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Anthropic launches new program to fund creation of more reliable AI benchmarks

Mike Wheatley — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 02:13:07 +0000

Generative artificial intelligence startup Anthropic PBC wants to prove that its large language models are the best in the business. To do that, it has announced the launch of a new program that will incentivize researchers to create new industry benchmarks that can better evaluate AI performance and impact. The new program was announced in […]

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On theCUBE Pod: Thoughts on the debate debacle, agentic AI and Amazon’s $2T achievement

Ryan Stevens — Mon, 01 Jul 2024 14:25:25 +0000

The big event no one could ignore last week was Thursday night’s televised debate between U.S. President Joe Biden and ex-president Donald Trump. The election’s implications for the technology sector was one of the subjects of conversation for theCUBE Research industry analysts John Furrier (pictured, left) and Dave Vellante (right) to dive into on the […]

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Gen AI is passé. Enter the age of agentic AI

Dave Vellante and George Gilbert — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 16:43:52 +0000

Early-phase generative artificial intelligence AI – or “request/response AI” — has not yet lived up to the expectations implied by the hype. We believe agentic AI is the next level of artificial intelligence that, while building on generative AI, will go further to drive tangible business value for enterprises. Early discussions around agentic AI have […]

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Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman describes content on the open web as ‘freeware’

Maria Deutscher — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:55:21 +0000

A prominent Microsoft Corp. executive said that content on the open web is “freeware” in a recent discussion on whether artificial intelligence models may use such material. Mustafa Suleyman, chief executive officer of Microsoft AI, made the remarks during a Tuesday interview at the Aspen Ideas Festival. Windows Central reported the discussion today. Following a […]

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Three insights you might have missed from the ‘VMware Cloud Foundation Transformed’ event

Ryan Stevens — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:20:01 +0000

A new era of private cloud innovation is here, and all eyes are on VMware following its game-changing acquisition by Broadcom Inc. in late 2023. Understanding the long-term strategy for the VMware Cloud Foundation in the artificial intelligence and multicloud era was a central focus of this week’s VMware Cloud Foundation Transformed event. The broadcast was […]

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Microsoft’s OpenAI partnership could face EU antitrust probe

Maria Deutscher — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 21:10:01 +0000

Microsoft Corp.’s partnership with OpenAI could face an antitrust probe in the European Union, the bloc’s top competition official has revealed. European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager detailed the potential investigation in a speech today. She disclosed that officials had sent Microsoft and OpenAI a set of questions about “certain exclusivity clauses” in their […]

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Gen AI applications take center stage in public and private sectors

Chad Wilson — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 20:15:34 +0000

Recent innovations in public and private arenas are leveraging the power of artificial intelligence, in part lead by the development of generative AI applications. This shift from traditional AI systems to generative AI is accelerating the development of rapid prototyping solutions, emphasizing the need for responsible AI governance and presenting challenges in integrating these advanced […]

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The data management news frenzy: Insights from Cloudera and SanjMo on its ripple effects

Victor Dabrinze — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:59:49 +0000

From news of Databricks Inc. acquiring Tabular Technologies Inc. and its independent storage engine to Snowflake Inc. open-sourcing its Polaris Catalog, the data management space has been buzzing with significant activity. It’s no coincidence that this flurry is happening to support the boom in enterprise artificial intelligence, automation and advanced analytics. How will the resulting status quo […]

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Small language models: The future of secure and cost-effective AI in the public sector

Chad Wilson — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 19:42:16 +0000

Small language models are revolutionizing the field of artificial intelligence, especially within the public sector. As generative AI continues to advance, key discussions are now centered on enhancing data security and privacy, which are crucial for enterprises handling sensitive information. This shift toward small, efficient language models tailored for specific use cases is gaining momentum, […]

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Generative AI’s big copyright battle commences, and chip upstarts target AI workloads

Robert Hof — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 17:37:31 +0000

It’s perhaps the biggest signal yet that generative artificial intelligence model providers aren’t going to get a free content ride: Record labels this week sued two AI music generators, and this one may prove to be the big battle over AI and copyright. Meantime, the European Union is putting more heat on Microsoft, and it’s clear those […]

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Baidu unveils Ernie 4.0 Turbo in a ‘significant upgrade’ to its AI chatbot

Kyt Dotson — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 16:15:20 +0000

Chinese search giant Baidu Inc. today unveiled an upgraded version of its artificial intelligence model named Ernie 4.0 Turbo and stated that the generative AI chatbot has reached 300 million users to date. The company released the model to maintain its position in the competitive Chinese AI market as a significant upgrade to the Ernie […]

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What to expect during the ‘Seize the AI Moment’ event: Join theCUBE July 23

Ryan Stevens — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 14:36:59 +0000

Enterprise artificial intelligence is quickly transforming from a fresh concept to an integral part of modern business operations. As that happens, companies such as Juniper Networks Inc. have sought to capitalize, looking to its ecosystem to respond to the challenge of modern AI infrastructure. In this context, ethernet remains the standard for networking, and large […]

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OpenAI’s CriticGPT uses generative AI to spot errors in generative AI’s outputs

Mike Wheatley — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 02:02:38 +0000

OpenAI’s latest innovation is called CriticGPT, and it was built to identify bugs and errors in artificial intelligence models’ outputs, as part of an effort to make AI systems behave according to the wishes of their creators. Traditionally, AI developers use a process known as Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback or RLHF to help human […]

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Meta’s new LLM Compiler could transform the way software is compiled and optimized

Mike Wheatley — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:52:06 +0000

Meta Platforms Inc.’s artificial intelligence research team said today it’s open-sourcing a suite of robust AI models called the Meta Large Language Model Compiler. According to the researchers, it can transform the way developers go about code optimization for LLM development, making the process faster and more cost-efficient. In a blog post, Meta’s systems research […]

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Clay raises $46M on $500M valuation to enhance AI-driven sales and marketing platform

Duncan Riley — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 22:59:30 +0000

Artificial intelligence-driven sales and marketing startup Clay Labs Inc. today announced that it has raised $46 million in new funding on a $500 million valuation to enhance its platform for data aggregation, customer research and AI-driven personalized messaging. Founded in 2014, Clay offers a platform designed to enhance data enrichment and streamline personalized outreach, with […]

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Three insights you might have missed from theCUBE’s coverage of HPE Discover

Mark Albertson — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 21:05:42 +0000

Artificial intelligence took center stage at HPE Discover last week. For three days, company executives captivated audiences with keynote sessions focused on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s cutting-edge AI solutions and the robust infrastructure it’s building to support them. New solutions for AI deployment and how HPE’s enterprise customers can take advantage of them were discussed […]

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Cybersecurity and AI: Balancing resources and acceptable risks

Devony Hof — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 20:19:22 +0000

Everyone is worried about cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligence, where new threats are always emerging, but some believe that 100% protection is a myth. “We’re in a climate right now where everybody wants everything fixed. And I always look at it as a company, Red Hat or anybody else, has a finite amount […]

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Google uses AI to bring 110 new languages to Translate

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:00:10 +0000

Google LLC said today that it’s bringing 110 new languages to its web and smartphone translation app using the power of artificial intelligence, making it more comprehensive than ever with 243 languages in total. This is the largest expansion to date for Google Translate since 2022, when the company brought 24 new languages to the […]

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AI chip startup Axelera raises $68M to broaden offerings from edge to cloud

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 16:00:53 +0000

Edge artificial intelligence chip startup Axelera AI B.V., a Netherlands-based company that makes purpose-built silicon for generative AI and computer vision, today announced it has raised $68 million in new funding. The company’s Series B funding round is Europe’s largest oversubscribed Series B round in the fabless semiconductor industry and brings Axelera’s total funding to […]

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Google sets sights on the enterprise with wider releases of Gemini 1.5 Flash, 1.5 Pro and Imagen 3

Kyt Dotson — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:51 +0000

Google LLC is continuing its steady development of enterprise-ready artificial intelligence models with an announcement today that it’s bringing out its low-latency model Gemini 1.5 Flash in public preview and Gemini 1.5 Pro’s 2 million-token input window in general availability. The company also announced that its next-generation high-quality text-to-image generating model Imagen 3 is now […]

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Innatera books $21M in funding for its ultra-low-power AI chips

Paul Gillin — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:47 +0000

Netherlands-based microprocessor maker Innatera Nanosystems B.V. said it closed an oversubscribed $21 million Series A funding round, which included a $16 million investment the company announced in March and an additional $5 million from new investors. The company’s Spiking Neural Processor T1, unveiled in January, is an energy-efficient artificial intelligence chip for sensor-edge applications. It […]

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Box announces unlimited queries for Box AI and coming integration with GPT-4o

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:26 +0000

Box Inc. today is enhancing its popular AI service that helps to increase the productivity of business workers, adding new features that will make it more powerful. The cloud content management company also announced unlimited queries for Enterprise Plus subscribers in order to meet the growing demand for Box AI’s capabilities. Box AI is a suite […]

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Orby AI raises $30M to take business process automation to the next level with generative AI

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:21 +0000

Generative artificial intelligence-powered enterprise automation startup Orby AI Inc. today revealed it has closed on a $30 million early-stage funding round, fueling its mission to eliminate mundane processes from work. Today’s Series A round was led by New Enterprise Associates, Wing VC and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s WndrCo. Pear VC also participated, having co-led the company’s original […]

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Illumex raises $13M to add more meaning and context to structured data used by generative AI

Mike Wheatley — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 13:00:02 +0000

Big-data readiness startup Illumex Technologies Inc., which aims to overcome the challenges associated with structured information, said today it has closed on a $13 million seed funding round. Today’s round was led by Cardumen Capital, Amdocs Ventures and Samsung Ventures, and saw the participation of ICI Fund, Jibe Ventures, Iron Nation Fund, Ginnosar Ventures, ICON […]

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AI beats students in UK university exams, fooling human educators

James Farrell — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 01:44:53 +0000

Researchers at the University of Reading in the U.K. have aired concerns about the integrity of tests after they surreptitiously submitted unedited artificial intelligence-generated exam answers, fooling exam markers and beating most of the human students. In the study, the researchers created 33 fake student identities and used ChatGPT-4 to answer 63 questions in legitimate […]

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HPE and Nvidia rock the Sphere for HPE Discover

Rob Strechay and Bob Laliberte — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 23:45:06 +0000

The HPE Discover event in Las Vegas has long been a marquee event for technology enthusiasts and industry professionals, but this year the event was truly one for the books. The inclusion of Atmosphere, HPE Aruba Networking’s flagship show, within the Discover event provided a holistic view of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co.’s expansive ecosystem. Furthermore, […]

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Dappier raises $2M in seed funding for its AI data marketplace

Maria Deutscher — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 22:34:43 +0000

Dappier Inc., a startup helping publishers license their content to artificial intelligence developers, today announced that it has raised $2 million in seed funding. Early-stage venture capital firm Silverton Partners led the investment. Austin-based Dappier operates a marketplace through which publishers can make their content available to developers for use in AI projects. According to […]

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Turbocharging hybrid cloud: Inside VMware’s strategic market shifts

Cheryl Knight — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:09:09 +0000

Since Broadcom Inc.’s acquisition of VMware last winter, the company’s cloud infrastructure landscape has been reshaped through swift and effective integration, particularly focusing on hybrid cloud solutions. This partnership has accelerated innovation, streamlined product offerings and introduced significant changes to VMware’s licensing and subscription models. With a focus on hybrid cloud solutions and generative AI, […]

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AI-powered drug development startup Formation Bio raises $372M

Maria Deutscher — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 21:03:49 +0000

Formation Bio Inc., a startup using artificial intelligence to speed up drug development, today announced that it has closed a mammoth $372 million investment. Andreessen Horowitz led the Series D funding round. It was joined by pharmaceutical company Sanofi SA and more than a half-dozen other investors. The valuation at which Formation Bio closed the […]

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Broadcom’s enterprise vision for private AI: Privacy, partnerships and platform flexibility

Victor Dabrinze — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 18:05:43 +0000

The artificial intelligence pie is expanding, and niche offerings are emerging to serve particular enterprise pain points. Broadcom Inc. has made private AI its cornerstone initiative in the space, having fleshed out the platform over the past year, according to Chris Wolf (pictured), global head of AI and advanced services, VMware Cloud Foundation Division, at Broadcom. “What […]

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