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Taco Bell Goes All-in on AI Drive-Thrus as McDonald’s Steps Back
Taco Bell Goes All-in on AI Drive-Thrus as McDonald’s Steps Back
August 07, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

By year’s end, hundreds of Taco Bell drive-thrus could be taking orders without a human on the other end of the speaker. Yum Brands’ ambitious...

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ThredUp Adds AI Tools to Fashion Resale Platform
ThredUp Adds AI Tools to Fashion Resale Platform
August 05, 2024  |  Retail

Online fashion resale platform ThredUp introduced a suite of artificial intelligence-driven shopping tools. The new offerings include an improved search function, an enhanced image search,...

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Companies Assess Compliance as EU’s AI Act Takes Effect
Companies Assess Compliance as EU’s AI Act Takes Effect
August 01, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

The European Union’s AI Act came into force Thursday (Aug. 1), establishing the world’s first comprehensive regulatory framework for artificial intelligence and setting new compliance...

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OpenAI Debuts Advanced Voice AI for Subscribers
OpenAI Debuts Advanced Voice AI for Subscribers
July 30, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) company OpenAI has begun rolling out an advanced voice feature for its ChatGPT platform. The feature, which utilizes the company’s GPT-4o model,...

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AI Regulations: EU Probes, Unilever Prepares, Utah Innovates
AI Regulations: EU Probes, Unilever Prepares, Utah Innovates
July 30, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) regulation takes center stage as the EU investigates X’s (formerly Twitter) data practices, Unilever adopts a proactive stance and Utah targets mental...

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

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...

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EU, UK and US Unite in GenAI Concerns
EU, UK and US Unite in GenAI Concerns
July 24, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Competition authorities from the United States, European Union and United Kingdom have joined forces to address potential antitrust issues in artificial intelligence (AI), while tech...

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OpenAI Debuts Cheaper AI Model GPT-4o Mini
OpenAI Debuts Cheaper AI Model GPT-4o Mini
July 18, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

OpenAI has introduced a smaller, more affordable iteration of its artificial intelligence (AI) model ChatGPT. GPT-4o mini, announced Thursday (July 18), is available now for...

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Salesforce Debuts Autonomous AI Service Agent Einstein
Salesforce Debuts Autonomous AI Service Agent Einstein
July 17, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Customer relationship management company Salesforce has debuted its first fully autonomous artificial intelligence (AI) agent. Einstein Service Agent, announced Wednesday (July 17), is designed to...

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