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Google will shield AI users from copyright challenges, within limits

reader comments 19 with On Thursday, Google announced that it plans to defend users of its generative AI systems on Google Cloud and Workspace platforms against intellectual property violation claims, reports Reuters. The move follows similar commitments by Microsoft and Adobe, but Google claims its approach is more comprehensive, covering both the use of copyrighted… Read More »

So far, AI hasn’t been profitable for Big Tech

reader comments 63 with Big Tech companies like Microsoft and Google are grappling with the challenge of turning AI products like ChatGPT into a profitable enterprise, reports The Wall Street Journal. While companies are heavily investing in AI tech that can generate business memos or code, the cost of running advanced AI models is proving… Read More »

Tired of shortages, OpenAI considers making its own AI chips

OpenAI / Benj Edwards reader comments 44 with OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and DALL-E 3 generative AI products, is exploring the possibility of manufacturing its own AI accelerator chips, according to Reuters. Citing anonymous sources, the Reuters report indicates that OpenAI is considering the option due to a shortage of specialized AI GPU chips… Read More »

ChatGPT update enables its AI to “see, hear, and speak,“ according to OpenAI

reader comments 42 with On Monday, OpenAI announced a significant update to ChatGPT that enables its GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 AI models to analyze images and react to them as part of a text conversation. Also, the ChatGPT mobile app will add speech synthesis options that, when paired with its existing speech recognition features, will enable… Read More »

Microsoft offers legal protection for AI copyright infringement challenges

reader comments 35 with On Thursday, Microsoft announced that it will provide legal protection for customers who are sued for copyright infringement over content generated by the company’s AI systems. This new policy, called the Copilot Copyright Commitment, is an expansion of Microsoft’s existing intellectual property indemnification coverage, Reuters reports. Microsoft’s announcement comes as generative… Read More »

Microsoft finally explains cause of Azure breach: An engineer’s account was hacked

Getty Images reader comments 39 with Microsoft said the corporate account of one of its engineers was hacked by a highly skilled threat actor that acquired a signing key used to hack dozens of Azure and Exchange accounts belonging to high-profile users. The disclosure solves two mysteries at the center of a disclosure Microsoft made… Read More »

The new spreadsheet? OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Enterprise for businesses

reader comments 40 with On Monday, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Enterprise, an AI assistant aimed at businesses that offers unlimited access to GPT-4 at faster speeds. It also includes extended context windows for processing longer texts, encryption, enterprise-grade security and privacy, and group account management features. Building on the success of ChatGPT, which launched just nine… Read More »

Microsoft signing keys keep getting hijacked, to the delight of Chinese threat actors

Getty Images reader comments 52 with In July, security researchers revealed a sobering discovery: hundreds of pieces of malware used by multiple hacker groups to infect Windows devices had been digitally signed and validated as safe by Microsoft itself. On Tuesday, a different set of researchers made a similarly solemn announcement: Microsoft’s digital keys had… Read More »

Excel gets containerized, cloud-based Python analytics and visualization powers

Enlarge / If this kind of thing raises your eyebrows, there’s a whole lot more inside a ribbon bar for you. reader comments 71 with If you’re decent in Python (or aspire to be) but don’t have the chops for advanced data work in Excel, Microsoft now offers the kind of peanut butter-and-chocolate combination that… Read More »