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AI roundup [April 13]: CJI Chandrachud advocates ethical AI, AI investment and more

13Apr

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AI roundup [April 13]: CJI Chandrachud advocates ethical AI, AI investment and more

[ad_1] CJI Chandrachud advocates ethical AI in legal research; AI investment to boost productivity and worker pay: BlackRock CEO; Instagram enhances content discovery with generative AI integration; Surat municipal schools to offer AI and coding courses- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.1. CJI Chandrachud advocates ethical AI in legal researchChief Justice of India DY Chandrachud, at the Indo-Singapore Judicial Conference, advocates for ethical AI integration in legal research. He lauds technology's role in reshaping the judiciary, stressing ethical considerations. Chandrachud highlights India-Singapore ties and Singapore's technological advancements, promoting cross-border dispute resolution, ANI reported. Also read: Google One VPN to be discontinued, here's the ...

Microsoft onboards former Google DeepMind co-founder to head AI products including Copilot and Bing

20Mar

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Microsoft onboards former Google DeepMind co-founder to head AI products including Copilot and Bing

[ad_1] In a big win for the company and a boost for its attempts to further broaden its horizons when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI), Microsoft has announced that Google DeepMind co-founder Mustafa Suleyman has joined the company as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Microsoft AI. Suleyman will also serve as the head of consumer AI products such as Copilot, Bing and Edge, as well as research.Google DeepMind co-founder joins MicrosoftIn 2010, Mustafa Suleyman co-founded AI technology company DeepMind, which was later acquired by Google in 2014. He was involved in multiple projects up until 2019 when he was promoted to the Vice President of AI Policy and Product Management. Suleyman left Google in 2022 and founded Inflection AI, a company that specializes in machine learning a...

Google DeepMind announces SIMA, a general, game-playing AI agent that can carry out tasks like a human

14Mar

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Google DeepMind announces SIMA, a general, game-playing AI agent that can carry out tasks like a human

[ad_1] Have you ever thought of playing video games with an AI system? It sounds futuristic right? The kind that we see in Sci-Fi movies. Well, Google DeepMind has taken AI advancement to the next level by introducing SIMA, an AI agent which would be able to learn and adapt to gaming skills from different environments. SIMA stands for Scalable, Instructable, Multiworld Agent and the concept is now being researched. The AI agent has the ability to play games like humans with the help of natural language instruction and image recognition. Know what all Google DeepMind's SIMA is about.What is SIMA?According to Google's blog post, SIMA is an AI agent which has the ability to learn gaming skills through natural language instruction and image recognition. It can analyze different types of env...

Gemini AI image tool to relaunch in a few weeks: Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis

27Feb

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Gemini AI image tool to relaunch in a few weeks: Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis

[ad_1] Google plans to relaunch in the next few weeks its AI tool that creates images of people, which it paused last week after inaccuracies in some historical depictions, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis said on Monday.Alphabet's Google began offering image generation through its Gemini AI models earlier this month. Some users, however, flagged on social media that it generated historical images which were sometimes inaccurate. "We have taken the feature offline while we fix that. We are hoping to have that back online very shortly in the next couple of weeks, few weeks", Hassabis said in a panel in the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The tool was not "working the way we intended", he added.Alphabet's shares were down 3.5% on Monday afternoon, the biggest drag on the benchmark S...

MWC 2024: Instant search to AI photography, 6 Google Android experiences unveiled

26Feb

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MWC 2024: Instant search to AI photography, 6 Google Android experiences unveiled

[ad_1] The global tech stage is set at the annual Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024 in Barcelona, where industry giants are showcasing the latest breakthroughs in mobile technology. This year, Alphabet seized the spotlight, revealing new features in its Google Android ecosystem designed to enhance user experiences worldwide.Menaka Shroff, Senior Director of Global Android Product Marketing, announced on Monday, "At MWC Barcelona, we're unveiling how our latest AI technologies and multi-device experiences can elevate your productivity across the Android ecosystem." 1. Try Circle to SearchOnly on Android, Circle to Search lets you instantly search anywhere on your phone without switching apps. In the Circle to Search exhibit at MWC, explore what you can circle, highlight, scribble, or tap ...

Google DeepMind announces Gemini 1.5: 5 things to know about its latest LLM

16Feb

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Google DeepMind announces Gemini 1.5: 5 things to know about its latest LLM

[ad_1] Expanding its family of Large Language Models (LLMs), Google on Thursday took the wraps off Gemini 1.5. The Mountain View-based company first debuted its next-generation artificial intelligence (AI) models just a few months ago, and it has been hard at work improving upon the capabilities of Gemini 1.0. Google says Gemini 1.5 is the fruit of rigorous testing and refining, aiming to deliver a “dramatically enhanced performance.” Here are 5 things to know about Gemini 1.5.What is Google Gemini?Google Gemini has been developed by Google DeepMind in collaboration with other teams including Google Research It is a general-purpose AI that can help build different types of AI services that can work in a wide range of fields with the aim of automating tasks. It was launched in three size...

AI assistant for doctors? Google DeepMind working on AI model that helps diagnose patients

29Jan

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AI assistant for doctors? Google DeepMind working on AI model that helps diagnose patients

[ad_1] Over the last few years, the developments in artificial intelligence (AI) have been rapid. Consequently, we've witnessed the adoption of this technology by the world's biggest tech companies including legacy organizations such as Adobe, Meta and Microsoft. Various applications of AI have emerged, from making driving easier via ADAS to AI chatbots that can create content out of thin air, its uses are many. Now, Google DeepMind researchers are making use of AI to assist in one more field - medical science. With their latest innovation, researchers have shed light on an AI assistant for doctors that can help diagnose patients. In a research paper published on arXive, Google DeepMind researchers have come up with a new AI model called Articulate Medical Intelligence Explorer or AMIE....

Google DeepMind scientists in talks to leave and form AI startup

20Jan

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Google DeepMind scientists in talks to leave and form AI startup

[ad_1] A pair of scientists at Google DeepMind, the Alphabet Inc. artificial intelligence division, have been talking with investors about forming an AI startup in Paris, according to people familiar with the conversations. The team has held discussions with potential investors about a financing round that may exceed €200 million ($220 million) — a large sum, even for the buzzy field of AI, the people said. Laurent Sifre, who has been working as a scientist at DeepMind, is in talks to form the company, known at the moment as Holistic, with fellow DeepMind scientist Karl Tuyls, said the people, asking not to be identified discussing private information. They said the venture may be focused on building a new AI model. Sifre and Tuyls didn't respond to multiple requests for comment. A Dee...

MIT researchers develop tool to battle deepfakes and AI manipulation; Know how PhotoGuard works

26Dec

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MIT researchers develop tool to battle deepfakes and AI manipulation; Know how PhotoGuard works

[ad_1] Deepfakes have emerged as a major talking point this year as a malicious side-effect of artificial intelligence (AI). Many bad actors have used the current boom in this space to use AI editing tools to create fake images of people and institutions. Multiple reports have emerged of criminals creating fake nudes of people and then threatening them to post these photos online if the victim did not pay them money. But now, a group of researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a tool that can help combat this problem.According to a report by MIT Technology Review, researchers have created a tool called PhotoGuard that alters images to protect them from being manipulated by AI systems. Hadi Salman, a contributor to the research and a PhD researcher...

After $13 bn in Investment, Microsoft’s OpenAI Linkage Risks Scrutiny From US, UK Regulators

9Dec

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After $13 bn in Investment, Microsoft’s OpenAI Linkage Risks Scrutiny From US, UK Regulators

[ad_1] The US Federal Trade Commission is examining the nature of Microsoft Corp.'s investment in OpenAI Inc. and whether it may violate antitrust laws, according to a person familiar with the matter.The inquiries are preliminary and the agency hasn't opened a formal investigation, according to the person, who asked not to be named discussing a confidential matter. Microsoft didn't report the transaction to the agency because the investment in OpenAI doesn't amount to control of the company under US law, the person said. OpenAI is a non-profit and acquisitions of non-corporate entities aren't reported under US merger law, regardless of value. Agency officials are analyzing the situation and assessing what its options are. An FTC spokesperson declined to comment. Microsoft didn't immed...