Big Tech wants to restrain ‘first global attempt to regulate AI’: Tech companies are lobbying hard against provisions of the EU’s AI Act. Accountability and public trust are at stake.
AI has its uses, but a hands-off approach is far off: Marketers are using AI for a large range of applications as they shift to loyalty strategies.
Cloud giants court AI startups: Amazon is the latest cloud giant to launch a deal with an AI startup amid the generative AI frenzy. It’s a boon for chip designers.
Generative AI is set to have far-reaching implications for the $5.920 trillion global ecommerce sector. Here's our take on the top three areas where the technology could have the greatest impact.
Ambience Health launches AI medical scribe: The main benefit is combatting physician burnout, but patient safety is at stake, too.
More than half of US adults prefer human-generated content across a broad range of media, according to an Ipsos survey. For news and photojournalism, for example, about 70% want to see human-made content. But for marketing websites and movies, US adults are slightly more open to AI-generated content.
In today’s episode, host Bill Fisher is joined by analysts Carina Perkins and Paul Briggs, and researcher Man-Chung Cheung to talk about the buzz surrounding ChatGPT, and how different regions are seeing different patterns of development in the generative AI field.
We unpack the benefits, risks, and regulatory implications of AI’s impact on insurance.
ES: Microsoft’s Bing AI has a huge price tag: The tech giant’s cavalier commercialization of generative AI has uncertain profitability. High compute costs are passed on to developers as other challenges mount.
The share of worldwide video entertainment smart home device shipments will decrease between 2022 and 2026 as the number of smart security device and smart lighting device shipments grow.
Generative AI proves difficult to handle: Microsoft and OpenAI are making changes to Bing AI following criticism. The changes show AI’s technical challenges and the importance of preemptive safeguards.
On today's episode, we discuss the significance of Amazon buying a primary care network, how ChatGPT did when it took the US Medical Licensing Exam, and what an Apple mixed reality headset could do to treat pain. "In Other News," we talk about health information being shared for advertising purposes and what to make of CVS buying Oak Street Health. Tune in to the discussion with our analysts Lisa Phillips and Rajiv Leventhal.
Of Microsoft’s $198 billion in revenues last year, only about 6% came from advertising. Could a revamped Bing help build out this revenue stream? It’s hard to imagine, but not impossible. Here are five charts that look at Microsoft’s latest ad moves.
FTC sharpens tech oversight amid AI revolution: Big tech’s opaque algorithms pushed the FTC to create an Office of Technology to rein in the industry. Search wars pose a regulatory wildcard.
Big Tech acts like its own worst enemy: Microsoft and Google are releasing products without thorough vetting, and the public is concerned. AI’s emergent properties make the problem worse.
On today’s episode, we discuss ChatGPT, generative AI, and AI’s role in banking. In our “Headlines” segment, we examine if 2023 is really going to be the year of the chatbot in banking. In “Story by Numbers,” we reconcile two sets of data to find out how valuable chatbots really are and forecast how many people will consider using a bank chatbot this year. And in “For Argument’s Sake,” we debate new ideas that you may not have thought of when it comes to AI in banking and generative AI. Tune in to the conversation between our host Rob Rubin, analyst Eleni Digalaki, and Victor Chatenay, strategy and innovation manager at NatWest.
Though only available in limited preview, the new AI-powered Bing search engine received a thumbs-up from 71% of testers, Microsoft said in a blog released Thursday. In addition, there has been increased engagement in traditional search results as well as with the new chat feature.
With ChatGPT’s historically viral launch, 2023 is poised to be the year generative AI breaks through into marketing and advertising. These numbers will help you make sense of the billions that are pouring into the space from VC and tech giants alike and reveal the most popular use cases.
Retailers start to test the waters of generative AI: While companies like Carrefour and Fanatics are using it to improve engagement, Amazon has concerns over data privacy.
Tensions with China flare faster than the US can build its production base: Ford’s CATL partnership for EV batteries illustrates that US dependence on China’s manufacturing won’t be easily overcome.