As you may remember, Mustafa Suleyman became the CEO of AI at Microsoft and then shortly after we heard that Mikhail Parakhin stepped down as the head of Bing Search and Microsoft Advertising. Since then, Mikhail Parakhin has been very quiet on X, but he did post one response this week on Mustafa Suleyman.Steve Jurvetson posted a summary of Mustafa Suleyman's talk at a TED event on X that is getting a lot of attention (and the image above it from him), he wrote:The new CEO of Microsoft AI,...
We have all been guilty of falling under the foundation model spell of the past year-and-a-half, initiated by OpenAI’s unveiling of ChatGPT to the public. But it is not only where large language models (LLMs) such as GPT-4 are concerned that incredible progress has been made in the field of artificial intelligence. And one company has been behind more impressive milestones than most — DeepMind, acquired by Google in 2014 for a reported £400mn to £650mn. Speaking at the TED 40th...
A new AI model by Microsoft Research Asia, VASA-1, can create incredibly realistic deepfakes based only on a single photograph and one voice sample. The model easily beats anything available today.
To boost its efforts around brand safety, IPG is adding more tools for identifying harmful content while also helping advertisers avoid appearing near it.
Alphabet and Microsoft ignited a rally in technology stocks on Friday with earnings that showed big AI investments were driving growth, allaying doubts that their costly bets would take time to pay off after a soft forecast from Meta Platforms. Alphabet rose 10%, crossing $2 trillion in market value with a gain of about $180 billion as it sweetened the pot for investors with its maiden dividend and a $70 billion stock buyback. The world's fourth most valuable firm flirted with the milestone on...
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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Microsoft continued to slim down AI language models, unveiling its third lightweight edition which it stated offers comparable performance to rival products while being suitable for use on mobile phones.
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Microsoft has launched a UK AI startup accelerator in partnership with London-based private investing platform Seedrs. The Series AI programme aims to help participating startups build and integrate AI technology. The four-week accelerator, open to startups from Seed to Series A stage, will include mentorship, resource sharing and commercialisation support. “Over the last few years, […]
In a lab in London, a new generation of avatars is learning to smile, frown and wink — not just as programmed, but in response to human emotions conveyed through text. Backed by Nvidia, Synthesia’s latest creation aims to mimic and deeply understand feelings, turning every digital interaction into a near-human experience. As these emotional avatars […]
Microsoft’s quarterly sales and profit exceeded expectations, thanks to strong demand for the company’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence products. Just this week, Microsoft announced deals with Coca-Cola and Cognizant. Revenue for the third quarter, which ended March 31, rose 17% to $61.9 billion, while profit was $2.94 per share. Analysts had expected earnings per […]