Publishers are closing the door on AI scraping: The New York Times banned use of its content for AI training in a move that others will follow.
Google’s Bard rises while ChatGPT dips again: Soaring costs and usage drops could send OpenAI into bankruptcy. Cheaper chips to train GPT-5 and more Microsoft funding could save it.
Study reveals Midjourney’s AI can be manipulated to produce racist and conspiratorial images. As 2024 elections approach, AI misuse raises serious concerns.
Google and American Airlines collaborate using AI to cut contrail production. Positive results and wider adoption could diminish the environmental effects of flying.
TikTok introduces disclosures for AI-generated videos: AI content is all over the video platform, which is trying to protect itself from potential legal fallout.
Key stat: Generative AI adoption will climb to 77.8 million users in the two years following the November 2022 release of ChatGPT, more than doubling the adoption rate of both tablets and smartphones, according to our forecast.
Newegg is using ChatGPT to generate product review summaries: But the pervasive issue of fake reviews and tech snafus are limiting the feature’s usefulness.
We’re seeing record bankruptcies among VC-backed startups. Factors include rate hikes, investment shortages, and bank collapses. AI funding rises, but potential oversaturation looms.
Key stat: 61% of US paid search marketers think future chat-based search advertising will be very or extremely effective, according to NP Digital.
75% of organizations globally eye ChatGPT ban: Generative AI enthusiasm might be muted by growing concerns about the technology’s risks. It could spur higher demand for enterprise products.
Daily active users jump for Roblox: Q2 results demonstrate widening net loss due to escalating costs.
Generative AI isn’t a strategy by itself: But healthcare execs should start nailing down their AI priorities soon, before the next wave of AI tools breaks over their heads.
AI-enhanced Bing Chat heads to Chrome, Safari: Microsoft tries to counter Google’s search dominance and grow revenue as Bing outgrows its Edge beginnings.
Amazon dominates the Arm-server market, boosting AWS’ edge in AI, IoT, and edge computing. Custom chips offer performance and cost advantages over competitors like Google and Microsoft.
The initial wave of excitement over generative AI is fading, leaving many retailers asking, “Now what?” Some might want to look toward Shopify, which is incorporating generative AI capabilities across its platform to help sellers build and scale their businesses more quickly. Or maybe take a cue from eBay, which is using the tech to make more accurate and helpful product recommendations. Meanwhile, Etsy is working to democratize access to machine learning models to help speed up deployment across its organization.
Since Google debuted its Search Generative Experience AI-based interface in beta three months ago, it’s made a lot of updates to alleviate early concerns from testers. But according to search expert Lily Ray, Google still has some work to do to fix issues with its new AI-driven experience. Meanwhile, Microsoft—which is still a very distant rival—continues to innovate on Bing Chat, which Ray called “the best AI product that’s out there right now.”
AI adoption triggers inner conflict for marketers: Despite 87% of marketers experimenting with AI tools, there’s worry about work quality, job prospects, and team dynamics. A strategic approach could help.
Disney’s future is built on AI: The company has a task force looking for ways to implement the tech across its vast entertainment empire.
Chatbots are retailers’ favorite application of generative AI: DoorDash, Ssense, and Shopify are the latest companies to roll out AI-assisted chatbots to deliver more value to customers.
What’s driving bank switching: A survey found that dissatisfaction with digital experiences and being treated like a number, not a person, is the surest way to send customers to a competitor. And those chatbots aren’t helping.