Union (EU) AI Act is being criticized for not effectively protecting public resources and fundamental rights. There are significant gaps and legal uncertainties in the Act, which prioritize...

xAI, a distant competitor of OpenAI started by Elon Musk, launched its first edition of the Grok chatbot that is able to process visual data, too. Grok-1.5 is the company's...