Oracle Corporation, a software giant famous for its database technology, has announced its partnership with Cohere, a Toronto-based start-up that specializes in building and training large language models (LLMs). The two companies are developing a cloud service that would enable enterprises to train their custom LLMs using their private data while protecting their privacy and
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Microsoft has recently launched Azure OpenAI Service for government and announced new commitments to customers looking to integrate generative AI into their organizations in a safe, responsible, and secure manner. The new service represents Microsoft’s continued move towards mainstreaming AI and ensuring that its AI solutions and approaches are trustworthy. Government agencies and civil services
WordPress has recently launched Jetpack AI Assistant, a new tool that uses generative AI technology to help users create and edit blog posts. The tool is now readily available on WordPress.com and can be accessed by users with WordPress blogs hosted on other platforms by utilizing a Jetpack plugin. The AI assistant can tailor and
Contextual AI, a new AI startup founded by veterans of Facebook AI Research (FAIR) and Hugging Face, has raised $20 million in a seed round. The company will focus on developing specialized artificial intelligence (ASI) that can solve problems faced by businesses. The funding was led by Bain Capital Ventures (BCV), with participation from Lightspeed,
San Francisco-based startup Weights & Biases is launching two new capabilities aimed at helping organizations build and monitor machine learning (ML) models. These new features are designed to make it easier for enterprises to get AI models running effectively for production workloads. Weights & Biases is a platform that provides tools for AI/ML development visualization
A new survey conducted by GE Healthcare has revealed that there is a significant level of distrust and skepticism surrounding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medical settings. The Reimagining Better Health poll surveyed 5,500 patients and patient advocates and 2,000 clinicians, and found that while the majority of doctors believe that AI has
McKinsey and Company, a global consulting firm with more than 30,000 employees across 67 countries, has embraced new generative AI tools in a major way. Almost 50% of the firm’s workforce is using ChatGPT and similar technology. AI Guidelines During a media event at McKinsey’s New York Experience Studio, Ben Ellencweig, senior partner, and global
Cloudera, a company that started in the Big Data era, is now making its way into the era of Big AI with Large Language Models (LLMs). Cloudera has launched its strategy and tools to help businesses integrate LLMs and generative AI into the company’s Cloudera Data Platform (CDP). The platform provides an open data lakehouse
At the Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) 2023 on Monday, Apple announced various new software features for its devices such as Apple Watch, Apple TV, AirPods, iPad, iPhone, computers, and the new Apple Vision Pro headset. These new features were mostly powered by artificial intelligence (AI) or “machine learning” (ML). Apple is committed to user privacy
In her 2023 TED Talk, computer scientist Yejin Choi stated that AI is both unbelievably intelligent and shockingly stupid. This apparent paradox arises because AI, including generative AI, is not designed to provide accurate, context-specific information for a specific task. Instead, generative AI models generate responses based on probable theories derived from their past experiences.