Devs gaining little (if anything) from AI coding assistants
Code analysis firm sees no major benefits from AI dev tool when measuring key programming metrics, though others report incremental gains from coding copilots with emphasis on code review.
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A Chevrolet Dealership Used ChatGPT for Customer Service and Learned That AI Isn't Always on Your Side
This is why you need to narrow your AI's scope before deploying it.
Northern Lights, the First Major Carbon Capture and Storage Project in Norway
All about the Northern Lights project, designed to offer European industrial companies a solution for safely and permanently storing their CO2 emissions under the seabed.
Northern Lights is the first project in the world allowing industrial companies to transport and sequester their CO2 emissions. The project is owned in equal shares by TotalEnergies, Equinor and Shell.
DOL Outlines How Employers Can Avoid Discrimination in AI Hiring
The US Labor Department rolled out a new website Tuesday to instruct employers and workers on how to ensure artificial intelligence technology doesn’t lead to discrimination or limit accessibility for disabled job seekers.
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Lionsgate signs deal to train AI model on its movies and shows
Lionsgate seems to be going all in on generative AI.
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Towards a viable alt-tech philosophy made up of individually delusional, collectively rational parts
Global Market Outlook For Solar Power 2024 - 2028 - SolarPower Europe
The AI job interviewer will see you now
AI interview services say they’re eliminating bias — but not everyone agrees.
Bhutan’s first AI startup is seven college kids in a dorm
NoMindBhutan services prominent clients like the Bhutan National Bank and Drukair - Royal Bhutan Airlines.
Dendup and Samdrup are the founders of NoMindBhutan, the country’s first artificial intelligence startup that makes and deploys chatbots.
ut given Bhutan’s closed physical and digital economy, NoMindBhutan’s journey is not easy. Startup and tech industry experts believe that for Bhutan to truly benefit from AI, the entire ecosystem needs to evolve.
“One of the main challenges we face is the inability to access international payment platforms such as Stripe and PayPal. Additionally, we do not have access to cloud servers like AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud to host our AI models, which is crucial for reducing costs and improving the quality of our AI,
GenAI sinks into the 'trough of disillusionment'
GenAI faces growing skepticism as it struggles to deliver on high expectations Early excitement for ChatGPT and LLMs has shifted to concerns about costs, p | GenAI faces growing skepticism as initial excitement wanes, with the industry now focusing on overcoming practical and ethical challenges.
“People believe it really can solve a lot of things that it can't. I mean, the unfortunate thing is that OpenAI was amazing. But it was useless. It can't really do anything.”
From Burnout to Balance: AI-Enhanced Work Models for the Future
Research from The Upwork Research Institute reveals that while leaders expect AI to boost productivity, it may be increasing employee workload.
Nearly half (47%) of employees using AI say they have no idea how to achieve the productivity gains their employers expect, and 77% say these tools have actually decreased their productivity and added to their workload.
By introducing new technology into outdated models and systems, organizations are failing to unlock the full productivity value of generative AI across their workforce
How to keep the 'human' in human resources with AI-based tools
Organizations are increasingly using AI-based tools but HR professionals have ethical concerns. A new HR toolkit provides practical guidance on AI ethics.
bringing together and equipping people with the necessary skills; dispelling the AI aura; and establishing the necessary organizational infrastructure.
eBay to Add AI-Powered Image-Based Listing Tool
eBay will be adding an image-based listing tool to its range of offerings powered by artificial intelligence (AI). This tool will allow sellers to simply take or upload a photo within the eBay app and watch as AI automatically fills in item information details, the company said in a Thursday (Sept. 7) article posted on its website. […]
Are We Watching The Internet Die?
Sometime this month, Reddit will go public at a valuation of $6.5bn. Select Redditors were offered the chance to buy stock at the initial listing price, which it hasn’t announced yet but is expected to be in the range of $31-34 per share. Regardless of the actual price,
Don't buy their lies. Generative AI might be steeped in the language of high fantasy, but it’s a tool, one that they will not admit is a terribly-flawed and unprofitable way to feed the growth-at-all-costs tech engine.
The Rise of Techno-authoritarianism
Silicon Valley has its own ascendant political ideology. It’s past time we call it what it is.
Microsoft is reportedly losing huge amounts of money on GitHub Copilot
Might GitHub Copilot become more expensive soon?
Nvidia H100 GPUs: Supply and Demand
This post is an exploration of the supply and demand of GPUs, particularly Nvidia H100s.