OpenAI CEO considers opening office as Japan govt eyes adoption
By Kantaro Komiya and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) – OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman said on Monday he is considering opening an office and expanding services in Japan after a…
Qualcomm, Nvidia spar for top spot in AI chip efficiency tests
By Stephen Nellis (Reuters) – Artificial intelligence chips from Qualcomm Inc beat Nvidia Corp in two out of three measures of power efficiency in a new set of test data…
Baidu sues Apple, app developers over fake Ernie bot apps
By Jason Xue and Brenda Goh SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese search engine giant Baidu has filed lawsuits against “relevant” app developers and Apple Inc over fake copies of its Ernie…
ChatGPT maker to propose remedies over Italian ban
By Supantha Mukherjee, Elvira Pollina and Martin Coulter ROME/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – ChatGPT producer OpenAI plans to present measures on Thursday to remedy concerns that led to an Italian ban on…
Mozilla launches a startup to develop more open AI
The foundation thinks that the chatbot war could be better. Here’s why Mozilla has created a new startup called Mozilla.ai, which aims to “build a reliable and independent open-source AI ecosystem”.…
SXSW 2023 is over, what we learn from the Austin event
10-day festival of creativity in Texas between AI, film and music SXSW 2023 has closed its doors. For ten days in Austin, Texas, global creatives entered different worlds of technology, film,…
Italian minister says country’s ban on ChatGPT is excessive
By Federico Maccioni and Elvria Pollina ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s deputy prime minister on Sunday criticised a decision by the government’s Data Protection Authority to temporarily ban chatbot ChatGPT, saying…
Britain opts for ‘adaptable’ AI rules, with no single regulator
By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) – Britain plans to split responsibility for governing artificial intelligence (AI) between its regulators for human rights, health and safety, and competition, rather than creating…
China’s Baidu scraps public launch for ChatGPT-like product
By Eduardo Baptista BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese search engine giant Baidu on Monday cancelled a planned livestreamed product launch related to its ChatGPT-like “Ernie bot” that it had advertised as…
ChatGPT in medicine: a help or a danger?
How will the role of the doctor and healthcare professional change with the advent of conversational AI systems? If one tries to ask ChatGPT how much, if at all, it…