Tech News from Simmons Systems (Page 774)

Tech News from Simmons Systems

Dozen Google Employees Resign Over Pentagon Drone AI Project

Nearly a dozen Google employees resign and thousands sign a petition demanding the company end its involvement in the Pentagon's Project Maven drone AI program. Workers cite ethical concerns and a departure from the company's foundational principles.

Google Employees Resign Over Pentagon Artificial Intelligence Contract

Roughly a dozen Google employees resign in protest of the company's Pentagon contract for drone footage analysis, citing ethical concerns and a lack of transparency.

Google Faces Backlash Over Deceptive Duplex AI Demo

Google's new Duplex assistant wows crowds with human-like phone calls but sparks outrage over deceptive ethics. The company now promises to add disclosure to the AI system.

Google Faces Backlash Over Deceptive AI Voice Assistant Duplex

Google demos a highly realistic AI called Duplex that books appointments via phone, sparking serious ethical concerns about the tech giant's approach to artificial intelligence design and deception.

Google Unveils Liquid-Cooled TPU 3.0 to Accelerate AI Training

Google reveals its third-generation Tensor Processing Unit, which delivers eight times the performance of its predecessor and requires liquid cooling to handle the heat. The new chip aims to meet the growing computational demands of modern, unified neural networks.

Google Unveils 100-Petaflop TPU 3.0 AI Chip Requiring Liquid Cooling

Google announces its third-generation Tensor Processing Unit at the 2018 I/O conference, delivering a massive 100 petaflops of performance. The new chip represents a major leap in artificial intelligence processing power and introduces liquid cooling to Google's hardware stack.

Google I/O 2018 Unveils Android P Beta and AI-Powered News

Google reveals the Android P beta with smart battery and wellbeing tools at its annual developer conference. The tech giant also introduces a revamped Google News app driven by artificial intelligence.

Microsoft Build 2018 Unveils Alexa Partnership and Azure Upgrades

Microsoft showcases a major collaboration between Cortana and Amazon's Alexa alongside significant Azure and AI developer tools at its Build 2018 conference. The company focuses heavily on cloud capabilities, open-source edge computing, and smart coding assistants.

Google Unveils Smart Compose to Draft Emails Using AI

Google introduces Smart Compose, a new AI-powered Gmail feature that predicts and suggests entire sentences to speed up email writing. The tool rolls out soon to highlight the company's broader push into consumer artificial intelligence.

Google Assistant Expands Voice Options Using DeepMind AI Technology

Google CEO Sundar Pichai unveils six new AI-generated voices for the Google Assistant, including a celebrity option from musician John Legend.

Google Unifies Research Division Under New Google AI Brand

Google rebrands its entire research division as Google AI ahead of the I/O developer conference, highlighting a major shift toward machine learning and neural networks across all of its products.

Google I/O 2018 Highlights AI Push and Smarter Assistant

Google rebrands its research division to Google AI and introduces a more natural "continued conversation" feature for Google Assistant. Google Photos also receives new AI-powered editing tools.