Over the weekend, G7 members met to discuss a variety of issues, including one topic not normally on the agenda: the dangers of generative AI. They called for action to rein in the fast-evolving technology.
Knowledge workers in the US, UK, India, and China are often overwhelmed by the number of applications they use, according to research firm Gartner, and would are okay being monitored if it helps them do their jobs better.
The company announced a variety of AI-based upgrades to Workspace, its suite of collaboration tools and applications for business users.
AI experts at MIT this week admitted there's nothing on the horizon that indicates generative AI technology such as ChatGPT will ever be free of mistakes and could well be used for malicious purposes. But there are ways to curb the worst behavior.
ChatGPT and other generative AI technologies are already being used by students to write essays and answer questions posed by teachers and professors, and academia must learn to incorporate and not ban these new tools, experts say.
States and municipalities are eyeing restrictions on the use of artificial intelligence-based bots to find, screen, interview, and hire job candidates because of privacy and bias issues. Some states have already put laws on the books.
In an open letter, more than 1,100 tech luminaries have warned about a possible 'loss of control of our civilisation' to unchecked AI.
The plug-ins will enable companies to offer the AI-based natural language processor for their products, allowing users to ask detailed questions and get human-like answers.
Microsoft demonstrated the many uses of its new 365 Copilot chatbot based on GPT-4, and the company introduced a new generative AI-based feature called Business Chat.
GPT-4 promises to open up new use cases for OpenAI's chatbot technology, enabling visual and audio inputs.
Digital currencies backed by government banks still face a mountain of challenges before they'll be ready for prime time, but 114 countries are involved in various projects, either in the planning stage or all-out pilots.
Headlines about 'tech' layoffs abound, but the reports can be misleading. While Big Tech companies may be letting workers go, the layoffs aren't dominated by IT talent firings. In fact, there are fewer IT workers than job openings — a lot fewer.
A new AI-based extension to the company's Dynamics 365 CRM and ERP platform can automatically generate answers to customer emails, suggest marketing and sales campaigns, and summarise Teams chat threads and documents.
A growing number of organisations are dropping traditional college degree requirements in favor of skills gained through alternative methods — and soft skills that are more innate than learned.
Increasingly, AI-generative technology is being used to create resumes — and according to a new survey, it often helps its users land a new job.
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