Facepalm: Generative AIs are often accused of being biased, but it appears that Google went a bit too far in trying to address this problem with Gemini. The company has apologized after the tool produced images showing people of color and women in historically inaccurate contexts, such as Nazi-era German soldiers and the Founding Fathers. It's led to complaints about Gemini being "woke," and Google has now paused the feature while it makes changes.
The company's IPUs are seemingly much better than GPUs for AI
The big picture: AI algorithms are spreading rapidly, and the demand for GPUs and other specialized chips designed to accelerate AI workloads is continuously increasing. Graphcore could offer an intriguing alternative to Nvidia's GPUs, but despite its potential, the company is struggling to attract buyers for its products and is now up for sale.
Forward-looking: Earlier editions of the .NET Framework were designed to provide a development platform for Windows-exclusive applications. Today, the technology supports all major computer and mobile operating systems. In the future, .NET aims to enhance app development by offering improved support for cloud and AI services.
Nvidia is now worth $1.7 trillion -- make that $1.82 trillion...
Jackpot baby! Artificial intelligence has proven incredibly fruitful for Nvidia and its shareholders over the past year, and could even help the chipmaker surpass Amazon in terms of total market capitalization. Closing at over $720 today, that's an increase of more than 20% year over year and nearly 50% since the beginning of 2024.