Ernie outperforms Bert in China

Baidu is set to roll out its own AI chatbot in March. It will also be embedded into Baidu's main search services, meaning users could soon get conversation-style search results.

Salesforce moves beyond its core competency 

The maker of customer relationship management software, Salesforce has made a surprise move into scientific research. 

Don't remove protection against content moderation

Search engine outfit Google has warned that a ruling against it in an ongoing Supreme Court (SC) case could put the internet at risk.

AI on chips

Software King of the World Microsoft is excited about AI and thinks AMD's new AI engine could help its cunning plans.

Trying to avoid AI cheats

Australian universities have been forced to change how they run exams and other assessments amid fears that students will use AI software to cheat.

All it needs is a three-second audio sample

Software King of the World Microsoft has announced a new text-to-speech AI model called VALL-E that can closely simulate a person’s voice when given a three-second audio sample.

Could bring 30 per cent improvement 

The graphics card maker named after a Roman vengence daemon, Nvidia wants to install AI tech into its drivers to give them a performance boost.

Will help the defendant 

A programme trained with the help of artificial intelligence is set to help a defendant contest his case in a US court next month.

Fast diagnosis 

The UK National Health Service has been saving the lives of stroke patients across the country using AI to diagnose strokes.

Could kill its search business

A new AI chatbot, ChatGPT could be in a position to kill off Google's lucrative search business.