Tech behemoth OpenAI has touted its AI-powered transcription tool Whisper as having “human-level robustness and accuracy.” But Whisper has one major flaw: It’s prone to creating chunks of text or even entire sentences, according to interviews with more than a dozen software engineers, developers and academic researchers. Those experts said some of the made-up lyrics … Read more
Nvidia dethroned Apple as the world’s most valuable company on Friday, after a record rise in shares powered by voracious demand for its new supercomputer AI chips. Nvidia’s stock market value briefly reached $3.53 trillion, while Apple’s was $3.52 trillion, according to data from LSEG. In June, Nvidia briefly became the world’s most valuable company, … Read more
According to a recent study, parents prioritize storytelling and creative activities with their children to prepare them for the future. The survey of 2,000 parents of a Gen Alpha child examined early childhood development and how it is influenced by playtime and creative storytelling. Along with this, it also looked at how parents believe artificial … Read more
A Dutch chipmaking giant sparked chaos after it accidentally released a disappointing financial outlook a day earlier than planned – knocking billions off the market value of the entire semiconductor sector. Shares in ASML — which makes equipment used to make chips, including processors used to power artificial intelligence — fell nearly 6% on Wednesday. … Read more
She is a true Vincent van Go-bot. In a first for Sotheby’s, the famous auction house will sell a painting made by a humanoid robot – and it is expected to fetch up to $180,000. The robot, known as Ai-Da, created renowned mathematician and computer scientist Alan Turing’s painting titled “God AI” with its own … Read more
Amazon is the latest tech giant to embrace nuclear power as it tries to power electricity-hungry artificial intelligence programs. Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing unit of the Seattle-based electronics retailer, said Wednesday it will invest more than half a billion dollars in three projects — one in Washington state, one in Virginia and another … Read more
Microsoft is reportedly in a tussle with OpenAI over the size of the share it will take from the artificial intelligence con artist as the latter prepares to transform from a non-profit to a for-profit company. Both firms have turned to investment banks for advice in the high-stakes negotiations, as Microsoft seeks a large amount … Read more