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Releases & Updates

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares AI regulation concerns with US Senate

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman admits that 'significant harm' could be caused globally by AI large language models such as GPT-4 unless more stringent regulation is put in place

Generative AI

Cybersecurity

Innovation accelerator Cyber Runway 3.0 launched for UK start-ups

Innovation centre Plexal, alongside the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced the third iteration of its accelerator scheme for UK start-ups

Generative AI

Think tank calls for ‘Great British GPT’ to keep UK ahead in AI race

A report from UK think tank Onward has recommended that the UK develops a 'Great British GPT' tool to stay ahead in the global AI race

Generative AI

Salesforce announces Slack GPT to deliver conversational AI to businesses

Salesforce has launched Slack GPT, its new generative AI offering for business chat, delivering native AI features within the Slack platform

Generative AI

AI leader Geoffrey Hinton leaves Google, warning about risks

In an aim to warn of possible harms around AI development, artificial neural network expert Dr Geoffrey Hinton has left his post at Google Brain

Generative AI

AWS bolsters generative AI offerings with Amazon Bedrock API

AWS has launched Amazon Bedrock, a new service allowing businesses to access a range of generative AI foundation models from a single API

Data Protection & Privacy

Capability testing of GPT-4 revealed, as EU regulatory pressure persists

A 'red team' dedicated to testing the capabilities of GPT-4 has revealed its findings, as scrutiny from EU authorities continues

Generative AI

Alibaba joins generative AI race, as calls to stop development continue

While Chinese tech corporation Alibaba has launched its new chatbot Tongyi Qianwen, developers and the public are calling for a temporary cool-off on AI R&D

Data Protection & Privacy

Capability testing of GPT-4 revealed, as EU regulatory pressure persists

A 'red team' dedicated to testing the capabilities of GPT-4 has revealed its findings, as scrutiny from EU authorities continues

Generative AI

Alibaba joins generative AI race, as calls to stop development continue

While Chinese tech corporation Alibaba has launched its new chatbot Tongyi Qianwen, developers and the public are calling for a temporary cool-off on AI R&D

Cloud & Edge Computing

Ofcom proposes relaying of cloud market regulation to CMA

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has been asked by Ofcom to take over investigation of the UK cloud market

Generative AI

AWS launches generative AI accelerator for global startups

The new global Generative AI Accelerator initiative from Amazon Web Services (AWS) invites 10 startups to scale and grow operations involving the technology

Generative AI

Google begins rollout of Bard chatbot

A waitlist has been established for users over 18 for the new Bard chatbot from Google, as the search company looks to compete with OpenAI's ChatGPT

Releases & Updates

Amazon lays off 9,000 staff as cloud spending downturn bites

A second round of layoffs has been announced by Amazon, mostly affecting AWS, Twitch, HR and advertising units