Covering Scientific & Technical AI | Monday, March 17, 2025
The U.S. Government made two big announcements this week to help drive development of safe AI, including the creation of the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute, or AISI, on Wednesday and the creation of a supporting group called the Artificial Intelligence Safety Institute Consortium today. The new AI Safety Institute, or AISI, was established to ... Full article
The Biden Administration has decided to apply new AI regulations, where all developers of major AI systems will be required to disclose their safety test results to the government. As part of these new rules, tech companies will be required to let the government know when they train an AI model using a significant amount ... Full article
The level of hype around generative AI is off the charts, as we have covered here in Enterprise AI over the past year. The hype is so thick at times, you could cut it with a knife. And yet, there is still the potential that people could be underestimating the impact that GenAI will have ... Full article
The topic of data governance is one that’s been well-trod, even if not all companies follow the widely accepted precepts of the discipline. Where things are getting a little hairy these days is AI governance, which is a topic on the minds of C-suite members and boards of directors who want to embrace generative AI ... Full article
The meteoric rise of artificial intelligence over the last year has sent tech companies scrambling to find new ways to develop and deploy AI technology in their products and processes. Companies that have developed or are in the process of developing something unique or innovative that uses AI technology often seek patents to protect their ... Full article
In a significant development, Google has terminated its multi-million dollar contract with Appen, an Australian data company involved in training large language model AI tools used in several Google products including Search and Bard. Appen has also helped Amazon, Meta, and Microsoft train their AI models.  This is a major blow for Appen, who employs ... Full article
Getting workers up to speed on the latest artificial intelligence technology has become a priority for many of the world’s top companies. That includes the tech giants, which recently have announced new AI training and education initiatives aimed at getting workers ready to build AI apps and use AI tools in the workplace. The best ... Full article
Organizations are struggling to find ways to deliver GenAI successfully. The key challenges to GenAI deployment include difficulty in integrating GenAI solutions with the existing tech stack and customizing the LLMs to meet the requirements of internal operations. Oracle, one of the world’s premier enterprise software and cloud solutions companies, might have just found a ... Full article
While the tech industry is grappling with layoffs, there is no lack of IT spending. The worldwide spending on IT is expected to reach $5 trillion in 2024 marking a jump of 6.8 percent from 2023, according to a new report by Gartner. The latest report by Gartner, one of the leading market research and ... Full article
Declaring that interest in generative AI will grow in 2024 is the easiest prediction in the history of predictions. The more interesting bits are how GenAI adoption will unfold this year, what impact it will have on businesses, and whether there will be unintended side effects on society. To answer these questions, we turn to ... Full article
Stephen Hawking famously said that "success in creating effective AI could be the biggest event in the history of our civilization, but unless we learn how to prepare for and avoid the potential risks, AI could be the worst event in the history of our civilization." AI in the form of LLMs (Large Langue Models) ... Full article
The rise of generative article intelligence (GenAI) has taken the world by storm in 2023.  While organizations have taken a keen interest in deploying GenAI technology, it has remained a relatively limited market so far.  Sopra Steria Next, a European tech leader recognized for its consulting, digital services, and software development, has conducted a study ... Full article
The impact of AI has rippled through virtually every aspect of the business world, and the financial industry is no exception. Organizations in the financial sector are expected to experience seismic shifts from the transformative forces of AI. Wall Street, regarded as the global hub for finance and economics, has long relied on legacy technology ... Full article
The retail industry is facing mounting pressure from the economic headwinds and evolving consumer expectations. To better understand the widening gap between shopper demands and the current retail offering, IBM has conducted a global study on this matter.  IBM released the findings of its third biennial consumer study named “Revolutionize retail with AI everywhere: Customers ... Full article
Google and a few others have been dominant in the search engine space for years, but with the recent advancement of GenAI technology, the competitive landscape is set to be disrupted.  Perplexity AI, a search engine startup, is taking on search engine heavyweights, such as Google and Microsoft Bing, by trying to deliver a better, ... Full article
Intel and DigitalBridge, a global investment firm, launched an independent generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) company named Articul8. The platform offers enterprise customers a full-stack, vertically-optimized, secure GenAI platform. Customers have the flexibility to choose between cloud, on-premises, or hybrid deployment options.  Articul8 offers a turnkey solution for enterprise customers looking to simplify their workflows while keeping ... Full article
Shield AI, a defense technology company, raised its valuation to $2.8B with additional capital in Series F funding, which now stands at an impressive $500M. The tech startup is aiming to build the world’s first AI pilot for the U.S. military and its allies. The new funding will take it closer to achieving this goal. ... Full article
As bacteria continue to evolve to withstand the effects of antibiotics, it has rendered bacterial infections more challenging to treat. The issue of “antibiotic resistance” has already become a critical health issue. The overuse and misuse of antibiotics have made the issue worse. Researchers have now turned to artificial intelligence to find innovative ways to ... Full article
Another influx of cash might be on the horizon for Anthropic. The OpenAI competitor is hoping to raise $750 million in a new round of funding, according to Bloomberg and originally reported by The Information. The AI startup is in advanced talks to secure this investment, led by Silicon Valley's Menlo Ventures, and the potential ... Full article
If your Monday through Friday gig is working as a prompt engineer, then congratulations: You are among the highest paid AI professionals in the world at the moment. That’s according to new research from EPCGroup that looked into the job openings and pay for people working in AI. According to EPCGroup’s study, prompt engineers, who ... Full article
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