I remain unconvinced that people are going to care about Meta’s AI bots that seek to simulate engagement with real humans in its apps. It tried this back in 2016, with Messenger Bots, which nobody cared about, then it tried it again last year, with celebrity-styled AI-powered bots, which also nobody cared about, leading to [...]read moreMeta Is Developing Business AIs to Enhance Transactional Engagement
I remain unconvinced that people are going to care about Meta’s AI bots that seek to simulate engagement with real humans in its apps. It tried this back in 2016, with Messenger Bots, which nobody cared about, then it tried it again last year, with celebrity-styled, AI-powered bots, which also nobody cared about, leading to [...]read moreMeta’s Developing ‘Business AIs’ to Enhance Transactional Engagement
Hallucinations — the lies generative AI models tell, basically — are a big problem for businesses looking to integrate the technology into their operations. Because models have no real intelligence and are simply predicting words, images, speech, music and other data according to a private schema, they sometimes get it wrong. Very wrong. In a [...]read moreWhy RAG won’t solve generative AI’s hallucination problem
What do you call an AI company that is suffering from very public gyrations regarding its business health, place in the market and leadership structure? Well, you might call it Stability AI. And no, that’s not some sort of elaborate wordplay. We’re being literal. Stability AI’s latest leadership shakeup is no joke, with its CEO [...]read moreWatch: What Stability AI’s CEO departure means for other AI startups
Every week seems to bring with it a new AI model, and the technology has unfortunately outpaced anyone’s ability to evaluate it comprehensively. Here’s why it’s pretty much impossible to review something like ChatGPT or Gemini, why it’s important to try anyway, and our (constantly evolving) approach to doing so. The tl;dr: These systems are [...]read moreWhy it’s impossible to review AIs, and why TechCrunch is doing it anyway
Microsoft’s latest gambit to snag much of the human talent from Inflection AI is causing waves this week. Redmond has previously invested in the company, but is now absorbing much of its staff into a new division it created for just that purpose. The subtext is clear enough: Microsoft doesn’t want to run into regulatory [...]read moreWatch: All about Microsoft’s mega AI push after it hired Inflection AI’s co-founders
How Is AI Transforming L&D? Whether you’re looking for innovative solutions to launch a hybrid workforce training program that prepares your employees for emerging challenges or want to leverage AI in eLearning to personalize the L&D experience, the list below has all the insider info. This edition is all about CommLab India’s virtual resources, which [...]read moreCommLab India Resources To Unlock AI’s Potential
Charting The Path To A Data-Driven Learning Future This article is aimed at equipping Learning and Development (L&D) leaders with the essential knowledge and mental models required to navigate the Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) landscape effectively. Our goal is to provide you with hands-on insights that will empower you to stay ahead [...]read moreAI’s Potential In L&D And The Workplace
A number of major AI services performed poorly in a test of their ability to address questions and concerns about voting and elections. The study found that no model can be completely trusted, but it was bad enough that some got things wrong more often than not. The work was performed by Proof News, a [...]read moreAIs serve up ‘garbage’ to questions about voting and elections
Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge When you ask an AI bot for an image of the Founding Fathers or a group of German soldiers from 1943, you expect… something. You probably don’t expect what Google Gemini has been delivering, which is a set of images that goes heavy on diversity and light on historical [...]read moreThe AIs are officially out of control