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Alphabet Inc. just got a reminder of how important the perception of having a winning AI strategy is for investors.The Google owner added $87 billion in market value in a single day last week after showing off the capabilities of its Gemini large language model, which it claims can rival OpenAI's ChatGPT. To sustain those gains, tech “The whole business model depends on getting this right,” said Gene Munster, co-founder and managing partner at Deepwater Asset Management, whose firm holds the stock. “If they can nail…

Google Bard can turn data from a table into a chart, which is one example of using the power of AI for simple data visualization. Google recently updated Bard, an experimental large language model chatbot, to add the ability to create charts. With a few prompts, you may use Bard not only to gather data but also to display it in a chart; this can be useful for research and learning, such as when you want to understand market share, visualize financial data or compare pricing. To get started, sign in to…

There’s been a lot of talk about AGI lately—artificial general intelligence—the much-coveted AI development goal. AGI refers to that still hypothetical point in the future when AI algorithms will be able to do most of the jobs that humans currently do. According to this narrative, the emergence of AGI will bring about fundamental changes in society, potentially ushering in a “post-work” world, wherein humans can sit around enjoying themselves while robots do all the heavy lifting. If you believe the headlines, OpenAI’s…

Programs meant to distinguish chatbot text from human writing have more than a few problems. Here’s a new one to add to the list: AI detectors often incorrectly categorize writing by non-native English speakers as bot-produced. More than half the time, AI detectors wrongly assumed that writing from non-native English speakers was AI-generated, according to a study published Monday in the journal Patterns.Can AI Help with Mental Health?In a world where generative AI is popping up everywhere (and I mean everywhere), the…

Jack Ma-backed Ant Group Co. is developing large-language model technology that will power ChatGPT-style services, joining a list of Chinese companies seeking to win an edge in next-generation artificial intelligence.The project known as “Zhen Yi” is being created by a dedicated unit and will deploy in-house research. An Ant spokesperson confirmed the news which was first reported by Chinastarmarket.cn Ant is racing against companies including its affiliate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Baidu Inc. and SenseTime Group Inc.…

Reid Hoffman, billionaire entrepreneur and venture capital investor, is worried about artificial intelligence - but not for the doomsday reasons making headlines. Instead, he worries the doomsday headlines are too negative.So in recent months, Hoffman has engaged in an aggressive thought-leadership regimen to extol the virtues of AI. He has done so in blog posts, television interviews and fireside chats. He has spoken to government officials around the world. He hosts three podcasts and a YouTube channel. And in March, he…

OpenAI, a research company behind popular ChatGPT, is working on a new open-source language model, according to a report by The Information. The new model, which is still under development could be released in coming month. OpenAI’s previous language models like ChatGPT 3.5 or GPT 4 that have been used for a variety of tasks, including generating text, translating languages, and writing different kinds of creative content. We expect the newer model to be even more powerful and versatile. ALSO READ l Google I/O 2023:…

Meta Platforms Inc on Monday said it will continue to release its artificial intelligence tools to approved researchers despite claims on online message boards that its latest large language model had leaked to unauthorized users. "While the model is not accessible to all, and some have tried to circumvent the approval process, we believe the current release strategy allows us to balance responsibility and openness," Meta said in a statement. Facebook owner Meta maintains a major AI research arm and last month released…