Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, announced that it had uncovered multiple apps masquerading as legitimate, ChatGPT-based chatbots to overcharge users and bring in thousands of dollars a month. As detailed in Sophos X-Ops’ latest report, “’FleeceGPT’ Mobile Apps Target AI-Curious to Rake in Cash,” these apps have popped up in both the Google Play and Apple App Store, and, because the free versions have near-zero functionality and constant ads, they coerce unsuspecting users into signing up for a subscription that can cost hundreds of dollars a year.
Fake ChatGPT Apps Scam Users Out of Thousands of Dollars, Sophos Reports
June 2, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Databricks Data Reports Shows How 9,000+ Global Companies are Gearing Up to Be Competitive on AI
May 30, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Data + AI company Databricks has published the 2023 State of Data + AI report, examining patterns and trends in AI adoption across more than 9,000 global companies that use the platform as a foundation for their data efforts. The report paints a pretty clear picture on how enterprises are preparing to stay competitive in this new age of generative AI, with data to support how companies are embracing LLMs and what the fastest growing data and AI tools out there are.
UVA Researchers Built an AI Algorithm That Understands Physics
May 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Normally, when testing the behavior of materials under high heat or explosive conditions, researchers have to run simulation after simulation, a data-intensive process that can take days even on a supercomputer. However, with a deep learning algorithm created by Stephen Baek, Phong Nguyen and their research team, the process takes less than a second on a laptop.
Study Finds Data Quality is Still the Largest Obstacle for Successful AI and Greater Human Expertise Needed Across ML Ops Lifecycle
May 28, 2023 by Leave a Comment
iMerit, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) data solutions company, released its 2023 State of ML Ops report, which includes a study outlining the impact of data on wide-scale commercial-ready AI projects. The study surveyed AI, ML, and data practitioners across industries, and found an increasing need for better data quality and human expertise and oversight in delivering successful AI. This is especially true as powerful new generative AI tools and continuous improvements to automation are rolled out at an increasingly rapid pace.
North America Holds the Largest Market Share in Artificial Intelligence at 43%
May 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Artificial intelligence (AI) has undergone great development in recent years, causing a spike in both interest and adoption around the globe. Data acquired by BanklessTimes.com has revealed that the current value of the global AI market is estimated at $119.78 billion but is expected to grow at a 38.1% CAGR, to reach $1,591.03 billion by the end of 2030.
New Global Survey Reveals Nearly 60% of Workers Believe AI-powered Automation Improves Job Fulfillment
May 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
A survey commissioned by UiPath (NYSE: PATH), a leading enterprise automation software company, found that nearly 60% of respondents believe that automation can address burnout and improve job fulfillment, and 57% report that they view employers that use business automation to help support employees and modernize operations more favorably than those that do not.
Top Data Science Ph.D. Dissertations (2019-2020)
May 10, 2023 by 2 Comments
The American Mathematical Society (AMS) recently published in its Notices monthly journal a long list of all the doctoral degrees conferred from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020 for mathematics and statistics. The degrees come from 242 departments in 186 universities in the U.S. I enjoy keeping a pulse on the research realm for my field, so I went through the entire published list and picked out 48 dissertations that have high relevance to data science, machine learning, AI and deep learning. The list below is organized alphabetically by state.
State of Java Ecosystem Report
May 6, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Observability leader New Relic released its State of Java Ecosystem Report based on data gathered from millions of applications providing performance data. The in-depth look at one of the most popular programming languages is especially timely given new version releases and the rise of containers.
New Report: 65% Plan to Use ChatGPT Instead of Traditional Search Engines
May 5, 2023 by Leave a Comment
A new Forbes Advisor report found that over 75% of consumers are concerned about misinformation from AI even though 65% plan to use ChatGPT instead of traditional search engines when searching for information or answers.
ICLR 2023 Paper Award Winners
May 1, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), the premier gathering of professionals dedicated to the advancement of the many branches of artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning—announced 4 award-winning papers, and 5 honorable mention paper winners.
