What was the world like before ChatGPT? Students, coders and companies hardly remember. But we do because we’re not Sports Illustrated. Still, it’s a day to celebrate a year of prompts from the world’s favorite artificial intelligence (AI). Happy BirthdAI: ChatGPT launched one year ago today and has grown like wildfire. After five days, it…
Read moreSmartphone Sales Are Spiraling, But Manufacturers Believe AI Could Come To Their Rescue
When was the last time you upgraded your smartphone? Like most people, it’s probably been way too long. Good for your wallet but bad for phone companies. Since peaking in 2018, smartphone sales have steadily declined — accelerated by supply chain disruptions and a weaker global economy. But things are finally looking up. The long-awaited…
Read moreOpenAI Board Fires CEO Sam Altman, Just For Microsoft (OpenAI’s Biggest Investor) To Hire Altman To Lead New AI Division
In a shocking move and pivotal moment for AI last Friday, Sam Altman, the co-founder and CEO of OpenAI, was fired by its board in a vague and cold letter saying he wasn’t “consistently candid in his communications with the board.” Three CEOs in 72 hours: The board briefly chose Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati…
Read moreCloud Giants Ride the AI Wave: From Oracle’s Surge to Billion-Dollar Startups, the Golden Era of Cloud Computing is Here
In a gold rush, sell shovels and let the miners go bust. The AI equivalent of shovels is computer chips, and they have been at the front of AI’s growth — but cloud providers are right behind. Oracle’s (NYSE:ORCL) massive 55% stock price increase this year highlights the excitement around AI’s potential to benefit cloud…
Read moreThe World Watches as the EU Sets the First AI Regulatory Standard
The European Parliament has passed the world’s first set of artificial intelligence regulations — the EU AI Act — which will head to the European Council for negotiations next. The regulations still have a long way to go before becoming law — but they will set the tone for how other global nations approach AI….
Read moreIBM’s Redemption Arc: Charting a Comeback with WatsonX and AI
Once upon a time (way back in the 60s), every techie dreamed of working at IBM — the golden standard of PCs. Unfortunately, there’s no happy ending here. IBM has been developing AI for decades. In 1997, IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue defeated a world chess champion — and in 2011, IBM’s Watson beat one of…
Read moreNvidia Hits Turbocharge on AI with New Product Releases and Partnerships at COMPUTEX
What do you do when your company is up 167% in 2023 from riding the year’s hottest trend? Attend one of the world’s largest technology tradeshows at the advanced chip manufacturing capital of the world (Taiwan) and… Reveal so many products and partnerships that you have to finish with “It’s too much… I know it’s…
Read morePublic Hype vs. Internal Challenges: C3.ai Struggles Behind the Scenes
Following the craze in AI stocks? You’ve probably heard of C3.ai (NYSE:AI) — who won the stock ticker jackpot. And it only took three name changes: 2009 founding: C3 Energy (tracking emissions) 2016: C3 IOT (internet of things) 2019: Finally… C3.ai Despite C3’s massive 153% gain this year, past employees interviewed by Bloomberg painted a…
Read moreWhy Google’s Senior Engineer Thinks Meta Will Win the AI Race
Last week, we briefly looked at a leaked email from a Senior Engineer at Google who shockingly said Google nor Microsoft-backed OpenAI is “positioned to win” the AI race. Instead, it would be Meta. You’re telling us the owner of Facebook and IG will dominate AI? We can explain… Meta has been researching AI for…
Read moreGoogle Gains Speed in the AI Race — But Leaked Internal Email Says It Has No Moat
Still got it. That’s analysts’ reaction after Google’s I/O developer conference on Wednesday. Investors are already forgetting Google’s underwhelming debut of its AI chatbot Bard back in March. Google is adding AI into a range of products, including Search, GSuite apps, its Android mobile operating system and cloud computing service. Investor reaction was positive: Several…
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