Techno-optimists, doomsdayers and Silicon Valley’s riskiest AI debate

WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 13: OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks with reporters on his arrival to the Senate bipartisan Artificial Intelligence (AI) Insight Forum on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2023. (Photo by Elizabeth Frantz for The Washington Post via Getty Images) The Washington Post | The Washington Post | Getty Images … Read more

Seoul Metro tests real-time AI translation service for foreign tourists; 13 languages supported in pilot scheme

By Jung Da-hyun Real-time translation services for foreign tourists began on a pilot basis at Myeongdong Station, on Seoul Subway Line 4, on December 4. Seoul Metro said the translation service, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), facilitates seamless communication between international tourists visiting the South Korean capital and metro station staff, allowing them to talk … Read more

Tang Xiao’ou, the CUHK professor and founder of the artificial intelligence giant SenseTime, dies at age 55

SenseTime’s corporate mission – set out by Tang – to create a better AI-empowered future through innovation “will inspire everybody to ascend to the top and complete his unfinished business”, the company added. A logo of SenseTime at the World artificial intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai on July 6, 2023. Photo: Reuters. Tang, who taught … Read more

Samsung owners set to receive a brand new perk only found on Google Pixel in latest free upgrade

THE bonuses just keep coming for Samsung devices – with a looming update rumoured to offer generative AI wallpapers. Samsung recently rolled out a sparkly new operating system under the title One UI 6.0 – also known as Android 14 for Google Pixel owners. 2 Generative AI is an artificial intelligence model that can generate high quality … Read more

Google leak reveals major Android upgrade that could rival Apple’s Siri – is your phone eligible?

A GOOGLE leak has revealed a major Android upgrade that could prove to be a serious rival for Apple’s Siri. The US tech firm has unveiled Gemini, its newest LLM (large language model) to take on AI tasks. 2 A high tec AI assistant called Pixie could be coming to Google phones (stock image) A … Read more

Microsoft Reportedly Planning To Use Nuclear Energy To Power Its AI Ventures

Microsoft is reportedly hoping that its data centres and AI ventures will be able to draw power from nuclear reactors in the future. It is no secret that the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken the tech world by storm. Unsurprisingly, Microsoft and OpenAI are currently at the forefront of the AI space. The … Read more

OpenAI Investor Vinod Khosla Says China Is More Likely To Kill Us Off Than A Sentient AI

Vinod Khosla may have seen the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) when he invested a lot of money in the American AI company OpenAI. Now, the 68-year-old billionaire is urging people to stop believing sentient AI is the biggest threat to the world. Speaking at Fortune’s Brainstorm AI conference, Khosla told attendees: “The doomers are … Read more

How to stop Dropbox from sharing your personal files with OpenAI

Dropbox CEO Drew Houston speaks onstage during the Dropbox Work In Progress Conference at Pier 48 in San Francisco on Sept. 25, 2019. Matt Winkelmeyer | Dropbox | Getty Images If you’ve used any of Dropbox‘s artificial intelligence tools, some of your documents and files may have been shared with OpenAI. There’s a valid business … Read more

Pope Francis Joins Calls For Treaty To Regulate Artificial Intelligence

Pope Francis has called for an international treaty on AI regulation, as the EU continues to finalise details of the “world’s first” AI law. Francis, who has been the victim of AI-generated images in the past, called for a binding treaty to ensure AI is developed and used ethically, arguing that the risks of technology … Read more

Nigerian Artist Creates AI Fashion Show for Elderly

Images of African senior citizens walking the runway created a buzz on social media, eventually going viral. These AI-generated pictures challenged the typical depictions of elderly Africans, showcasing them in an empowering way. Karina Choudhury has the story. Camera: Samuel Okocha. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of … Read more