AI News Roundup – August 2, 2024
AI hype is calming down but expectations remain high
Almost two years on from the launch of ChatGPT, which launched artificial intelligence (AI) into the public consciousness, the hype around AI in business appears to be dying down, a new survey has found
Has the AI bubble burst? Wall Street wonders if artificial intelligence will ever make money
In earnings calls over the past two weeks, Wall Street analysts pushed tech leaders for answers about when their investments in AI would start to pay off
AI Act enters into force
On 1 August 2024, the European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) enters into force. The Act aims to foster responsible artificial intelligence development and deployment in the EU
AI might take your next Taco Bell drive-thru order as artificial intelligence expands
Taco Bell is expanding its use of AI for drive-thru orders, aiming to improve efficiency and accuracy while freeing up staff for other tasks
Microsoft now sees OpenAI as a competitor in AI and search
Microsoft has decided to put OpenAI on its list of competitors, due to the fact that the companies are now competing with each other in terms of both artificial intelligence and online search
Generative AI poised to upend legal sector
In a recent Q&A session, eDiscovery AI’s founder, Jim Sullivan, explains why the legal industry is embracing generative AI
The exponential expenses of AI development
Tech giants are riding high on a wave of revenue from AI-driven cloud services, yet simultaneously drowning in the substantial costs of pushing AI’s boundaries
Apple says its AI models were trained on Google’s custom chips
Apple said in a technical paper that the two AI models underpinning Apple Intelligence, its AI system, were pretrained on Google-designed chips in the cloud
Create Your Own Custom AI With AI Studio
Meta is rolling out AI Studio, a place for people to create, share and discover AIs to chat with
Harnessing AI to Bridge Health Equity: A Call to Action
AI holds immense potential to improve healthcare but risks exacerbating health disparities if not developed and implemented equitably

