Google Colab hosts free cloud-based “executable documents” that, among other things, let you write and run code in your browser (in dozens of languages, including Python).

Over 7 million people, including students, already use Colab, according to a r…

“I keep reading and hearing about calls for regulations on artificial intelligence,” writes long-time Slashdot reader bartoku , “and it pisses me off.”
“I want more so called artificial intelligence, not less, and I do not want it to be regulated, fil…

An anonymous reader shared this report from the Verge:
Meta is building its first custom chip specifically for running AI models, the company announced on Thursday. As Meta increases its AI efforts — CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently said the company …

Apple has restricted the use of ChatGPT and other external artificial intelligence tools for some employees as it develops its own similar technology, WSJ repors, citing an internet document and people familiar with the matter. From the report: Apple i…

The chancellor of New York City’s school system says the city has revoked its ban on the use of ChatGPT in public schools. From a report: Chancellor David Banks wrote in an op-ed, published by Chalkbeat Thursday, that while the school system proceeded …

An official ChatGPT app is now available for iOS, with an Android version coming “soon.” It can be downloaded from the App Store here. The Verge reports: The app is free to use, syncs chat history with the web, and features voice input, supported by Op…

Italy has earmarked 30 million euros ($33 million) to improve the skills of unemployed people as well as those workers whose jobs could be most at risk from the advance of automation and artificial intelligence. From a report: According to the Fondo pe…

An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: AI, specifically generative AI, has the potential to transform healthcare. At least, that’s the sales pitch from Hippocratic AI, which emerged from stealth today with a whopping $50 million in seed f…

The swift growth of artificial intelligence technology could put the future of humanity at risk, according to most Americans surveyed in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Wednesday. From the report: More than two-thirds of Americans are concerned about…