AI Index Ep 28: Super Bowl commercials highlight generative AI; Perplexity raised $73.6M; and Pecan AI develops predictive-model offerings.
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Nation-states, including China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia, are reported to be utilizing AI, particularly OpenAI’s platform, for malicious cyber activities.
AI Index Ep 26: NFL partners with AWS for advanced analytics; Kore.ai secures $150 million for product development; and OpenAI launches new subscription plan for ChatGPT.
OpenAI and Arizona State University (ASU) are collaborating to incorporate ChatGPT Enterprise into the education system. It’s a great step toward defining AI’s role in education.
AI Index Report Ep 26: ASU embraces OpenAI’s ChatGPT Enterprise; Blueshift gains $40 million in growth investment; and Vicarius builds cybersecurity copilot.
AI Index Ep 23: Amazon Updates Alexa and Echo with GenAI; Robin AI secures funds for its legal copilot; and Volkswagen embeds ChatGPT-based voice assistant.
Christopher Lochhead explores the changing dynamics of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts, addressing their implications, societal transformations, and offering stern criticism of OpenAI’s board decisions.
AI Index Report Ep 19: OpenAI advances generative AI with Q*; Pika Labs and Adobe provide generative video tools; and Lelapa AI tackles challenges with underrepresented languages for LLMs.
Capping an unprecedented series of executive and board moves, OpenAI reinstates CEO Sam Altman, secures Microsoft’s support for the moves, and plans a new nine-seat board.
AI Index Ep 17: Announcements from OpenAI’s DevDay; Lidl Invests in startup Aleph Alpha; and Carmax integrates a new AI feature.
After being fired from his position as CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman joins Microsoft to lead its new advanced AI research team.
At its DevDay developer conference, OpenAI made major announcements regarding new products and changes, particularly advancements with GPTs
Some highlights from OpenAI’s developer conference, featuring turbocharged GPT, custom GPTs, and a strategic Microsoft partnership, emphasizing rapid AI adoption for CIOs and businesses.
AI Index Report Ep 14: Mistral AI launches its first model, Mistral 7B; Amazon invests in Anthropic to compete with rivals; OpenAI releases DALL-E 3 multimodal updates.
Private generative AI tools like Moody’s Copilot give employees easy access to current, relevant data in a digital sandbox that’s protected from public AI tools.
Guest host Tony Uphoff recounts Microsoft’s embrace of OpenAI — in addition to internal tech — and calls it one of the most well-executed pivots ever.
With OpenAI’s recent release of the next generation of GPT, Toni Witt breaks down highlights including more accurate and more safe outputs.
With the advancement of natural language processing (NLP) tools, guardrails and content moderation are critical to combat bias that can creep in.
In this Road to CIO Summit moment, Christopher Lochhead looks at the “category lens” and how it applies to the technology industry today.
Kieron Allen explains how ChatGPT and OpenAI have onboarded 1,000 contractors for data labeling, which is a fast-growing role in the AI/ML space.