Experts urge changes to proposed Canadian privacy, AI laws before today’s hearing
Committee hearings this afternoon start detailed examination of three proposed pieces of l
Data on 3.4 million mothers, children stolen from Ontario registry
The registry, called BORN, is one of the latest — and biggest — victims of the MOVEit file transfer server vul
BCG calls generative AI double-edged sword
Generative AI is a powerful new technology that has the potential to revolutionize many industries. A new study by BCG however discovered that generative AI can also be a double-edged sword, boosting performance in some areas and destroying value in others. The study, which involved over 750 BCG consultants, found that generative AI can be […]
Gen Z more vulnerable to online scams
Gen Z is the most vulnerable generation to online scams, according to a recent survey by Deloitte.
Tech companies woo former workers back
After a wave of layoffs in early 2023, some tech companies are now hiring again. Companies like Meta, the parent company of Facebook, and Salesforce are in the process of reacquiring talent they once let go. The driving force behind this resurgence is the need for skilled individuals in areas like artificial intelligence. Salesforce, for […]
Google’s Bard AI gets more versatile
Google’s experimental AI chatbot, Bard, has gained three major features that will make it more useful and reliable. The first feature is a “double-check response with Google” option. This allows users to check the accuracy of Bard’s responses by comparing them to search results from Google. Bard highlights sentences in its responses with different colors […]
Tesla’s Optimus humanoid robot gets improvements
Tesla has announced major improvements to its humanoid robot, Optimus, which is now capable of picking up and sorting objects, doing yoga, and navigating through surroundings. One of the key reasons for Optimus’s impressive capabilities is its use of neural networks. Neural networks are a type of machine learning that allows robots to learn and […]
Getty unveils AI tool
Getty Images has joined forces with Nvidia to introduce Generative AI by Getty Images, a tool that allows users to make images using Getty’s collection of licensed photographs. Generative AI by Getty Images exclusively learns from the extensive Getty Images library, encompassing premium materials, offering users comprehensive copyright protection. Getty assures that anyone utilizing the […]
Amazon could start charging subscription fee for Alexa
Amazon could start charging a subscription fee for Alexa, according to outgoing executive Dave Limp. Limp cited the cost of training and running generative artificial intelligence models for the smart speaker’s new AI features as the reason for the potential fee. “When you start using these (AI models) a lot, the cost to train the […]
ChatGPT gains multimodal capabilities to better assist users
ChatGPT has gained multimodal capabilities, allowing it to receive and respond to image and voice inputs. This new feature will make ChatGPT even more helpful in a variety of tasks, such as solving math problems, identifying objects, and providing recipes. To use the image input feature, users simply need to snap a picture of what […]
