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Elon Musk's Grok 3 Is Here—Because of Course It Is
Grok 3, Elon Musk’s latest AI venture, arrives with grand claims of superiority, but its proprietary nature, security concerns, and political entanglements raise questions about whether it’s a true breakthrough or just another chapter in the ongoing AI arms race.
AI Agents: The Cost of Convenience
While AI agents like OpenAI’s Operator promise unparalleled convenience, their rapid rise raises pressing questions about job displacement, human agency, and whether we’re outsourcing more than just our to-do lists.
AI’s Vision for 2025
AI predicts transformative advancements in technology, sustainability, and equitable access for 2025—no time machine required.
The Perplexity Paradox: Can AI Innovate Without Crossing the Line?
Perplexity, a rising AI-powered search engine valued at $9 billion, offers real-time, reliable sources for research but faces legal challenges over copyright infringement.
SapientX Announces GPT-4 Powered Talking Characters For Resort Hotels
Sapientx’s new talking character might be greeting you on your next vacation.
What Does ChatGPT Mean for Your Business
In a recent Forbes blog post, Bernard Marr explains why ChatGPT is a transformative tool due to its versatility in applications ranging from content creation to customer service, making it a cost-effective solution for many businesses.
NextTalks Are Back! GenAI Impact
NextTalks is making a grand re-entry! The launch event is nothing short of spectacular, featuring the monumental technological leap that's currently knocking on humanity's door: Generative Artificial Intelligence aka GenAI, or as yester-week tech enthusiasts call it: ChatGPT.
AI News: Who will you be after ChatGPT takes your job
AI-generated art is being auctioned off for millions of dollars, and its creators are being celebrated as pioneers of a new art form. But the authors argue that the success of AI-generated art is largely due to the "status work" being done by galleries, collectors, and curators.
AI News: ChatGPT just broke the speed record
The next great tech story is currently being written. ChatGPT broke the record for fastest-growing platform. Think orders of magnitude.
AI News: The Future of Work
In an opinion piece in The New York Times, the author discusses the potential for AI to create new jobs and transform the nature of work. The article argues that while it is true that AI will automate many jobs, it will also create new ones
AI News: ChatGPT Gets Superpowers
ChatGPT can generate human-like text while Wolfram Alpha can use its knowledge to provide precise, symbolic computational language. This allows the user to ask questions in natural language and get accurate answers based on real data.
AI News: What is ChatGPT’s future in higher education?
CITRIS experts weigh in on the ways the spring’s hottest machine-learning interface has the potential to transform education.
AI News: Hubspot Introduces AI
HubSpot announced the launch of two new tools powered by artificial intelligence.
Steve Blank: AI Opens Pandora’s Box
Steve Blank weighs in on the dangers of opening Pandora’s AI box. Humans have mastered lots of things that have transformed our lives, created our civilizations, and might ultimately kill us all. This year we’ve invented one more.
AI News: Generative vs Applied AI
AI is a hot topic of discussion these days, with the potential to inspire some and frighten others. To begin, it's important to understand the distinction between Generative AI and Applied AI, as they represent two distinct categories of artificial intelligence.
Nyckel Has A Better AI Model for Developers
Build AI into your product without hiring a Machine Learning team, and without costly infrastructure. Train your model in five minutes, integrate it in ten, and let Nyckel’s intuitive UI and API do all the heavy lifting.
UCSC Introduces SpikeGPT
To address the high cost and energy dependency of language generators like ChatGPT, Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Jason Eshraghian is using spiking neural networks (SNNs) to power language models.
UCSC Leans In on AI
In his recent post, Alexander L. Wolf / Dean of UCSC Baskin School of Engineering establishes a new directive at UCSC.
CruzHacks 2023 a HUGE Success!
An in-person event for the first time in two years, CruzHacks 2023 was a rousing success with 86 teams pitching their projects at the Stevenson Event Center
Google Unveils Its ChatGPT Rival
Google on Monday unveiled a new chatbot tool dubbed “Bard” in an apparent bid to compete with the viral success of ChatGPT.