inflection ai Inflection AI Upgrades Pi Chatbot With Model That Rivals GPT-4 Inflection AI launches Inflection-2.5, a new foundation model that nearly matches GPT-4 in STEM benchmarks while maintaining its signature empathetic personality. The upgrade powers the Pi assistant and represents the latest challenge to OpenAI's market dominance.
google Google Gemini 1.5 Pro Sets New Record With One Million Token Context Window Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro overtakes Anthropic's Claude by offering a massive one million token context window. This breakthrough allows the AI to process entire books, massive codebases, and lengthy videos with near-perfect accuracy.
apple Apple Vision Pro Return Rate Matches iPhone 15 Pro, Analyst Says New data from analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reveals the Apple Vision Pro has a return rate of less than 1%. This figure aligns closely with Apple's premium iPhone models and debunks rumors of unusually high return rates.
nvidia NVIDIA Reports Record-Breaking Revenue and Profit Driven by AI Demand NVIDIA achieves unprecedented financial growth in Q4 and fiscal 2024, with annual revenue surpassing $60 billion. The chipmaker's data center segment leads the massive surge in earnings and profit margins.
google Google Pauses Gemini People Image Generation Over Historical Inaccuracy Backlash Google temporarily suspends the ability of its Gemini AI to generate images of people following widespread criticism over racially inaccurate historical depictions. The tech giant promises an improved version soon as it races to keep pace with rivals.
mistral Mistral Large Launches as AI Startup Secures Major Microsoft Partnership French AI startup Mistral unveils Mistral Large, a powerful multilingual model that ranks just behind GPT-4 on key benchmarks, alongside a new strategic partnership with Microsoft.
google Google Rebrands Bard to Gemini, Launches Advanced AI Subscription Google drops the Bard name and rebrands its AI chatbot as Gemini while introducing a new Advanced tier and a dedicated Android app. The move directly challenges OpenAI's dominance with deeper integration into Google Workspace.
ai Bipartisan DEFIANCE Act Targets AI Deepfake Pornography After Taylor Swift Controversy US lawmakers introduce the DEFIANCE Act to combat non-consensual deepfake pornography following the viral spread of explicit AI-generated images of Taylor Swift. The bipartisan bill provides legal recourse for victims to hold creators of digital forgeries accountable.
sam altman Sam Altman and will.i.am Discuss AI's Future at Davos OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and musician will.i.am explore the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence during a panel at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
samsung Samsung Partners With Google Cloud to Integrate Gemini AI Into Galaxy S24 Samsung and Google Cloud announce a multi-year partnership to bring generative AI features to the new Galaxy S24 series. The collaboration utilizes Gemini Pro and Imagen 2 to power advanced text, voice, and image editing capabilities directly on the smartphones.
openai OpenAI Chief Altman Says AI Growth Relies on Energy Breakthroughs OpenAI CEO Sam Altman tells the World Economic Forum that future artificial intelligence requires a major energy breakthrough to meet its massive power demands. He points to nuclear fusion and cheaper solar as the ideal climate-friendly solutions.
meta Meta Commits to Building Open Source Artificial General Intelligence Mark Zuckerberg announces Meta is developing open source AGI by merging its FAIR and GenAI research teams. The company also reveals massive compute infrastructure upgrades and highlights smart glasses as the ideal AI device.
sam altman Altman Downplays AGI Impact in Measured Davos Appearance Sam Altman takes a surprisingly subdued approach to artificial general intelligence at the World Economic Forum, arguing it will change jobs and the world much less than people expect.
openai OpenAI Launches GPT Store for Custom AI Applications OpenAI introduces the GPT Store, a new platform where users can discover, create, and share custom versions of ChatGPT. The store aims to democratize AI by providing categorized models for productivity, education, and lifestyle.
samsung Samsung Unveils 'AI for All' Strategy to Enhance Connected Home Devices Samsung introduces its "AI for All" vision at CES 2024, focusing on making connected devices safer and more intuitive. The initiative highlights new AI-powered processors in home appliances and televisions that automatically upgrade content and optimize audio.