Artificial Intelligence

AI solutions are gaining mainstream momentum: The flurry of artificial intelligence adoption is pushing innovation forward, but we’re already seeing some negative applications of the latest AI tech.

Microsoft Word, PowerPoint to get juiced by generative AI: The tech giant is hatching more commercial uses for ChatGPT, putting itself at odds with a growing backlash against the controversial tech.

Search giants look to get ahead of the AI trend: Microsoft is teaming up with ChatGPT, a new technology that has Google on red alert.

Microsoft’s cavalier generative AI could be Bing’s big chance: Wielding the technology reflects Microsoft’s risk appetite as it eyes a rare shot at search dominance.

ChatGPT shows the power of AI to disrupt marketing: Its capabilities can be used for good and bad effects

AI, the creator … and destroyer? Potentially one of the most disruptive technologies in history, generative AI has caught the legal system flatfooted. Alongside litigation, expect commercialization to start maturing in 2023.

Meta’s data center cancellation could hint at AI pivot: The sudden surge of interest in generative AI and its applications could be the outlet Meta needs to generate profit while it mulls its metaverse opportunities.

Legal tech startups are having a stellar year: DoNotPay is one of many startups harnessing AI as legal assistants. Its consumer advocacy “robot lawyer” could face friction with corporate bots.

Will Google unveil a ChatGPT rival in 2023? After ChatGPT’s debut, all eyes are on Google. The tech giant’s leaders are aware of AI’s risks, and startups should be too.

ChatGPT is more than just hype: While it’s not yet smart enough to replace Google, it has immediate applicability to a number of roles and disciplines.

Interoperability standard Matter could be a boon for advertisers: We share a snapshot from our recent report on how the long-awaited protocol is creating a new blueprint for marketers to reach consumers.

Walmart’s visual search feature has some kinks to iron out: The retailer would be better served continuing its investments in AR try-on and 3D-visualization, like Nordstrom has done.

Is ChatGPT coming for Alphabet’s bottom line? OpenAI’s publicly available AI chatbot is fascinating internet users, prompting warnings about Google’s future revenue. But there are barriers to the disruption taking effect.

AI chatbot ChatGPT and digital portrait generator Lensa have seen a lot of hype over the last couple of weeks. There’s every chance their buzz is a passing fad. What’s not a passing fad? The use of generative AI in marketing, which will increase significantly over the next few years.

The dark side of Lensa: The popular app collects user images to create highly polished digital avatars, but there are serious concerns on privacy, copyright infringement, and the creation of NSFW content.

Retailers are increasingly turning to robotics to enhance their operations: No longer just for early adopters like Amazon, automation is taking retail by storm, from the warehouse and the fulfillment center to the cashier.

US chip production accelerated by uncertainty in China: TSMC is fast-tracking plans to ramp up to 4-nanometer chips and will build an additional fab in Arizona. The tech gap between the US and China widens.

Amazon’s nutrition labels for AI: Aiming to prevent the misuse of its cloud and AI products, Amazon will publish warnings on the limitations of its technology. Labels could limit adoption but insulate Amazon from ethics backlash.

Google Assistant is the most popular voice assistant in the US, followed by Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Alexa, per our estimates. Come 2024, 88.8 million people will use Google Assistant, 84.2 million will use Siri, and 75.6 million will use Alexa.