• Google is set to invest over $100 billion in AI, DeepMind founder says

    According to Demis Hassabis, the child prodigy who founded DeepMind, Google is likely to invest more than $100 billion in AI technology and applications in the near future. DeepMind is a British-American research laboratory that has been working on AI since 2010. Google acquired the company in 2014.Read Entire Article

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    Microsoft and Google announce new child safety commitments for generative AI services

    Microsoft and Google, in collaboration with Thorn and All Tech Is Human, have announced new child safety commitments for generative AI features in their various AI software products.

  • The Story Collective’s co-founders open new TV and film studio in London

    Simon Vaughan and Damian Keogh, co-founders of The Story Collective, are opening a new film and television studio complex in London. Built on the site of a 22-acre riverside brewery in Mortlake, south

  • U.S. DHS makes new advisory board on AI, consisting of Microsoft, OpenAI, Google CEOs +19

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the creation of a new advisory board on Friday, April 26th, 2024. The board will focus on the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in critical infrastructure. The 22-member board includes CEOs from major technology companies like Microsoft, Google’s parent company Alphabet, and Nvidia. It also includes representatives from critical infrastructure sectors […]

  • AI tools from Microsoft and Google are just streamlining middle management, leading AI expert says: WSJ

    Microsoft and Google rolled out their own AI-powered productivity tools last year, touting them as products that could revolutionize how people work.But one leading AI expert thinks otherwise.Ethan Mollick, a professor of management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, has been tapped by the White House, JP Morgan, Google, and many others for his insights on artificial intelligence.In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Mollick said Microsoft's Copilot and...

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    Ready to implement AI at work? Google has a new course for that

    Generative artificial intelligence (AI) can positively impact most people's workflows, regardless of their industry. However, despite many generative AI tools being readily accessible, most people don't know how to apply them to their work. That's where Google's new AI course can help. On Friday, Google launched its new AI Essentials course, which teaches working professionals how to implement generative AI in their day-to-day to boost productivity. Also: Google releases two new free resources...

  • Google Taiwan opens AI workspace in New Taipei

    TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Google Taiwan held an opening ceremony for its new

  • Samsung and Google are working together on new AI features

    Back in January, Samsung announced the Google-developed Circle to Search AI feature for its Galaxy S24 series before Google unveiled the it for its Pixels, signifying a strong partnership between the two companies in the AI space. In case you've been wondering whether there's more AI stuff to come from these two companies in the future, the answer is a resounding yes. Google and Samsung are working together on developing new AI features for their respective smartphones running Android, as can...

  • Microsoft Unveils New "Dramatically Cheaper" AI Model

    Microsoft looks to expand its AI models' accessibility with a new, cheaper model. Microsoft has unveiled a new artificial intelligence that the tech giant boasts as a "dramatically cheaper" model, dubbed Phi-3-mini.

  • Google adds 6 new AI features for Performance Max

    New PMax features include Customer Value mode, customer retention goal, detailed demographics, budget pacing insights and more.

  • Google consolidates its DeepMind and Research teams amid AI push

    Alphabet-owned Google said on Thursday it would consolidate teams that focus on building artificial intelligence models across its Research and DeepMind divisions in its latest push to develop its AI portfolio. Google will relocate its Responsible AI teams - which focuses on safe AI development - from Research to DeepMind so that they are closer to where AI models are built and scaled, the company said in a blog post. The move comes amid growing global concerns about AI safety and increasing...

  • Google Consolidates AI-Building Teams Across Research and DeepMind

    Google is consolidating the teams that focus on building artificial intelligence (AI) models across Google Research and Google DeepMind. All this work will now be done within Google DeepMind, Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, said in a note to employees posted on the company’s website Thursday (April 18). Pichai said in the note that this move will “scale our […]