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OpenAI's Sam Altman calls AI systems like GPT-4 'safe enough for use'
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 22:55
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman spoke at Microsoft Build to talk AI, telling Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott that GPT-4 and models like it are safe to use.
Mojo Rising: The resurgence of AI-first programming languages
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 22:29
Unlike languages like Rust, Zig or Nim, which can have steep learning curves, Mojo allows developers to write code that seamlessly integrates with Python libraries and frameworks.
Suno raises $125M to become the 'ChatGPT' of music creation
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 22:05
Suno, a music AI startup, raises $125M to revolutionize the music industry with its generative AI platform that democratizes music creation, sparking both excitement and copyright concerns.
Microsoft adds Iceberg support to Fabric, partners with Snowflake for bi-directional data access
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 20:22
While the news is out, the interoperability experience between Snowflake and Microsoft Fabric is yet to go live. The companies plan to launch it in preview later this year.
Microsoft's new Recall feature for Copilot+PCs criticized as 'spyware'
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 19:18
A number of users on X immediately greeted the feature and demos of it with alarm. Some even equated it to spyware or keyloggers.
Microsoft introduces Phi-Silica, a 3.3B parameter model made for Copilot+ PC NPUs
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 19:14
Microsoft has introduced Phi-Silica, a small language model with 3.3 billion parameters built specifically for its Copilot+ PCs.
Gen AI safety problems force enterprises to upgrade AI audit measures
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 19:00
VB EVENT: The steady drumbeat of big mistakes by customer support AI agents, for example from big names like Chevy, Air Canada, and even New York City, has brought a renewed focus on the need for more reliability. If you...
Microsoft teams with Khan Academy to make its AI tutor free for K-12 educators and will develop a Phi-3 math model
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 17:30
Microsoft partners with Khan Academy to show AI's impact on education, using Azure OpenAI for Khanmigo, building Phi-3 math models, and more.
GitHub debuts Copilot Extensions, plugin support connecting third-party apps with Copilot Chat
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 17:30
GitHub unveils Copilot Extensions, a way to connect third-party apps like Docker and Sentry to streamline dev workflows through Copilot Chat.
Microsoft makes Phi-3 generally available, previews its Phi-3-vision multimodal small language model
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 17:30
Microsoft's Phi-3 models are now generally available ahead of the AI PC era. The company also revealed its Phi-3-vision multimodal variant.
Microsoft's AI Azure Studio is now generally available and supports OpenAI's GPT-4o
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 17:30
Microsoft has unveiled new tools to help developers build AI apps on Azure. It also made its gen AI dev platform generally available.
Microsoft's AI chief: Why AI should be emotionally intelligent and how it'll create the next 1,000 Einsteins
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 17:30
Microsoft's AI boss Mustafa Suleyman speaks ahead of the company's Build conference about his AI vision, the impact of Copilot and more.
Microsoft's Team Copilot is a virtual team member that can run meetings and projects
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 17:30
Microsoft introduces Team Copilot, a virtual team member to run meetings, take notes, and handle project management, coming later in 2024.
Qualcomm's Snapdragon Dev Kit is a compact PC designed to help build Copilot+ PC apps
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 17:30
Qualcomm's Snapdragon Dev Kit is a compact PC that gives developers an environment to build Windows-based AI apps, priced at $900.
Archetype Entertainment unveils concept art and story of Exodus game
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 17:00
Archetype is sharing a new in-universe story and concept art for its science fiction game Exodus.
Do developers still need to learn programming languages in the age of AI?
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 15:41
While AI tools are nice to have, they are not a sum total solution, or replacement in the case of developers.
Jadu AR launches Season 1 for its multiplayer mobile AR game
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 15:30
Jadu AR has launched Season 1 for its multiplayer mobile fighting game that uses augmented reality (AR) to blend the virtual and physical worlds. Dubbed Jadu, the game is available now for free download on the App Stor...
Amazon Games expands European presence with new game studio in Bucharest
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 15:00
Amazon Games today announced it has opened a new game development studio in Europe, based inBucharest, Romania.
AMD launches Epyc 4004 Series processors for enterprises
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 15:00
Advanced Micro Devices announced the availability of the AMD EPYC 4004 Series processors for the enterprise.
Transformative tech development and tech companies in 2024
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 14:53
CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: Since the start of 2024, the technology sector has undergone significant transformative innovations. Notably, the diversification offered by the industry, including Telecommunication, Cloud Enginee...
Unistellar launches Kickstarter for smart binoculars to view the night sky
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 13:00
Unistellar, the maker of user-friendly smart telescopes, is launching a Kickstarter campaign to launch its Envision smart binoculars.
IBM CEO praises real open source for enterprise gen AI, new efforts emerge at Think 2024
Venture Beat - 21 May 2024 06:00
IBM CEO explains why open source gen AI matters as Granite models get an Apache license and new AI assistants are announced at Think 2024.