Federal regulators have reached a deal that allows them to proceed with antitrust investigations into the dominant roles that Microsoft, OpenAI and Nvidia play in the artificial intelligence industry, in the strongest sign of how regulatory scrutiny into the powerful technology has escalated.
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Microsoft Is Faulted for ‘Inadequate’ Cyber Practices in U.S. Report
A Chinese-state intrusion last year of Microsoft Corp. technology that enabled hackers to gather US officials’ emails “should never have occurred,” according to a report released Tuesday from a government cyber review board.
OpenAI Hits Back at Elon Musk’s Lawsuit by Publishing His Emails
OpenAI on Tuesday slammed Elon Musk’s lawsuit against the organization and released a trove of emails purportedly sent by the billionaire showing that he backed the creation of a for-profit entity.
Microsoft, OpenAI Fighting Foreign Hackers Utilizing AI in Attacks
Microsoft and OpenAI said Wednesday that artificial intelligence tools are being used by foreign government hackers to improve their cyberattacks.
AI Won’t Pose Immediate Existential Threat but ‘Safety Brakes’ Needed: Microsoft
Microsoft’s president says he doesn’t think artificial intelligence poses an immediate threat to humanity’s existence, but governments and businesses still need to move faster to address the technology’s risks by implementing what he calls “safety brakes”.
Hackers with AI Are Harder to Stop, Microsoft Says
Stealthier attacks are being crafted by hackers using both artificial intelligence tools that have been on the market for a while and generative-AI chatbots that emerged last year, said Tom Burt, Microsoft’s corporate vice president for customer security and trust.
Microsoft CEO Says Tech Giants Battling for Content to Build AI
Microsoft chief executive Satya Nadella said Monday tech giants were competing for vast troves of content needed to train artificial intelligence, and complained Google was locking up content with expensive and exclusive deals with publishers.
Microsoft Says Early June Disruptions to Outlook and Cloud Platform Were Cyberattacks
In early June, sporadic but serious service disruptions plagued Microsoft’s flagship office suite — including the Outlook email and OneDrive file-sharing apps — and cloud computing platform.
Microsoft’s President Backs New Agency to Regulate ChatGPT, Other AI Systems
Microsoft President Brad Smith backed calls for the U.S. government to create a new agency to license major artificial-intelligence systems.
Allianz Partners with Microsoft to Digitally Transform the Insurance Industry
On Thursday, Allianz SE and Microsoft Corp. announced a strategic partnership focused on digitally transforming the insurance industry, making the insurance process easier while creating a better experience for insurance companies and their customers. Through the strategic partnership, Allianz will move core pieces of its global insurance platform, Allianz Business System (ABS), to Microsoft’s Azure… Continue reading Allianz Partners with Microsoft to Digitally Transform the Insurance Industry