argo ai Ford and Volkswagen Abandon Billion-Dollar Self-Driving Venture Argo AI Ford and Volkswagen's massive joint investment in autonomous vehicle startup Argo AI collapses as the industry faces technological hurdles and unsustainable costs. Automakers now shift their focus toward near-term profitable technologies instead of robotaxi dreams.
github GitHub Expands Copilot Into Conversational AI With New X Initiative GitHub introduces Copilot X, a major upgrade that adds a GPT-4 powered chat mode directly into developer environments. The new features help programmers write, debug, and understand code without leaving their IDEs.
google Google Launches Limited Waitlist for Bard AI Chatbot Google opens early access to Bard, its new AI chatbot designed to boost productivity and answer complex questions. Users in the U.S. and U.K. can now join a waitlist to test the experimental generative AI tool.
google Google Opens Bard AI Chatbot to US and UK Users in Bid to Rival Bing Google launches a limited rollout of its conversational AI, Bard, allowing US and UK users to test the chatbot as it races to catch up with Microsoft's AI-enhanced Bing.
adobe Adobe Unveils Firefly AI Models to Transform Creative Workflows Adobe launches Firefly, a new family of generative AI models designed to create images and text effects directly within its popular creative applications.
adobe Adobe Unveils Firefly AI Models to Transform Creative Workflows Adobe introduces Firefly, a new family of generative AI models designed to create images and text effects directly within its popular creative applications.
google Google Launches Limited Waitlist for Bard AI Chatbot Google opens early access to Bard, its new AI chatbot designed to compete with ChatGPT, launching a waitlist for users in the U.S. and U.K. The experimental tool runs on a lightweight version of LaMDA and focuses on open-ended queries without providing source footnotes.
stanford Stanford Removes Low-Cost Alpaca AI Model Over Safety and Hosting Costs Stanford University takes its Alpaca AI web demo offline due to concerns about the model generating toxic content and the rising expenses of hosting it. The low-cost language model was built by fine-tuning Meta's LLaMA system.
google Google Launches Limited Waitlist for Bard AI Chatbot Google opens an early access waitlist for Bard, its new AI chatbot powered by a lightweight version of LaMDA. The experimental tool currently lacks source footnotes but offers standard generative AI capabilities for U.S. and U.K. users.
adobe Adobe Unveils Firefly to Integrate Generative AI Across Creative Cloud Adobe introduces Firefly, a new family of generative AI models designed to act as a creative co-pilot within its applications. The initial model focuses on image and text effect generation, trained specifically on licensed and public domain content for safe commercial use.
google Google Opens Bard AI Chatbot to US and UK Users Via Waitlist Google begins rolling out its Bard AI chatbot to users in the US and UK through a waitlist system, though the company warns the expansion will be slow. The new tool provides multiple draft responses and currently offers faster performance than Microsoft's Bing chatbot.
duolingo Duolingo and Khan Academy Integrate GPT-4 for Personalized Tutoring Duolingo and Khan Academy are leveraging OpenAI's GPT-4 to create advanced AI tutoring features. These new tools provide personalized, conversational learning experiences for students and language learners.
artificial intelligence Corporate AI Investment Surges as Enterprises Prioritize Generative Tech Over half of enterprises now prioritize artificial intelligence above all other digital technologies, leading to billions in new funding. The pandemic and the rise of generative AI tools heavily accelerate this ongoing financial boom.
banking crisis Global Banking Crisis Spreads Amid Fears of Financial Contagion A sudden series of bank collapses triggers worldwide anxiety as regulators scramble to prevent broader financial contagion. Major financial institutions face intense scrutiny over their exposure to failing regional banks.
microsoft Microsoft Drops Bing Chat Waitlist, Opens GPT-4 Access to All Microsoft is removing the waitlist for its GPT-4-powered Bing chat, giving users instant access to the AI tool. The company confirms it is running tests to accelerate onboarding as it prepares for a major AI productivity event.