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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Julia Love |Davey Alba
One day in 2021, Google’s web search team presented leadership with what was, at the time, a novel proposal: Rather than just have the search engine serve up its familiar list of links, have a chatbot greet visitors at the search results page and offer to answer questions directly. This wasn’t necessarily a shocking idea.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Julia Love |Davey Alba
One day in 2021, Google’s web search team presented leadership with what was, at the time, a novel proposal: Rather than just have the search engine serve up its familiar list of links, have a chatbot greet visitors at the search results page and offer to answer questions directly. This wasn’t necessarily a shocking idea.
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1 month ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Julia Love |Gillian Tan |Davey Alba
Alphabet Inc.’s Google on Wednesday cut staffers in its cloud division, according to people familiar with the matter. Bloomberg could not determine the size of the layoffs or how many workers have been affected. The round of cuts impacted only a few teams, according to one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the round hasn’t been publicly announced.
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2 months ago | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Julia Love |Olivia Solon |Davey Alba
Alphabet Inc.’s Google removed a passage from its artificial intelligence principles that pledged to avoid using the technology in potentially harmful applications, such as weapons. The company’s AI Principles previously included a passage titled “AI applications we will not pursue,” such as “technologies that cause or are likely to cause overall harm,” including weapons, according to screenshots viewed by Bloomberg. That language is no longer visible on the page.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Rachel Metz |Shirin Ghaffary |Dina Bass |Julia Love
OpenAI was on the cusp of a milestone. The startup finished an initial round of training in September for a massive new artificial intelligence model that it hoped would significantly surpass prior versions of the technology behind ChatGPT and move closer to its goal of powerful AI that outperforms humans.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
finance.yahoo.com | Marissa Newman |Mark Bergen |Julia Love |Christine Burke
(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Arabia is planning a new artificial intelligence project with backing of as much as $100 billion as it seeks to develop a technological hub to rival the neighboring United Arab Emirates, people familiar with the matter said. The state-backed entity will invest in data centers, startups and other infrastructure to develop artificial intelligence, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing plans that aren’t yet public.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Marissa Newman |Mark Bergen |Julia Love |Christine Burke
Saudi Arabia is planning a new artificial intelligence project with backing of as much as $100 billion as it seeks to develop a technological hub to rival the neighboring United Arab Emirates, people familiar with the matter said. The state-backed entity will invest in data centers, startups and other infrastructure to develop artificial intelligence, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing plans that aren’t yet public.
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
news.bloombergtax.com | Julia Love |Curtis Heinzl
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Oct 31, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Julia Love |Curtis Heinzl
Alphabet Inc.’s Google announced new features for its two mapping apps, part of the search giant’s ongoing effort to revamp products with its Gemini artificial intelligence models. Users of Google Maps will be able to ask natural-language questions about places on the map and see AI-generated summaries of human-written reviews, the company said in an announcement Thursday. Waze users will be able to verbally report traffic issues on the go, without having to type or use specific commands.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
news.bloomberglaw.com | Julia Love |Curtis Heinzl
Google parent Alphabet Inc. reported third-quarter sales that climbed more than analysts expected, helped by robust demand for cloud computing services from companies racing to develop or adopt artificial intelligence. Revenue, excluding partner payouts, increased to $74.6 billion, surpassing the $72.9 billion analysts predicted on average, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Net income was $2.12 per share, the company said Tuesday in a statement, compared with estimates of $1.84 per share.
