Inferens AI Podcast

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AI images of Israel-Hamas war go viral / Tribeca to screen OpenAI-generated short films / Dell falls short of investor expectations for AI servers [EN]

2024-06-0113:11

AI-generated images related to the Israel-Hamas conflict are spreading on social media, the Tribeca Festival will premiere short films made with OpenAI's Sora model, Saudi Aramco's venture fund invested $400M in Chinese AI startup Zhipu AI, and Dell's shares fell due to concerns over the profitability of its AI-optimized servers.

Google details improvements to AI search answers / OpenAI disrupts propaganda campaigns / Apple to upgrade Siri with advanced AI [EN]

2024-05-3115:04

Google has improved its AI-generated search answers to address misinformation, OpenAI thwarted five foreign influence operations using AI, Apple plans to enhance Siri with advanced AI by 2025, a survey reveals nearly 80% of Americans expect AI abuses to impact the presidential election, and Salesforce shares fell 20% due to record-low sales growth and AI competition concerns.

Former OpenAI board member details Altman firing / Mistral AI launches code-generating model / PwC becomes OpenAI’s first reseller [EN]

2024-05-3019:30

Former OpenAI director Helen Toner revealed internal issues leading to Sam Altman's firing, French AI startup Mistral AI launched its first code-generating model, PwC will resell OpenAI's ChatGPT Enterprise, data centers' electricity consumption could rise significantly due to AI, Meta removed accounts linked to global influence campaigns using AI-generated content, and Elon Musk's xAI raised $6B in Series B funding.

OpenAI forms new safety committee / OpenAI training its next frontier model / Who's hiring in AI [EN]

2024-05-2914:50

OpenAI has formed a new Safety and Security Committee to review and improve its processes, started training its latest flagship AI model aiming for AGI, and ChatGPT remains the most recognized generative AI tool in six surveyed countries, while Google announced new AI features for Chromebook Plus laptops.

Apple to announce 'practical' AI tools / Elon Musk's AI company valued at $24B / Tech firms pursuing autonomous AI agents [EN]

2024-05-2812:27

Apple is set to enhance its devices with practical AI tools at WWDC, Elon Musk's AI company xAI secures $6B in funding, Google addresses misinformation in its AI Overviews, the market for autonomous AI agents is projected to grow significantly by 2028, and SoftBank commits nearly $9B annually to AI investments.

Google's AI Overviews are generating misinformation / Meta and xAI vie for Character.ai partnership / AI/ML VC funding reached $21.6B in Q1 [EN]

2024-05-2510:09

Google's AI Overviews in its search engine have been generating false responses, Meta and Elon Musk's xAI are competing to partner with Character.ai, AI and ML venture capital funding reached $21.6B in Q1 2024, China announced an AI chatbot trained on President Xi Jinping's ideology, and Meta plans to introduce a paid version of its AI assistant.

Docs suggest OpenAI did not intend to imitate Johansson / Consultant faces $6M fine for Biden AI robocall / M&A roundup [EN]

2024-05-2413:42

Scarlett Johansson's legal team contacted OpenAI over the alleged imitation of her voice in ChatGPT's "Sky" voice, a Democratic political consultant faces felony charges for AI-generated robocalls impersonating President Joe Biden, and major tech companies like Meta and Google are negotiating with Hollywood studios to license content for AI video-generation platforms.

Nvidia reports record-high revenue / U.K. watchdog investigating Microsoft Recall AI feature / FCC could require AI disclosure in political ads [EN]

2024-05-2313:30

Nvidia's fiscal Q1 earnings surpassed expectations with a revenue of $26.04B, driven by record sales of its advanced GPUs to AI companies, while the UK's data watchdog investigates Microsoft's new "Recall" feature for privacy concerns, and the FCC proposes a rule to disclose AI-generated content in political ads.

Scale AI raises $1B / First European AI rules to take effect in weeks / Google to show ads in AI-generated search summaries [EN]

2024-05-2211:50

Scale AI's $1B funding round values the company at $13.8B, the EU approves the world's first comprehensive AI Act, Google introduces ads in AI-generated search summaries, Microsoft announces new AI features at its Build conference, and a PwC report shows AI skills command higher salaries across major labor markets.

Microsoft's new Copilot+ PCs have built-in AI / OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice resembling Scarlett Johansson / Colorado governor signs AI law [EN]

2024-05-2109:26

Microsoft introduces "Copilot+ PCs" with local AI capabilities, OpenAI pauses a ChatGPT voice resembling Scarlett Johansson, Colorado mandates disclosure for high-risk AI systems, and the U.K.'s AI Safety Institute plans to open its first foreign office in San Francisco.

OpenAI disbands superalignment team / Gannett using AI to generate news summaries / Microsoft will offer AMD AI chips [EN]

2024-05-1810:03

OpenAI disbands its superalignment team amid leadership resignations and concerns over AI safety priorities, Gannett introduces AI-generated summaries for news articles, Microsoft partners with AMD to offer an alternative to Nvidia's GPUs in the cloud AI chip market, CoreWeave secures $7.5B in debt financing for cloud data center expansion, and European lawmakers investigate Meta for not adequately protecting children from harmful content on Instagram and Facebook.

OpenAI's superalignment leaders are leaving / OpenAI strikes deal with Reddit / Stability AI holds talks with at least one buyer [EN]

2024-05-1715:18

OpenAI executives Jan Leike and Ilya Sutskever resigned from their roles in the superalignment team, OpenAI partnered with Reddit to enhance AI understanding of social content, Stability AI discussed a sale amid financial struggles, Microsoft offered to relocate hundreds of China-based AI employees due to U.S.-China tensions, IBM and Palo Alto Networks formed a partnership for AI-powered security services, and GrubMarket acquired AI SaaS provider Butter to digitize food distribution.

Senate report calls for $32B a year for AI research / OpenAI chief scientist to depart / Anthropic hires Instagram co-founder [EN]

2024-05-1616:43

A bipartisan coalition of senators, led by Chuck Schumer, proposed a $32B annual investment in non-defense AI research to outpace China, OpenAI's co-founder Ilya Sutskever departs to pursue a personal project, Instagram co-founder Mike Krieger joins AI startup Anthropic as chief product officer, the U.S. Senate Rules Committee advances bills to safeguard elections from AI-generated misinformation, Microsoft's greenhouse gas emissions rise by 30% since 2020 despite its carbon-negative goal, and French AI startup Mistral AI aims for a $6B valuation in its latest funding round.

Google launches AI search results to U.S. users / xAI negotiating $10B cloud server deal with Oracle / The Bot Company raises $150M [EN]

2024-05-1509:23

Google introduced "AI Overviews" in its search engine for U.S. users, Elon Musk's AI startup xAI is in talks for a $10B deal with Oracle, The Bot Company secured $150M in seed funding for household robots, and Anthropic's Claude 3 app saw 157,000 downloads in its first week, competing with ChatGPT.

OpenAI launches most advanced GPT-4o model / AI to take center stage at Google conference / U.S. and China to begin AI talks [EN]

2024-05-1411:21

OpenAI unveiled GPT-4o with enhanced capabilities for ChatGPT users, Google is set to announce AI updates at its I/O conference, U.S. and Chinese officials will discuss AI risks in Switzerland, and Amazon and Microsoft announced significant investments in France's cloud and AI sectors, while Bay Area companies dominated AI venture capital investment in 2023.

Apple to upgrade Siri with generative AI / OpenAI to unveil ChatGPT search function / U.S. bill would open up export controls of AI models [EN]

2024-05-1107:40

Apple is upgrading Siri with generative AI to enhance conversational capabilities, OpenAI plans to introduce a search feature for ChatGPT, U.S. lawmakers propose a bill for stricter AI export controls, and Neuralink reports a malfunction in its first human brain-chip implant.

Apple to power AI tasks using own server chips / Mistral raising funds at $6B valuation / TikTok to auto-label more AI content [EN]

2024-05-1013:33

Apple is accelerating its AI initiatives by using its own M2 Ultra chips for cloud AI tasks, French AI startup Mistral AI is raising funds at a $6B valuation, and OpenAI considers allowing NSFW content generation through ChatGPT in a responsible manner.

Google DeepMind unveils AlphaFold 3 / U.S. weighs rule to bar AI models from China / Microsoft to build AI data center in Wisconsin [EN]

2024-05-0914:04

Google DeepMind announced AlphaFold 3, revolutionizing disease research with its ability to predict interactions among biological molecules, while the U.S. government considers new rules to restrict China's access to advanced AI models, and Microsoft plans a $3.3B investment in an AI data center on a former Foxconn factory site in Wisconsin.

OpenAI planning ChatGPT web search / Apple unveils M4 chip for AI / Holistic raises $200M [EN]

2024-05-0810:06

OpenAI is enhancing ChatGPT with a new web-searching feature that cites sources and displays images, Apple unveils the M4 chip with advanced AI capabilities for its devices, French AI startup Holistic secures $200M for developing multi-agent AI models, and OpenAI introduces a tool to detect images generated by its DALL-E 3 technology.

U.K. self-driving startup Wayve raises $1B / Microsoft developing in-house LLM / U.S. claims most newly-funded AI startups [EN]

2024-05-0712:06

Wayve, a U.K. self-driving startup, raised $1.05B in Europe's largest AI funding round led by SoftBank, Nvidia, and Microsoft, while Microsoft is developing a large language model, MAI-1, to compete with industry giants, and DocuSign acquires AI contract-management startup Lexion for $165M, as the Biden administration announces a $285M initiative for developing "digital twins" of semiconductors to boost chip manufacturing.

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