Category: Microsoft Corp

The Future of AI: What Comes Next and What to Expect

The New York Times – Business:
Where we’re heading tomorrow, next year and beyond.
How the S&P 500 is Dominated By Apple and Microsoft

The New York Times – Business:
Investors in the S&P 500 are highly dependent on the fate of Microsoft, Apple and other big technology stocks. A rally in March showed how this can mask turmoil in the rest of the market.
Publishers Worry A.I. Chatbots Will Slash Readership

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Many sites get at least half their traffic from search engines. Fuller results generated by new chatbots could mean far fewer visitors.
Rift Between Gaming Giants Shows Toll of China’s Economic Crackdown

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Activision Blizzard and NetEase could not agree on a new deal to distribute video games in China, cutting millions of players from the games in January.
Google Releases Bard, Its AI Chatbot, a Rival to ChatGPT and Bing

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The internet giant will grant users access to a chatbot after years of cautious development, chasing splashy debuts from rivals OpenAI and Microsoft.
How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the A.I. Race

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The virtual assistants had more than a decade to become indispensable. But they were hampered by clunky design and miscalculations, leaving room for chatbots to rise.
How Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant Lost the AI Race

The New York Times – Business:
The virtual assistants had more than a decade to become indispensable. But they were hampered by clunky design and miscalculations, leaving room for chatbots to rise.
OpenAI Unveils GPT-4, Months After ChatGPT Stunned Silicon Valley

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The company unveiled new technology called GPT-4 four months after its ChatGPT stunned Silicon Valley. The update is an improvement, but it carries some of the same baggage.
Shares in First Republic and Others Rise After Federal Bank Rescue

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First Republic, Western Alliance and PacWest Bancorp shares were set to rise on Tuesday after one of the industry’s worst stock routs in years.
The Chatbots Are Here, and the Internet Industry Is in a Tizzy

The New York Times – Business:
The new technology could upend many online businesses. But for companies that figure out how to work with it, A.I. could be a boon.
Why Do A.I. Chatbots Tell Lies and Act Weird? Look in the Mirror.

The New York Times – Business:
One of the pioneers of artificial intelligence argues that chatbots are often prodded into producing strange results by the people who are using them.
Why A.I. Movies Couldn’t Prepare Us for Bing’s Chatbot

The New York Times – Movies:
Instead of the chilling rationality of HAL in “2001: A Space Odyssey,” we get the messy awfulness of Microsoft’s Sydney. Call it the banality of sentience.