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Cisco Live unveils “picks and shovels” for the agentic AI Goldrush
Agentic AI is expected to handle nearly 70% of customer service and support interactions by 2028. But at Cisco Live, conversations circled back to the hidden backbone – the resilient and intelligent infrastructure required to carry this coming tidal wave of digital demand.
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We asked businesses and creatives: Would you sue if AI was training on your work?
There is more to original content than just copyrights. And it’s not just money, either.
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The rise of AI-generated podcasts in science
AI-generated podcasts are making science more accessible. A new peer-reviewed study shows these tools could revolutionize how research reaches the public, with half of the participants unable to tell the podcasts weren’t human-made.
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AI isn’t a factory, but it sure uses water and electricity like one
AI is doing the environment no favors when it comes to electricity use. Its growing appetite is now driving historic spikes in power demand.
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Time for a recharge: Beijing to launch first AI robot '4S store'
Beijing plans to launch the world's first ‘4S store’ for artificial intelligence (AI) robots, offering services including robot sales and maintenance.
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US Open’s AI golf expert will help you land a hole-in-one
The US Open's new interactive AI avatar can tell golfers what to do with their balls in all sorts of situations, helping even experienced players improve their game.
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We talked to AI platform's CTO — the biggest security pitfalls of rushed AI adoption
AI has already become part of the core infrastructure for large corporations, with large language models (LLMs) being used everywhere from customer service to strategic decision-making. However, this does not come without risks.
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Altman’s AI dreams are our climate nightmares
AI is devouring energy at a staggering rate – raising urgent questions about its sustainability, real-world value, and human cost.
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AI Barbie? Mattel teams up with OpenAI to create first AI-powered product
Barbie-maker Mattel on Thursday said it is teaming up with OpenAI to develop toys and games with artificial intelligence and expects to launch its first AI-powered product later this year.
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Kavukcuoglu moving from London to Mountain View to lead Google’s AI effort
Google DeepMind’s chief technology officer, Koray Kavukcuoglu, will become Google’s chief AI architect.
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Bridging AI divide: how to safely integrate AI in schools according to experts
As AI risks widen the digital divide, secure and well-chosen digital tools can help bridge it responsibly.
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France’s Mistral debuts Europe’s first AI reasoning model
Mistral on Tuesday launched Europe's first AI reasoning model, which uses logical thinking to create a response, as it tries to keep pace with American and Chinese rivals at the forefront of AI development.
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Cisco to release ‘world’s first-ever’ AI-powered security reasoning model
Cisco Systems said on Monday it has raised the bar for cybersecurity professionals, announcing the upcoming release of the world’s first-ever AI security model capable of navigating multifaceted security problems with adaptive reasoning skills.
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Oversight Board: “Meta is too afraid to combat fake AI-generated content”
Meta deliberately does too little about AI-generated content on Facebook and Instagram because it’s too afraid to remove legitimate content featuring celebrities. It’s allowing many deepfakes and scams to exist on the platforms.
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UK partners with Nvidia to train 7.5 million AI workers by 2030
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer at London Tech Week on Monday, unveiled a new partnership with US chipmaker Nvidia Corp and others to expand AI investment across the UK and train 7.5 million workers by 2030.
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Over 13M students and no AI: China bans help from chatbots during exam hours
China has ensured that popular AI chatbots aren’t used in high-stakes exams and has disabled AI tools until exam hours are over.
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Mark Cuban’s bold AI prediction sparks online debate: AI turns people into unabombers
Mark Cuban expects an explosion of jobs in the very near future because of AI.
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Vibe-coding platform that powers half of the Fortune 500 gets $900M to cement its position
The Cursor team boasts that over half of the Fortune 500 companies, including Nvidia, Uber, and Adobe, are using the AI code editor.
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Getty's landmark UK lawsuit on AI and copyright set to begin
Getty Images' landmark copyright lawsuit against artificial intelligence company Stability AI begins at London's High Court on Monday, with the photo provider's case likely to set a key precedent for the law on AI.
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Whatever your job is now, AI will make its way into your industry
Meta is aiming to fully automate ad creation using artificial intelligence (AI). Google Ads offers more and more automation and AI-powered creatives. Whether we like it or not, that’s the direction things are going in.
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