Three things we learned about AI from Big Tech earnings
And that it was planning to develop an operation to sell an an AI tool directly to other firms.Neither the operation or the AI tool currently exist in a way that could make Meta money, and Zuckerberg gave no timeline for when they would materialise. Still, Meta increased the low end of its planned spending on AI – it is likely to pour more than $140bn into AI this year alone.Meanwhile, shares in Microsoft soared to a six-month high. "We do believe there will be people who want to use it – a lot."Related topicsArtificial intelligenceMetaMicrosoftGoogleAmazonApple
- ▪And that it was planning to develop an operation to sell an an AI tool directly to other firms.Neither the operation or the AI tool currently exist in a way that could make Meta money, and Zuckerberg gave no timeline for when they would mat
- ▪Still, Meta increased the low end of its planned spending on AI – it is likely to pour more than $140bn into AI this year alone.Meanwhile, shares in Microsoft soared to a six-month high.
- ▪"We do believe there will be people who want to use it – a lot."Related topicsArtificial intelligenceMetaMicrosoftGoogleAmazonApple
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Three things we learned about AI from Big Tech earningsImage source, ReutersImage caption, Leaders of tech companies Meta, Amazon and Google all reported quarterly financial results in in recent daysByKali HaysTechnology reporterPublishedJust nowThe world's biggest technology companies - including Microsoft, Meta, Google, Apple and Amazon - updated Wall Street this week on their finances.One common thread emerged: they are all planning to continue spending massive amounts of money on artificial intelligence (AI).The reaction from investors was that they need to see more tangible results to show for the $1tn (£743bn) and growing, external investment in things like computer chips, data centres, and even technical staff.
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