This Month in Tech: January 2024

Microsoft AI Copilot App Now Available on iOS
Microsoft’s Copilot AI chatbot app for iOS and iPadOS now provides access to GPT-4, enabling users to ask questions, draft emails, summarize text, and create images.

Nikon, Sony, and Canon Develop Tech to Fight AI Fakes
Nikon, Sony Group, and Canon are embedding digital signatures in images to combat AI-generated fakes, offering tamper-resistant digital signatures for professionals and online tools to verify images.
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Microsoft Introduces Copilot Key on Keyboards
Microsoft’s partners will release new PCs and laptops with a Copilot key, providing quick access to Microsoft’s AI-powered Windows Copilot experience directly from a keyboard button.

The New York Times Files Lawsuit Over AI Technologies
The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, claiming that their AI technologies, including ChatGPT, were trained using the Times’ copyrighted articles, seeking damages and the destruction of AI models and data.

Intel Announces AI-Focused Chip for Automotive Sector
Intel has unveiled a first-generation AI-enhanced chip for automotive applications, marking a strategic shift towards AI PCs and automotive AI.

OpenAI Revises Policy on Military Applications
OpenAI has revised its usage policy to potentially allow military applications of its technologies, contrary to its previous policy that explicitly prohibited such use.

Figure’s Humanoid Robots to Enter the Workforce at BMW
Figure is deploying humanoid robots to BMW’s manufacturing plant, training the robots before scaling their operations as part of a milestone-based partnership.

Samsung Unveils New AI-Focused Phones
Samsung is set to reveal new AI-focused phones, highlighting the evolution of AI in mobile technology.

OpenAI CEO Seeks Funds for Distributed AI Chip Manufacturing
Sam Altman aims to raise funds for a resilient and distributed system of AI chip manufacturing factories to mitigate the current geopolitical conflicts.

Google’s Gemini Pro Ranks Second in Chat Bot Arena Leaderboard
Google’s Gemini Pro has claimed the second position in HuggingFace’s Chat Bot Arena Leaderboard, integrating a ‘Help me Write’ feature directly into Google Chrome.

Google DeepMind Develops AI Model for Healthcare
Google DeepMind’s AMIE (Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer) has outperformed human physicians in a controlled trial, providing explanations of medical conditions and aiding in diagnostics.