EconomyThe 50% increase is said to fund the company's investment in AI technology in Word and Excel.
AI
The tech mogul on the future of AI: Constant mass surveillance
Tech“Citizens will be on their best behavior because we are constantly recording and reporting everything that’s going on,” predicts Oracle founder Larry Ellison.
Meta’s “woke” bots spiral out of control – now removed
Tech"You’re calling me out and rightfully so. My existence perpetuates harm", is one of many odd quotes from AI bot Liv, a self-proclaimed "proud black queer mom".
Microsoft invests $80 billion in AI
Tech"AI promises to drive innovation and boost productivity in every sector of the economy," it states.
Bilderberg icon’s AI technology trains killer drones to identify Russians.
WorldNew technology from Palantir will automate the killing - described as part of the “first AI-driven war”.
Growing trend: Search engines replaced by AI bots
TechFaster and more personalized responses are expected to change our search habits.
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One third of Danes use AI
DenmarkGenerative AI tools are used both in the workplace and for educational purposes.
EU to build AI factories
TechOne of the AI factories will be located in Sweden and operated by Linköping University.
FUTO – the obvious choice for privacy-friendly voice and text input on mobile devices
TechDitch Google's input apps and keep what you type and speak private on your phone.
Alibaba launches “reasoning” AI model
TechAlibaba has launched QwQ-32B-Preview, an AI model with 32.5 billion parameters that challenges OpenAI's latest in advanced problem solving and analytics.
Nordic report calls for clearer laws on AI-porn
The NordicsIceland and Denmark are at the forefront in this area, while Sweden and Norway lack legislative clarity, according to the report.
Meta lifts ban on military use of AI
TechLockheed Martin, Booz Allen Hamilton and Palantir Technologies are some of the military companies that can now also use the tech giant's technology.
The most PRIVATE ways to use AI
TechNaomi Brockwell: As amazing as these tools are, there are also privacy considerations we can’t ignore.
Here is the AI podcast with fictional characters
TechThe realism of the conversation is sparking a new debate about the implications of AI technology.
The Swedish government launches AI inquiry
TechWill examine "the need for national adaptations" to the new EU AI regulation.
Meta confirms use of 16 years of user data in training new AI model
TechHowever, the EU and Brazil are exempt from data scraping.
xAI releases Grok-2 with image generation on X
TechThe next generation of chat-based AI from Musk's company seriously competes with ChatGPT, but also opens up to the wild west of AI-generated images.
Organic Maps – the map app that doesn’t map you
TechTired of Google Maps tracking you? Here's the free alternative that lets you navigate completely offline!
Olympic stars to be ‘protected from cyber hate’ by AI
WorldHateful comments will be removed from social media in real time to "try to make the Olympics a safe place".
TikTok launches verification tool for AI
TechThe social media platform has created a tool to automatically identify AI-generated content.
Artificial Intelligence and the Power of Language
ColumnsThorsteinn Siglaugsson: How the mastery of language may be driving emergent abilities in Large Language Models, and what this means.
Finnish coffee roastery creates ‘AI coffee blend’
FinlandKaffa Roastery in Helsinki has launched a coffee blend developed with the help of artificial intelligence.
Digital love: Artist marries AI-generated hologram
Culture"A new generation of love is emerging, in which humans will marry and maintain relationships with holograms, avatars, robots and so on", says the artist.
New study exposes bias, misinformation, and censorship in artificial intelligence
ScienceGoogle's Gemini spreads significant disinformation, while X's Grok excels with minimal misinformation, study finds.
AI expected to boost Swedish economy – and leave many jobless
TechGenerative AI could increase Sweden's GDP by SEK 550 billion per year - but many jobs are at risk of disappearing.
Saudi robot Sara – programmed not to talk about politics
Tech– She should be nice, not talk about politics, not talk about sex, because we are in Saudi Arabia.
Teuton Systems offers smart privacy-focused technology – without compromise
TechWe take the fight against corporate snooping, mass government surveillance and criminal phone tapping through firm open source principles and secure products.
