Artificial intelligence

A report says that the sectors of global economy most exposed to artificial (AI) have seen a marked increase in productivity and are commanding a significant wage premium. A PwC report found that productivity growth in areas of the…

Another week of fascinating developments in the field of artificial intelligence. OpenAI, based in San Francisco, unveiled a new model that can translate languages in real-time and tutor children in algebra. Sundar Pichai, the Google…

BT's first female boss, who pledged to reduce costs by £3bn and heavy investments in broadband upgrades, led the company to its best day since the dotcom bubble. Allison Kirkby who became the new chief executive officer of the former…

OpenAI, a Microsoft-backed company, has signed a deal to give its ChatGPT artificially intelligent program access to the Financial Times' archived content. The details of this tie-up, which is described as a “strategic licensing and…

The UK's Competition Regulator has expressed "real concern" that Apple, Amazon, and Microsoft are using their dominance of the artificial intelligence world in a manner that could harm customers. The Competition and Markets Authority is…

OpenAI and Meta have announced that they are about to release new artificial intelligence models. These models will, according to them, be able of reasoning and planning. This is a critical step towards machines having superhuman cognition.…

Elon Musk claims that the new artificial intelligence models' capabilities will surpass the human intelligence by next year as long as electricity and hardware are available to meet the needs of this increasingly powerful technology.…

According to Sir Demis Hassabis of DeepMind, the surge in money flowing into artificial intelligence is creating a crypto-like buzz that obscures the amazing scientific progress made in the field. The head of Google's AI division said…

A report warns that automation could lead to the loss of 8 million UK jobs. This is a "jobs-apocalypse" for women, young workers, and those with lower wages. According to the Institute for Public Policy Research, AI could replace…

The green robot, standing at knee height, shuffled up to the stage of the San Jose Convention Center. A crowd of geeks cheered as it passed. Jensen Huang beckoned to the robot, the founder of AI chip maker Nvidia and one of the wealthiest…

As a result of growing concerns about the potential weaponisation of this technology by foreign militaries, the government is taking action against exports to foreign buyers. Exporters are prohibited from selling powerful Quantum…

A start-up company that produces humanoid robotics has raised $675 millions from investors, including some of the biggest technology companies in the world. Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Jeff Bezos the founder of Amazon all participated…

Stability AI denied accusations of copyright infringement by Getty Pictures, calling them "vague" and "general". This is the latest conflict between a tech company and a creative firm over intellectual property. Stability, in a defense…

Water cooling in data centres has increased dramatically for the world's largest technology companies, causing concern over the impact on the environment of the artificial intelligence boom. Microsoft, Google, and Meta have increased…

Apple is being pressed by two of Britain's largest fund managers to provide more information about its ethical policies when using AI. Their concerns range from the use of AI to create fakes and deep ones to customer privacy. Legal &…

The American stock market closed Thursday night at a record high, thanks to strong results from Nvidia Corporation as well as a forecast for huge demand for the company's industry-leading artificial Intelligence chips. The S&P 500…

Relx increased its dividends and began a £1-billion share buyback in response to the strong demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) products from scientists and lawyers, and its continuing recovery in its events business. In the…

A leading tech investor in the world has announced a profit for the first quarter since more than a full year. This was due to a windfall from T-Mobile shares and rising stock prices. Softbank posted a net income of $6.4 billion in the…