Author: The Horizon

Zscaler finds enterprise AI adoption soars 600% in less than a year, putting data at risk

The reliance of enterprises on AI/machine learning tools has skyrocketed nearly 600%, with transactions increasing from 521 million in April 2023 to 3.1 billion monthly by January 2024. Concerns over security have led to a substantial rise in AI/ML transactions being blocked, up by 577% in nine months. Cyber attackers have evolved their tactics, employing […]

Life2vec: Warning from creators of AI that predicts your death

A new artificial intelligence model called Life2vec has been developed to predict early mortality and other life events based on sequences of past events. Utilizing registry datasets from Denmark spanning several years, the AI analyzes data on health, education, income, occupation, address, and working hours to make predictions about major life events and personality traits. […]

Apple set to unveil their AI master plan at Worldwide Developers Conference

Apple will reveal its expansion into artificial intelligence (AI) at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference, held at Apple Park from June 10 to June 14. Though not explicitly mentioned in the event details, AI is expected to be a significant topic, especially in relation to iOS 18. CEO Tim Cook has promised advancements in AI, […]

Chip Startup Celestial AI Lands Massive $175M Series C

Celestial AI, a startup specializing in optical interconnectivity, has secured a substantial $175 million in its Series C funding round, with the US Innovative Technology Fund, led by Thomas Tull, taking the lead. The company’s photonic fabric platform addresses the growing demand for compute power and memory capacity in the age of generative AI, providing […]

Anthropic’s Claude AI Overthrows ChatGPT on Chatbot Arena Leaderboard

Anthropic’s Claude 3 Opus has surpassed OpenAI’s ChatGPT to claim the top spot on the Chatbot Arena leaderboard, marking the first time GPT-4 has been dethroned since its debut last year. Chatbot Arena, managed by LMSYS ORG, utilizes a unique model comparison system done by the public to determine rankings based on subjective assessments, offering […]

Amazon invests another $2.75B in Anthropic — reportedly ‘largest’ in company history

Amazon finalizes its $4 billion investment in AI startup Anthropic, marking its largest venture investment to date. This partnership aims to advance generative artificial intelligence applications across organizations worldwide. Anthropic recently unveiled the Claude 3 family of large language models, surpassing rivals like OpenAI. Amazon has integrated some versions of Claude 3 into its Bedrock […]

FetchAI, SingularityNet and Ocean Protocol Propose Merger to Build Largest Decentralized AI Ecosystem

Three leading decentralized AI projects—Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol—have revealed plans to merge and form the Superintelligence Collective, aiming to establish the largest decentralized AI ecosystem globally. This merger, pending community approval, is intended to advance progress towards decentralized Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and eventually Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). The three projects—Fetch.ai, SingularityNET, and Ocean Protocol—bring […]

Introducing DBRX: A New State-of-the-Art Open LLM

Databricks has unveiled DBRX, an innovative large language model (LLM) that surpasses established open LLMs in benchmarks, outperforming models like GPT-3.5 and challenging GPT-4. DBRX’s state-of-the-art capabilities are highlighted by its fine-grained mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture, leading to improvements in training and inference performance. It excels in tasks ranging from language understanding to programming and mathematics. […]

1.5M UK jobs now at risk from AI, report finds

A new report by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) reveals that 11% of job tasks in the UK are at risk of AI replacement, potentially leading to the loss of 1.5 million jobs without any GDP gains. The impact of AI is most prominent in routine cognitive tasks like database management and organizational […]

Rabbit partners with ElevenLabs to power voice commands on its device

Hardware maker Rabbit has partnered with ElevenLabs to integrate voice command capabilities into its devices, including the upcoming Rabbit r1 set to launch next month. ElevenLabs’ technology will empower users to interact with the pocket AI device through voice commands and receive responses in a human-like manner. The initial launch will offer English language support […]

Elon Musk says Grok AI will be available to premium X users ‘later this week’

Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, Grok, previously exclusive to Premium+ subscribers on X, is now expanding its availability. The CEO of X announced that Grok will soon be accessible to Premium subscribers, marking a shift in its exclusivity.   Initially, Grok was restricted to users on the top-tier Premium+ subscription, priced at $16 a month (while […]

This new AI tool from Adobe makes generating the images you need even simpler

Adobe recently introduced Structure Reference capabilities in its text-to-image generator, Firefly, at the Adobe Summit event. This new feature allows users to input an image as a template for the artificial intelligence (AI) model to follow when creating a new image. Users can adjust the “strength” of the reference, controlling how closely the new image […]

Nvidia could be primed to be the next AWS

Nvidia and Amazon Web Services (AWS) share a common thread of serendipity in their business evolution, both discovering lucrative opportunities beyond their initial intents. AWS leveraged its internal services for external profit, while Nvidia found unexpected success with GPUs in AI processing. This has propelled Nvidia’s revenue growth significantly in recent quarters, hitting $22.1 billion […]

Stability AI CEO resigns to “pursue decentralized AI”

Emad Mostaque, the CEO of Stability AI, has announced his departure from the company to pursue decentralized AI, leading to the appointment of interim co-CEOs, Shan Shan Wong and Christian Laforte. Mostaque’s decision comes amidst internal changes at Stability AI following the resignation of key developers and researchers. The departure of three out of the […]

Diffusion transformers are the key behind OpenAI’s Sora — and they’re set to upend GenAI

OpenAI’s latest model, Sora, has captured attention by generating videos and interactive 3D environments in real-time, showcasing the cutting edge of GenAI technology. This achievement is underpinned by the diffusion transformer, an AI architecture that has been in existence for years but is now gaining prominence for its transformative capabilities.   Saining Xie, a computer […]

The End of Foreign-Language Education

In a rapidly evolving landscape where AI technologies are transforming language learning and translation, individuals may no longer feel the pressing need to invest time in mastering a second language. The emergence of platforms like HeyGen, offering tools to generate deepfake videos and sophisticated language translation capabilities, challenges the traditional approach to language acquisition. Improved […]

Google DeepMind alumni unveil Bioptimus: Aiming to build first universal biology AI model

French startup ecosystem sees rapid growth, with companies like Bioptimus emerging as key players. Bioptimus, based in Paris, raises $35 million in seed funding to develop the first universal AI model for biology. The startup aims to connect various levels of biology using generative AI, from molecules to organisms. The team at Bioptimus includes former […]

AI tool predicts kidney failure six times faster than human expert analysts

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in the UK is revolutionizing kidney care with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict kidney failure more efficiently. The AI tool, developed by Professor Albert Ong and his team, analyzes total kidney volume to forecast the lifespan of kidneys in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease […]