Google’s Rush to Take Its AI Chatbot Bard Public Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say

Google’s Rush to Take Its AI Chatbot Bard Public Led to Ethical Lapses, Employees Say

Shortly before Google introduced Bard, its AI chatbot, to the public in March, it asked employees to test the tool. One worker’s conclusion: Bard was “a pathological liar,” according to screenshots of the internal discussion. Another called it “cringe-worthy.” One employee wrote that when they asked Bard suggestions for how…

Artist Sparks Angry Row Over AI Work That Won Prestigious Photo Award

Artist Sparks Angry Row Over AI Work That Won Prestigious Photo Award

A German artist has sparked an angry row after winning a prestigious photography prize with an entry that was generated by artificial intelligence. Boris Eldagsen eventually rejected the gong from the Sony World Photography Awards after concluding that such competitions were not yet equipped to handle AI entries. The awards…

Older People Perceive AI as More Human-Like Than Younger Adults: Study

Older People Perceive AI as More Human-Like Than Younger Adults: Study

Artificial Intelligence is becoming more prevalent in our daily lives. While these technologies primarily assist us, they may sometimes be utilised in negative ways, such as in fraudulent or scam calls, thus we must be able to recognise them. According to a recent Baycrest study, older persons tend to be…

Alibaba Invites Businesses to Test Its ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot: Report

Alibaba Invites Businesses to Test Its ChatGPT-Like AI Chatbot: Report

Tech giant Alibaba is seeking companies to test its Tongyi Qianwen AI chatbot, business publication STAR Market Daily reported on Friday, joining the rush to emulate the explosive success of ChatGPT. The free-to-use ChatGPT, a large language model (LLM) application created by Microsoft-backed OpenAI, was released to the public last…

India Among Top 3 Markets for ChatGPT-Powered Bing Search Engine, Says Microsoft

India Among Top 3 Markets for ChatGPT-Powered Bing Search Engine, Says Microsoft

India has emerged as one of the top three markets for Microsoft’s new Bing preview, which has ChatGPT incorporated into it, and is its biggest image creator market, a senior company official has said, asserting that the search engine is much better than its rival Google. Powered by ChatGPT, Microsoft…

India Has No Plans to Bring Any Law for Regulating AI Growth in the Country

India Has No Plans to Bring Any Law for Regulating AI Growth in the Country

The government is neither considering to bring any law nor has any plans to regulate the growth of artificial intelligence in the country, Parliament was informed on Wednesday. IT and Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw in a written submission to the Lok Sabha said there are ethical concerns and risks around…

Bill Gates Says Pausing AI Development Will Not Solve Challenges Ahead

Bill Gates Says Pausing AI Development Will Not Solve Challenges Ahead

Calls to pause the development of artificial intelligence will not “solve the challenges” ahead, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates told Reuters, his first public comments since an open letter sparked a debate about the future of the technology. The technologist-turned-philanthropist said it would be better to focus on how best to…

AInstein Robot With ChatGPT Brings AI Technology to Cyprus Classrooms: Details

AInstein Robot With ChatGPT Brings AI Technology to Cyprus Classrooms: Details

High school students and their tutors in Cyprus have developed a prototype robot powered with ChatGPT artificial intelligence technology to harness and improve teaching experiences in the classroom. Named AInstein, the squat robot created by three Pascal Schools in Cyprus stands roughly the size of a small adult and looks…

‘Glaze’ Software Can Thwart Copycat AI Tools From Stealing Artist Styles, Researchers Say

‘Glaze’ Software Can Thwart Copycat AI Tools From Stealing Artist Styles, Researchers Say

Researchers at the University of Chicago have released free “Glaze” software that they say can thwart efforts by generative artificial intelligence (AI) to copy an artist’s style. The program makes tiny changes to digital images that, while invisible to human eyes, act as a “style cloak” when they are posted…