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AI is on a fast track, but hype and immaturity could derail it
The marketing hype surrounding AI broadly — and generative AI (genAI) more specifically — is becoming tiresome. You can’t open an article or watch a news video without running into at least a reference to it. We may be approaching the point at which we stop breathlessly extolling its virtues (and dreading some of its…
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Amazon invests $2.75 billion more in OpenAI rival Anthropic
Amazon has announced it is investing $2.75 billion in OpenAI rival Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the AI startup to $4 billion, as initially announced. In September last year, Amazon had invested an initial tranche of $1.25 billion. As part of this partnership, Anthropic will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its main cloud…
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Amazon invests $2.75 billion more in Open AI-rival Anthropic
Amazon has announced it is investing $2.75 billion in OpenAI-rival Anthropic, bringing its total investment in the AI startup to $4 billion, as initially announced. In September last year, Amazon had invested an initial tranche of $1.25 billion. As part of this partnership, Anthropic will use Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its main cloud provider…
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Q&A: Udemy online education exec on tech layoffs and skills needs
With companies shifting gears when it comes to the skills they want in new hires and current employees, online education providers are quickly compiling lists of generative AI (genAI) courses to meet demand. While there are still more tech job openings than tech workers available to fill them, job-seeking technologists need to tweak their industry…
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Most in-demand skills for 2024 — hint, genAI is at the top
The adoption of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has shuffled the list of top skills businesses want from professionals in 2024, according to a new job site study and education industry data. Far from replacing workers, genAI appears poised to transform the way technologists and others work, allowing them to focus more on creative tasks such…