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Freelancer.com CEO Says Anthropic Aggressively Scrapes Data From Sites
July 28, 2024

Website publishers are accusing artificial intelligence (AI) startup Anthropic of “aggressively” scraping data from their sites. Such actions could violate publishers’ terms of services, the Financial Times (FT) reported Friday (July 26), citing interviews with those website owners. Data scraping is the automated process of...

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XAI Begins Training Chatbot on Content From X
July 26, 2024

Elon Musk’s xAI has reportedly begun training its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Grok, on users’ posts on X, the social media site also owned by Musk. X added a setting this week, available only to those accessing the social media site on the web, that...

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Photo App Photoroom Taps Green Energy for AI Training
July 26, 2024

Photo editing startup Photoroom plans to power its artificial intelligence (AI) training using 100% renewable energy as tech companies grapple with AI’s growing environmental impact. The Paris-based company, which claims to have amassed over 150 million downloads since its 2019 launch, is betting that eco-friendly...

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This Week in AI: AI Surge Ignites Global Tech Race and Regulatory Response
July 26, 2024

The artificial intelligence landscape is experiencing a dramatic transformation as tech giants and startups compete for dominance in AI-powered search, robotics and edge computing while regulators rush to adapt. From Microsoft and Google’s battle for search supremacy to the emergence of AI delivery bots and...

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AI-Powered Delivery Robots Aim to Slash Costs
July 26, 2024

A new contender has entered the increasingly crowded field of autonomous delivery robots, hoping to automate last-mile logistics for eCommerce. Bay Area startup Vayu Robotics unveiled its artificial intelligence (AI)-powered delivery robot, touting a novel approach that could potentially reduce costs for online retailers. The announcement comes...

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Google DeepMind: New AI Models Can Earn Silver Medal in Math Olympiad
July 25, 2024

Google DeepMind introduced two new artificial intelligence (AI) models and said they correctly answered four out of six questions in a math competition that has become a benchmark measuring the capabilities of AI systems. The new AI models are a reinforcement-learning based system for formal math...

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Microsoft Tries to One-Up OpenAI With GenAI-Powered Bing
July 25, 2024

In a move that could transform online shopping, Microsoft’s Bing fired back at Google this week with its own artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “generative search” feature. And it’s not the only one in development. Microsoft’s latest gambit involves testing a system that marries conventional search results with...

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OpenAI Goes After Search With New GPT Features
July 25, 2024

OpenAI is testing a prototype of new artificial intelligence (AI) search features that may later be integrated into its chatbot, ChatGPT. Dubbed SearchGPT, the prototype is being launched to a small group of users and publishers. After receiving their feedback, OpenAI plans to integrate the best features...

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AI Surge Reshapes Tech Landscape With Big Wins and Growing Pains
July 25, 2024

As artificial intelligence (AI) takes center stage, tech giants and startups alike are reaping rewards while grappling with new challenges. From Google’s cloud boom and ServiceNow’s leadership shakeup to Pearl’s dental AI breakthrough, the industry is witnessing unprecedented growth and transformation, but the cost of...