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Honoring Women in AI: 10 Exceptional Innovators

Honoring Women in AI: 10 Exceptional Innovators The achievements of women making significant contributions in AI often go unrecognized and uncelebrated. Below is a list of 10 remarkable female contributors who have played a key role in the AI revolution. Irene Solaiman, as the head of global policy at Hugging Face, has been instrumental in […]

The Unseen Risks of Over-Reliance on AI

The Unseen Risks of Over-Reliance on AI In a world increasingly reliant on technology to perform everyday tasks, the phenomenon known as “skill erosion” is becoming a significant concern. From a tragic Air France disaster in 2009 caused by pilots’ over-reliance on autopilot, to a bus driver’s GPS mishap leading tourists astray by 1,200 kilometers, […]

Tech Giants’ AI Boom Raises Water Consumption Concerns

Tech Giants’ AI Boom Raises Water Consumption Concerns The recent surge in artificial intelligence (AI) technology has led to increasing concerns over environmental sustainability, with major technology companies like Microsoft, Google, and Meta significantly ramping up water usage to cool down their data centers. These facilities, essential for powering popular AI products and online services, […]

Why Jensen Huang Thinks Kids Shouldn’t Learn to Code

Why Jensen Huang Thinks Kids Shouldn’t Learn to Code At the recent World Government Summit in Dubai, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang made headlines by advising youngsters not to learn how to code. Instead, he believes that with the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), programming is no longer a critical skill. In this post, we will […]

Google’s Gemini and AI: A New Android Frontier

Google’s Gemini and AI: A New Android Frontier Google has just unveiled an array of cool Android updates at this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC), spearheading a wave of innovations that promise to enhance our digital lives. Among the highlights are the integration of Gemini in Messages and the introduction of AI-powered text summaries for […]

India’s Controversy with Google’s Gemini AI Tool

India’s Controversy with Google’s Gemini AI Tool Recently, a journalist in India posed a question to Google’s generative AI platform, Gemini, about whether the country’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, could be considered fascist. The response he received was controversial and sparked a heated confrontation between the tech giant and the Indian government. This incident has […]

How AI Is Transforming Love Messages This Valentine’s Day

How AI Is Transforming Love Messages This Valentine’s Day According to the findings of McAfee’s “Modern Love” study, the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in romantic communication is on the rise this Valentine’s Day. The study reveals a significant increase in the adoption of AI-generated love messages, with 45% of men opting for AI-generated words […]

Mastercard’s New AI Model Boosts Fraud Detection by Up to 300%

Mastercard’s New AI Model Boosts Fraud Detection by Up to 300% Mastercard, one of the world’s leading payment processing companies, recently launched a new artificial intelligence model that can significantly improve fraud detection rates on its network. Mastercard’s Decision Intelligence Pro is an advanced tool that uses generative artificial intelligence to quickly identify suspicious transactions […]

Taylor Swift’s Unauthorized AI-Generated Images Sparks Debate on Digital Privacy

Taylor Swift’s Unauthorized AI-Generated Images Sparks Debate on Digital Privacy Pop icon Taylor Swift was caught in a controversy involving unauthorized and explicit AI-generated images circulating online. The rapid spread of these images highlights the accessibility of technology to virtually anyone with internet access. Swift, known for her advocacy of privacy, was deeply affected. Her […]

ElevenLabs Secures $80M Funding, Pioneering Marketplace for Cloned Voices

ElevenLabs Secures $80M Funding, Pioneering Marketplace for Cloned Voices ElevenLabs, a leading company in the field of voice synthesis, has secured $80 million in a Series C funding round. The round was led by Sapphire Ventures and saw participation from notable investors including AVC, SoftBank, GGV Capital, and Sound Ventures. With this latest investment, ElevenLabs […]