Metaverse, AI Next Digital Markets to Come Under Regulatory Scanner, Says EU Antitrust Chief

Metaverse, AI Next Digital Markets to Come Under Regulatory Scanner, Says EU Antitrust Chief

The metaverse, shared virtual worlds accessible via the Internet, is the next digital market to attract regulatory scrutiny, EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager said on Thursday. The metaverse has come into sharper focus since Facebook changed its name to Meta Platforms two years ago to reflect its bet on the new…

New Windows 11 Update With AI-Powered Bing for Taskbar, Phone Link for iPhones, More Launched

New Windows 11 Update With AI-Powered Bing for Taskbar, Phone Link for iPhones, More Launched

Microsoft on Tuesday launched a major update for Windows 11. The company is integrating the new AI-powered Bing search engine into the Windows 11 taskbar and has announced the availability of Phone Link for iOS devices, the latter of which was already available for Android users. With over half a…

UIDAI Introduces AI-Based Fingerprint Authentication Feature for Aadhaar

UIDAI Introduces AI-Based Fingerprint Authentication Feature for Aadhaar

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has rolled out a new security mechanism for Aadhaar-based fingerprint authentication and faster detection of spoofing attempts, an official release said on Monday. The artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) based security mechanism which has been developed in-house is now using a “combination…

Microsoft Limits Revamped Bing Chatbot to 5 Questions per Session, Says Long Sessions Confuse Chat Model

Microsoft Limits Revamped Bing Chatbot to 5 Questions per Session, Says Long Sessions Confuse Chat Model

Microsoft said on Friday it will limit chat sessions on its new Bing search engine powered by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to five questions per session and 50 questions per day. “As we mentioned recently, very long chat sessions can confuse the underlying chat model in the new Bing. To…

ChatGPT’s Popularity Worries US Lawmakers About Its Impact on National Security

ChatGPT’s Popularity Worries US Lawmakers About Its Impact on National Security

ChatGPT, a fast-growing artificial intelligence program, has drawn praise for its ability to write answers quickly to a wide range of queries, and attracted US lawmakers’ attention with questions about its impact on national security and education.  ChatGPT was estimated to have reached 100 million monthly active users just two months…

ChatGPT Frenzy Takes Over China as Firms Rush to Integrate AI Chatbot Technology Into Products

ChatGPT Frenzy Takes Over China as Firms Rush to Integrate AI Chatbot Technology Into Products

Microsoft-backed OpenAI has kept its hit ChatGPT app off-limits to users in China, but the app is attracting huge interest in the country, with firms rushing to integrate the technology into their products and launch rival solutions. While residents in the country are unable to create OpenAI accounts to access…

ChatGPT Passes United States Medical Licensing Exams: Study

ChatGPT Passes United States Medical Licensing Exams: Study

ChatGPT could score at or around the approximately 60 per cent passing threshold for the United States Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), with responses that made coherent, internal sense and contained frequent insights, according to a new study. Tiffany Kung and colleagues at AnsibleHealth, California, US, tested ChatGPT‘s performance on the…

Google AI Chatbot Bard Caught Providing Inaccurate Information in Company Ad

Google AI Chatbot Bard Caught Providing Inaccurate Information in Company Ad

Google published an online advertisement in which its much-anticipated AI chatbot Bard delivered an inaccurate answer. The tech giant posted a short GIF video of Bard in action via Twitter, describing the chatbot as a “launchpad for curiosity” that would help simplify complex topics. In the advertisement, Bard is given…

Microsoft Announces ChatGPT-Like AI Technology for Search Engine Bing, Edge Browser

Microsoft Announces ChatGPT-Like AI Technology for Search Engine Bing, Edge Browser

Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence. The revamping of Microsoft’s second-place search engine could give the software giant a head start against other tech companies in capitalising…

Google to Launch ChatGPT Rival Bard, Releases AI Service to Early Testers

Google to Launch ChatGPT Rival Bard, Releases AI Service to Early Testers

Google-parent Alphabet is planning to launch a chatbot service and more artificial intelligence for its search engine as well as developers, marking a riposte to Microsoft in a rivalry to lead a new wave of technology. In a blog post on Monday, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company is opening a…