In the high-stakes world of AI, financial pressures mount for start-ups as they struggle to compete with tech giants. Inflection AI folds into Microsoft, while Stability AI downsizes, highlighting the harsh economic realities facing smaller AI companies amid soaring development costs and intense competition.
Google has taken a significant step forward in the AI technology race with the introduction of Axion, a proprietary chip designed to enhance the processing of massive AI data loads. Announced on Tuesday, Axion marks Google’s bold move to reduce its dependency on major chipmakers and carve out a niche in the high-stakes AI industry. … Read more
According to the New York Times, Apple is currently in preliminary discussions with Google to bring the search giant’s generative AI technology, Gemini, to the iPhone. This move could significantly develop Apple’s AI capabilities and deepen its long-standing relationship with Google. What’s Unfolding: Implications and Expectations: This development reflects Apple’s urgency to embed AI into … Read more
Google announced the release of its Gemma models, a series of lightweight open source models. They are built on the same research and technology that power their flagship Gemini models. They released model weights in two sizes: Gemma 2B and Gemma 7B. Each size is released with pre-trained and instruction-tuned variants. They’re designed to run directly … Read more
Google finally made a major move in Generative AI, launching Gemini, an ambitious multi-modal AI model that they hope will compete with GPT from OpenAI. The early demonstration videos of Gemini are impressive, as it is natively built to be multi-modal. It can handle text, images, video, audio both as inputs and outputs. Google’s Bard … Read more
OpenAI and its flagship ChatGPT have some new competition. Anthropic, another San Francisco-based startup, released it’s Claude 2 Chatbot to the public. It’s available only to USA and UK users at the moment. Anthopic, which was founded by former members of the OpenAI research team, aims to be a more ethically-driven company. The New York … Read more
What’s new: Alphabet Inc., the parent company of Google, has warned its employees against entering confidential information into chatbots like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Google’s own AI chatbot, Bard. This is due to fears of potential data leaks. Why it matters: This caution comes as AI chatbots continue to grow more prevalent and sophisticated, raising new … Read more
Google announced a new Generative AI service called virtual try-on for apparel. It’s a model trained on Google’s vast collection of shopping data, and it allows you to virtually try on clothing and apparel using a wide range of body types, shapes, and sizes. Beginning today, US shoppers can “try on” women’s tops using the … Read more
The European Union is pushing for tech companies to detect and label artificial intelligence (AI)-generated content to combat the spread of disinformation, while policies in the U.S. remain less defined. The EU’s executive body has asked tech platforms including Google, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok to detect and label photos, videos, and text generated by AI, … Read more
In a very big move, Google has introduced AI into its core search product. It’s rolling out first in a limited fashion, using their Search Labs area. They’re calling the implementation Search Generative Experience (SGE). The introduction of generative AI aims to enhance the search experience, making it faster and easier for users to find … Read more