A group of researchers from MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) recently conducted a series of tests to understand whether AI models like ChatGPT are actually capable of reasoning through problems, or if they are merely echoing correct answers from their training data.
The series of tests, which they referred to as "counterfactual tasks",…
A recent study states that ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare are lacking, despite the increasing use of AI in areas such as medical imaging analysis and drug discovery. The study, led by Joschka Haltaufderheide and Robert Ranisch from the University of Potsdam, investigated 53 articles to understand the ethical issues surrounding large…
AMD, the semiconductor heavyweight, has announced a $665 million cash acquisition deal of Silo AI, Europe's largest private AI lab. The acquisition will further drive AMD's strategy to compete with rivals like NVIDIA offering all-encompassing AI solutions for hardware, software, and services. Silo AI has crafted innovative open-source large language models (LLMs), including Poro and…
Anthropic has introduced a new feature in their AI tool, Anthropic Console, which allows developers to create expert prompts. This feature uses the AI, called Claude, to generate a prompt based on the developer's task description, reducing the need to manually write and optimize. In addition to generating prompts, Claude also offers a test case…
Microsoft has unexpectedly pulled out of its observer role on OpenAI's board. In a letter to OpenAI, Microsoft's deputy general counsel, Keith Dolliver, stated the move was due to the significant progress made by OpenAI's newly formed board, implying a vote of confidence in the company's direction. Microsoft's non-voting observer seat was established in November…
SenseTime, a leading AI technology company from China, has unveiled its upgraded SenseNova 5.5 model, which boasts a 30% increase in overall performance from its predecessor, SenseNova 5. The company has touted the model as being on par with GPT-4 Turbo, and released benchmark scores that show it outperforming GPT-4o and Anthropic's Claude Sonnet 3.5…
Enterprise software giant Salesforce has introduced two compact AI models, the 1-billion and 7-billion parameter xLAM models, which have notably challenged the prevalent “bigger is better” approach in artificial intelligence. Despite their smaller size, these models surpass many more extensive models on function-calling tasks, a process where AI interprets and translates natural language requests into…
French non-profit AI research lab Kyutai has launched a real-time voice AI assistant Moshi, outpacing OpenAI in making its technology publicly available. Moshi is built using Helium 7B, a model developed by Kyutai, using a blend of synthetic text and audio data. The voice assistant is capable of recognising and articulating 70 distinct emotions, and…
A security breach at OpenAI, a leading AI company, has underscored how such firms can be prime targets for hackers. The breach took place early in the previous year and came to light recently. An unknown hacker gained access to the company's internal communication platforms, specifically an online forum where employees were discussing OpenAI's latest…
Dylan Field, CEO of Figma – a collaborative web design application, has temporarily suspended the app's newly-introduced artificial intelligence (AI) features after claims the tool reproduces designs closely resembling Apple's Weather app. The allegations have prompted concerns about potential legal issues for users if Figma's training data contains copyrighted content.
Figma recently showcased these new…
AI integration into devices is becoming ever more prevalent with the likes of Apple, Samsung, Google, and Microsoft all investing heavily in AI research and development. Among the expected advancements, Apple's AI features will be part of iOS 18, launching in 2024. This is inclusive of AI-generated "Genmoji" images, a more intuitive Siri, and a…