Sam Altman claims OpenAI can build Artificial General Intelligence
Will transform science, create the end of the world
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the AI startup has figured out how to build artificial general intelligence (AGI) and is now targeting superintelligent systems that could transform scientific discovery.
Microsoft declares 2025 to be the year of the Windows 11 refresh
Probably about the same time as Linux on the desktop
Software King of the World, Microsoft wants 2025 to be "the year of the Windows 11 PC refresh."
Nvidia bets on robotics
Next thing
Nvidia is turning its attention to robotics as a potential major growth driver, amid rising competition in its core AI chipmaking business.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai warns about key AI issues in 2025
Company needs to go like the clappers
Google CEO Sundar Pichai has warned employees that 2025 will be crucial to the outfit as it tries to club its way to AI dominance.
AI could kill us all in 30 years
Happy New Year
The British-Canadian computer scientist often touted as a "godfather" of artificial intelligence has shortened the odds of AI wiping out humanity over the next three decades.
AI better than experts at spotting real Scotch
Spits out American whiskey
An AI system has outperformed human experts in distinguishing between American whiskey and Scotch, achieving 100% accuracy by identifying subtle differences in the chemical composition of the spirits.
Vole jacking up the price of Microsoft 365
You have AI now you can pay for Clippy 2.0
Software King of the World, Microsoft is jacking up the price of its consumer office product after giving it AI.
Reporters without Borders asks Apple to ditch its dodgy AI
Spat out fake news
Reporters without Borders has asked the fruity cargo cult Apple to ditch is dodgy AI after it incorrectly summarised a BBC news notification that suspected UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter Luigi Mangione had killed himself.
AI Outpaces CAPTCHA
It is only annoying for humans now
CAPTCHA tests are being rendered obsolete by the very technology they were designed to thwart.
Accenture results exceed expectations
Generative AI service boost
Accenture surpassed the cocane nose jobs of Wall Street's expectations for first-quarter revenue and profit, buoyed by robust demand for its generative AI (GenAI) services.