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Microsoft May Want its AI Models to Speak to the Heart

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Microsoft’s patent for a language model that talks back signals Big Tech’s interest in multimodal AI.

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Big Tech’s Fascination with Large Language Models May Be Overkill

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A high-powered chatbot may not deliver the illusive dream of developing artificial intelligence that can teach itself.

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The Scarlett Johansson-OpenAI Clash is a Vision of the Future

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As one legal expert put the issue: “The technology is moving faster than the law ever will.”

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Shopify Image Patent Highlights Convergence of AI, Advertising

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It’s recent patent expands upon its current AI tools as it aims to keep up with the rest of the tech and e-commerce industry.

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Alibaba’s Neural Network Efficiency Patent Signals AI, Cloud Goals

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Alibaba wants to shave down its neural networks to make AI easier to deploy.

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The Next Big US-China Trade War is Over AI Talent

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The US is trying to box China out of AI development. The problem is the Asian nation is also the source of invaluable AI talent.

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Nvidia’s Fair AI Patent Could Improve Facial Recognition Accuracy

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While this is a recognized problem in face-reading AI models, Nvidia’s tech relies on synthetic data to achieve balance, which comes with caveats.

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Is the US Seeing a Startup Boom?

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After a slump through the latter half of the last decade, the US is experiencing a startup tsunami, according to The Economist.

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Microsoft Patent Could Broaden Large Language Models’ Horizons

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Microsoft wants its language models to be a little more adaptable.

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Google Wants to Use Machine Learning to Keep AI Data Unbiased

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The company’s latest filing adds another solution to several aiming to tackle the ever-present issue of bias at the source.

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IBM’s Coding Companion Patent Adds to the Sea of AI-based Developer Tools

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A recent IBM patent shows that it may be working on Grammarly for software developers.

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JPMorgan Chase Patents Take On Unconscious Bias Using AI

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JPMorgan Chase is tackling human biases with two recent patents.

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Disney Generative AI Patent Taps Into Users’ Memories

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Disney wants to use AI to help you recall fond memories.

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OpenAI Inks Licensing Deal with the Financial Times to Train Chatbots

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On Monday, the Financial Times said it struck a deal with OpenAI to allow the generative AI darling to license the FT’s content.

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Nvidia Patent Details Adaptable Conversational AI Models

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However, these kinds of modifications come at the expense of high-level customization and accuracy.

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Finding the Real in Artificial Intelligence

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Does the AI hype actually hold any substance? As long as you don’t get distracted by shiny things, these venture capitalists say.

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Intel Filing Could Diversify Deepfake Detection Models

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he filing adds to several patents from tech companies that aim to tackle the deepfake problem amid the proliferation of generative AI.

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IBM Protects AI From Being Swayed by Bad Data

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Its latest patent puts a magnifying glass to large wells of public data, aiming to make foundational models more robust against attacks.

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Adobe’s Latest Patent Aims to Keep AI From Making Mistakes

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“Real solutions to hallucination are going to be the next step change in AI.”

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PayPal’s Neural Network Patent Could Reveal the Firm’s AI Plans

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: PayPal wants to create AI that tracks all kinds of user behavior.

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