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DeepSeek may face further regulatory actions
DeepSeek may face more actions from national regulators in the future, Europe's privacy watchdog said on Tuesday
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Baidu to release next-generation AI model this year, source says
China's Baidu is set to launch the next iteration of its artificial intelligence model in the second half of 2025, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters.
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Coding’s new dawn: how AI assistants are reshaping software development
The emergence of AI assistants like GitHub Copilot and next-generation LLMs such as Claude 3.5 Sonnet, GPT-4, and Gemini, has fundamentally shifted perceptions of what is possible.
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Trust generative AI too much, and your critical thinking will suffer
Artificial intelligence (AI), like almost any other new technology, is bound to change the human brain. Researchers say that overreliance on AI at work can cause us to lose critical thinking skills.
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Baidu CEO says more AI spend still needed despite DeepSeek's success
Investment in data centres and cloud infrastructure is still needed despite DeepSeek challenging the cost efficiency of large AI models, Baidu CEO Robin Li said on Tuesday.
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France unveils its answer to Stargate – will it put Europe in the AI race?
With its strong nuclear energy sector and deep tradition in mathematics, France is well-positioned to take charge of Europe’s artificial intelligence (AI) scramble against the US and China.
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DeepSeek success prompts Altman to promise much cheaper American AI
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, still reeling about the fact that Chinese startup DeepSeek managed to build a much cheaper but just as powerful AI chatbot, now says that the cost of using AI will drop by 10 times each year.
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Paris AI summit draws world leaders and CEOs eager for technology wave
World leaders and technology executives are convening in Paris on Monday to discuss how to safely embrace artificial intelligence at a time of mounting resistance to heavy-handed red tape that businesses say stifles innovation.
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Lyft ties up with Anthropic for AI-powered customer care
Lyft said on Thursday it has tied up with Amazon and Alphabet-backed startup Anthropic to roll out artificial intelligence tools for the ride-hailing platform's customer care operations.
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DeepSeek's rise pushes Russia's Sberbank to seek out AI ties in China
Sberbank plans to collaborate with Chinese researchers on joint AI projects, a top executive at Russia's biggest bank said after China's DeepSeek upended the tech landscape by creating an AI model much cheaper than US rivals.
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See robot dogs fight bombs in military trial
Boston Dynamics robot dogs have been retrofitted by the British military to safely dispose of bombs, putting humans out of harm’s way.
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Deepseek in hot seat as nations gather at Paris AI Summit
All eyes are on the French capital next week to see if US President Donald Trump’s administration can find common ground with China and nearly 100 other nations on the safe development of artificial intelligence.
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AI shown to boost worker productivity
Artificial intelligence (AI) assistance can help boost worker productivity and efficiency, especially among less experienced and lower-skilled employees, according to a new study.
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AI is creating super-companies while others fall behind
What is less well understood is the role a lack of skills plays in the adoption of new technologies across economies.
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Taiwan bans government departments from using DeepSeek AI
Taiwan on Monday banned government departments from using Chinese startup DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) service.
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Open AI releases agent that can do research
Open AI has released a Deep research feature based on the latest company’s reasoning model, the o3.
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NY government to regulate AI usage: how will it work?
New York's AI law aims to harness the power of AI in government while safeguarding against potential pitfalls.
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Can we ever be friends with a chatbot?
While popular culture has been awash with human-robot relationships, the question surrounding whether we should be friends with a chatbot is still up for debate.
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Figure aims to ship 100,000 robots in next four years
Robotics startup Figure has said it could ship 100,000 humanoid robots in the next four years after signing “one of the biggest US companies” as its new customer.
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First-ever AI Safety Report tackles 'fast-moving field' of artificial intelligence
Deep learning pioneer and AI Godfather Professor Yoshua Bengio on Thurday announces the release of the world’s first-ever International AI Safety Report, which has concluded that “the future of general-purpose AI is remarkably uncertain.”
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