Meta to Launch AI-Powered Chatbots With Different Personalities by September: Report

Meta to Launch AI-Powered Chatbots With Different Personalities by September: Report

Meta Platforms is preparing to launch a range of artificial intelligence (AI) powered chatbots that exhibit different personalities as soon as September, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. Meta has been designing prototypes for chatbots that can have humanlike discussions with its users, as the company attempts to boost its…

US President Said to to Sign New Order to Limit US Tech Investments in China by Mid-August

US President Said to to Sign New Order to Limit US Tech Investments in China by Mid-August

US President Joe Biden is planning to sign an executive order to limit critical US technology investments in China by mid-August, according to people familiar with the internal deliberations. The order focuses on semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum computing. It won’t affect any existing investments and will only prohibit certain…

Meta to Release Open Source AI Model, Llama, to Compete Against OpenAI, Google’s Bard

Meta to Release Open Source AI Model, Llama, to Compete Against OpenAI, Google’s Bard

Meta is releasing a commercial version of its open-source artificial intelligence model Llama, the company said on Tuesday, giving start-ups and other businesses a powerful free-of-charge alternative to pricey proprietary models sold by OpenAI and Google. The new version of the model, called Llama 2, will be distributed by Microsoft…

Microsoft to Charge More for AI Features in Office 365 Software, Make More Secure Version of Bing Search

Microsoft to Charge More for AI Features in Office 365 Software, Make More Secure Version of Bing Search

Microsoft on Tuesday said it would charge at least 53 percent more to access new artificial intelligence features in its widely used office software, in a glimpse at the windfall it hopes to reap from the technology. The company also said it would make a more secure version of its…

UN Security Council Holds First Meeting on AI, Highlights Urgent Need for Global Regulation

UN Security Council Holds First Meeting on AI, Highlights Urgent Need for Global Regulation

The United Nations Security Council held its first meeting on artificial intelligence on Tuesday where China said the technology should not become a “runaway horse” and the United States warned against its use to censor or repress people. Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who chaired the meeting under Britain’s July…

Millions Poured Into Olympix Startup as Web3, AI Bond Saddle on Upward Curve: Details

Millions Poured Into Olympix Startup as Web3, AI Bond Saddle on Upward Curve: Details

Web3 security firm Olympix has garnered $4.3 million (roughly Rs. 35 crore) in a seed funding round lead by Boldstart Ventures. The startup merges the capabilities of blockchain and artificial intelligence (AI) to provide scalable cyber security solutions. This funding testifies to the growing interration of Web3 and AI that…

Lightning Labs Announces AI Toolkit That Can Hold, Process Transactions in Bitcoin

Lightning Labs Announces AI Toolkit That Can Hold, Process Transactions in Bitcoin

The year of 2023 will probably be remembered as the year when Artificial Intelligence (AI) revamped all other technologies. Lightning Labs, that developed the Lightning Network for instant payments on Bitcoin, has now created AI tools to facilitate crypto-related activities. Basically, Lightning Labs has claimed that its new tools can…

Draft EU Artificial Intelligence Rules Could Hurt Europe

Draft EU Artificial Intelligence Rules Could Hurt Europe

The proposed EU Artificial Intelligence legislation would jeopardise Europe’s competitiveness and technological sovereignty, according to an open letter signed by more than 160 executives at companies ranging from Renault to Meta. EU lawmakers agreed to a set of draft rules this month where systems like ChatGPT would have to disclose…

Oracle Said to Spend “Billions” on Nvidia Chips This Year to Expand Cloud Computing Service

Oracle Said to Spend “Billions” on Nvidia Chips This Year to Expand Cloud Computing Service

Oracle is spending “billions” of dollars on chips from Nvidia as it expands a cloud computing service targeting a new wave of artificial intelligence (AI) companies, Oracle founder and Chairman Larry Ellison said on Wednesday. Oracle’s cloud division is working to gain ground against larger rivals such as Amazon Web…