Recent developments have revived a willingness for more governance — AI regulations have been a source of contention for some time. They entail the establishment of policies and legislations to promote and regulate artificial intelligence. Below is a timeline of various efforts towards those goals. GDPR The European Union introduced the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in 2018, which includes provisions…

But there is hope this year… — As per Canalys estimates, PC and tablet shipments in Western Europe fell 38% year-on-year during Q4 2022. Here are some other highlights from the market research firm’s latest report: For this given period, Notebooks fared the worst, with 8.6 million units delivered, 40% less than the previous year. Desktop shipments…

New rules now require medical device makers to meet specific cybersecurity criteria to gain FDA approval — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has established new rules that require medical device makers to meet particular cybersecurity criteria in order to gain FDA approval for new products. Here are five key points: The new guidelines, which took effect today, apply to all new medical device applications and…

The long-range, low-bandwidth network now covers 90% of the US population — Amazon Sidewalk, a low-bandwidth, long-range IoT network, is now available for developer testing (as per a March 28 press release). Here are five key points: The secure network, which is meant to link the “next billion devices”, already covers more than 90% of the U.S. population (it’s only available in…

Artificial general intelligence is a fascinating field of study — Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is essentially the capacity of an intelligent entity to comprehend or learn any intellectual work that humans and other animals can. It is a major objective of certain artificial intelligence research and a popular theme in science fiction and the study of the future. Potential and risks AGI has…

The clinical documentation application incorporates GPT-4 — On March 20, Nuance Communications (a health tech company now part of Microsoft) introduced Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) Express, a new AI-powered clinical documentation application. Here are five key points: The app uses conversational, ambient, and generative AI to generate clinical notes that clinicians can review and complete following each…

This comes two days after a similar announcement from Google — Microsoft today announced “Microsoft 365 Copilot”, an AI-powered productivity solution that blends large language models (aka LLMs) with business data and Microsoft 365 apps. Copilot will be incorporated into various tools including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. The Big Tech firm also unveiled a new feature called “Business…

This new rendition of the large multimodal model has considerable potential — OpenAI’s GPT-4 (Generative Pre-trained Transformer 4) is a large multimodal model. On March 14, 2023, it was released. GPT-4 can analyze both text and pictures. It can potentially perform at the human level on a variety of professional and academic standards. GPT-4 is the fourth installment in the GPT series…

This new feature will address the issue of inconsistent, obsolete, and untrustworthy information — Waze, the well-known navigation app (acquired by Google in 2013), has added a new function that allows drivers of electric vehicles (EVs) to discover relevant charging stations along their route by entering their car and plug type. This new feature intends to address the issue of inconsistent, obsolete, or untrustworthy…