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The Week in AI: Intel's RAG Foundry, Mistral AI's Open Weight Models, More

This edition of our weekly roundup of AI products and services includes Mistral AI's new open-weight language models, Intel's new RAG Foundry framework, Hugging Face's new inference-as-a-service offering, the new Qwen 2-Math series, and more.

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Microsoft, Palantir Expand Partnership to Bring AI, Analytics to U.S. Security Networks

Microsoft and data fusion platform provider Palantir Technologies announce an expansion of their partnership to provide enhanced cloud, AI, and analytics capabilities to the U.S. Defense and Intelligence Community.

For Reported $2.5B, Google Brings Top Character.AI Researchers Back into Its Fold

Google defectors Noam Shazeer and Daniel De Freitas are leaving Character.AI, the artificial general intelligence (AGI) company they co-founded in 2021, to return to Google.

Dell Prioritizes AI in Sales Reorg

IT infrastructure giant Dell is undertaking a major restructuring that will potentially lay off thousands of employees and create a new AI-focused sales team.

OpenAI Launches Structured Outputs to Enhance API Reliability

OpenAI announces the introduction of Structured Outputs in its API, a new feature designed to ensure model-generated outputs conform exactly to JSON Schemas provided by developers. This innovation is expected to significantly improve the reliability and usability of AI-generated structured data in various applications.

Neuralink Successfully Implants Second Brain-Computer Interface Device

Elon Musk's brain-computer interface company, Neuralink, has implanted its Telepathy neural device into a second human test patient. The announcement was made during an eight-hour podcast ("Elon Musk: Neuralink and the Future of Humanity") hosted by MIT research scientist Lex Fridman, which also featured Neuralink co-founder DJ Seo, neurosurgeon Matthew MacDougall, brain interface software lead Bliss Chapman, and Noland Arbaugh, the first human test recipient of the device.

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Enterprises Embrace AI but Struggle with Outdated Infrastucture, Survey Finds

In a recently published survey of IT leaders, 90% of respondents confirmed that they are adopting AI in some capacity, but many said they're also struggling to get the full benefits of the technology because of outdated infrastructure and a lack of skilled employees.

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The Week in AI: GitHub Models, DeepMind's Gemma Scope, Stability AI's Stable Fast 3D, More

This edition of our weekly roundup of AI products and services includes Google DeepMind's Gemma Scope, GitHub's new GitHub Models, Arcee AI's DistillKit, Stability AI's Stable Fast 3D, and more.

With AI Payoff Lagging, Intel Takes Drastic Cost-Cutting Measures

Intel, long considered a bellwether of the enterprise tech industry, is facing major consolidation after a disappointing earnings report.

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Researchers Predict Wave of Abandoned AI Projects

Organizations that made significant early bets on AI may be in for a letdown, warned Gartner recently.

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Cost of AI Is Nearly $300K Per Minute: Report

A new report by cloud-based data/BI specialist Domo paints a staggering picture of the minute-by-minute impact of today's generative AI boom.

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Microsoft Urges Policymakers To Write Laws Against AI Deepfakes

Amid a fraught election cycle, Microsoft is urging policymakers to take legal action against AI-generated deepfakes.

Microsoft Phi-3 Updates Include Fine-Tuning, Serverless Perks

Organizations can now customize Microsoft's Phi-3 small language models (SLMs) using their proprietary data.

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