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PricewaterhouseCoopers to Pour $1 Billion Into Generative AI
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP plans to invest $1 billion in Generative AI technology in its U.S. operations over the next three years, working with Microsoft Corp. and ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to automate aspects of its tax, audit and consulting services.
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In The News
From DrakeGPT to Infinite Grimes, AI-generated music strikes a chord
Last week, a song using AI deepfakes of Drake and the Weeknd’s voices went viral, but neither major artist was involved in its creation.
Human-Like Intelligence Could Be Physical
Multiyear investment in U.S. business includes accessing ChatGPT maker OpenAI’s language model, training staff in AI capabilities
The Environmental Pollution Behind the Boom in AI
Huge server farms that power AI have a climate impact that could increase to 14% of global carbon emissions
Applied use cases
The Rise of Artificial Intelligence in Chess
Chess has been one of the world’s most popular board games for centuries, and for centuries humans have reigned supreme as the most formidable chess players on the planet.
Tech CEOs wax poetic on AI, big adds to sales will take time
Microsoft Corp and Google-parent Alphabet Inc talked up investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the second quarter in a row but their results on Tuesday suggested that any substantial additions to sales will be slow.
Here Is How AI Is Being Used In Fetal Ultrasounds
According to a Research and Markets study, the global fetal monitoring market is projected to reach $5.2 billion by 2027.
Ethics
Googlers say Bard AI is “worse than useless,” ethics concerns were ignored
Internal employee messages beg Google: "Please do not launch" the Bard AI.
The Ethics of AI in Insurance: Can Efficiency and Fairness Be Achieved?
AI is becoming an essential component of the insurance sector. Algorithms driven by artificial intelligence are used to process massive amounts of data, assess risks, and make underwriting choices.
Fake Ai Interview With Schumacher Sparks Ethics Concerns In Journalism
A German magazine, Der Spiegel, has issued an apology for publishing an interview with Michael Schumacher that was entirely fabricated by an AI program.
Robotics
Robotics safety firm Veo raises $29 million, with help from Amazon
Survey a lot of industrial warehouses and you’ll see a lot of cages. It’s a safety thing — effectively a way of ensuring that robots don’t accidentally hurt people.
Robotics Business Review's RBR50 Robotics Innovation List
This week, Ottonomy was selected for the second time as a recipient of Robotics Business Review's 2023 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award Honorees, the only delivery robot selected alongside the world's most innovative companies including NASA JPL, Locus Robotics, Grey Orange, NVIDIA, and Waymo among others.
Global Industrial Robotics Market to 2030
The global industrial robotics market size is expected to reach USD 60.56 billion by 2030, expanding at a CAGR of 10.5% from 2023 to 2030.
Research
Advances in Artificial Intelligence for Infectious-Disease Surveillance
This article in the AI in Medicine series addresses the use of AI and machine-learning tools to identify and track disease outbreaks and monitor mitigation strategies.
Foundation Models for Generalist Medical AI
The exceptionally rapid development of highly flexible, reusable artificial intelligence (AI) models is likely to usher in newfound capabilities in medicine.
Human-Like Intelligence Could Be Physical
In a groundbreaking study, an international team has shown that nanowire networks can mimic the short- and long-term memory functions of the human brain.
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