Global Tech
Reporting, analysis and features from AIM's Global Tech section.
The Reason Behind Microsoft’s Layoffs in Industrial Metaverse Division
Microsoft's metaverse project is on hold as big tech prioritises AI chatbots for revenue.
Ayush Jain ·
Former Google AI Ethicist Calls Bard and alike ‘Bulls***’ Generators
Moving to adopt facial recognition systems, predictive policing, ShotSpotter or other data harmonising technologies, is only going to trap the same people over and over again.
tasmia.ansari ·
The Nadella and Pichai Face Off in AI
With Nadella ramping up pressure on Google, Pichai’s days at the helm of Google could be numbered.
Pritam Bordoloi ·
Google is Being Responsible Irresponsibly
Although Google has come up with an “experimental” watermarking technique, the company is not addressing the main issue at hand - copyright.
shritama.saha ·
Microsoft Issues Code Green Alert
Green Software Foundation is working on a software carbon intensity score and a Carbon Aware SDK that developers can start using upfront
Mohit Pandey ·
OpenAI Inches Closer to AGI, Reduces Hallucinations
OpenAI’s new process supervision training is said to improve math reasoning with human-like thinking, and reduce hallucinations. Is this a step closer to AGI?
vandana.nair ·
Will Peter Deng Help OpenAI Recover from ChatGPT Hangover?
OpenAI is currently struggling to create its next big breakthrough after ChatGPT’s success, and need product geek like Peter Deng, desperately
K L Krithika ·
If Only OpenAI Had A Voice
Let’s imagine—what if ChatGPT suddenly had a voice? Sounds optimistic and scary at the same time!
Mohit Pandey ·
Meta’s Dreams Have Become A Metaverse Nightmare
The earnings report shows that the company lost a whopping $4.2 billion in Q4 and $13.7 billion over the course of the year in their Reality Labs segment
Anirudh VK ·
Year in Review: Apple Fared Better than Meta and Google in 2022
Apple announced M2 chips, which feature an 8-core CPU, a 16-core GPU, and a 32-core neural engine
Pritam Bordoloi ·
NVIDIA GPU Prices Bank on Boom or Crash Outside
GPUs are vital for development in AI/ML and NVIDIA GPUs are here to stay
poulomi.chatterjee ·
Microsoft Gives a New Lease of Life to Healthcare via ChatGPT
Earlier this month, Microsoft announced a partnership with AI healthcare startup Paige.
poulomi.chatterjee ·
OpenAI’s Tiny Army vs Meta-Google’s Dream Team
OpenAI’s flagship chatbot ChatGPT still builds on Transformer, the paper ‘Attention is all you need’ that Google published six years ago.
shritama.saha ·
The Dark Cloud in Microsoft’s Otherwise Bright Earnings Report
It seems that Microsoft’s bet on OpenAI is paying off.
Anirudh VK ·
Time for OpenAI to Open Source Toxicity Detection?
Open-sourcing toxicity filtering models would bring huge social benefits and help all open-source LLMs become less toxic
Pritam Bordoloi ·
Microsoft Shuns Consumer Market, Bets Big on Enterprise Metaverse
Microsoft will be wiping out its entire Virtual Reality (VR) and Mixed Reality (MR) teams
Ayush Jain ·
Google vs India, the Fight Intensifies
Google’s veiled threat to India: Cost, security not in our hands anymore
tasmia.ansari ·
PyTorch’s Glow: Can it Beat TensorFlow’s Flow?
TensorFlow reaches far beyond Python and that is what is keeping it alive—for now.
Mohit Pandey ·
Stability AI, Midjourney Face Legal Woes As Shutterstock Settles with Artists
The lawsuit might force the generative AI industry to do as Shutterstock did.
Anirudh VK ·
How Google will Change Search Forever
In Google’s Q3 earnings report, Search was the largest contributor to its 11% revenue growth. Now with search generative experience, it is only going to get better
vandana.nair ·