Here are fifteen generative AI news stories from the past week. Links to the articles are below, or you can watch the GAIN Rundown via YouTube above.
Deepfakes and momentum by Microsoft topped the news this week, while positive moves by Google may have gone unnoticed. Plus, we have another deep dive into new retail-oriented solutions, new funding rounds, and more.
Sex and Politics: Deepfakes Make a Big Splash to Kick Off 2024
Microsoft Azure AI Users Base Rose by 50%, Half of Fortune 500 Adopt OpenAI Service
Google Chrome Embeds Generative AI to Write Text, Organize Tabs, and Design Browser Experience
OpenAI is Rolling Out 'GPT Mentions' in ChatGPT to Invoke Custom GPTs
Meta's New Code Llama 70B Rivals GitHub Copilot for Generative AI Programming Models
IBM's Generative AI Will Scout Soccer Players for Sevilla FC
Brave Installs Mistral's Mixtral as Default LLM for Generative AI Browser Assistant Leo
Google Bard Gets Gemini Pro in 40 Languages and Hits #2 on Popular Benchmark Leaderboard
Indian Generative AI Startup Krutrim Raises $50M to Hit $1B Valuation
Kore ai Raises $150M to Scale Enterprise Generative AI Platform
Shopify Expands Generative AI Features with Synthetic Image Editor for Product Backgrounds and More
Yelp Rolls Out Generative AI Features to Summarize Business Reviews
Etsy Launches Generative AI 'Gift Mode' to Suggest Personalized Presents
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