It’s been a busy week for AI with a summit in the UK and several companies claiming their AI model is the best.
ADVERTISEMENTArtificial Intelligence (AI) was the word of the week, with a two-day AI summit in the UK and tech companies launching AI assistants that can help you find a job or write emails.
AI has even been named the word of 2023 in Collins Dictionary.
Here’s the latest developments in artificial intelligence this week plus everything you need to know about Elon Musk’s AI model revealed this weekend.
Elon’s vision of AI
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI will demonstrate its first AI model to a select group on Saturday, the billionaire CEO said on his X platform (formerly Twitter) on Friday.
Musk started his own AI company in July, when OpenAI, which makes ChatGPT, came on the scene. Musk, who was an early investor in OpenAI, warned of the technology’s possible dangers to human civilization if it is not developed with checks and balances.
We don’t know many details about what will be released. But Musk said, “In some important ways, it’s the best that’s out there right now.”
The company’s website states that the goal of its AI is to understand the essence of the universe. After the company’s presentation, Musk said the strategy was to make AI as curious as possible instead of programming morality into AI.
Microsoft Office Assistant
Microsoft on Wednesday made its new AI-powered Office assistant available at a price, potentially changing the working lives of its millions of users.
It’s the first company to make the technology behind the ChatGPT chatbot available as a standard feature in its software and it will be a test to see if businesses will pay the AI price.
Its generative AI assistant called Copilot is available for $30 (€28) per month per user, but large companies will need 300 users for $9,000 (€8,400) per month if they want this technology.
The technology could be used to generate emails or summarize documents, but whether workers will trust AI to send them emails is another matter.
LinkedIn Job Search Coach
LinkedIn on Wednesday rolled out its AI-powered chatbot that helps users determine whether a job application is worthwhile and can point out where a candidate lacks experience.
It works when the user asks questions like “Am I a good candidate for the job?” » and the tool will analyze the user’s LinkedIn profile based on the application.
The technology is powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 and is available to select Premium users as of Wednesday.
Brave’s Privacy AI
Web browser Brave, which automatically blocks unwanted ads, launched its AI assistant on Friday that the company says offers “unprecedented privacy” compared to its competitor.
Called Leo, it’s available for free to all Brave desktop users who are using version 1.60 of the web browser. The company says it will be rolled out in stages over the coming days and will be available on iOS and Android in the coming months.
While Leo, like other AI chatbots, translates, summarizes web pages, generates content and answers questions, it claims to offer more privacy as it does not record conversations with the chatbot and no login information of the chatbot. user is not required.
“AI can be a powerful tool, but it can also lead to growing data privacy concerns and there is a need for a privacy-focused solution,” said Brian Bondy, CTO and co-founder of Brave , in a press release.
ADVERTISEMENTAlibaba’s Chinese competitor
Chinese tech giant Alibaba’s cloud computing The unit released the latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model on Tuesday as it carves out a niche in China to compete with US giants such as Amazon and Microsoft.
The company’s co-founder Joe Tsai revealed the Tongyi Qianwen 2.0 AI model, its latest major language model for training chatbots, which works in both English and Chinese.
The company announced its GenAI Services Platform, which allows companies to build their own generative AI applications using their own data. This would prevent third parties from accessing the data.
