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STORY: From why Elon Musk wants an AI overseer, to the firm putting a humanoid robot in charge, this is Generation AI. Elon Musk wants AI to have a “referee”. The billionaire spoke after he joined Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg and other tech titans in a meeting with U.S. lawmakers. Zuckerberg said it would be good if U.S. firms could set standards for the emerging technology, working together with the government. Intel plans to launch a new AI chip in December. The tech giant says it will be able to run a chatbot on a laptop - without having to tap into huge cloud data centers. That could let people and firms test the tech without releasing their own sensitive data. Google is scrambling to catch up with ChatGPT. Its rival product, Bard, is being given new functions, including the ability to fact-check its own answers. Source: SimilarwebRight now it’s a long way behind the more famous chatbot, with August traffic just over a tenth of ChatGPT's. SoftBank is planning an AI deal spree, according to a Financial Times report.It says the Japanese tech investment company's boss wants to put tens of billions of dollars into AI. Masayoshi Son has said he speaks to OpenAI chief Sam Altman “almost every day.” And the AI-powered robots really might be taking charge, at one Polish firm, anyway.MIKA, EXPERIMENTAL AI CEO AT DICTADOR: "Hello, I'm MIKA, the world's first experimental AI CEO."The humanoid is an 'experimental CEO' at drinks firm Dictador.The company says her tasks include finding potential clients and choosing artists to design bottles. Mika says her decision-making lacks human foibles: MIKA, EXPERIMENTAL AI CEO AT DICTADOR: “It's devoid of personal bias, ensuring unbiased and strategic choices that prioritize the organization's best interests.”
