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Oracle launches OCI Generative AI service

Oracle has announced the general availability of its Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Generative AI service, introducing features the company says will aid enterprises in utilizing generative AI advancements.

Nightshade, a free tool to poison AI data scraping, is now available to try — TechSpot

Created by researchers at the University of Chicago, Nightshade is an "offensive" tool that can protect artists' and creators' work by "poisoning" an image and making it unsuitable for AI training, writes Alfonso Maruccia. 

Mark Zuckerberg’s new goal is creating artificial general intelligence — The Verge

by the end of this year, Meta will own more than 340,000 of Nvidia’s H100 GPUs, writes Alex Heath. Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/18/24042354/mark-zuckerberg-meta-agi-reorg-interview

IBM partners with SAP to develop AI solutions for consumer goods and retail industries

IBM has announced a collaboration with SAP to develop AI-based solutions aimed at enhancing supply chain, finance operations, sales, and services in the consumer packaged goods (CPG) and retail sectors.

Former Twitter chief executive Parag Agrawal raises $30M for new AI venture

Parag Agrawal, the former CEO of Twitter, has secured around $30 million for his new AI startup, according to The Information.