Generative Ai/page/2 news and trends

AI Labs Stop Competing on Smarts and Start Competing on Price
Artificial Intelligence // August 17, 2026

The cost of querying an artificial intelligence (AI) model performing at GPT-3.5’s level fell from $20 per million tokens in November 2022 to $0.07 per million tokens by October 2024, an over-280-fold reduction in about two years, according to Stanford’s AI Index 2025 Report. Tokens...

Nearly 4 in 10 CFOs See Gen AI Paying Off Within Two Years
Artificial Intelligence // August 14, 2026

CFOs have stopped treating generative artificial intelligence returns as one date circled on the calendar. By December, 39.1% expected very positive returns within one to two years, even as 26.1% expected the payoff to take six years or longer. Get the Full Story Complete the...

AI Just Got Its First 24/7 TV Channel
Artificial Intelligence // August 13, 2026

Fairground AI Creator TV is a channel that runs entirely artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video 24 hours a day, seven days a week, interrupted only by AI-generated commercials. That makes it the first free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel built exclusively from AI content, Fairground Entertainment...

EU, California Converge on AI Transparency Rules, Shifting Focus to Enterprise Governance
Artificial Intelligence // August 07, 2026

A striking convergence is emerging between two of the world’s most influential artificial intelligence (AI) regulatory regimes. Although developed independently and under different legal frameworks, the European Union’s AI Act and California’s AI Transparency Act are arriving at a similar conclusion: organizations must move beyond...

Interviews & Exclusives
Nearly 4 in 10 CFOs See Gen AI Paying Off Within Two Years

August 14, 2026
CFOs have stopped treating generative artificial intelligence returns as one date circled on the calendar. By December, 39.1% expected very positive returns within one to two years, even as 26.1% expected the payoff to take six years or longer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access […]

98% of US Product Leaders Expect Gen AI to Improve Workflows

March 04, 2026
Generative AI is cementing its status as a near-term operating upgrade for U.S. product chiefs, with rising confidence that it can speed work while also improving control in sensitive areas...

Shadow AI Shows Up as Compliance Problem at Work

January 14, 2026
Shadow AI is rapidly becoming the generative AI risk that compliance leaders do not discover until something breaks. Even as enterprises deploy “approved” copilots and internal model platforms, employees are...

77% of Chief Product Officers Use Gen AI for Cybersecurity

November 06, 2025
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) may be rewriting product playbooks, but it hasn’t yet written humans out of them. The newest PYMNTS Intelligence report, “From Spark to Strategy: How Product Leaders...

Quick Reads
Lawyer Sanctioned After AI Generates Fake Witnesses in Murder Appeal

September 13, 2026
A New Mexico defense attorney’s use of artificial intelligence in a murder appeal has landed him in trouble. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you […]

AI Just Got Its First 24/7 TV Channel

August 13, 2026
Fairground AI Creator TV is a channel that runs entirely artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video 24 hours a day, seven days a week, interrupted only by AI-generated commercials. That makes it...

Bank of America Equips Customer Service Reps With Gen AI

July 21, 2026
Bank of America has added new generative artificial intelligence capabilities to EricaAssist, an AI agent that works alongside the bank’s customer service representatives during calls. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Meta Launches New Image Generation Tool for Consumers and Businesses

July 07, 2026
Meta has begun rolling out an image generation model available in Meta AI. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...