On today's episode, we discuss a milestone for digital video, why TV lovers still love their TVs, and the relationship between digital audio and social networking. "In Other News," we talk about how many US shoppers use their phones to pay for things at the register and how many generative AI users there are in the US. Tune in to the discussion with our forecasting writer Ethan Cramer-Flood.
OpenAI and AP enter a two-year partnership to share news content and technology. Can they protect copyright and ensure fair compensation for writers?
Google’s biggest threat is its talent brain drain: After losing a cohort of key AI researchers, the tech giant’s simplicity sprint could continue to empower the competition.
Under First Citizens, SVB rebuilds its brand: Recommitting to supporting startups is part of its uphill battle.
Adobe takes AI image generator global: Firefly tool, having created 1 billion assets, expands to over 100 languages.
Generative AI is not ready for primetime in healthcare: The enthusiasm around AI’s ability to revolutionize healthcare is cooling off, but it’s not likely to hit the trough of disillusionment. Here’s why.
Elon Musk enters AI arena with xAI startup: The universe-decoding startup could become a focal point for controversy over concerns about AI bias, safety, and its founder’s provocative personality.
Bard chatbot updates boost Google’s generative AI bid: The tech giant is accelerating its AI market presence. International appeal and investor favor could help it unseat ChatGPT.
GenAI's rapid rise and gender divide: The tech’s adoption sees a dramatic surge, likened to the early days of smartphones, but a gender gap looms large.
Most market researchers do not think AI will take over completely, according to SurveyMonkey. Some 38% of US market researchers think that AI will take over data visualization completely, but more people (46%) believe that AI will assist while humans remain in control.
Google shares the legal generative AI hot seat with Microsoft, OpenAI: A class-action lawsuit accuses Google of stealing data for AI. Industry competition is pushing bolder action with consequences.
Less than 1% of US ad agency jobs will be lost to automation and generative AI technology this year, according to Forrester. Though that number will grow over the coming years, it will only total 7.5% by 2030.
Its latest layoffs hit close to home in Redmond as the company restructures to acquire a gaming giant. Sales, customer service, and support jobs continue to get offshored or relegated to AI.
Chipotle’s latest robotic experiment is a machine that preps avocados for guacamole: The QSR chain expects the Autocado to cut prep time in half, reduce worker injuries, and unlock millions in savings.
Sarah Silverman doesn’t find copyright infringement to be a laughing matter: Another suit claiming AI models are trained on illicit data.
ChatGPT’s Code Interpreter lets anyone be a data analyst: Despite legal challenges and a recent traffic drop, OpenAI has a new Plus feature that could be a data analysis game-changer.
School’s out for summer: ChatGPT traffic drop could be attributed to students taking a hiatus from the service.
ChatGPT loses users for the first time since viral release: The cause of the decline is multifaceted. There are pros and cons to diminished generative AI excitement.
Google Cloud sharpens enterprise focus with 60 AI models: It’s showing how its AI cloud ecosystem is creating commercial value as a marketing plan to attract new customers.