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Noam Shazeer, co-founder and CEO of Character.AI / aidigitalx

Topics- Character.AI, Deal, Google

Character.AI-Google Deal Raises Eyebrows Amid Regulatory Scrutiny

ByJessica Wong
Aug 3, 2024 8:57 am

Google has signed a non-exclusive agreement to use Character.AI's technology. Noam Shazeer, co-founder and CEO of Character.AI, is returning to Google after leaving in October 2021 to found the startup.

Topics- AI-powered, Google

Google May Charge for Premium AI-Generated Search Content

BySteve Rick
Apr 4, 2024 2:26 pm

Google, the world's dominant search engine with over a billion daily users, is reportedly exploring charging for certain premium content powered by artificial intelligence.

Topics- Disinformation, Google, Infocalypse

Fact or Fake? The Coming Infocalypse of AI Disinformation

ByJessica Wong
Mar 14, 2024 6:05 pm

Efforts underway to develop techniques to detect and mitigate AI-generated disinformation, such as digital watermarking, provenance tracking, and improving AI literacy.

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Topics- Google, Linwei Ding, Theft

Ding offered China startup CTO job before alleged theft, hid dealings from Google

ByJessica Wong
Mar 10, 2024 12:47 am

Google's fortress of AI superiority has allegedly been breached, with a rogue engineer accused of orchestrating a brazen intellectual property raid for China's benefit.

AI Tools to Help Journalists Research and Report Stories / aidigitalx

Topics- AI Tools, Google

Google Brings New AI Tools to Help Journalists Research and Report Stories

ByAdam Small
Mar 5, 2024 5:13 pm

Recognizing the evolving needs of the news industry, Google has unveiled AI-powered features designed to enhance the reporting capabilities of journalists worldwide.

Google One Hits 100 Million - Sundar Pichai / aidigitalx

Topics- Google, Sundar Pichai

Google One Subscription Program Hits 100 Million Users Driven by new AI Premium Plan

ByJessica Wong
Feb 12, 2024 1:06 pm

More than ever, it's Google's AI that subscribers are buying into - and the company is betting its future growth on it.

Topics- Bard, Gemini, Google

Google Rebrands Bard as Gemini, Launches New AI Experiences

ByAdam Small
Feb 9, 2024 4:45 pm

Gemini mobile is initially launching in English in the U.S. on Android and iOS. Expansion to more languages and countries is planned soon after.

Topics- ChatGPT, Google, Review

ChatGPT said, “I’m not ready to take on the search engine giant, Google”

ByJessica Wong
Feb 4, 2024 9:09 pm

Google is a master at indexing and retrieving information from the vastness of the internet, while ChatGPT is here to chat, answer questions, and have a good time.

Topics- AI Ethics, Google

Google Employees Worried As AI Ethics Group Loses Leader, Gets Downsized

BySteve Rick
Feb 3, 2024 12:46 pm

Major changes, uncertain implications, employees concerned, company states it will enhance oversight but no clarity yet on how. It seems like an evolving situation worth monitoring closely given Google's influential role in AI development.

Topics- Experience, Google, Perplexity AI, Search

Perplexity AI, aims to challenge Google’s dominance in the search market

ByJessica Wong
Feb 3, 2024 12:00 am

It seems beneficial for both competition and consumers that alternatives to Google like Perplexity gain some traction.

Topics- Google, Microsoft, NYT, OpenAI

The Times seems to be adopting AI in news thoughtfully

ByKevin Land
Feb 1, 2024 12:03 am

The New York Times is forming an AI team led by Zach Seward to explore generative AI and machine learning applications in its newsroom. The goal is to enhance journalism responsibly and assist reporters while ensuring human editorial control.

Topics- Amazon, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Google, Meta, Microsoft, NVIDIA, OpenAI

Major players are investing heavily to gain control over their AI hardware

ByExpert
Jan 30, 2024 11:52 pm

Tech giants are not only forging their own destiny in silicon but also delicately tangoing with the reigning A.I. titan, Nvidia, in a high-stakes dance of competition and collaboration.