Day: November 17, 2023

By Patricia Battle Amazon is switching gears on its Alexa product, and it’s doing so by cutting “several hundred” roles within its Alexa division to focus more on investing in generative artificial intelligence, according to an internal memo. “Our investments in generative AI are also bringing our vision for an even more intuitive, intelligent, and useful Alexa closer than ever before,” said Daniel Rausch, vice president of Alexa and Fire TV, in the memo. Related: Read the leaked email that Amazon sent to the employees it just fired In a September announcement, Amazon unveiled its plans to mak… Read More “Amazon cuts hundreds of jobs from Alexa team”

By Jeff Mason and David Brunnstrom SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday urged Asia-Pacific economies to work together to ensure that artificial intelligence (AI) brings change for the better, not to abuse workers or limit potential. Addressing the final session of a two-day summit of the 21-member Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in San Francisco, Biden said he had briefly discussed AI with Chinese President Xi Jinping in talks on the sidelines of APEC on Wednesday. Biden has used the two-day APEC summit to highlight the strong U.S. economy and its ties to… Read More “Biden urges APEC members to ensure AI brings change for better”

Last month, Toyota Research Institute (TRI) invited reporters for a deep dive into its new Accelerated Concepts program in active safety. The international media event at Thunderhill Raceway, Willows, CA, marked a first for TRI, offering journalists from the US and Europe an opportunity to ride inside its research vehicles and simulators and experience firsthand how TRI is approaching autonomy. TRI’s Human Interactive Driving (HID) team aims their research not at self-driving robotaxis but rather at active safety, incorporating both high autonomy AND high driver engagement. This approach makes… Read More “Toyota Research Institute Showcases Latest AI-Assisted Driving Technology”

San Francisco (California) [US], November 18 (ANI): In a surprising move, Sam Altman, CEO and co-founder of OpenAI, the organisation behind ChatGPT, has left the artificial intelligence company and resigned from its board with immediate effect. This unexpected departure has sent shock waves through the technology industry, The Washington Post reported on Friday (local time). The company revealed in a blog post on Friday that OpenAI’s board no longer has confidence in Altman’s ability to lead the organisation. The post said that Altman’s departure came after “a deliberative review process by th… Read More “Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT-maker OpenAI ousted by company board”

Washington (AFP) – OpenAI, the company that launched ChatGPT a year ago, said Friday it had dismissed CEO Sam Altman in a shock firing of a central figure in the AI revolution. Altman, 38, became a tech World sensation with the release of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot with unprecedented capabilities, churning out human-level content like poems or artwork in just seconds. He quickly rose to become Silicon Valley’s newest star, traveling the World to meet with political leaders and huge audiences fascinated by the promise and threats of AI. His dismissal caught the tech World compl… Read More “In shock move, OpenAI sacks ChatGPT star CEO Sam Altman”

The U.S. commitment to the Asia-Pacific is “unwavering,” President Joe Biden said Friday while concluding an annual economic conference that brings together the leaders of the region collectively accounting for more than half of global trade. In closing remarks before passing the torch to Peru, next year’s chair of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, Biden said the summit in San Francisco that began Wednesday night had been productive and joked it could be extended for another five days. “America’s commitment to the Asia Pacific is unwavering, and in our view, from America’s perspecti… Read More “Biden reaffirms “unwavering” U.S. commitment to Asia-Pacific”

New York (AFP) – European and US stocks ended an upbeat week on a benign note Friday, pushing higher after cooling inflation reports raised hopes of an end to interest rate hikes.  Major US indices shook off early losses, finishing higher on the session and with weekly gains for the third straight week. “Every time the market tries to sell off a little bit, more buyers show up,” said Adam Sarhan of 50 Park Investments. “We are setting the stage for a strong end to the month and a strong end to the year.” The broad-based S&P 500 ended at 4,514.02, up 0.1 percent for the day and 2.2 percent for … Read More “US, European stocks end winning week on benign note”

Reddit users are shocked to hear the story about a couple whose wedding was called off after the man found out that his fiancé ‘talks dirty’ to an AI chatbot. Artificial intelligence has taken over the World and ChatGPT is the biggest example of that. People on social media had been warning others of how life could change if AI took over and now, a Reddit story is giving people just that as it allows us to imagine how AI can also take over our emotions. Woman ‘talks dirty’ to AI chatbot The Reddit story is written by a 26-year-old female who was in a relationship with a 28-year-old male for fi… Read More “Man calls off wedding after finding out his fiancé ‘talks dirty’ to an AI chatbot”

Reddit users are shocked to hear the story about a couple whose wedding was called off after the man found out that his fiancé ‘talks dirty’ to an AI chatbot. Artificial intelligence has taken over the World and ChatGPT is the biggest example of that. People on social media had been warning others of how life could change if AI took over and now, a Reddit story is giving people just that as it allows us to imagine how AI can also take over our emotions. Woman ‘talks dirty’ to AI chatbot The Reddit story is written by a 26-year-old female who was in a relationship with a 28-year-old male for fi… Read More “Man calls off wedding after finding out his fiancé ‘talks dirty’ to an AI chatbot”

By Jarrod Castillo The “Welcome to Wrexham” crew has filmed many behind-the-scenes moments in the first two seasons of the documentary. However, there is one moment that Wrexham co-owner Ryan Reynolds refused to have filmed for season three of the hit show. On Wednesday, Reynolds was awarded the Order of British Columbia by Lt. Gov. Janet Austin in a private ceremony. The award is the highest form of recognition the Canadian province of British Columbia can bestow on its citizens and recognises those who have gone above and beyond. Reynolds was also presented with the Certificate of Appointmen… Read More “Ryan Reynolds rejected Welcome to Wrexham request for season 3”