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'Alpha male' AI world shuts out women: computing prof Hall

'Alpha male' AI world shuts out women: computing prof Hall

Artificial intelligence could change the world but the dearth of women in the booming sector will undermine pledges for inclusive technology, top computer scientist Wendy Hall told AFP on Friday. Hall, a professor at Britain's University of Southampton known for her pioneering research into web systems, said that

India chases 'DeepSeek moment' with homegrown AI

India chases 'DeepSeek moment' with homegrown AI

Fledgling Indian artificial intelligence companies showcased homegrown technologies this week at a major summit in New Delhi, underpinning big dreams of becoming a global AI power. But analysts said the country was unlikely to have a "DeepSeek moment" -- the sort of boom China had last year with a

Nvidia nears deal for scaled-down investment in OpenAI: report

Nvidia nears deal for scaled-down investment in OpenAI: report

Nvidia is on the cusp of investing $30 billion in OpenAI, scaling back a plan to pump $100 billion into the ChatGPT maker, the Financial Times reported Thursday. The AI-chip powerhouse will be part of OpenAI's new funding round with an agreement that could be concluded as

Walmart outlines big AI ambitions as it reports mixed results

Walmart outlines big AI ambitions as it reports mixed results

Walmart's newly installed leadership team on Thursday emphasized plans to build up artificial intelligence integration, lifting shares of the retail behemoth despite a cautious forecast. Fresh off achieving a $1 trillion market value earlier this month, Walmart reported solid fourth-quarter results, but projected lower earnings per share

OpenAI's Altman tells leaders regulation 'urgently' needed

OpenAI's Altman tells leaders regulation 'urgently' needed

The world urgently needs to regulate artificial intelligence, OpenAI head Sam Altman said Thursday at a summit in New Delhi to address the risks and opportunities posed by the fast-evolving technology. Altman, CEO of the company behind ChatGPT, has called for global oversight in the past but last year

Summit photo op fails to unite AI startup rivals

Summit photo op fails to unite AI startup rivals

Tech bro rivalry is real, or at least it is for Sam Altman and Dario Amodei, the CEOs of two leading US artificial intelligence startups. A video of the pair at a global AI summit in New Delhi on Thursday rapidly spread on social media after the former colleagues awkwardly

OpenAI's Altman says world 'urgently' needs AI regulation

OpenAI's Altman says world 'urgently' needs AI regulation

Sam Altman, head of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, told a global artificial intelligence conference on Thursday that the world "urgently" needs to regulate the fast-evolving technology. An organisation could be set up to coordinate these efforts, similar to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), he said. Altman is