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ChatGPT Brings Ethical AI Questions to the Forefront

Many companies have taken a relatively slow and methodical approach to working through AI ethics and transparency questions up to this point. Without any national regulations to adhere to, there is no hurry, after all. B Read more…

Like ChatGPT? You Haven’t Seen Anything Yet

ChatGPT is taking the world by storm, thanks to its uncanny capability to generate useful text. But as the large language models (LLMs) at the heart of services like ChatGPT get bigger, so too do the odds of seeing even Read more…

Hallucinations, Plagiarism, and ChatGPT

ChatGPT was introduced just seven weeks ago, but the AI has already garnered a lifetime’s worth of hype. It’s anybody’s guess whether this particular technology opens the AI kimono for good or is just a blip before Read more…

Academic Data Science Alliance Picks Up Steam

Universities looking for resources to build their data science curriculums and degree programs have a new resource at their disposal in the form of the Academic Data Science Alliance. Founded just prior to the pandemic, Read more…

How Data Analytics Can Combat Learning Loss Due to COVID-19

The test scores are in, and the results are not pretty: American schoolchildren suffered substantial academic setbacks as a result of the COVID-19 school lockdowns. The good news is there is a substantial amount of feder Read more…

News In Brief

Accenture Report Highlights Tech Trends Merging the Digital and Physical

Accenture’s latest Technology Vision 2023 report contains insights into how key technologies are converging to merge the digital and physical worlds. Though the digital world has grown by leaps and bounds, it has yet t Read more…

Has GPT-4 Ignited the Fuse of Artificial General Intelligence?

Following the release of GPT-4, Microsoft AI researchers have published a paper suggesting that the OpenAI language model demonstrates “sparks” of artificial general intelligence (AGI). GPT-4 is OpenAI’s latest Read more…

Open Letter Urges Pause on AI Research

The Future of Life Institute has issued an open letter calling for a six-month pause on some forms of AI research. Citing “profound risks to society and humanity,” the group is asking AI labs to pause research on AI Read more…

Bill Gates Says the Age of AI Has Begun, Bringing Opportunity and Responsibility

The latter half of March has been a whirlwind moment for artificial intelligence. OpenAI released GPT-4 last week, and this week, Nvidia announced a new cloud services platform for generative AI while Google initiated th Read more…

Media Roundup: GPT-4’s Big Debut

Just two years ago, nobody outside of a small group of AI researchers and practitioners knew what a “large language model” was. But thanks to the launch of ChatGPT in November, everybody and her cat is an LLM expert Read more…

This Just In

New Relic Launches Live Archives to Eliminate Data Rehydration Problems and Streamline Log Management

Feb 28, 2024 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 28, 2024 —New Relic has announced the general availability of New Relic live archives. By storing historical logs alongside other logs and telemetry data within the New Relic Data Platform, live archives allows instant access to historical logs and eliminates the need to rehydrate, reload, re-index, or move data to multiple locations. Read more…

Microsoft and Mistral AI Announce New Partnership to Accelerate AI Innovation and Introduce Mistral Large 1st on Azure

Feb 27, 2024 |

Feb. 27, 2024 — Microsoft has announced a multi-year partnership with Mistral AI, a recognized leader in generative artificial intelligence. The AI industry is undergoing a significant transformation with growing interest in more efficient and cost-effective models, emblematic of a broader trend in technological advancement. Read more…

Grammarly and Harris Poll Find Using GenAI for Communication Could Save Up to $1.6T Annually in US Productivity

Feb 26, 2024 |

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26, 2024 — Grammarly has announced its third annual “State of Business Communication: AI’s Potential to Turn Overload Into Impact” report, uncovering the potential of generative AI to save a staggering $1.6 trillion in U.S. Read more…

ASRock Rack Unveils MECAI-GH200 with NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchip at MWC 2024

Feb 26, 2024 |

TAIPEI, Taiwan, Feb. 26, 2024 – ASRock Rack Inc. today announced its presence at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) from February 26 to 29, 2024. The key focus is the cooperation with NVIDIA. Read more…

Hammerspace Unveils New Hyperscale NAS Architecture for Training Enterprise AI Models at Scale

Feb 22, 2024 |

SAN MATEO, Calif., Feb. 22, 2024 — Hammerspace today unveiled the high-performance NAS architecture needed to address the requirements of broad-based enterprise AI, machine learning and deep learning (AI/ML/DL) initiatives and the widespread rise of GPU computing both on-premises and in the cloud. Read more…

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