A new breed of artificial intelligence is emerging, capable of tasks it was never explicitly taught. This technology, known as zero-shot learning, is pushing the boundaries of AI capabilities and raising questions about the future of machine intelligence. OpenAI’s GPT-4, for example, is a language model...
From MIT’s artificial intelligence risk database to Google’s enhanced AI assistants, the tech world is abuzz with AI developments promising progress and potential pitfalls. As companies like Anthropic and Google roll out efficiency-boosting features, regulatory bodies from the Federal Communications Commission to the Consumer Financial...
MIT researchers’ new artificial intelligence risk database could prompt companies to overhaul their AI strategies, potentially slowing adoption but enhancing safety in an era of rapid AI proliferation. The comprehensive “AI Risk Repository,” developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s FutureTech Group, catalogs 777 potential AI...
This week in artificial intelligence (AI) news, regulation is ramping up as policymakers aim to ensure safe and responsible AI development. Meanwhile, tech giants like Intel, AMD, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Nvidia face increased scrutiny from the FTC and DOJ. AI Regulation Ramps Up As AI...
March 16, 2022
For many years, Google, Meta, Amazon and other Big Tech companies have been the dominant players of Web 2.0, the traditional way we use the internet. However, Web3, or a new world wide web based on blockchain technology, may offer a lot of potential for increasing competition in digital platforms. Yet, it remains to be […]
August 21, 2020
Digital dollars are a maybe – but if so, not for a while. And there’ll be quite a bit of tinkering with the technology (especially the infrastructure) and the use...
July 11, 2023
Shutterstock and OpenAI have agreed to stick together for another six years. The expanded partnership, announced Tuesday (July 11), will help Shutterstock “solidify its position as a leading provider of high-quality training data for OpenAI models,” the stock image, video and music provider said in a news release. With the new collaboration, OpenAI — creator of the artificial intelligence […]
October 06, 2022
As consumers have returned to shopping in physical stores, scammers have stepped up their use of card-present threats. For example, between June and November 2021, the number of physical skimming...
October 26, 2020
To evaluate the financial and operational risks presented by significant market interruptions, disasters or other catastrophic occurrences, Accenture and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are creating a supply chain...
February 03, 2020
The U.S. Marshals Service is auctioning roughly $40 million in bitcoin, CoinDesk reported on Monday (Feb. 3). The auction of 4,040 confiscated bitcoin — worth $37.7 million at press time —...
