Tag: AI Platforms & Assistants
I tried to test China’s newest ChatGPT rival but couldn’t get in — and it exposed the next big problem facing the major AI players
China’s latest ChatGPT rival, Kimi, is now available for download on the Apple App Store, so I downloaded it on my iPhone, intending to test it against ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini. I had the prompts ready; I had the comparison planned. Then Kimi presented me with a very modern problem…
Read More
The AI pricing paradox: AI PCs might be the answer to spiralling cloud costs for some, but that doesn’t mean cloud computing’s days are numbered
Now that AI vendors have us hooked and using generative and agentic tools, pricing models are shifting. Subscriptions are no longer loss-making models designed to attract experimental customers, because they now need to serve a much more important purpose – make back money. How this might look is still largely…
Read More
‘How we build is just as important as what we build’ — Google reveals how it’s going to solve the AI data center water problem by 2030
The contentious issue of data centers — and their impact on the environment and local communities — continues to make headlines, as the need for more computing power comes up against concerns about whether that extra capacity is worth the cost. One of the natural resources that data centers need…
Read More
‘That is the wrong model for the AI era’: Employers now expect basic AI skills from all workers
It’s still unclear whether employers should train workers, or if workers should train themselves Most organizations would still pay a premium to have employees who know a thing or two about AI AI is increasingly common in performance reviews and promotion decisions New research has claimed, three in four (77%)…
Read More
Exclusive: ‘We want to keep people away from doctors’: Why Samsung has gone all-in on AI health, according to its executives — but do users trust it?
AI is everywhere, which is exciting for some and concerning for others — and nowhere is this dichotomy more prevalent than health. AI has the ability to enable huge leaps in healthcare, both at home on your phones and smartwatches, and in the medical industry advancing tools and research using…
Read More
Ukraine’s new Marichka AI targets the one layer of its war stack that Palantir still owns
Ukraine Central Research Institute has unveiled Marichka, a closed neural network intended to cut brigade-level planning decisions from six to 12 hours down to minutes The system calculates force ratios, estimates losses, and models courses of action on an interactive map, but has so far only been trialed on test…
Read More