Dec 13 (Reuters) - Generative artificial intelligence startup Liquid AI said on Friday that it had closed a $250 million early-stage funding round led by chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices (AMD.O), opens new tab, which is also its strategic partner.

On this episode of The Vergecast, we talk about a lot of different AI news, all along a single trend line: the tech industry trying desperately to build a killer app for AI. (Idea

Data center emissions have tripled since 2018. As more complex AI models like OpenAI’s Sora see broad release, those figures will likely go through the roof.

A new report graded companies including Meta, Anthropic, and OpenAI on their AI safety measures. Many were found lacking.

This licensed-digital-content company created an AI tool to generate images using its photo library. It's now pursuing new gen-AI features for video.

LiquidAI is developing generative AI apps that work without connecting to cloud computers, which could save energy and better protect data privacy.

Organizations that have recently discovered generative AI are at risk of overlooking an older and better-established form of AI, which the authors call “analytical AI.” This form of AI is by no means obsolete and is still an important resource for the great majority of companies.

From answering questions from Cabinet ministers, academics and students on climate change, substance abuse and the law to children’s inquiries about her “birth” and links to God and being described as a talkative feminist,

Amid the many uncertainties in the artificial intelligence field, one thing has always seemed clear: bigger and more expensive systems produce better results. Hence the relentless fundraising of model developers like $157 billion OpenAI and the mammoth capital expenditures of Big Tech groups.

Why is diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in AI critical for robotics hardware, including semiconductors, chips and sensors? AI is rapidly shaping our future, but this evolution risks marginalizing DEI.

Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt is the co-author of the new book, “Genesis,” which explores the opportunities and challenges of the artificial intelligence revolution. On Thursday, Dec.19 at 12:30 p.m.