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Unit 42 Warns Developers of Technique That Bypasses LLM Guardrails
January 02, 2025

Unit 42, a cybersecurity-focused unit of Palo Alto Networks, has warned developers of text-generation large language models (LLMs) of a potential threat that could bypass guardrails designed to prevent LLMs from delivering harmful and malicious requests. Dubbed “Bad Likert Judge,” this technique asks an LLM...

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Nvidia, Google and the Hardware Revolution Behind AI’s Rise in 2024
January 01, 2025

Silicon Valley’s artificial intelligence (AI) race transformed the tech industry in 2024, driving Apple toward a $4 trillion valuation and rewiring how tech’s biggest players operate. Apple’s stock jumped 16% in late 2024 as investors bet on AI-enhanced iPhones. The company’s plans for smarter Siri...

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Alibaba Plans Major Discounts on AI Large Language Models
December 31, 2024

Chinese tech giant Alibaba is reportedly slashing prices on its AI large language models. Those markdowns are as high as 85%, CNBC reported Tuesday (Dec. 31), citing a WeChat post from the company’s cloud computing unit. The cuts involve Alibaba’s visual language model, Qwen-VL, created to perceive and...

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AI Race Pushes Companies to Reconsider Investment Strategy
December 30, 2024

Companies are grappling with whether to implement powerful artificial intelligence (AI) models that promise enhanced reasoning capabilities but come with substantial computing and integration costs. The surge of new AI releases from industry leaders like OpenAI and Google has sparked intense debate among business leaders...

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Nvidia Focuses on Robots Amid Stiffer AI Chip Competition
December 29, 2024

Facing rising competition in the AI chip space, Nvidia is reportedly turning to robotics. The $3.3 trillion company, whose tech has helped drive the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), will launch the next version  of compact computers for humanoid robots — dubbed Jetson Thor —...

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OpenAI Board Considering Transforming For-Profit Into Delaware Public Benefit Corporation
December 27, 2024

OpenAI’s board of directors plans to transform the organization’s for-profit arm into a Delaware Public Benefit Corporation (PBC) in order to raise the capital it needs to continue developing artificial general intelligence (AGI). The organization will continue to have a structure that includes both a non-profit...

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Retailers Bet on AI to Drive Post-Holiday Sales
December 27, 2024

Inside Amazon’s digital marketplace this holiday season, a new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant named Rufus has been steering shoppers through millions of product choices. The chatbot, launched earlier this year, represents the retail giant’s push to streamline the complex world of online shopping. Across retail,...

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Foxconn Invests in AI Data Center Firm Zettabyte to Boost Sustainable Computing
December 26, 2024

Electronics manufacturing giant Foxconn is partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company Zettabyte in a strategic investment aimed at expanding energy-efficient AI computing solutions worldwide. The partnership, announced Monday (Dec. 23), combines Foxconn, the world’s largest electronics manufacturer, with Zettabyte, an AI data center software...

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Tech Giants Bet Big on AI as Data Shows Clear Winners
December 26, 2024

Companies embracing artificial intelligence (AI) are pulling ahead of competitors, with Bridgeline’s HawkSearch reporting new customers each week, IBM finding open-source AI users seeing higher returns, and MIT research showing advanced AI adopters outperforming industry peers. However, a Q4 loss at Bridgeline highlighted the sector’s...