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Including evidence in question confuses ChatGPT, lowers accuracy: Study

Asking ChatGPT a health-related question that included evidence was seen to confuse the AI-powered bot and affect its ability to produce accurate answers, according to new research. Scientists were "not sure" why this happens, but they hypothesised that including the evidence in the question "adds too much noise", thereby lowering the chatbot's accuracy. They said that as large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT explode in popularity, there is potential risk to the growing number of people using online tools for key health information. LLMs are trained on massive amounts of textual data and hence are capable of producing content in the natural language. The researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) and The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, investigated a hypothetical scenario of an average person asking ChatGPT if 'X' treatment has a positive effect on condition 'Y'. They looked at two question formats - either just a question

HP launches AI-enhanced laptops designed for gamers, content creators

HP on Friday launched its range of AI-enhanced laptops designed for gamers and content creators in Bengaluru. HP India Senior Director of Consumer Sales Vineet Gehani, who was in Bengaluru to launch the laptops, told PTI that AI enhanced laptops will not only improve the processing power of the PC or laptop, but will also improve the battery life. For instance, AI will judge how much battery power is required for specific actions and will thus use accordingly, increasing the life of battery, Gehani said. The newly launched laptops include the Omen Transcend 14 and HP Envy x360 14. The AI features include NVIDIA RTX GE4060 Graphics card, Microsoft Co-pilot and Intel NPU (neural processing unit). These will help people to effortlessly handle compute-intensive tasks," Gehani said. "Besides this, HP's own AI-enhanced audio and video features are also available. It improves your calling experience. For instance, even if you are moving around while making a video call, the AI-enhanced .

How did Accenture manage to secure $1 billion worth of GenAI deals?

The company is an early adopter of the tech and has leveraged its first-mover advantage, supported by clients' increased discretionary spending on GenAI

Aerospike raises $109 mn to accelerate artificial intelligence innovation

According to International Data Corporation (IDC), the AI market is projected to reach $251 billion by 2027

Big Tech cos in race to buy training data for artificial intelligence

Tech giants like Google, Meta and Microsoft-backed OpenAI initially used reams of data scraped from the internet for free to train generative AI models like ChatGPT that can mimic human creativity

Apple explores home robotics as 'next big thing' after car fizzles

With robotics, Apple could gain a bigger foothold in consumers' homes and capitalize on advances in artificial intelligence

Boosting Tesla employees' pay to stop OpenAI from poaching: CEO Musk

Musk was responding to an Information report about Tesla AI scientist Ethan Knight leaving the car company to join Musk's xAI startup

Nvidia, Alphabet lead market cap surge in March driven by AI enthusiasm

Nvidia's market cap soared to $2.25 trillion at March-end, up 14% from February, while Alphabet's rose 9% to $1.8 trillion

GenAI, GCCs to help boost Indian economy in coming years: Deloitte

India could see a substantial growth of USD 359-438 billion in GDP through adoption of GenAI and the country's Global Capability Centres (GCC) market would exceed USD 100 billion by 2030, Deloitte India said in a report. The Technology Trends 2024 report: India perspective said GCCs are taking the lead in 2024, showcasing India's growing prowess in catering to international technology needs. "With over 1,600 GCCs, India's GCC market is growing and creating its dominance globally. It is estimated that by 2030, the Indian GCC market would exceed USD 100 billion, with 2,500 GCCs across the country employing over 4.5 million people," it said. The report pointed out a close connection between technological adoption and accelerated economic growth. Improved accessibility and government initiatives, it said, have led to a significant surge in digital technology adoption. It said advanced technologies offer avenues for growth and efficiency, such as automating tax filing, using blockchai

GenAI platform Hanooman announces partnership with Abu Dhabi's 3AI Holding

Platform aims to reach 200 mn users in Indian languages after being launched on May 1

Google to make generative AI-powered search exclusive to paid-tier: Report

Search Generative Experience (SGE) has been available to users as an opt-in feature. However, Google is reportedly planning to add it to its premium subscription services

Google considers levying fees for AI-powered search features: Report

For Google, charging for certain AI search features could help the company shake loose some additional revenue, without cannibalizing its core search ad business

Boosting Tesla employees' pay to stop OpenAI from poaching: CEO Musk

Musk was responding to an Information report about Tesla AI scientist Ethan Knight leaving the car company to join Musk's xAI startup

AI will be game changer for PC segment: HP India's Ipsita Dasgupta

'Total addressable market of PC to double in next five years'

Generative AI emerges as strategic focus for tech services companies

Evolving GenAI landscape shapes strategic focus for technology services, according to a recent EY study

HCLTech to enable 25,000 engineers on Gemini to scale GenAI solutions

HCLTech recently launched HCLTech AI Force, a pre-built GenAI platform that optimises engineering lifecycle processes from planning through development, testing and maintenance

GenAI startup Vodex raises $2 mn in seed funding round for biz expansion

Vodex helps businesses connect with customers via human-like phone conversations, driving sales and improving customer engagement

'Samsung India's 70% of appliances sales to be from smart products by 2025'

Artificial Intelligence-powered and internet-connected smart appliances would contribute 70 per cent to India sales of Samsung, a top official of the leading appliances and consumer electronics goods maker said. Encouraged by the rising adoption of AI-powered devices in India, the company is adding more AI-powered products to its portfolio of appliances such as washing machines, refrigerators, microwaves and residential air conditioners. There is an increasing trend and people are seeing value while buying these connected appliances, said Samsung India Senior Director, Digital Appliances Saurabh Baishakhia. Earlier it was limited to just one category but now with the launch of a new 'Bespoke' range of AI-powered products, Samsung is aggressively extending this technology to several other categories, he said. "We are looking at having 70 per cent of our sales by 2025 through AI-powered appliances," said Baishakhia. From quarter to quarter, Samsung is taking this AI technology to al

HCLTech announces alliance with Google Cloud to scale Gemini to global cos

IT services firm HCL Technologies (HCLTech) on Wednesday said it has expanded alliance with Google Cloud to create industry solutions by using the US tech giant's multimodal large language AI model, Gemini. HCLTech will familiarise and train its 25,000 engineers on Gemini for Google Cloud to help mutual clients innovate and optimise their businesses with GenAI (generative AI), according to a release. With this, HCLTech can offer expertise and technical skill sets that customers require for deploying and managing GenAI projects. HCLTech will enable 25,000 engineers on Google Cloud's latest GenAI technology to support clients at various stage of their AI projects, including the development of new use cases and capabilities for HCLTech platforms and product offerings. The focus initially will be on bringing GenAI capabilities to clients in manufacturing, healthcare, and telecom, the company said. HCLTech recently launched HCLTech AI Force, a pre-built GenAI platform that optimises ..

Now doctors use artificial intelligence for early cancer detection: Experts

Experts say tech still nascent, diversified dataset for correct risk profiling currently unavailable