Sapphire Ventures plans to invest over $1 billion in enterprise AI startups
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Sapphire Ventures plans to invest over $1 billion in AI enterprise startups, doubling down on the technology’s adoption by companies across the world, its president…
Robots say they won’t steal jobs, rebel against humans
By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) – Robots presented at an AI forum said on Friday they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal…
Wimbledon is embracing AI to improve fans’ experience
Top tennis players worldwide are competing again this year at Wimbledon, which started on July 3rd, to win the coveted trophy. But there is a winner already, artificial intelligence (AI),…
Booming traffic to OpenAI’s ChatGPT posts first ever monthly dip in June
By Krystal Hu (Reuters) – ChatGPT, the wildly popular AI chatbot launched in November, saw monthly traffic to its website and unique visitors decline for the first time ever in…
AI company Runway valued at $1.5 billion in latest funding
By Jaiveer Singh Shekhawat (Reuters) – AI company Runway has been valued at $1.5 billion in its latest round of funding, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday,…
Microsoft-backed AI startup Inflection raises $1.3 billion from Nvidia and others
By Niket Nishant and Krystal Hu (Reuters) – Inflection AI, a startup backed by several Silicon Valley heavyweights, said on Thursday it had raised $1.3 billion from investors including Microsoft…
Korean Twitter Turns Against AI Illustrators
Korean Twitter: Many have high hopes for the rosy future with generative AI. Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence that produces a bevvy of content, ranging from texts…
After jobs warning, Germany’s Axel Springer says AI can liberate journalists
By Klaus Lauer BERLIN (Reuters) – A senior executive at German media giant Axel Springer on Thursday said artificial intelligence would free journalists to devote more time to core reporting,…
Biden says risks posed by AI to security, economy need addressing
By Trevor Hunnicutt and Kanishka Singh SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The risks of artificial intelligence to national security and the economy need to be addressed, U.S. President Joe Biden said…
Google, one of AI’s biggest backers, warns own staff about chatbots
By Jeffrey Dastin and Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Alphabet Inc is cautioning employees about how they use chatbots, including its own Bard, at the same time as it…