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The Crazy World of AI: From Scams to Market Dips, and AI's Impact on Europe

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Delve into the intriguing world of AI trends with stories on scams, market fluctuations, and EU's AI adoption. Learn about the personalities and organizations driving AI innovation.

AI is not just a sci-fi dream anymore; it's a part of our daily lives. From undergraduates using AI to teachers relying on it for lesson planning, the tech has come a long way. But beware of AI voice clone scams that could trick your grandpa! Microsoft and Google's AI plans got cloudy due to rising costs, reflecting the financial reality behind the AI hype.

In parallel, European businesses are embracing AI, with a surge in AI adoption that promises digital growth. Meanwhile, investors punish tech giants like Microsoft and Alphabet as AI returns fall short of expectations. Marketers are tapping into generative AI for engaging content, and business leaders see AI as a catalyst for reinvention.

On a lighter note, a camera-wearing baby taught an AI to learn words, showing the delightful ways in which AI can mimic human learning. China's pursuit of AI memory tech heats up, as companies like Amazon unveil AI shopping assistants. Join the AI revolution; it's a wild ride of creativity and innovation!

Now, let's peek behind the curtain. Microsoft, Alphabet, and AMD are the giants grappling with AI challenges, while SAP teams up with FC Bayern for AI-powered sports solutions. Discover the impact of 'AI for the Rakyat' in Malaysia's digital transformation. AI isn't just a tech marvel; it's a tool shaping our future.

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More than half of UK undergraduates say they use AI to help with ... (The Guardian)

Teachers also using the generative technology to aid with lesson planning, with hopes it could ease the burden of their workload.

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Worried About AI Voice Clone Scams? Create a Family Password (EFF)

Your grandfather receives a call late at night from a person pretending to be you. The caller says that you are in jail or have been kidnapped and that they ...

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Microsoft's and Google's AI plans clouded by concerns of rising costs (Financial Times)

Investor buzz about Big Tech's financial gains from generative artificial intelligence was damped after Microsoft and Google warned of more large costs this ...

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AI-Based System Automates Textual Classification of Daily Drilling ... (Journal of Petroleum Technology)

This paper presents an approach for automatic daily-drilling-report classification that incorporates new techniques of artificial intelligence.

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AI companies lose $190 billion in market cap after Alphabet and ... (Reuters)

AI-related companies lost $190 billion in stock market value late on Tuesday after Microsoft , Alphabet and Advanced Micro Devices delivered quarterly ...

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Over a third of EU firms adopt AI, bringing digital goals in reach (The Star Online)

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - More than a third of European businesses adopted artificial intelligence in 2023 as use of generative AI surged, a report commissioned ...

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Investors punish Microsoft, Alphabet as AI returns fall short of lofty ... (The Daily Star)

Mounting costs of developing AI products irked investors hoping for a big boost to sales from the new technology.

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Microsoft, Alphabet and AMD struggle to meet AI... (The Malaysian Reserve)

Microsoft Corp., Alphabet Inc.'s Google and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. — three companies working harder than nearly anyone to weave artificial intelligence ...

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7 Ways Marketers Should Be Using Generative AI Now (Forbes)

Marketing is all about engaging customers with compelling content – delivering thoughtful, inspiring messages that help to create a deeper relationship with ...

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What The Top 9% Understand About AI And Other Transformative ... (Forbes)

A new Accenture report explores a predicted major uptick in business leaders using generative AI as the catalyst for strategic reinvention in the next 12-24 ...

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Over a third of EU firms adopt AI, bringing digital goals in reach (Reuters)

More than a third of European businesses adopted artificial intelligence in 2023 as use of generative AI surged, a report commissioned by Amazon Web ...

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Humans prefer AI-generated copy, survey finds (Search Engine Land)

The survey of 700 U.S. consumers found that AI-generated content was preferred by humans more than human-generated content.

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AI adoption forecast to unleash €600 billion growth in Europe's ... (Amazon EU)

A third of European businesses have adopted AI, a 32% growth rate since last year which, if maintained, could contribute an additional €600 billion in gross ...

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Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me. (The New York Times)

A start-up called Perplexity shows what's possible for a search engine built from scratch with artificial intelligence.

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Kicking Off AI with SAP Sports One and FC Bayern (SAP News Center)

SAP is expanding the SAP Sports One solution with artificial intelligence (AI). In collaboration with German professional soccer clubs FC Bayern and Hertha ...

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Kicking Off AI with SAP Sports One and FC Bayern (SAP News Center)

SAP is expanding the SAP Sports One solution with with AI-powered scouting reporting. Learn more about the new features.

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Why AI hallucinations can be a good thing (Financial Times)

Generative artificial intelligence should be welcomed as a giant mash-up machine to enhance creativity.

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China chases AI memory and cooling tech heats up (Nikkei Asia)

Hi everyone! This is Cheng Ting-Fang sending greetings from Europe, where I am basking in the unexpected glow of winter sunshine.I recently embarked o.

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Amazon announces AI shopping assistant called Rufus (CNBC)

Amazon is rolling out an assistant that uses generative artificial intelligence to help users search and shop for products.

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'AI for the Rakyat' will strengthen digitalisation growth (New Straits Times Online)

LETTERS: The Artificial Intelligence (AI) for the Rakyat portal, launched on Jan 16, aims to narrow the digital literacy gap among Malaysians and transform ...

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AI Learns Through the Eyes and Ears of a Child (NYU News)

NYU researchers analyzed a child's learning process captured on first-person video—via a light, head-mounted camera (shown here)—and trained a multimodal AI ...

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I Tested a Next-Gen AI Assistant. It Will Blow You Away (WIRED)

WIRED experimented with a new form of voice assistant that can browse the web and perform tasks online. Siri, Alexa, and other virtual helpers could soon be ...

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This AI learnt language by seeing the world through a baby's eyes (Nature.com)

A neural network that taught itself to recognize objects using the filmed experiences of a single infant could offer new insights into how humans learn.

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A Camera-Wearing Baby Taught an AI to Learn Words (Scientific American)

Most machine-learning models rely on mountains of data to replicate human text, but new research suggests the recipe for learning language might be simpler.

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This baby with a head camera helped teach an AI how kids learn ... (MIT Technology Review)

A neural network trained on the experiences of a single young child managed to learn one of the core components of language: how to match words to the ...

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China chases AI memory and cooling tech heats up (Financial Times)

The inside story on the Asia tech trends that matter, from Nikkei Asia and the Financial Times.

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AI will not be the destroyer of jobs - Bank chief (BBC News)

Bank of England governor says AI has "great potential" after Lords report urged UK to embrace AI.

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AI Revolutionizes Voice Interaction: The Dawn Of A New Era In ... (Forbes)

Uncover the transformative power of generative AI in revolutionizing voice interactions where AI's advanced capabilities are creating new opportunities in ...

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UK will miss AI goldrush unless Government adopts a more positive ... (Committees)

The Communications and Digital Committee's report, says large language models will produce epoch defining changes comparable with the invention of the ...

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UK ministers urged to protect creatives whose work is used by AI firms (The Guardian)

House of Lords committee says copyright laws fall short as tech companies lift content without permission.

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Lords urge Government to be less cautious about AI | UKAuthority (UKAuthority.com)

The Digital and Communications Committee has published a report on the issue, saying large language models (LLMs) will produce epoch defining changes comparable ...

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UK government urged to adopt more positive outlook for LLMs to ... (TechCrunch)

The U.K. government is taking too "narrow" a view of AI safety and risks falling behind in the AI goldrush, according to a new report.

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