duolingo Duolingo Cuts Contract Workforce as It Shifts Toward AI Duolingo lays off about 10% of its contract workers as the language learning app increasingly relies on artificial intelligence for content creation. The company states that no full-time employees are affected by the reduction.
samsung Samsung Revamps Ballie Home Robot With AI Projector and Chatbot Features Samsung brings back its spherical Ballie robot at CES 2024 with new AI features, a built-in projector, and smart home control capabilities.
ai Investors Predict Shift Toward Vertical AI Startups in 2024 Venture capitalists expect AI funding to remain strong in 2024 as the industry moves past its initial hype cycle. Investors are particularly eager to back specialized, sector-specific AI applications rather than broad tools built on top of large tech models.
openai ChatGPT Reaches 100 Million Users Amidst Leadership Chaos and Lawsuits OpenAI's ChatGPT experiences explosive growth to 100 million weekly users while navigating a dramatic CEO firing and a major copyright lawsuit from The New York Times.
openai ChatGPT Reaches 100 Million Users Amidst Leadership Chaos and Lawsuits OpenAI's ChatGPT experiences massive growth and major product updates in 2023, while simultaneously facing executive turmoil and legal challenges.
ai AI Predictions for 2024: Hype Meets Reality as Tech Shifts Artificial intelligence transitions from mainstream hype to practical reality in 2024 as companies focus on shipping products and refining niche applications like AI agents.
google Google Unveils Gemini, a Multi-Modal AI Model Surpassing Human Experts Alphabet releases Gemini, a new multi-modal AI model developed by Google DeepMind that outperforms human experts on key language understanding benchmarks. The model launches in three distinct sizes to power various Google products and developer tools.
google Google Releases Gemini Pro Model for Enterprise and Developer Integration Google launches Gemini Pro, giving developers and enterprises access to its advanced multimodal AI model through Google AI Studio and Vertex AI. The release includes a text-only version and a vision model capable of processing images and video.
ftc FTC Launches Preliminary Antitrust Probe Into Microsoft and OpenAI Federal regulators initiate early antitrust inquiries into the dominant partnership between Microsoft and OpenAI. The investigation examines whether the massive tech deal stifles competition in the rapidly growing artificial intelligence sector.
google Google Admits Its Most Impressive Gemini AI Demo Was Staged Google faces backlash after confirming that its viral Gemini AI video uses still images and text prompts rather than live interactions.
google Google Upgrades Bard Chatbot With New Gemini AI Model Google integrates its new Gemini AI model into Bard, promising major improvements in reasoning and planning. The update initially brings a tailored Gemini Pro version to the chatbot, with a more powerful Ultra model planned for next year.
google Google Unveils Multimodal Gemini AI to Rival OpenAI Google introduces Gemini, a new family of AI models that processes text, images, audio, and video to compete with OpenAI. The technology currently powers an updated Bard chatbot and runs directly on the latest Pixel smartphones.
google Google Unveils Gemini AI Family, But Delays Most Powerful Model Google introduces Gemini as a tiered family of AI models, offering lightweight Pro and Nano versions now while delaying the flagship Ultra model until next year. The initial rollout brings Gemini Pro to Bard and enterprise tools, with a mobile-focused Nano version arriving on the Pixel 8 Pro.
google Google Launches Gemini 1.0 to Rival GPT-4 Across Text, Image, and Video Google unveils Gemini 1.0, a natively multimodal AI model that outperforms human experts on key benchmarks and powers the updated Bard. The system comes in three sizes to run on everything from smartphones to massive data centers.
microsoft Microsoft Copilot Marks First Year with GPT-4 Turbo and DALL-E 3 Upgrades Microsoft celebrates the first anniversary of its AI assistant by rolling out powerful new features like GPT-4 Turbo and an improved DALL-E 3 image generator. These updates promise to make the newly unified Copilot experience even more productive for users across all devices.