Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced the social media company plans to spend as much as $65 billion this year alone to build on its artificial intelligence efforts.
Meta says it is rolling out improvements to Meta AI, including the ability to tap profile data from Meta's various apps.
Japan's SoftBank is in talks to invest as much as $25 billion into ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.
Behold, "Operator," OpenAI's long-awaited agentic AI model that can use your computer and browse the web for you. It's supposed to work on your behalf, following the instructions it's given like your very own little employee.
As a result a big change is afoot in the economics of a digital economy built on providing cheap services to large numbers of people at low marginal cost, thanks to free distribution on the internet.
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OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman has watered down fans’ wild online speculation about his company’s capabilities following rumors the company was close to superintelligence. This followed excitement among fans as rumors circulated online that the ChatGPT maker had achieved General Artificial Intelligence (AGI) behind closed doors.
DeepSeek R1 disrupts AI industry with cost-effective model, challenging billion-dollar valuations of tech giants.
Microsoft-backed OpenAI's chief Sam Altman is planning to visit India next week, three sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, in what could be his first visit in two years at a time when the company faces legal challenges in the country.
DeepSeek, a Hangzhou-based startup founded in 2023, shot to the top of Apple’s App Store free app chart after releasing a new open-source AI model it says rivals OpenAI's work. Its website was hit by outages amid a spike in interest.
The Silicon Valley giant was criticized for giving away its core A.I. technology two years ago for anyone to use. Now that bet is having an impact.