artificial intelligence (ai)

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Goodbye Google? ChatGPT Search now available to all users

    ChatGPT Search now available to all users OpenAI is rolling out a search product to all users of its chatbot ChatGPT beginning on Monday, escalating its rivalry with Alphabet Inc.’s Google. The product, called ChatGPT Search, will be available to any user who is logged in with an account for...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Understanding the AI behind ChatGPT

    Understanding the AI behind ChatGPT The arrival of AI systems called large language models (LLMs), like OpenAI’s ChatGPT chatbot, has been heralded as the start of a new technological era and they may indeed have significant impacts on how we live and work in future. But they haven’t appeared...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Using AI to detect fake news

    Using AI to detect fake news In the ambitious pursuit to tackle the harms from false content on social media and news websites, data scientists are getting creative. While still in their training wheels, the large language models (LLMs) used to create chatbots like ChatGPT are being recruited...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    How AI could revolutionise CGI

    How AI could revolutionise CGI While many people in the creative industries are worrying that AI is about to steal their jobs, Oscar-winning film director James Cameron is embracing the technology. Cameron is famous for making the Avatar and Terminator movies, as well as Titanic. Now he has...
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  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    OpenAI launches new funding round revealing R2.7-trillion valuation

    OpenAI launches new funding round revealing R2.7-trillion valuation OpenAI is in talks to raise $6.5 billion from investors at a valuation of $150 billion (R2.68 trillion), according to people familiar with the situation. The new valuation, a figure that doesn’t include the money being raised...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nvidia sheds fifth of value in two weeks

    Nvidia sheds fifth of value in two weeks Nvidia Corp. wiped out about $406 billion (R7.25 trillion) in value this week, weighing on key equity benchmarks as jitters spread over the health of the US economy and an AI trade that may have gotten ahead of itself. The world’s largest artificial...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Cost-effective AI system can help combat one of SA's biggest killers

    Cost-effective AI system can help combat one of SA's biggest killers Air quality has become one of the most important public health issues in Africa. Poor air quality kills more people globally every year than HIV, TB and malaria combined. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Air pollution...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    AI tools the new frontier of cybercrime

    AI tools the new frontier of cybercrime The Internet, a vast and indispensable resource for modern society, has a darker side where malicious activities thrive. From identity theft to sophisticated malware attacks, cyber criminals keep coming up with new scam methods.
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    X lets users prevent Grok from training on their posts

    X lets users prevent Grok from training on their posts Elon Musk’s X has given users a way to prevent their posts and interactions from helping train his artificial intelligence chatbot Grok. Settings for X users default to allow their data to be provided to the chatbot. [Bloomberg]
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Unisa hits back at AI cheating "scandal" report

    Unisa hits back at AI cheating "scandal" report The University of South Africa (Unisa) has slammed reports of an "AI scandal" surrounding its latest examinations. This came after reports that hundreds of examination papers had been marked as "disciplinary cases" after it was discovered that...
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    • ai tools artificial intelligence (ai) chatgpt large language model machine learning tersia botha university of south africa (unisa)
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  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big privacy questions over Apple's AI software

    Big questions over Apple's AI software Apple, a company known for its longstanding commitment to user privacy, has received flak since unveiling its artificial intelligence (AI) strategy at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 10. This relates to the centrepiece of Apple Intelligence...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Nvidia's run as world's most valuable company ends after 2 days

    Nvidia's run as world's most valuable company ends after 2 days Nvidia Corp.’s run as the world’s most valuable company didn’t last long. Shares of the semiconductor giant have fallen 6.7% in the last two days, erasing over $220 billion (R3.95 trillion) in market capitalisation and dragging...
  14. Vorastra

    Online Video Adding To Challenges For News Firms: Report

    https://www.barrons.com/news/online-video-adding-to-challenges-for-news-firms-report-3cd7fe4f
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    • artificial intelligence (ai) journalism news online news reuters institute social media
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  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's plan to regulate AI and misinformation

    South Africa's plan to regulate AI and misinformation In its annual performance plan for 2024/25, South Africa's Film and Publication Board (FPB) revealed that it is conducting "deep research" into generative AI to prevent the technology from spreading misinformation. Citing the World Economic...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    xAI close to $6-billion funding deal

    xAI close to $6-billion funding deal Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup X.AI Corp. is nearing a deal to raise $6 billion (R114.1 billion) in a funding round that would value the company at $18 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter. Sequoia Capital will participate in...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    UK starts drafting AI rules

    UK starts drafting AI rules The UK is starting to draft regulations to govern artificial intelligence, focusing on the most powerful language models which underpin OpenAI’s ChatGPT, people familiar with the matter said. Policy officials at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    xAI valued at R337 billion in possible investment offer

    xAI valued at R337 billion in possible investment offer Elon Musk’s fledgling AI startup X.AI Corp. is looking to raise $3 billion to $4 billion (R56.22 billion to R74.95 billion) in a deal that would value the company at $18 billion (R337.32 billion), according to materials sent to investors...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Apple launching AI-heavy M4 for new Macs

    Apple launching AI-heavy M4 for new Macs Apple Inc., aiming to boost sluggish computer sales, is preparing to overhaul its entire Mac line with a new family of in-house processors designed to highlight artificial intelligence. The company, which released its first Macs with M3 chips five...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Adobe paying for videos to train AI generator — from around $3 per minute

    Adobe paying for videos to train AI generator — from around $3 per minute Adobe Inc. has begun to procure videos to build its artificial intelligence text-to-video generator, trying to catch up to competitors after OpenAI demonstrated a similar technology. The software company is offering its...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Intel rolling out Gaudi 3 to take on Nvidia H100

    Intel rolling out Gaudi 3 to take on Nvidia H100 Intel Corp. is rolling out a new version of its artificial intelligence chip, aiming to challenge Nvidia Corp. in one of the fastest-growing parts of the semiconductor industry. The updated processor, called Gaudi 3, will be widely available in...
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    • artificial intelligence (ai) chip manufacturers chip manufacturing intel intel gaudi 3 nvidia h100 pat gelsinger
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