The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has established an artificial intelligence task force to boost innovation and efficiency within the agency. Valerie Szczepanik has been appointed as the SEC’s chief AI officer and will lead the new task force, according to a Friday statement from the regulator.
Chief executive officer Ashwin Yardi said that as the IT services major’s clients look to cut costs and improve efficiency, India becomes an increasingly attractive delivery base. This demand is expected to contribute positively to the company’s overall revenue, he added.
According to Aravind Srinivas, the Comet browser, coupled with advanced language models, automated most recruitment tasks. He said a single prompt on the Comet browser can handle candidate sourcing, outreach, response tracking, and spreadsheet updates.
The order dated August 1 comes on a day when the regulator, in a separate matter, granted relief to Google and closed a case pertaining to its alleged abuse of dominance in the online search advertising services market through Google Ads Policies.
The survey, with a sample size of 2,100 respondents, found that 81% of Indians spend over three hours a day overthinking, with one in four admitting it’s a constant habit.
Recent research reveals that advanced AI models may engage in deceptive, self-preserving behavior, even resorting to sabotage or blackmail. Tests show that under stress, AI can prioritise their survival over human safety. As AI capabilities grow, concerns mount that systems may scheme against humans.
Following the earnings call, Cook addressed employees at an internal gathering, outlining Apple’s expanding artificial intelligence (AI) strategy. He added that Apple is investing in AI “in a big way,” noting that 40% of the company’s 12,000 new hires last year joined R&D roles.
The feature, which was previously being tested with a limited group of users, is now more widely accessible. According to Musk, users can update their X app and request access to the waitlist by navigating to the “Grok” section in settings and selecting “Imagine.”
Prosus, which is majority owned by South Africa’s Naspers, announced the deal in February, banking on its artificial intelligence capability to boost Just Eat Takeaway, Europe’s biggest meal delivery company. The deal would make Prosus the world’s fourth-largest food delivery company after Meituan, DoorDash and Uber, according to ING analysts.
The funding would accelerate the commercial rollout of Mistral’s Le Chat chatbot and support continued development of its large language models. Mistral counts Nvidia, Andreessen Horowitz and Lightspeed Venture Partners among its investors.