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Alex Woodie
Alex Woodie has written about IT as a technology journalist for more than a decade. He brings extensive experience from the IBM midrange marketplace, including topics such as servers, ERP applications, programming, databases, security, high availability, storage, business intelligence, cloud, and mobile enablement. He resides in the San Diego area.
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT Enterprise
August 28th, 2023
OpenAI today announced the launch of ChatGPT Enterprise, a new GPT-4-based service that offers stronger security and privacy protections, support for longer inputs, and new data analysis capabilities, among other new features. OpenAI kicked off the generative AI craze in ...
Privacy and Ethical Hurdles to LLM Adoption Grow
August 25th, 2023
Large language models (LLMs) have dominated the data and AI conversation through the first eight months of 2023, courtesy of the whirlwind that is ChatGPT. Despite the consumer success, few companies have concrete plans to put commercial LLMs into ...
Is ChatGPT Getting Dumber?
August 9th, 2023
The capability for machines to learn and get better over time is one of the big selling points for modern artificial intelligence. But new research released last week indicates that ChatGPT may in fact be getting worse at certain ...
DataRobot CEO Sees Success at Junction of Gen AI and ‘Classical AI’
July 12th, 2023
What’s the next generation of enterprise AI going to look like? If you ask DataRobot CEO Debanjan Saha, enterprises will see the most business benefits by combining new generative AI tools and techniques with the classical AI and machine ...
Europe Moves Forward with AI Regulation
June 15th, 2023
European lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly in favor of the landmark AI regulation known as the EU AI Act. While the act does not yet have the force of law, the lopsided vote indicates it soon will in the European ...
Altman’s Suggestion for AI Licenses Draws Mixed Response
May 18th, 2023
The U.S. should consider creating a new regulatory body to oversee the licensing and use of AI “above a certain threshold,” OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said in Congressional testimony on Tuesday (May 16). His recommendation was met with disdain ...
AI Chatbots: A Hedge Against Inflation?
May 17th, 2023
While inflation is down from its high of 9% last June, American companies are still grappling with rising costs. Companies that can raise their prices to balance the ledger are doing so, but others are addressing inflation another way: ...
Venture Capital Funding Plummets, But AI Investment Growing Strong
May 4th, 2023
Global funding from venture investors plunged 56% last month compared to April 2022, going from $47.8 billion to about $21 billion this year, according to a Crunchbase analysis released today. However, AI was one of the bright spots for ...
AI Threat ‘Like Nuclear Weapons,’ Hinton Says
May 4th, 2023
The rise of artificial intelligence poses an existential threat to humans and is on par with the use of nuclear weapons, according to more than a third of AI researchers polled in a recent Stanford study as well as ...
Open Letter Urges Pause on AI Research
March 29th, 2023
The Future of Life Institute has issued an open letter calling for a six-month pause on some forms of AI research. Citing “profound risks to society and humanity,” the group is asking AI labs to pause research on AI ...
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