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Meta announced a partnership with Ray-Ban to sell "Stories" sunglasses. Image: Meta

Meta Unveils Glasses, Chatbots, Image Editing Powered by AI

The company that renamed itself to focus on the metaverse spent most of its keynote presentation at the annual Meta Connect conference talking about artificial intelligence, further validating the sudden dominance and omnipresence of AI tech this year. Meta executives laid down a robust blueprint of how AI will be the linchpin in many company initiatives—including crafting the metaverse. The day’s spotlight was on MetaAI, a personal assistant echoing the functionalities of Siri but with a broade...

Beyond ChatGPT: NExT-GPT is an OpenSource Model That Lets You Master AI With Audio, Video and Text

In a burgeoning technology scene dominated by giants like OpenAI and Google, NExT-GPT—an open source multimodal AI large language model (LLM)—might have what it takes to compete in the big leagues. ChatGPT took the world by storm with its ability to understand natural language queries and generate human-like responses. But as AI continues to advance at lightning speed, people have demanded more power. The era of pure text is already over, and multimodal LLMs are arriving. Developed through a col...

Spotify Embraces AI, Eschews AI Music Ban and Adds AI Podcast Translation

Spotify is OK with AI, after all. In a reversal from an earlier decision, the CEO of the world’s biggest music streaming service said Tuesday that it would not ban AI-generated music. This follows an announcement of AI-translated podcasts, giving both commercial and independent producers a way to reach international markets. Earlier this year, an AI song entitled "Heart on My Sleeve" that mimicked the voices of Drake and The Weeknd went viral on Spotify. The track was created by startup Ghostwri...

OpenAI Upgrades ChatGPT: The AI Chatbot Can Now “See, Hear and Speak”

OpenAI has rolled out highly anticipated upgrades that will allow its popular ChatGPT chatbot to interact with images and voices. This launch represents a major step towards OpenAI’s vision for artificial general intelligence that can perceive and process information from multiple modes, not just text. "We are beginning to roll out new voice and image capabilities in ChatGPT. They offer a new, more intuitive type of interface by allowing you to have a voice conversation or show ChatGPT what you’...

Microsoft Reveals Major AI Upgrades for Windows, Office, and Bing

A $10 billion investment in OpenAI is not enough for Microsoft. Now the tech giant is unveiling more artificial intelligence capabilities across its consumer products, aiming to be at the forefront of the AI wave. At its global autumn event Thursday, Microsoft announced that its brand new digital assistant Copilot will soon arrive to replace the depreciated Cortana, and will come to Windows 11 and Microsoft 365 starting September 26. Copilot uses large language models to provide personalized, co...

YouTube Adds AI Features to Enhance and Simplify Video Creation

Google is going all in on artificial intelligence, integrating AI capabilities throughout its suite of products including Google Docs and Search. The tech giant aims to use AI to enhance user experiences, tap into new creative possibilities, and optimize workflows—and its latest target is YouTube. On Thursday, Google unveiled new AI-powered features to bolster video creation on both Shorts and long-form clips on YouTube. This includes an experimental feature called "Dream Screen," which lets cre...

Brain Implant Testing: Neuralink Begins Recruiting for Human Thought-Reading Trials

After getting the green light from the FDA, Elon Musk’s Neuralink is ready to begin testing its controversial brain chip implants in paralyzed human volunteers. The company announced in an official blog post that it is now recruiting participants for a clinical trial to evaluate the safety and functionality of its technology. "The PRIME Study is being conducted under the investigational device exemption (IDE) awarded by the FDA in May 2023 and represents an important step in our mission to creat...

New DALL-E 3 Image Generator is a Big Upgrade—With Guardrails

OpenAI, the unicorn behind the boom of the Generative AI industry, has unveiled DALL-E 3, the latest iteration of its image generator. With its ChatGPT controller, the upgrade provides top quality images in response to natural-language prompts—and launches with ethical controls in place. Image generators like DALL-E, MidJourney, and Stable Diffusion have opened new creative frontiers for artists and casual users since the AI boom late last year. By translating text prompts into stunning visuals,...

Chat With Your Emails and Documents: Google Integrates Bard Into Its Product Suite

Google announced a major expansion of its AI chatbot tool, giving it the ability to access users' personal information from Google Workspace apps like Gmail, Docs and Drive. While promising greater convenience and requiring users to opt-in, the integration also raises concerns about privacy. Google says it has taken privacy and security into consideration before rolling the feature out. New Bard Extensions allow the chatbot to search within a user's Google accounts to provide personalized respon...

Google Updates Its SEO Playbook for Content Generated With AI

Google has long preached the gospel of "content written by people, for people." But in a recent update, the search giant is quietly rewriting its own rules to acknowledge the rise of artificial intelligence. In the latest iteration of Google Search's "Helpful Content Update," the phrase “written by people” has been replaced by a statement that Google is constantly monitoring "content created for people" to rank sites on its search engine. The change was first reported by Stack Diary. The new lan...

Masayoshi Son, Japanese business magnate and investor who is the founder and current chief executive officer of Japanese holding conglomerate SoftBank. Image: Glen Photo / Shutterstock.com

SoftBank Mulls Big Investment in OpenAI Following ARM IPO

SoftBank—a Japanese multinational holding company with a $66 billion market capitalization—is hungry for new ways to deploy capital. Following the successful initial public offering (IPO) of UK chip designer ARM, the investment giant is reportedly considering making substantial investments in the AI sector—and OpenAI in particular. SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son has in fact been actively engaging with artificial intelligence, according to a report by the Financial Times, particularly OpenAI's renown...

Did Google Ban AI Artists from Running Stable Diffusion on Its Cloud?

The small but passionate community of AI visual artists has been buzzing with discussions surrounding Google's rules relating to the use of Stable Diffusion—arguably the world's most utilized open-source image generator—on its cloud computing platform, Google Colab. Some users say they are being banned from running the application on the tech giant's cloud platform, which has otherwise been an instrumental resource for individuals and small enterprises who need to run various processor-intensiv...

Google Gemini Poised to Take On AI Titans OpenAI and Microsoft

Google is gearing up to release its much-anticipated conversational AI system Gemini, setting the stage for an all-out AI battle royale with OpenAI's ChatGPT. According to a report by The Information, Google has opened up testing of Gemini to select companies, indicating its consumer launch could be imminent. Gemini is a multimodal LLM, which means that it can natively receive inputs of different modalities —for example, text, image, audio, etc. “Gemini was created from the ground up to be multi...

SoftBank's Arm Stock Soars 25% as AI Chip Designer's IPO Nets $65 Billion Valuation

Arm Holdings, the semiconductor technology company owned by Japanese giant SoftBank, made a strong return to the public markets on Thursday after an initial public offering (IPO) that raised over $5 billion for the company while ultimately valuing it at $65 billion. Shares in Arm opened above the IPO price of $51 on the Nasdaq exchange, jumping to $56.10 in early trading. The sharp gain extends a hot streak for Arm, which last month secured a pre-IPO valuation of $54.5 billion. By close, the sha...

Image of the supposed non-human biologic presented in Mexico's Congress. Image: Grupo Fórmula

Aliens in Mexico's Congress: Earth-Shattering Revelation or Another Hoax?

In a historic chamber where laws are usually the focal point, Mexican lawmakers earlier this week found themselves delving into the realm of the extraterrestrial. A presentation on Tuesday in the Mexican Congress has ignited fervent discussions both in the legislative halls and the virtual corridors of social media. The burning question on everyone's lips: Alien corpses? Really? (Spoiler: very likely not.) In a controversial session, researchers from various corners of the globe congregated in M...

No Bubble Here: Goldman Sachs Says AI Still in Early Stages

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not only revolutionizing technology but also stirring up debates in the financial sector. Goldman Sachs has been adamant that there isn’t an AI bubble. But there are still plenty of analysts who are nervous at the major growth of interest in the AI market—and the associated spike in tech stocks. Still, the Wall Street giant offers a fresh perspective, suggesting that we are merely at the threshold of an AI revolution and far from the bubble that some anticipate. T...

You Can't Beat the Real Thing? AI Is Making Coca-Cola Flavors Now

In a play to market its futuristic vision, Coca-Cola has invited global enthusiasts to not merely taste, but experience what the year 3000 might hold: a blend of flavors created with the help of AI. Coca-Cola Y3000 Zero Sugar is the result of a blend of human perspective and artificial intelligence. The company said it wanted to take insights gathered from fans worldwide and create AI interpretations of them, resulting in a beverage that embodies the aspirations, emotions, and tastes envisioned...

Are AI Models Approaching Consciousness? New Research Reignites Debate

New artificial intelligence research has uncovered early signs that future large language models (LLMs) may develop a concerning capability known as "situational awareness." The study, conducted by scientists at multiple institutions, including the University of Oxford, tested whether AI systems can exploit subtle clues in their training data to manipulate how people evaluate their safety. This ability, called "sophisticated out-of-context reasoning," could allow advanced AI to pretend to be in...

AI's Thirst for Power May Be Draining Water Supplies

The energy demands of artificial intelligence also mean more water is needed to cool the servers that answer your prompts. And that thirst is only getting bigger. Like any computationally intense activity, AI systems like ChatGPT require significant processing and thus electrical power, using servers often housed in sprawling data centers that can consume substantial amounts of energy and water. Microsoft and Google, the biggest players in the field, say they're taking steps to reduce AI's envir...

ChatGPT Plus vs Claude Pro: Choose The Best Paid Chatbot Ally For You —Decrypt Media

ChatGPT Plus vs Claude Pro: Choose The Best Paid AI Chatbot For You

This week, Claude unveiled its "premium" service, Claude Pro, a version of its Claude 2 chatbot aimed at power users. At a monthly fee of $20, Claude Pro emerges as a direct competitor to OpenAI's ChatGPT Plus service. ChatGPT currently stands as the world's most popular AI chatbot, boasting over a million users within a week of its launch, but dynamics might shift when it comes to premium services, as users find themselves weighing options and evaluating the long-term value of the subscription....

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