Duolingo is restructuring parts of its workforce as it shifts toward becoming an “AI-first” company, according to an internal memo from CEO and co-founder Luis von Ahn that was later shared publicly on the company’s LinkedIn page. The memo outlines a series of planned changes to…
UK opens Europe’s first E-Beam semiconductor chip lab
The UK has cut the ribbon on a pioneering electron beam (E-Beam) lithography facility to build the semiconductor chips of the future. What makes this special? It’s the first of its kind in Europe, and only the second facility like it on the planet—the other being…
AI strategies for cybersecurity press releases that get coverage
If you’ve ever tried to get your cybersecurity news picked up by media outlets, you’ll know just how much of a challenge (and how disheartening) it can be. You pour hours into what you think is an excellent announcement about your new security tool, threat research,…
OpenAI’s latest LLM opens doors for China’s AI startups
At the Apsara Conference in Hangzhou, hosted by Alibaba Cloud, China’s AI startups emphasised their efforts to develop large language models. The companies’ efforts follow the announcement of OpenAI’s latest LLMs, including the o1 generative pre-trained transformer model backed by Microsoft. The model is intended to…
Breaking Composition Rules in Video
Creating engaging videos isn’t just about grabbing a camera and slapping some shots together. I mean of course you could do that but it would still just look like you slapped some shots together! Much like photography, video composition hinges on a range of established principles…
Worms, Springs, and Soft Robots: Tiny Creatures Inspire Giant Leaps
Researchers at Georgia Tech recently unveiled an impressive achievement: a 5-inch-long soft robot that can catapult itself 10 feet into the air – the height of a basketball hoop – without any legs. The design was inspired by the humble nematode, a tiny roundworm thinner than…
Navigating the Conversational AI Wave: A Playbook for Executives Looking to Stay Ahead
Conversational AI, which enables machines to simulate human dialogue, has emerged as one of the most sought-after AI applications in today’s market. IDC forecasts that the conversational AI software services market will continue its strong acceleration through 2024-2028, reaching over $31.9 billion in revenue by 2028….
Kieran Norton, Deloitte’s US Cyber AI & Automation leader – Interview Series
Kieran Norton a principal (partner) at Deloitte & Touche LLP, is the US Cyber AI & Automation Leader for Deloitte. With over 25 years of extensive experience and a solid technology background, Kieran excels in addressing emerging risks, providing clients with strategic and pragmatic insights into cybersecurity…
It’s Not About What AI Can Do for Us, But What We Can Do for AI
Most view artificial intelligence (AI) through a one-way lens. The technology only exists to serve humans and achieve new levels of efficiency, accuracy, and productivity. But what if we’re missing half of the equation? And what if, by doing so, we’re only amplifying the technology’s flaws?…
How Patronus AI’s Judge-Image is Shaping the Future of Multimodal AI Evaluation
Multimodal AI is transforming the field of artificial intelligence by combining different types of data, such as text, images, video, and audio, to provide a deeper understanding of information. This approach is similar to how humans process the world around them using multiple senses. For example,…