Singaporean celebrity Jamie Yeo embraces AI-generated advertising
Singaporean actress, model, and former radio DJ Jamie Yeo is one of a growing number of celebrities embracing AI-generated advertising. The new technology allows companies to create digital alter-egos of celebrities that can say practically anything. This opens up a world of possibilities for advertisers, who can now micro-target consumers with personalized video messages. Yeo […]
Gartner Hype Cycle reveals AI innovations
The 2022 Gartner Hype Cycle for Artificial Intelligence (AI) has revealed a number of game-changing innovations that promise to deliver benefits beyond those of traditional AI applications. The Hype Cycle divides AI innovations into four main categories: data-centric AI, model-centric AI, applications-centric AI, and human-centric AI. Data-centric AI. focuses on enhancing and enriching the data […]
Broadcom’s $69B VMware deal cleared by Competition and Markets Authority
Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally cleared U.S. tech company Broadcom’s $69 billion purchase of VMware. The CMA said the deal would not weaken competition in the supply of critical computer server products and that it explored concerns that the deal could harm the ability of Broadcom’s rivals to compete if the merged […]
Antitrust regulators issue new guidelines
U.S. antitrust regulators have issued new guidelines that could make it more difficult for Big Tech companies to acquire rivals or make minority investments in startups. The guidelines, which were released by the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, specifically call out “multi-sided platforms,” such as Amazon and Google, which operate markets where […]
ChatGPT outperforms medical students in clinical exams
A study by Stanford researchers has found that ChatGPT, a large language model AI system, can outperform first- and second-year medical students in answering challenging clinical care exam questions. The study, published in JAMA Internal Medicine, found that ChatGPT scored an average of 4.2 points higher than medical students on the case-report section of the […]
Threads records strong start
Threads, the new social media app from Meta, has had a strong start, attracting more than 100 million users in its first few days. However, the app’s daily active users have dropped significantly since then, and it remains to be seen whether it can maintain th momentum. On July 7, Threads had 49 million daily […]
Reddit returns r/Place
Reddit is bringing back r/Place, a collaborative project where individual users can edit pixels on a giant canvas. The 2023 version of r/Place will commence on July 20th, but users are already using the announcement post to vent their frustrations. The event’s timing seems unfortunate, with a Reddit admin admitting it’s “right place, wrong time” […]
Microsoft unveils generative AI tools at Inspire conference
Microsoft’s Inspire conference on July 18-19 introduced groundbreaking generative AI innovations and partner opportunities, such as new pricing for Microsoft 365 Copilot, Bing Chat Enterprise, and enhancements to the Azure AI model catalog. Microsoft 365 Copilot integrates ChatGPT-based AI into apps at $30 per month per user. While for $20 per month, ChatGPT Plus offers […]
Apple AI project in the works
Apple is working on a new AI project that could rival ChatGPT and Bard, according to a report from Bloomberg News. The iPhone maker has built its own framework, known as “Ajax,” to create large language models (LLMs). These models are trained on massive datasets of text and code, and can be used to generate […]
AI accuracy to be enhanced with new layers
Michael Zeller, head of AI at Temasek, revealed at a developer conference in Singapore that new layers must be integrated into the generative AI stack to achieve accuracy.
