New York, United States - Has Apple, the biggest company in the world, bungled its generative artificial intelligence strategy? Doubts blew out into the open when one of the company's closest observers, tech analyst John Gruber, earlier this month gave a blistering critique in a blog post titled "Something Is...

New York, United States - "Stop Hiring Humans" read a provocative sign at an AI conference in Las Vegas, where the impact of new artificial intelligence models on the world of work had sparked some unease. "We're not worried about tiptoeing around. We're sparking the conversation," said Fahad Alam of...

Companies explore AI for coding, healthcare, law, and design—yet challenges like regulation, accuracy, and cost impede widespread adoption.

Washington, United States -- It's the case of the vanishing startup: some of Silicon Valley's most promising names in the fast-developing generative AI space are being gobbled up by or tied to the hip of US tech giants. Short on funds, in the past few months promising companies like Inflection AI...

The company to integrate Meta's generative AI into its products.

Generative AI has removed barriers in the previous generation of AI such as news devices, new hardware and technical expertise, an expert says.

Over the past decade, the UAE has become a global hub for innovation and entrepreneurship, attracting significant interest from international and female-led startups.

The region is making significant strides in integrating AI into various sectors, promising substantial productivity gains and innovation, a latest report points out.

With 40 percent of UAE workers already exploring generative AI, the nation stands as a beacon of tech adoption, far surpassing the global average, say a report.

AI is playing a critical role across the biomedical spectrum, from accelerating drug discovery to improving care delivery systems, says Dr Alex Zhavoronkov of Insilico Medicine.

The world of work is changing fast. By 2027, businesses predict that almost half (44%) of workers’ core skills will be disrupted, found the World Economic Forum's Future of Jobs Report. Technology, the report said, is moving faster than companies can design and scale up their training programs. AI, according to...

The GCC -- with countries such as Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, and Qatar -- plays an important role in the energy transition, Dr. Atul Arya of S&P's Global tells TRENDS.

Unified global solutions are crucial to tackle issues like climate change, AI norms, and economic fragmentation, Khalfan Belhoul of Dubai Future Foundation tells TRENDS.

"Technologies such as Generative AI presents new security challenges. The rise of automated spear phishing necessitates reevaluating our trust heuristics. Where once professionalism's appearance sufficed for trust, now more stringent communication verification protocols are needed," he adds.

A recent IMF report said AI would affect nearly 40 percent of jobs around the world, and some 60 percent in the advanced world -- replacing some jobs while complementing others.

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape, 91% UAE business leaders are facing critical challenges in aligning data strategies with their business goals, says a latest report.

The GCC region is on the brink of a major tech revolution, led by advancements in AI, fintech, and sustainable technology, UAE-based tech expert Dua Al Toobi tells TRENDS.

Artificial intelligence automates tasks and boosts capabilities, leading to transformative changes in job roles, productivity, and staff engagement dynamics.

The sector's growth, driven by the transition to digital transactions and tech innovations, positions UAE as a leader in the evolving global payments landscape, says a report.

"The use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) extends beyond urban design and development. It involves creating smart cities tailored to the needs of their residents, promoting sustainable and inclusive living environments," he adds, highlighting the crucial role of generative AI in city services and urban solutions.

The region's IT spending is set to rise by 4% to $183.8 billion in 2024, with software and IT services witnessing double-digit growth, and device spending recovering post-2023 decline.

The region's IT spending is set to rise by 4% to $183.8 billion in 2024, with software and IT services witnessing double-digit growth, and device spending recovering post-2023 decline.

While speaking at the International Government Communication Forum in Sharjah, he emphasized that it's essential to regulate technology and overall policies to ensure cybersecurity and ethical AI use, stressing the necessity of local regulations in addition to international standards.

A significant 16% of Middle Eastern organizations have fully implemented Responsible AI policies and processes, a latest report highlights.

Half of new cloud deployments will be integrated cloud data ecosystems by 2024, while edge AI will see 55% of all data analysis by deep neural networks by 2025, says a report.

Geneva, Switzerland -- Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is more likely to augment than destroy jobs by automating some tasks rather than taking over a role entirely, a new study from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has found. The study, "Generative AI and Jobs: A global analysis of potential effects on...

"New technologies like generative AI bring both opportunities and risks. A holistic AI strategy ensures privacy, security, and compliance, considering beneficial AI use cases, resources, governance framework, and evaluating artificial intelligence's impact on employees and customers," she adds.

Legal assistants, programmers, accountants and financial advisors are among those professions feeling threatened by generative AI.

Despite challenges such as reliability, privacy issues, and potential bias, moderation filters and a 'human in the middle' approach can help mitigate these concerns. As the GenAI space matures, it holds the potential to revolutionize enterprise environments, provided businesses develop a point of view on how GenAI applies to them,...

Sunnyvale, CA: G42, the UAE-based technology group and Cerebras Systems, the company specializing in accelerating generative AI  on Thursday announced Condor Galaxy, a network of nine interconnected supercomputers, offering a new approach to AI compute that promises to significantly reduce AI model training time.  Cerebras Systems said that it has...

Tel Aviv, Israel - Israel's parliament adopted in a first reading a controversial bill that would limit court powers, in a new offensive to push ahead with a judicial overhaul that has split the nation. The changes, proposed by the hard-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have sparked one...

The Boston Consulting Group survey found that 58 percent of Middle East employees, managers, and leaders believe that AI will have a positive impact on their work.

Jurgens' remarks coincide with the World Economic Forum's announcement of its annual list of breakthrough technologies. These technologies, including flexible batteries, generative AI, and sustainable aviation fuel, hold immense potential for positive global impact among other significant innovations.

TIANJIN, CHINA -  The World Economic Forum on Tuesday announced its annual list of breakthrough technologies with the greatest potential to make a positive impact on the world. These include flexible batteries, generative AI and sustainable aviation fuel. The technologies featured in the Top 10 Emerging Technologies Report 2023, produced...

Building something even near the scale of what OpenAI, Microsoft or Google have on offer would require billions in investment on chips and quality human resources. OpenAI bled around $540 million last year as it developed ChatGPT and says it needs $100 billion to meet its ambitions.