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AI roundup [April 11]: Oppo, OnePlus partners with Google for Gemini Ultra AI; Adobe is building AI video Model and more

11Apr

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AI roundup [April 11]: Oppo, OnePlus partners with Google for Gemini Ultra AI; Adobe is building AI video Model and more

[ad_1] AI roundup: In a race to bring AI to smartphones, Oppo and OnePlus partner with Google to bring the Gemini Ultra platform to smartphones. This move will allow smartphone brands to provide improved integration of AI. In other news, Adobe is currently developing its artificial intelligence text-to-video generator for which it is buying videos to train the model. Know more about such AI news from today. Oppo and OnePlus to bring Gemini Ultra AI to smartphonesOppo and OnePlus confirm the partnership with Google to bring the Gemini Ultra platform to smartphones. The companies are currently working on building the required hardware operating system, and ecosystem for smooth AI integration. Nicole Zhang, general manager of AI Product for OPPO and OnePlus also revealed their multiple gen...

AI roundup [April 9]: Remote proctored exam platform unveiled, South Korea invests in AI and more

9Apr

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AI roundup [April 9]: Remote proctored exam platform unveiled, South Korea invests in AI and more

[ad_1] AI roundup: With preference for online exams growing, an online assessment solutions company announced its AI-powered remote proctored exam platform to eliminate the chances of cheating. In other news, South Korea is planning to invest over $7 billion in AI to retain its name as a leading semiconductor chip provider. Know about more such AI news from today, April 9, in our roundup. New AI-powered remote proctored exam platform announcedA company named ExamOnline launched its next-generation online remote proctored exam platform which is powered by AI technology. The platform utilizes AI-powered proctoring and uses technology such as facial recognition, behavioural analysis, and environmental monitoring to identify any potential chance of cheating. Maneesh Singh, CEO of ExamOnlin...

Google researchers leverage AI technology to forecast floods in India, potentially saving lives

21Mar

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Google researchers leverage AI technology to forecast floods in India, potentially saving lives

[ad_1] With the recent boom in artificial intelligence (AI), concerns have arisen about this technology's ability and potential to do good as well as bad. While fear is being expressed at the highest levels about the high potential of the risk involved in this technology, there is no stopping this particular Juggernaut! And, looking to leverage AI for the good of humankind is Google as is evidenced by its recent collaboration with Apollo Hospitals in India to support early disease detection. And now, researchers are tackling another issue - predicting floods. They hope to forecast floods by leveraging AI technologies, potentially saving lives.Also Read: Microsoft onboards former Google DeepMind co-founder to head AI products including Copilot and Bing Google researchers harness AI techn...

5 Things about AI you may have missed today: India’s AI potential, Samsung rushes into medical AI, and more

20Mar

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5 Things about AI you may have missed today: India’s AI potential, Samsung rushes into medical AI, and more

[ad_1] AI roundup: India is embracing new technologies such as AI with full force. By acknowledging the efforts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the country will be leading the world in AI. In other news, Samsung and Deloitte invested in Medical AI Startup PocketHealth to explore how AI could boost the healthcare sector. Check out more news about AI from today, March 20, 2024.1. PM Narendra Modi on the potential of AI in India PM Modi, while addressing the Startup Mahakumbh event, highlighted India's capabilities to lead the world in AI. He also encouraged startups to build solutions that will improve India's global challenges. PM Modi said, “We are in a new era of AI technology, and the world acknowledges that India will have an upper hand in AI. It is now our priority to ensure...

After ‘Sora’ launch, YouTuber MrBeast tells OpenAI CEO Sam Altman not to make him ‘Homeless’

18Feb

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After ‘Sora’ launch, YouTuber MrBeast tells OpenAI CEO Sam Altman not to make him ‘Homeless’

[ad_1] Popular YouTuber MrBeast, famous for his amazingly successful videos, has engaged in a humorous and thought-provoking exchange with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman about the new AI tool called Sora, an advanced text-to-video generator launched by OpenAI just 2 days ago .The funny exchange between MrBeast, whose real name is James Stephen Donaldson, and Altman highlighted the potential negative impact of AI technology on content creators like MrBeast. The conversation happened on X (formerly Twitter), which caught the interest of both netizens and industry enthusiasts alike. Sora, the latest innovation from OpenAI, has gained attention for its ability to quickly generate hyper-realistic videos based on simple text prompts. This tech advancement creates both opportunities and challenges for ...

Google Rolls Out Updated AI Model Capable of Handling Longer Text, Video – But It Still Hallucinates

16Feb

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Google Rolls Out Updated AI Model Capable of Handling Longer Text, Video – But It Still Hallucinates

[ad_1] Alphabet Inc.'s Google is rolling out a new version of its powerful artificial intelligence model that it says can handle larger amounts of text and video than products made by competitors.The updated AI model, called Gemini 1.5 Pro, will be available on Thursday to cloud customers and developers so they can test its new features and eventually create new commercial applications. Google and its rivals have spent billions to ramp up their capabilities in generative AI and are keen to attract corporate clients to show their investments are paying off. “We're focusing first and foremost today on delivering you the research that enabled this model,” Oriol Vinyals, a Google vice-president and Gemini co-tech lead said in a briefing with reporters. “Tomorrow, we're excited to see what ...

Europe within reach of landmark AI rules after nod from EU countries

3Feb

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Europe within reach of landmark AI rules after nod from EU countries

[ad_1] Europe on Friday moved a step closer to adopting rules governing the use of artificial intelligence and AI models such as Microsoft-backed ChatGPT after EU countries endorsed a political deal reached in December.The rules, proposed by the European Commission three years ago, aim to set a global standard for a technology used in a vast swathe of industries from banking and retail to the car and airline sectors. They also set parameters for the use of AI for military, crime and security purposes. EU industry chief Thierry Breton said the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act is historical and a world first."Today member states endorsed the political agreement reached in December, recognising the perfect balance found by the negotiators between innovation and safety," he said in a statem...

Microsoft, Google Woo India Programmers to Win AI Leadership

2Feb

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Microsoft, Google Woo India Programmers to Win AI Leadership

[ad_1] Top executives from Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. are touring India over the next week to court the country's millions of programmers and support the adoption of artificial intelligence services in a key market. Microsoft Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella will address developers and technologists on “discovering new opportunities with AI” during a visit next week in Bangalore, the country's technology epicenter. He'll also speak to industry leaders in Mumbai about the opportunities and challenges with next-generation AI. Separately, Google's chief scientist Jeff Dean will speak on AI's next frontier with researchers, developers and startups in Bangalore and then participate in a fireside chat about India's role in enabling AI to drive massive societal impact.The dueling a...

AI companies will need to start reporting their safety tests to the US government

30Jan

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AI companies will need to start reporting their safety tests to the US government

[ad_1] The Biden administration will start implementing a new requirement for the developers of major artificial intelligence systems to disclose their safety test results to the government.The White House AI Council is scheduled to meet Monday to review progress made on the executive order that President Joe Biden signed three months ago to manage the fast-evolving technology. Chief among the 90-day goals from the order was a mandate under the Defense Production Act that AI companies share vital information with the Commerce Department, including safety tests. Ben Buchanan, the White House special adviser on AI, said in an interview that the government wants "to know AI systems are safe before they're released to the public — the president has been very clear that companies need to mee...

AI horror: Outrage over deepfake images of singer Taylor Swift

27Jan

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AI horror: Outrage over deepfake images of singer Taylor Swift

[ad_1] Fans of Taylor Swift and politicians expressed outrage on Friday at AI-generated fake images that went viral on X and were still available on other platforms. One image of the US megastar was seen 47 million times on X, the former Twitter, before it was removed Thursday. According to US media, the post was live on the platform for around 17 hours.Deepfake images of celebrities are not new but activists and regulators are worried that easy-to-use tools employing generative artificial intelligence (AI) will create an uncontrollable flood of toxic or harmful content. But the targeting of Swift, the second most listened-to artist in the world on Spotify (after Canadian rapper Drake), could shine a new light on the phenomenon with her legions of fans outraged at the development. "The ...