Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: News

25 Dec 2023

Google

Top 5 AI chatbots and tools launched in 2023

In 2023, the world of generative AI technology saw significant advancements, with big names like Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI making headlines.

25 Dec 2023

Paytm

Paytm lays off over 1,000 employees as AI replaces humans

Paytm has laid off over 1,000 employees from its operations, sales, and engineering departments as a result of adopting AI automation.

24 Dec 2023

Reliance Industries

Exploring India's emerging LLM landscape: Krutrim, OpenHathi, BharatGPT and more

In his visit to India in June, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman sparked discussions by appearing to downplay the possibility of a groundbreaking Large Language Model (LLM) originating from the country.

23 Dec 2023

Infosys

Infosys loses $1.5 billion AI contract from global customer

Infosys has revealed that an unnamed global company has chosen to terminate a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a $1.5 billion deal centered on artificial intelligence solutions.

23 Dec 2023

OpenAI

OpenAI is seeking fresh funding at $100bn valuation

OpenAI is in talks to secure a new round of funding that could value the company at a whopping $100 billion or more, according to Bloomberg.

23 Dec 2023

ChatGPT

How AI can help remove bottlenecks in decision-making

Artificial intelligence (AI) is on the verge of transforming various aspects of our lives by overcoming "lossy bottlenecks" - limitations in decision-making due to imperfect communication channels.

23 Dec 2023

Apple

Apple in talks with news publishers to train its AI

Apple is reportedly in talks with major news and publishing organizations, such as Condé Nast, NBC News, and IAC, to secure permission to use their content for developing generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems.

22 Dec 2023

Technology

India tests AI for weather forecasting amid increasing floods, droughts

India is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to improve climate models and enhance weather forecasting as the nation grapples with increased extreme weather events including torrential rains, floods, and droughts.

21 Dec 2023

Startups

AI start-up Anthropic is in talks to raise $750mn

Anthropic is in talks to raise a whopping $750 million (nearly Rs. 6,250 crore) in a funding round led by Menlo Ventures, according to Reuters.

20 Dec 2023

Technology

Top tech innovations that caught our attention in 2023

Year after year, advancements in technology keep redefining the possible. The most meaningful ones are those that help solve real-world issues and improve our daily lives.

20 Dec 2023

Delhi Police

Delhi police nab four suspects in Rashmika Mandanna deepfake case

Delhi Police have arrested four individuals in connection with a deepfake video featuring Rashmika Mandanna, which went viral on social media last month.

20 Dec 2023

Microsoft

Microsoft Copilot now lets you create AI songs: Here's how

Microsoft's AI chatbot Copilot now allows users to craft personalized songs using text prompts, within seconds. The company has teamed up with Suno, a Cambridge-based AI music start-up.

20 Dec 2023

Google

Google Bard won't answer your election-related queries: Here's why

Google's parent company, Alphabet, is gearing up to limit election-related queries on its chatbot Bard and AI-based searches before the 2024 US Presidential election.

19 Dec 2023

Google Maps

Google Maps introduces India-first feature called Address Descriptor

Google Maps is introducing a variety of updates in India, such as Lens in Maps, Live View walking navigation, and fuel-efficient routing.

18 Dec 2023

IBM

IBM to buy Software AG's platforms for $2.3 billion

IBM is set to acquire Software AG's enterprise integration platforms, StreamSets and webMethods, for a whopping $2.33 billion, reported Reuters.

16 Dec 2023

OpenAI

OpenAI suspends TikTok parent ByteDance's account: Here's why 

ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, is in hot water for allegedly using GPT-generated data through Microsoft Azure to train its own AI model in China, violating the developer license of both OpenAI and Microsoft.

15 Dec 2023

Sam Altman

Human identification crucial amid rising AI dominance, says Sam Altman

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently voiced his support for his cryptocurrency project Worldcoin during a virtual Q&A session hosted by fintech-focused investment bank FT Partners.

15 Dec 2023

Bhavish Aggarwal

Meet Bhavish Aggarwal's Krutrim, India's answer to ChatGPT

Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder of Ola, ventured into the world of artificial intelligence (AI) with Krutrim Si Designs.

15 Dec 2023

Intel

How Intel's new AI-focused PC chips compare with Apple M3

Intel is embarking on a new competition in the emerging 'AI PC' segment with its latest Core Ultra Meteor Lake processors.

15 Dec 2023

Robots

Agility Robotics's Digit warehouse robot demonstrates AI-enhanced natural language understanding

Agility Robotics has revealed a demo video featuring its AI-enhanced Digit robot, which can now understand and carry out natural language commands.

13 Dec 2023

Technology

Watch: Channel 1's newscast demo impresses with AI-generated anchors

Channel 1 News, an innovative artificial intelligence (AI)-generated news show, has unveiled its first demo episode with lifelike avatar presenters—none of whom are human.

13 Dec 2023

Technology

Meet 'OpenHathi', the first ever Hindi large language model

Sarvam AI, an Indian start-up, has launched 'OpenHathi-Hi-v0.1,' the first Hindi Large Language Model (LLM) in the OpenHathi series.

13 Dec 2023

Technology

Zerodha's Nithin Kamath shares his own deepfake to highlight concerns

Nithin Kamath, co-founder and CEO of Zerodha, posted a deepfake video of himself on X presumably speaking on a podcast.

12 Dec 2023

Indian Government

Government announces AI Mission to aid start-ups with 'compute power'

Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a new AI Mission at the Global Partnership for AI Summit in New Delhi.

12 Dec 2023

Amazon India

Amazon India makes shopping easier with AI-powered reviews

Amazon India has launched AI-generated review highlights, which are concise paragraphs displayed on product description pages.

12 Dec 2023

Business

Sports Illustrated CEO fired after AI-generated articles get uncovered

Sports Illustrated's parent company, The Arena Group, fired its CEO Ross Levinsohn due to a scandal involving articles and fake author profiles generated through artificial intelligence (AI).

11 Dec 2023

Elon Musk

Musk's own AI chatbot Grok goes 'woke' and roasts him

Elon Musk's AI chatbot, Grok, created by his company xAI, has surprised fans with its "woke" views on topics like transgender rights and Musk's long-time foe President Joe Biden.

09 Dec 2023

Google

Google's NotebookLM widely available to users: How it works

Google's AI-infused note-taking app, NotebookLM, is now widely available to users in the US.

09 Dec 2023

Microsoft

Microsoft Edge Copilot can't summarize every YouTube video: Here's why

Microsoft's AI-powered Copilot in the Edge browser recently introduced the ability to generate text summaries of YouTube videos, even in the absence of timestamps.

07 Dec 2023

Google

Will Google's Gemini disrupt the AI space? 

Google has launched Gemini, its most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) model till now, aimed at rivaling OpenAI's GPT-4.

06 Dec 2023

Jio

Jio Haptik launches Contakt, an AI tool to create chatbots

Artificial intelligence (AI) start-up Haptik, backed by Reliance Jio has introduced Contakt, a generative AI platform designed to help businesses create virtual assistants and enhance back-end support.

06 Dec 2023

Elon Musk

Musk, who raised AI concerns, wants $1bn for his chatbot

You know how Elon Musk used to worry about artificial intelligence (AI) technology getting out of hand? Well, now he is seeking a $1 billion investment to accelerate his own AI project, xAI.

05 Dec 2023

Amazon

How Amazon's Q fares against OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude

Amazon's cloud computing division, Amazon Web Services (AWS) recently launched a new AI chatbot, named "Amazon Q."

05 Dec 2023

Meta

Meta and IBM forge open-source alliance against big AI players

Meta Platforms and IBM have partnered to form the 'AI Alliance.' Their goal? To promote responsible innovation in artificial intelligence (AI).

04 Dec 2023

TikTok

TikTok parent to launch AI chatbot development platform this month

TikTok owner ByteDance plans to launch public beta of its "bot development platform" by the end of the month, as revealed in an internal memo seen by the Post.

03 Dec 2023

Google

Google delays Gemini AI model launch to early 2024: Report

Google's next-generation AI model, Gemini, has hit a snag, with its public launch pushed back to January 2024.

02 Dec 2023

Google

What's Instrument Playground, Google's AI experiment to create abstract music

Google has introduced a new AI experiment called Instrument Playground, which allows users to create unique music inspired by various instruments from around the globe.

02 Dec 2023

OpenAI

OpenAI's GPT store to not launch until next year: Report

OpenAI has reportedly revealed that the launch of its GPT store will be pushed back to next year instead of December.

01 Dec 2023

Google

Upcoming Google Pixel Feature Drop will bring long-awaited camera features

Google is gearing up for a December Feature Drop, which will introduce two exciting camera enhancements, as reported by 9to5Google writer Max Weinbach.

30 Nov 2023

Latest Tech News

Voicemod rolls out AI voice creator facility: How it works

Voicemod, a popular AI voice cloning software among gamers and streamers, has rolled out new features that let users create and share custom AI voices.