Category Archives: Ai

Retail giant Target Corporation is rolling out a new generative artificial intelligence tool to assist hundreds of thousands of staff across its nearly 2,000 stores across the United States. The AI chatbot called Store Companion is set to roll out by August, helping staff answer on-the-job process questions, coach new team members and support store operations, among other things, according to the companys June 20 statement Continue reading →

IN LATE 2021 the Royal Navy approached Microsoft and Amazon Web Services, a pair of American tech giants, with a question: Was there a better way to wage war? More specifically, could they find a more effective way to co-ordinate between a hypothetical commando strike team in the Caribbean and the missile systems of a frigate Continue reading →

The dramatic new-age tale of a college student striking gold on a billion-dollar idea not long after donning their graduation gown has been a very American dream for much of the 21st century. While Europe lagged behind in the tech boom, the founders of Google, Meta, and Microsoft, still reigning supreme, were starting their journeys out of college dorm rooms at Harvard and Stanford. However, several exciting European startups are proving they wont get left behind in the AI revolution, as more capital now flows through Paris than anywhere else on the continent Continue reading →

Target store employees will soon have a mini AI-powered sidekick to quickly answer their questions, from when something will be in stock to procedures for handling food during a power outage or how a customer can sign up for the Target Circle loyalty program. Continue reading →

Miles Astray is a multidisciplinary artist combining writing and photography into art activism, inspired by a slow and immersive journey around the world that started in 2012. As a writer and photographer, the implications of AI-generated content are at least twofold for me. Continue reading →

Key Takeaways Shares of Dell Technologies (DELL) and Super Micro Computer (SMCI), also known as Supermicro, rose in intraday trading Thursday after Elon Musk announced that the two tech firms would be developing hardware for his xAI artificial intelligence (AI) startup. Musk posted on X Wednesday that Dell is assembling half of the racks that are going into the supercomputer that xAI is building Continue reading →

AI chatbots have become increasingly comfortable in the art of human conversation. The trouble is, experts say, theyre prone to giving inaccurate or nonsensical answers, known as hallucinations. Now, researchers have come up with a potential solution: using chatbots to sniff out errors other chatbots have made. Continue reading →

For many in Hollywood, AI has been a swear word. Continue reading →

Today Apple announced it will train all Apple Developer Academy students and mentors on technologies and tools that take advantage of artificial intelligence (AI). Apple Developer Academy alumni will also have the opportunity to take part in this training Continue reading →

Weve got a special episode of Decoder today I was traveling last week, so Verge deputy editor Alex Heath and our new senior AI reporter Kylie Robison are filling in for me, with a very different kind of episode about AI. But we dont spend a ton of time on the day-to-day happenings of the AI industry itself. And thats for good reason: its been moving so rapidly and changing so often that its nearly impossible for the average person to keep up. Continue reading →