In January, the International Energy Agency (IEA) issued its forecast for global energy use over the next two years. Included for the first time were projections for electricity consumption associated with data centers, cryptocurrency, and artificial intelligence. The IEA estimates that, added together, this usage represented almost 2 percent of global energy demand in 2022 … Read more
Advanced chatbots, digital assistants, and coding helpers seem to be some of the sweet spots for gen AI use so far in business.
As business leaders look to harness AI to meet business needs, generative AI has become an invaluable tool to gain a competitive edge. This breakthrough technology can comprehend and communicate in natural language, aiding the creation of personalized customer interactions and immersive virtual experiences while supplementing employee capabilities. What sets generative AI apart from traditional … Read more
5 min (1403 words) Read Download PDF If properly used, it could significantly accelerate economic growth and help productivity growth rebound The postpandemic global economy is beset by slower growth, the most persistent inflation in decades, limited progress on sustainability, and high borrowing costs weighing on investment, including the massive investments needed … Read more
Imagine you’re buying a new laptop. You come across a model that can do some pretty nifty stuff, but uses many times more electricity than your current laptop. (Ten times? Thirty times? No salesman can give you the exact number, because it’s a company secret.) Oh yeah, and this laptop comes with a funnel on … Read more
A third of businesses using artificial intelligence are not informing their employees or customers that they are doing so, a survey of business leaders using AI has revealed. It comes as the federal government proposes “mandatory” rules for high-risk AI, including a possible AI Act and prohibitions on technologies deemed too risky. A comprehensive survey … Read more
How will AI be used in health care settings? Artificial intelligence (AI) shows tremendous promise for applications in health care. Tools such as machine learning algorithms, artificial neural networks, and generative AI (e.g., Large Language Models) have the potential to aid with tasks such as diagnosis, treatment planning, and resource management. Advocates have suggested that … Read more
As newsrooms worldwide explore the implications of using Artificial Intelligence, the conversation around its adoption continues to expand. Pranav Dixit, Senior Editor at Engadget and a 2022 Nieman Fellow at Harvard, shared his insights on AI in newsrooms during our AI Summit in Bengaluru, drawing from his extensive experience with both the US and Indian … Read more
As Asia’s richest man, Mukesh Ambani, addressed his shareholders during a much-anticipated yearly address last Thursday, he also unveiled “JioBrain,” a suite of artificial intelligence (AI) tools and applications that he says will transform a spate of businesses in energy, textiles, telecommunications and more that form his multinational conglomerate, Reliance Industries. “By perfecting JioBrain within … Read more
Sep 07, 2024 02:14 PM IST Apple’s new A18 chip for the iPhone 16 will have architecture based on Arm’s newest V9 chip design, which Apple already uses in its latest M4 MacBook chips Apple’s latest iPhone 16, which is slated to launch on Monday, September 9, 2024, will be using a next-generation chip based … Read more