Sydney: Within two days of launching its AI companions last month, Elon Musk’s xAI chatbot app Grok became the most popular app in Japan. Companion chatbots are more powerful and seductive than ever. Users can have real-time voice or text conversations with the characters. Many have onscreen digital avatars complete with facial expressions, body language … Read more
Nvidia Corp, already a $4.3 trillion giant that has doubled in value in just 16 months and looms larger than the stock markets of the U.K., China and Canada, could soon eclipse the entire Rs 5.21 trillion Indian equity market if its shares reach Cantor Fitzgerald’s new $240 price target. Fueled by its dominance in … Read more
By Stephen Jen Is technology more job augmenting or job replacing? This has been a long-standing debate. But recent academic work suggests that technology has been a net destroyer of jobs for decades. Artificial intelligence and robotics could rapidly accelerate this trend, with significant implications for inflation, the size of government and U.S.-China relations. Over … Read more
Meta Platforms said it won’t sign the code of practice for Europe’s new set of laws governing artificial intelligence, calling the guidelines to help companies follow the AI Act overreach. “Europe is heading down the wrong path on AI,” Meta’s head of global affairs Joel Kaplan said in a post on LinkedIn. “This code introduces … Read more
Ranking Member Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party have put forth the No Adversarial AI Act, a bipartisan measure aimed at safeguarding federal agencies from the dangers associated with artificial intelligence technologies that are under … Read more
One evening, feeling overwhelmed, 24-year-old Delhi resident Nisha Popli typed, “You’re my psychiatrist now,” into ChatGPT. Since then, she’s relied on the AI tool to process her thoughts and seek mental support. “I started using it in late 2024, especially after I paused therapy due to costs. It’s been a steady support for six months … Read more
Billionaire investor Warren Buffett has long steered clear of Silicon Valley’s flashiest trends. But as he prepares to step down as chief executive of Berkshire Hathaway later this year, the investment firm he built is now deeply exposed to the engine driving today’s technology boom: artificial intelligence. Apple and Amazon, two companies at the heart … Read more
Microsoft has announced a massive 3 percent cut in headcount, which amounts to a total of 6,000 employees in line to get the dreaded pink slip over the coming days, even as Redmond moves to increase operational efficiency by realigning resources to a workforce involved in core engineering rather than people who manage them. This … Read more
Recent developments have highlighted the potential misuse of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT in generating photorealistic fake identification documents, such as Aadhaar and PAN cards. Multiple individuals on social media have been circulating fabricated Aadhaar and PAN cards produced using ChatGPT. Although these actions may have been taken in jest, they raise concerns about the ethical … Read more
Meta is working on launching a standalone app for its AI assistant, Meta AI, which will join its family of apps like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, as per a report by CNBC. According to sources familiar with the matter, the app is expected to debut in the second quarter of this year. Meta AI was … Read more