Artificial intelligence (AI) going rogue has been the stuff of dystopic science fiction. Could fiction be giving way to fact, with several AI models reportedly disobeying explicit instructions to shut down when a third-party tester asked them to? On a recent test done by Palisade Research, the most glaring refusenik belonged to OpenAI, with some…
He emphasised that Google’s strategy remains “pro-competitive,” citing its open contributions to global AI development and partnerships with over 2,000 companies as evidence of its ecosystem-first mindset. “While some ideas can convert into products right away, some take time. For instance, we spoke yesterday about text diffusion—this is one area where we’re pushing the frontiers…
Google has long been the dominant player in the search market, but the tech giant is finally seeing some competition to its dominant revenue stream, with generative AI coming into the picture. As it turns out, Google is now planning to display ads within conversations with AI chatbots in a bid to maintain its position…
It wasn’t so long ago that Google’s Gemini (formerly known as Bard) lagged behind rivals such as ChatGPT, Grok and Claude, not only in terms of features but also in terms of the efficiency of its AI models. However, all that has changed dramatically with the launch of Google’s latest model, Gemini 2.5 Pro, which…
China has introduced strict regulations requiring mandatory labelling of AI-generated content. It’s a part of the Chinese government’s plan to tackle rising concerns over misinformation, fraud and copyright issues, the South China Morning Post reported. Users must now declare if the content is AI-generated. At the same time, service providers must retain records of such…
Google’s Chief Executive, Sundar Pichai, has described artificial intelligence (AI) as a “fundamental rewiring of technology” and an “accelerant of human ingenuity” during a major AI summit in the French capital. Speaking to world leaders and industry figures, Pichai emphasised that while the world remains in the early stages of the AI revolution, its transformative…
Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used for everything these days. Now, an IIT graduate has found a quirky way to check the roundness of rotis. His creation, RotiChecker.ai, has caught the attention of social media users. The idea surfaced when a user on Twitter (now X) shared a picture of her almost-perfect round roti, calling…
Google has officially launched Gemini 2.0 Flash, a significant upgrade designed to provide users with quicker responses and improved performance across various benchmarks. The latest iteration of the AI model is now available to all users via the Gemini web and mobile app, offering enhanced capabilities for everyday tasks such as brainstorming, learning, and writing….
Google AI company DeepMind has produced a robot capable of playing table tennis at a near-professional level. The unusual discovery was made during a recent research venture that saw the AI-driven entity successfully take on several skilled human opponents before going down to some advanced players. The DeepMind robot played competitive matches against table tennis…
In a stunning display of mathematical prowess, Google’s AI systems, AlphaProof and AlphaGeometry 2, have achieved silver medal-level performance at the prestigious International Mathematical Olympiad (via India Today). AlphaProof, a groundbreaking AI system introduced by Google, excels in formal mathematical reasoning, reported the publication. Utilizing a blend of language models and the AlphaZero reinforcement learning…
