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More corporations are disclosing the risk AI might pose to their businesses

Aug 22, 2024
What those risks are, and which companies are worried, go beyond the usual suspects.
Many companies don't see AI as a competitor but do acknowledge a security risk to using AI in their work.
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Here's why the debate over open source AI matters for us humans

Aug 20, 2024
Meta has staked its entire AI strategy upon the open source route, allowing pretty much anyone access to its powerful large language models. Meanwhile, Google and OpenAI are keeping everything walled off.
Meta is planning to spend tens of billions on developing its AI — only to make it open source.
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New Nvidia research shows AI can predict local weather

Aug 20, 2024
Weather forecasting typically relies on costly, large supercomputers to solve equations, but a new model shows that AI can make predictions that are just as good.
New research released this week by Nvidia presents a new model for quickly predicting local weather events, like thunderstorms, down to the kilometer.
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Increasing use of AI in job resumes is a mixed blessing

Aug 14, 2024
Jobseekers find it easier to write resumes to multiple employers with AI, but those hiring have more applications to sort through.
The share of jobseekers using generative AI increased to more than 50% in 2024, according to Julia Pollak at ZipRecruiter.
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Paris 2024: The AI-powered Olympics

Jul 26, 2024
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games officially begins today — and this year's tournament will use artificial intelligence more than any other.
The International Olympic Committee is creating a sort of chatbot for competing athletes to have their questions answered.
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Silicon Valley is feeling the AI boom on the ground

Jul 22, 2024
Real estate prices are getting unreal, thanks to the ripples of Nvidia's success.
San Francisco and much of the Bay Area real estate market are seeing a wave of luxury buying by tech workers who are cashing in their lucrative stock holdings.
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Authors are already squeezed financially. Will AI make it worse?

Jul 18, 2024
Many writers see AI as a threat, says Rebecca Ackermann. Outcomes are uncertain, but there's widespread worry about being replaced as creators.
The Authors Guild recommends that writers try to protect their work by including AI clauses in book contracts, says journalist Rebecca Ackermann.
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A tour of "emotionally intelligent" AI

Jul 16, 2024
Creators say the new AI is capable of inferring users' emotions, but some experts are wary of the dangers of adaptive AI.
Hume AI believes its AI voice product, which can recognize 48 human emotions, could be put to use as a personalized virtual assistant.
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AI advertising may repel as well as attract

Jul 1, 2024
Companies hope AI branding makes them look ready for the future, but that leaves opportunities for "human-focused" marketing.
A screen grab from an AI-generated pitch for Toys R Us.
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AI could automate over half of banking jobs

Jun 21, 2024
A new report by Citi looks at the financial tasks that will be delegated to AI — and the new ones that will crop up.
One thing AI won’t be as good at as human bankers? Dealing with human customers.
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