Generative AI

U.S. founders are ‘shameless’ with feedback and Europe’s should do the same: OpenAI’s startup boss
OpenAI’s EMEA startups head Laura Modiano spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday, 8 October. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images In the latest comparison between American and European founders, OpenAI’s startup boss admitted that the Americans are “almost shameless” when it comes to making demands and giving feedback to the AI giant. Laura Modiano, […]
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We tested OpenAI’s Sora 2 video generator to find out why Hollywood is freaking out
The launch of OpenAI’s updated Sora 2 AI video service kicked off another round of anxiety among musicians, actors and other content creators. Sora allows users to generate short videos for free by typing in a prompt. The app is only available on iOS devices and is limited to invitees, meaning people need a code to access […]
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Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt warns AI models can be hacked: ‘They learn how to kill someone’
Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt spoke at the Sifted Summit on Wednesday 8, October. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Google‘s former CEO Eric Schmidt has issued a stark reminder about the dangers of AI and how susceptible it is to being hacked. Schmidt, who served as Google’s chief executive from 2001 to 2011, warned […]
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Anthropic to open first India office as rival OpenAI boosts presence in the country
Samuel Boivin | Nurphoto | Getty Images Anthropic on Wednesday said it plans to open its first office in India, entering a market where artificial intelligence usage is growing and its rival OpenAI is already making headway. The Amazon-backed AI firm, valued at $183 billion, said it plans to open an office in Bengaluru in […]
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U.S. model upgrades are pushing AI startups to move fast – it’s unclear if Europe can keep up
Founded in 2022, ElevenLabs is an AI voice generation startup based in London. It competes with the likes of Speechmatics and Hume AI. Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Artificial intelligence companies are the hottest ticket items in today’s startup ecosystem but the pace of change is dominated by developments at OpenAI and Anthropic. […]
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Why current AI models won’t make scientific breakthroughs, according to a top tech exec
Co-founder and Chief Science Officer at Hugging Face, Thomas Wolf, speaks at the opening ceremony of the Web Summit, in Lisbon, Portugal, November 11, 2024. Pedro Nunes | Reuters Current artificial intelligence models from labs like OpenAI are unlikely to lead to major scientific breakthroughs, a tech co-founder said, pouring cold water on some of […]
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A new buzzword is hanging over businesses as they rush into AI
Companies are expecting to incur more costs as a result of poorly implemented autonomous systems. Shapecharge | E+ | Getty Images Artificial intelligence capabilities are developing rapidly and companies globally are frantically trying to keep up and implement AI tools, but there are consequences to sloppy execution. In fact, 79% of companies globally expect to […]
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‘Spectacular’ AI growth is creating a serious labor market problem for Fed, Jefferies’ David Zervos warns
Fast Money ‘Spectacular’ AI growth is creating a serious labor market problem for Fed, Jefferies’ David Zervos warns Published Sat, Sep 27 202512:00 PM EDT Alexa LoMonaco Stephanie Landsman@stephlandsman WATCH LIVE Source
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