ESSEC Business School and Accenture have announced the launch of a new initiative, ‘AI for Responsible Leadership,’ which marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the role of Chair at ESSEC, titled the ESSEC Accenture Strategic Business Analytics Chair. The initiative aims to encourage the use of artificial intelligence by leaders in ways that are responsible and ethical, and that...
OpenAI has unveiled Operator, a tool that integrates seamlessly with web browsers to perform tasks autonomously. From filling out forms to ordering groceries, Operator promises to simplify repetitive online activities by interacting directly with websites through clicks, typing, and scrolling. Designed around a new model called the Computer-Using Agent (CUA), Operator combines GPT-4o’s vision...
DeepSeek is grappling with service disruptions and restricting new account sign-ups to combat what it describes as “large-scale malicious attacks.” The Chinese firm’s chat app, which recently soared to the top of Apple’s App Store, issued a notice on its website stating that only users with China-based phone numbers (+86) would be permitted to register for the foreseeable...
Ericsson has launched Cognitive Labs, a research-driven initiative dedicated to advancing AI for telecoms. Operating virtually rather than from a single physical base, Cognitive Labs will explore AI technologies such as Graph Neural Networks (GNNs), Active Learning, and Large-Scale Language Models (LLMs). According to Ericsson, these innovations form the backbone of the company’s...
OpenAI has launched ChatGPT Gov, a specially designed version of its AI chatbot tailored for use by US government agencies. ChatGPT Gov aims to harness the potential of AI to enhance efficiency, productivity, and service delivery while safeguarding sensitive data and complying with stringent security requirements. “We believe the US government’s adoption of artificial intelligence can...
Alibaba’s response to DeepSeek is Qwen 2.5-Max, the company’s latest Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) large-scale model. Qwen 2.5-Max boasts pretraining on over 20 trillion tokens and fine-tuning through cutting-edge techniques like Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT) and Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF). With the API now available through Alibaba Cloud and the model accessible for...
OpenAI offers two versions of its chatbot, ChatGPT-4 and ChatGPT-3.5, each catering to different needs. ChatGPT-4 is the more advanced option, providing improved accuracy and reasoning, while ChatGPT-3.5 remains a solid choice, especially for those looking for a free AI tool. The right model depends on user needs – whether it’s a more powerful AI for complex tasks or a simple, accessible chatbot...
OpenAI is releasing a powerful agentic capability that enables ChatGPT to conduct complex, multi-step research tasks online. The feature, called Deep Research, reportedly achieves in tens of minutes what could take a human researcher hours or even days. OpenAI describes Deep Research as a significant milestone in its journey toward artificial general intelligence (AGI). “The ability to...
Microsoft and OpenAI are investigating a potential breach of the AI firm’s system by a group allegedly linked to Chinese AI startup DeepSeek. According to Bloomberg, the investigation stems from suspicious data extraction activity detected in late 2024 via OpenAI’s application programming interface (API), sparking broader concerns over international AI competition. Microsoft, OpenAI’s...
Next week marks the beginning of a new era for AI regulations as the first obligations of the EU AI Act take effect. While the full compliance requirements won’t come into force until mid-2025, the initial phase of the EU AI Act begins February 2nd and includes significant prohibitions on specific AI applications. Businesses across the globe that operate in the EU must now navigate a regulatory...
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