Leaked memo: Amazon requires cloud events to spend up to 80% of their time talking about generative AI
Generative AI-related content is supposed to make up 80% of AWS Global Summit agendas, in response to increased interest in AI.
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AI boom in Silicon Valley is going to worsen the housing crisis, says CEO of the company trying to build a new city near San Francisco
Jan Sramek, the leader behind plans to build a new California city, said that the AI boom will put more pressure on the housing market.
A shortage of Nvidia AI chips is hindering hedge funds. Google Cloud is giving quants like Two Sigma a way around.
This is how Google Cloud and Two Sigma worked together to increase access to Nvidia's prized AI chips.
We're reading: How Facebook's AI 'Shrimp Jesus' is creating a zombie internet
Bizzarro AI images have turned parts of Facebook into a sometimes strange place, 404 Media reports. Why isn't Meta doing anything about it?
Biden used ChatGPT for the first time. Here's how that went.
President Joe Biden was apparently impressed — and a little concerned — by the capabilities of generative AI.
Sam Altman says we probably won't need a new device for the AI future
Despite a flurry of new AI devices hitting the market, the OpenAI CEO has said we may not need a separate device to engage with AI.
Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet are doubling down on AI for the cloud — and it seems to be paying off
Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet have buckled down on their AI strategies, and it's paying off for their cloud divisions.
Meta's AI search is weird and uncanny — and I'm not sure who it's for
Facebook and Instagram have added an "Ask Meta AI" function to their search bars. Why are you doing this to me, Meta?!
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What to know about the AI company Amazon is betting billions on
Amazon's latest investment in Anthropic has cemented the AI startup's position as a major player. Here's what you need to know about the OpenAI rival.
Google says immigration rules are making it hard to hire top AI talent
Google says there's a "lack of skilled professionals" in AI and is calling for changes to make it easier to hire from abroad.
Read the email to Satya Nadella and Bill Gates that shows Microsoft's CTO was 'very worried' about Google's AI progress in 2019
Microsoft's concern about Google's AI progress, contained in emails forming part of the DoJ's antitrust case, may have spurred its OpenAI investment.
CEO of Anthropic — the AI company Amazon is betting billions on — says it could cost $10 billion to train AI in 2 years
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei discussed the future of Anthropic, its chatbot Claude, and the billion-dollar AI industry in a Tuesday interview with CNBC.
Ford's BlueCruise is the latest driver-assistance system under investigation after 2 fatal crashes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into Ford's BlueCruise system after two crashes killed three people.
Taiwan's economy is booming thanks to the AI craze
Taiwanese GDP rose by a better-than-expected 6.5% in the first three months of the year, in the fastest pace of expansion for nearly three years.
Sam's Club says getting rid of physical receipt checks at the door has been a big success
Sam's Club says its new AI-powered exit tech is in more than 120 locations and speeding up checkouts.
Apple's poached dozens of Googlers with AI talent in recent years, report says
At least 36 Google staff with AI expertise have joined Apple since 2018, according to a Financial Times analysis of LinkedIn profiles.
Nvidia employees say CEO Jensen Huang is 'not easy to work for.' He says that's how it should be.
People who work with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang say he's "demanding" and a "perfectionist." He says that's how a leader should be.
Former Amazon exec alleges she was told to ignore the law while developing an AI model — 'everyone else is doing it'
A former Amazon exec alleges that the company instructed her to ignore copyright rules to stay afloat in the race for AI innovation.
AI has yet to be truly transformational like the internet, CEO says
MongoDB's CEO said AI might help him write a better email, but it still has a ways to go before it fundamentally transforms his life.
Here's everything we know about how Wall Street is adopting AI
Finance's biggest firms are considering how AI might impact jobs, how it could cut costs, and ramp up efficiencies.
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley, AI specialists are a hot commodity
AI might ultimately take all our jobs. But right now, it's minting plenty of high-paying roles.
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AI is making managers nervous
Nearly half of managers surveyed said AI is a "threat to their pay" and will "fuel wage declines" across the US this year, a Beautiful.ai poll showed.
I'm using my synesthesia to create a new genre of AI art. The technology can 'read' my paintings and help me compose music.
Shane Guffogg is an artist with synesthesia and says he hears colors when he paints. He said AI helped him "unlock the musicality" in his work.
Google hits a new milestone: $2 trillion
Alphabet achieved a $2 trillion market cap milestone on Friday.
A centuries-old Japanese ceramics maker has found itself at the center of the AI revolution
Maruwa, which builds ceramics for circuit boards and semiconductors, has seen its shares double over the past year.
AI tools from Microsoft and Google are just streamlining middle management, leading AI expert says: WSJ
Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini are advertised as productivity tools. A leading AI expert has a more cynical view of the products
Apple is weighing a big decision impacting the next iPhone release: OpenAI or Google's Gemini
Apple is negotiating with both OpenAI and Google to implement AI technology in its next generation of iPhone, Bloomberg reported.
A Catholic 'priest' has been defrocked for being AI
An AI chatbot for a Catholic group claimed to be a real priest and said baptism in Gatorade was OK. He was quickly defrocked.
Microsoft and Alphabet prove the AI boom has more room to run
Microsoft and Google's parent company both beat Wall Street's Q1 expectations. Their CEOs say that's thanks to AI.
Sundar Pichai just showed the doubters he's the right general for Google's AI battle
Alphabet's blockbuster first-quarter earnings and first dividend sent its stock soaring and come as a much-needed win for the Google owner's CEO.
Personal CEO calls and $1 million pay packages: How tech companies recruit top AI talent amid a 'gold rush'
CEOs such as Mark Zuckerberg and Sam Altman are getting involved in AI recruiting as they compete for top talent.
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Google's 'fastest-growing' moonshot that spun out into an AI earbuds startup aims to ship its first product this year
Google X's project Wolverine spun off into startup Iyo. It's working on an AI-powered hearing device.
Microsoft's going to keep spending big as AI continues to boom
The company shelled out nearly $11 billion for property and equipment in the third quarter — 66% more than it spent in the same period a year ago.
CEOs make the message clear on AI's big payoff: Be patient
Right now, CEOs are betting big on AI, pouring vast amount of resources and money into the technology. But the returns, they say, will come later.
This is what it looks like when Google dances
Alphabet just reported a blockbuster quarter, and the narrative around the company is starting to shift.
Mark Zuckerberg warned investors that Meta's AI investment won't pay off immediately
Meta stocks tumbled Wednesday after trading hours, despite the company's better-than-expected first-quarter results.
Mark Zuckerberg laid out 3 ways Meta will make money from its huge AI investments
The Meta CEO is spending massively on AI. In a call with analysts, he explained how these huge investments could pay off in the future.
Sundar Pichai admits the generative AI boom took everyone by surprise
Despite saying he recognized AI's significance years ago, Sundar Pichai said he had a "different sense of the trajectory in mind."
It looks like Microsoft's ex-Bing boss just threw shade at Mustafa Suleyman
Comments made by Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman in a recent TED Talk have sparked criticism from some venture capitalists.
I went on a date with an AI chatbot. He fell head over heels in love with me, but I got the ick.
AI is making its way into the dating world, including a chatbot that can serve as your boyfriend and an app that spits out witty pickup lines.
Palantir CEO says its unconventional boot camps are drawing crowds and driving sales: 'It's like a rock concert'
Palantir's unusual sales tactics have included boot camps, which its CEO has likened to "a rock concert." It's helping drive sales, per Bloomberg.
Microsoft is blocking employee access to Perplexity AI, one of its largest Azure OpenAI customers
Microsoft blocks employee access to Perplexity AI, a major Azure OpenAI customer.
Mark Zuckerberg did not see the GenAI wave coming. He prepared anyway.
The cofounder and CEO of Meta admitted in a podcast interview that he wasn't expecting to use all of the GPUs he acquired for generative-AI tools.
As most AI execs scramble for more data, Mark Zuckerberg says there's actually something more 'valuable'
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg thinks 'feedback loops,' the process of AI learning from its own outputs, are more important than new data for developing AI.
AI is helping Amazon send fewer small items in comically large boxes
Amazon's AI-powered Package Decision Engine helps cut down on instances of getting a small item in a huge box.
Former OpenAI leader has an easy trick for surviving AI in the workplace
Former OpenAI leader Zack Kass says human qualities like courage and wisdom will help you survive AI in the workplace. Also: Don't be an 'asshole.'
AI has racist tendencies. Scientists and founders are trying to fix it.
AI experts unpack how racism has shaped the technology as a new class of scientists and founders challenges the status quo.
Romance scammers are now building trust with AI-generated deepfakes. Here's how to spot them.
Americans lost at least $650 million to romance scams last year. And now with AI, they are only getting more sophisticated. Here's how to spot one.
Meta's 'Imagine' AI image generator morphs and changes as you type
Meta said its image generation will change "with every few letters typed."
Zuck's new AI drop is cool and all, but he's still playing catch-up with Sam Altman
Mark Zuckerberg unveiled Llama 3, Meta's most powerful AI yet, but the models still fall short of OpenAI's GPT-4.