New technology is being used to free up border patrol agents, so they can be out in the field rather than sitting in front of computer screens.

The plan is to use AI to streamline the interconnection application process that’s currently painfully slow. The delay is holding up efforts to get new solar and wind farms up and running. Pressure is building to clear that backlog with electricity demand on the rise — ironically in no small part because of the artificial intelligence boom.

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There’s been a lot of talk about AI PCs this year, but has it actually delivered on its promise? A new analysis from TrendForce says the significant boost in laptop sales in 2024 has more to do with Windows 11 updates than it does with fancy new AI features.

AI, Elon Musk's AI company, is reportedly preparing to release a standalone consumer app. That's according to The Wall Street Journal, which reports that

Microsoft on Wednesday denied claims that it uses customer data from its Microsoft 365 applications, including Word and Excel, to train artificial intelligence models.

AI labs racing to surpass human intelligence have become the subject of reports that challenges are getting between their models and their mission.

After an initial call, and some input from Groundlight’s founders, she and Groundlight software engineer Brandon Wada visited my house in late October to set up the system. He installed a Groundlight Hub, a small orange device on our kitchen counter, connecting wirelessly to a camera on the back porch, pointed at the cat door.

Silicon Valley generative AI companies are getting over their aversion to working with the U.S. Department of Defense, as the pressure builds to get returns on massive AI investments.

Only 13% of executives surveyed - fewer than last year - feel ready to capture AI's potential. They lack skilled staff, higher-capacity infrastructures, and AI-ready data.

A team of former Google employees, led by Hugo Barra, have launched a startup to develop an operating system for AI agents in the same vein as Android.