Stanford and Meta inch towards AI that acts human with new ‘CHOIS’ interaction model

Stanford and Meta researchers develop an AI system called CHOIS that uses natural language and sparse waypoints to generate highly realistic human-object interaction animations with applications in computer graphics, VR, and robotics.

How AI can cut two hours of work into 15 minutes with SAP CTO Juergen Mueller

VentureBeat interviewed him recently in an exclusive sit-down interview at SAP’s under-renovation slick Hudson Yard office space.

Google’s Gemini AI launch marred by questions over capabilities

Google unveiled its much-anticipated artificial intelligence system Gemini on Wednesday, touting benchmarks suggesting it could compete with OpenAI’s industry-leading GPT-4 model in reasoning abilities. But the launch has quickly been overshadowed by accusations that the tech giant overstated Gemini’s capabilities. In a tightly choreographed video demonstration, Google showed Gemini interacting with visual data through a […]

ChatGPT rival Pi launches on Android

Available in 35 countries, including the U.S., to begin with, the Pi Android app strives to deliver an experience similar to the one users have had on the iOS-specific version of the chatbot.

Mine’s $30M boost will bring AI-based privacy to the enterprise

In a turbulent year for venture capital investing, Mine countered the trend with a Series B $30 million funding round co-led by PayPal Ventures and Battery Ventures, with notable investment from Nationwide Ventures. The shift in regulation for both consumer and employee privacy in both the U.S. and the European Union has increased an enterprise’s […]

Cisco goes all in on AI to strengthen its cybersecurity strategy

Cisco’s AI Assistant & Encrypted Visibility engine use AI to combat network & firewall misconfigurations. Gartner predicts 99% of firewall breaches due to configuration complexity.