Burger King introduces AI-powered chatbot to monitor employee politeness, sparking controversy. BK Assistant by OpenAI aims to analyze service patterns with real-time feedback.
WPP plans to become a 'simpler, lower-cost, AI-enabled business' to save £500m annually by 2028, with asset sales and job cuts. Radical restructuring aims to counter AI growth threat, costing £400m over two years.
AI is accelerating COBOL modernization, but success requires complete context and platform-aware input for forward engineering. Mainframe modernization hinges on reverse engineering and a traceable foundation for AI coding assistants.
Learn about Decision Tree Regression implemented from scratch using C# without pointers or recursion in Visual Studio Magazine. Decision trees offer interpretability and can be used alone or in ensembles for regression tasks.
Foundation models excel at general tasks, but customizing models with business knowledge is crucial. Amazon introduces reinforcement fine-tuning for Nova models, shifting from imitation to evaluation learning paradigm, offering tailored solutions for code generation and math reasoning.
Brady Tkachuk, captain of NHL's Ottawa Senators, regrets Trump joke insulting Canadians after US victory over Canada at Winter Olympics. White House AI video shows Tkachuk's controversial remarks, sparking backlash.
UK media companies, including BBC and Financial Times, seek global frameworks to protect journalism from unauthorized use by AI firms. Guardian-led coalition aims to ensure fair compensation for original content to ensure industry sustainability.
Study: ChatGPT Health fails to recommend hospital visits when necessary, risking harm. OpenAI's AI platform overlooks urgent care and suicidal ideation, potentially endangering users' lives.
Pete Hegseth threatens to cancel $200m contract unless given unfettered access to Anthropic's Claude model. Anthropic refuses Pentagon's demand to remove safety precautions from AI model, risking designation as "supply chain risk."
MIT researchers developed a method to accelerate training of large language models by using idle processors. By training a smaller model to predict outputs of a larger model, they doubled training speed without sacrificing accuracy.
Meta's AI moderation software inundates US ICAC taskforce with low-quality reports, hindering child abuse investigations. New Mexico lawsuit alleges Meta prioritizes profits over child safety, while company defends changes made to platform protections.
AI assistants at events lack personalized guidance. Amazon Bedrock AgentCore enables quick deployment of intelligent event assistants, enhancing attendee experiences.
GenAI models often lack understanding of physics, leading to impractical 3D designs. MIT's PhysiOpt system enhances designs by incorporating physics simulations for structurally sound objects, allowing users to create unique and functional items with ease.
Tech equity campaigners criticize government for involving private tech companies in AI deployment. Ministers consult Tony Blair's thinktank and companies like IBM, Accenture, and former Google and Facebook executives.
Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard and ETH Zurich/Paul Scherrer Institute developed an AI framework that analyzes cell data from different measurements to provide a holistic view, aiding in understanding diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's. Lead author Xinyi Zhang emphasizes the importance of combining multiple measurement modalities to gain a fuller picture of a cell's stat...