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Alphabet’s Google has announced that it will limit the types of election-related queries that its chatbot Bard and search generative experience can respond to. These restrictions will come into effect by early 2024, ahead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election and other significant elections worldwide. The decision is part of Google’s increased focus on the … Read more Alphabet curbs voting questions, Bard AI searches have the answers.

OpenAI Engineers Among the Highest Paid in the Industry Data from a recent investigation by Bloomberg suggests that OpenAI engineers are among the best paid in the industry, with talented recruits earning up to $800,000 per year, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards. This figure is more than double the compensation of an Nvidia AI … Read more OpenAI engineers: earn $800K/year, the industry’s highest rates!

Key Points: Apple is aiming to catch up with generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google Bard. The company is reportedly in discussions with news publishers to gain access to their content archives. Apple is planning to take on ChatGPT and Google Bard by striking deals with news publishers to gain access to their … Read more Apple’s plan: Tackling ChatGPT with style.

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The carbon footprint of server farms used to power generative AI could be problematic. AI requires significant amounts of computing power, which consumes electricity at a large scale and results in CO2 emissions. In a world where AI is ubiquitous, the environmental impact could be significant. A study estimated that training a single large language … Read more AI-fueled world: harmful for both us and Mother Earth.

Expanding the Navy’s undersea advantage by revolutionizing repair through automation Key Points: The Navy’s Undersea and Combat Systems Depot has tested a new automated laser engraver system for torpedo shell etching, replacing a manual process that has been in place for over five decades. The automated laser engraver is expected to reduce engraving time from … Read more Revolutionizing repair: Expanding Navy’s undersea edge with automation!

Google to Restructure Ad Sales as AI-Driven Automation Increases Google is planning to restructure its ad sales department, leading to concerns about potential job cuts in its 30,000-person unit. The reorganization is in response to the company’s growing reliance on machine learning techniques to automate and enhance ad purchases. This shift towards automation is driven … Read more Google revolutionizes ad sales with AI. Job cuts loom large.

Key points: Automated testing is helping UK retailers gain a competitive edge 70% of online shopping carts are abandoned by customers due to website defects In today’s competitive e-commerce landscape, retailers need to ensure a flawless and consistent online shopping experience for their customers. Quality engineering and test automation play a crucial role in achieving … Read more Automated testing: UK retailers powered up, leaving rivals behind.

In an opinion piece published by the East Asia Forum, Liew Chin Tong, Deputy Minister of Investment, Trade and Industry in Malaysia, stated that many Malaysian companies, especially small and medium enterprises, continue to rely on low-skilled foreign workers and are resistant to adopting automation. He acknowledged that some are sceptical about Malaysia’s ability to … Read more Chin Tong: Malaysia’s reliance on foreign labor hinders semiconductor automation.