A Windows launch isn’t the end a process — it’s really just the beginning. Microsoft continually works on improving Windows 11 by fixing bugs, releasing security patches, and occasionally adding new features. In this story we summarize what you need to know about each update released to the public for the most recent version of…
A new study by a PhD student at MIT indicates that AI tools can help scientists make more discoveries, according to Nature. In the study by Aidan Toner-Rodgers, an unspecified laboratory in the US with 1,018 researchers used an unspecified custom machine-learning tool. The work teams that were randomly assigned to use the AI tool then discovered…
The insurance industry is known for being slow and steady, but at Tokio Marine North America Services (TMNAS), a dogged emphasis on growth, diversity of thought, and continuous learning has helped accelerate an IT culture predicated on innovation and career mobility. As a shared services organization supporting the Tokio Marine family of insurance providers, the…
To train the large language models (LLMs) that power generative AI (genAI) technology, Microsoft and other AI companies need to use massive amounts of data. The more data, and the higher its quality, the more effective LLMs will be. So it’s not surprising that Microsoft, OpenAI and other AI companies have become embroiled in lawsuits claiming they…
The US government has approved the export of advanced AI chips to a Microsoft-run facility in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marking a significant step in the tech giant’s partnership with Emirati AI firm G42. This decision comes despite earlier concerns from US lawmakers over potential national security risks, reported Axios.
The $200 monthly pricing OpenAI has set for a subscription to its recently launched ChatGPT Pro is definitely “surprising,” said Gartner analyst Arun Chandrasekaran on Friday, but at the same time it’s indicative that the company is betting that organizations will ultimately pay more for enhanced AI capabilities. In an announcement on Thursday, OpenAI said…
In the wake of the murder of its CEO this week, UnitedHealthcare has come under greater scrutiny for its use of an allegedly flawed AI algorithm that overrides doctors to deny elderly patients critical heathcare coverage. UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in a targeted attack outside a New York City hotel on Dec…
Apple shops at Amazon. In this case, it is using artificial intelligence (AI) processors from Amazon Web Services (AWS) for some of its Apple Intelligence and other services, including Maps, Apps, and search. Apple is also testing advanced AWS chips to pretrain some of its AI models as it continues its rapid pivot toward becoming the world’s most widely deployed…
Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has evolved quickly during the past two years from prompt engineering and instruction fine-tuning to the integration of external knowledge sources aimed at improving the accuracy of chatbot answers. GenAI’s latest big step forward has been the arrival of autonomous agents, or AI-enabled applications capable of perceiving their environment, making decisions,…
According to a new report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), generative AI (genAI) will soon affect work areas previously considered to have a low likelihood of automation, according to The Register. Automation in the past mainly affected industrial jobs in rural areas. GenAI, on the other hand, can be used for non-routine cognitive…