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Economic Forecast — GenAI Boom: McKinsey projects generative AI's impact on global economy.
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Economic Forecast — GenAI Boom: McKinsey projects generative AI's impact on global economy.

Generative AI could add between $2.6 trillion and $4.4 trillion to the global economy annually (roughly 2 percent to 4 percent of the world’s combined gross domestic product this year), according to a new report.

June 21, 20233 min read
Economic Forecast — GenAI Boom: McKinsey projects generative AI's impact on global economy.
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Economic Forecast — GenAI Boom: McKinsey projects generative AI's impact on global economy.

Generative AI could add between $2.6 trillion and $4.4 trillion to the global economy annually (roughly 2 percent to 4 percent of the world’s combined gross domestic product this year), according to a new report.

June 21, 20233 min read
Automated Into a Job: Workers are using ChatGPT to hold multiple full-time jobs.
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Automated Into a Job: Workers are using ChatGPT to hold multiple full-time jobs.

ChatGPT is helping some workers secretly hold multiple full-time jobs at once. Workers are using OpenAI’s chatbot to boost their productivity so they can earn separate paychecks from a number of employers, each of whom believes they are exclusive employees.

May 17, 20231 min read
Automated Into a Job: Workers are using ChatGPT to hold multiple full-time jobs.
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Automated Into a Job: Workers are using ChatGPT to hold multiple full-time jobs.

ChatGPT is helping some workers secretly hold multiple full-time jobs at once. Workers are using OpenAI’s chatbot to boost their productivity so they can earn separate paychecks from a number of employers, each of whom believes they are exclusive employees.

May 17, 20231 min read
Google Adds AI Inside and Out: Generative AI highlights from Google I/O 2023
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Google Adds AI Inside and Out: Generative AI highlights from Google I/O 2023

Google showcased a flood of new features in its latest bid to get ahead in the generative AI arms race. The company demonstrated AI features for consumers and developers at its annual I/O conference.

May 17, 20232 min read
Google Adds AI Inside and Out: Generative AI highlights from Google I/O 2023
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Google Adds AI Inside and Out: Generative AI highlights from Google I/O 2023

Google showcased a flood of new features in its latest bid to get ahead in the generative AI arms race. The company demonstrated AI features for consumers and developers at its annual I/O conference.

May 17, 20232 min read
Conversational Search, Google Style: Details leak about Magi, Google's answer to Bing with GPT-4.
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Conversational Search, Google Style: Details leak about Magi, Google's answer to Bing with GPT-4.

Google’s response to Microsoft’s GPT-4-enhanced Bing became a little clearer. Anonymous insiders leaked details of Project Magi, the search giant’s near-term effort to enhance its search engine with automated conversation.

April 26, 20232 min read
Conversational Search, Google Style: Details leak about Magi, Google's answer to Bing with GPT-4.
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Conversational Search, Google Style: Details leak about Magi, Google's answer to Bing with GPT-4.

Google’s response to Microsoft’s GPT-4-enhanced Bing became a little clearer. Anonymous insiders leaked details of Project Magi, the search giant’s near-term effort to enhance its search engine with automated conversation.

April 26, 20232 min read
How AI Kingpins Lost the Chatbot War: Why Microsoft beat other tech giants to market on generative AI
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How AI Kingpins Lost the Chatbot War: Why Microsoft beat other tech giants to market on generative AI

Amazon, Apple, and Google have been building chatbots for years. So how did they let the alliance between Microsoft and OpenAI integrate the first smash-hit bot into Microsoft products?

March 22, 20232 min read
How AI Kingpins Lost the Chatbot War: Why Microsoft beat other tech giants to market on generative AI
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How AI Kingpins Lost the Chatbot War: Why Microsoft beat other tech giants to market on generative AI

Amazon, Apple, and Google have been building chatbots for years. So how did they let the alliance between Microsoft and OpenAI integrate the first smash-hit bot into Microsoft products?

March 22, 20232 min read
China Chases Chatbots: Chinese tech companies race to cash in on ChatGPT fever.
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China Chases Chatbots: Chinese tech companies race to cash in on ChatGPT fever.

ChatGPT fever has reached China despite legal and technical barriers. Two months after its debut, ChatGPT is a viral sensation on Chinese social media, MIT Technology Review reported. Companies in that country are racing to cash in.

March 2, 20232 min read
China Chases Chatbots: Chinese tech companies race to cash in on ChatGPT fever.
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China Chases Chatbots: Chinese tech companies race to cash in on ChatGPT fever.

ChatGPT fever has reached China despite legal and technical barriers. Two months after its debut, ChatGPT is a viral sensation on Chinese social media, MIT Technology Review reported. Companies in that country are racing to cash in.

March 2, 20232 min read
Transparency for AI as a Service: Amazon introduces service cards to enhance responsible AI.
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Transparency for AI as a Service: Amazon introduces service cards to enhance responsible AI.

Amazon published a series of web pages designed to help people use AI responsibly. Amazon Web Services introduced so-called AI service cards that describe the uses and limitations of some models it serves.

January 4, 20232 min read
Transparency for AI as a Service: Amazon introduces service cards to enhance responsible AI.
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Transparency for AI as a Service: Amazon introduces service cards to enhance responsible AI.

Amazon published a series of web pages designed to help people use AI responsibly. Amazon Web Services introduced so-called AI service cards that describe the uses and limitations of some models it serves.

January 4, 20232 min read
AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.
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AI as Officemate: Workers benefit from AI-powered assistance and tools.

Many workers benefit from AI in the office without knowing it, a new study found. MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group surveyed employees on their use of AI in their day-to-day work. Their findings...

January 4, 20232 min read

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