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Organisations could soon be using generative AI to prevent phishing attacks
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Organisations could soon be using generative AI to prevent phishing attacks

Training an AI to learn a CEO's writing style could prevent the next big cyber attack
27 Mar 2023
Calls for AI models to be stored on Bitcoin gain traction
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Calls for AI models to be stored on Bitcoin gain traction

AI model leakers are making moves to keep Meta's powerful large language model free, forever
24 Mar 2023
Why is big tech choosing Nvidia for AI?
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Why is big tech choosing Nvidia for AI?

The firm has cemented a place for itself in the AI economy with a wide range of partner announcements including Adobe and AWS
23 Mar 2023
Baidu unveils 'Ernie' AI, but can it compete with Western AI rivals?
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Baidu unveils 'Ernie' AI, but can it compete with Western AI rivals?

Technical shortcomings failed to persuade investors, but the company's local dominance could carry it through the AI race
16 Mar 2023
OpenAI announces multimodal GPT-4 promising “human-level performance”
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artificial intelligence (AI)

OpenAI announces multimodal GPT-4 promising “human-level performance”

GPT-4 can process 24 languages better than competing LLMs can English, including GPT-3.5
15 Mar 2023
ChatGPT vs chatbots: What’s the difference?
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artificial intelligence (AI)

ChatGPT vs chatbots: What’s the difference?

With ChatGPT making waves, businesses might question whether the technology is more sophisticated than existing chatbots and what difference it'll mak…
14 Mar 2023
Bing exceeds 100m daily users in AI-driven surge
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artificial intelligence (AI)

Bing exceeds 100m daily users in AI-driven surge

A third of daily users are new to the past month, with Bing Chat interactions driving large chunks of traffic for Microsoft's long-overlooked search e…
9 Mar 2023
OpenAI launches ChatGPT API for businesses at competitive price
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Business strategy

OpenAI launches ChatGPT API for businesses at competitive price

Developers can now implement the popular AI model within their apps using a few lines of code
2 Mar 2023
OpenAI launches $20 ChatGPT Plus in search of greater revenue
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Business strategy

OpenAI launches $20 ChatGPT Plus in search of greater revenue

The new paid subscription tier will offer users improved access to the service, and a model built for businesses could be on the way
2 Feb 2023
What is ChatGPT?
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artificial intelligence (AI)

What is ChatGPT?

ChatGPT has taken the industry by storm, opening up a realm of new possibilities in fields from healthcare to publishing
2 Feb 2023
Machine learning vs deep learning vs neural networks: What’s the difference?
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Machine learning vs deep learning vs neural networks: What’s the difference?

These three subdivisions of AI pose different opportunities for businesses
10 Oct 2022
What are the pros and cons of AI?
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What are the pros and cons of AI?

We explore the pros and cons of AI and examine how the technology is changing business
17 Aug 2022
What is deep learning?
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machine learning

What is deep learning?

We look at the phenomenon behind some of today's most advanced AI
20 Jun 2022
OpenAI's new AI model promises to be “more truthful and less toxic”
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artificial intelligence (AI)

OpenAI's new AI model promises to be “more truthful and less toxic”

The organisation has started using human helpers to help teach the new model but warns this could introduce added bias
28 Jan 2022
Researchers show how hackers can easily 'clog up' neural networks
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Researchers show how hackers can easily 'clog up' neural networks

The Maryland Cybersecurity Center warns deep neural networks can be tricked by adding more 'noise' to their inputs
7 May 2021
Microsoft is building a Teams tool that can tell if you're bored during a video call
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Microsoft is building a Teams tool that can tell if you're bored during a video call

The 'AffectiveSpotflight' is a form of facial recognition that aims to reduce anxiety for video conferencing hosts
12 Feb 2021
MIT researchers hail "liquid" algorithm breakthrough
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MIT researchers hail "liquid" algorithm breakthrough

A set of differential equations at the base of an algorithm could lead to a more adaptable type of machine learning
28 Jan 2021
What is an artificial neural network?
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What is an artificial neural network?

A look at the role of neural nodes and how deep learning is used to create algorithms
4 Dec 2020
Police Scotland deploys drone fleet to find missing people
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Technology

Police Scotland deploys drone fleet to find missing people

The emergency services outfit is the latest to adopt the unmanned aerial technology to help with rescue missions
4 Nov 2019
AI is coming for your CVs, news and cat pictures
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AI is coming for your CVs, news and cat pictures

Deep learning, machine learning and related technologies are creating a new level of weird (and sometimes useful) tools
29 Jun 2019
What can you do with deep learning?
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What can you do with deep learning?

Deep learning technology is helping trains run on time, but what does that phrase actually mean?
29 Apr 2019
Trio of AI pioneers named winners of the Turing Award
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Trio of AI pioneers named winners of the Turing Award

The three unsung heroes helped define modern day computer science
28 Mar 2019
Nvidia and SAS join forces on AI
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Nvidia and SAS join forces on AI

The companies will also develop new projects to combine hardware and analytics software
21 Mar 2019