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Google Deepmind Chief Calls Meta’s AI Criticisms ‘Preposterous’
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Google Deepmind Chief Calls Meta’s AI Criticisms ‘Preposterous’

[ad_1] DeepMind co-founder Demis Hassabis hit back against criticisms from Meta Platforms Inc.'s chief AI scientist — who had criticized him and others in the industry for playing up the existential risks of the technology — calling them preposterous.Hassabis was responding to a post earlier this week from Meta's Yann LeCun, who said that some leaders were needlessly hyping doomsday scenarios and providing ammunition to those who want to ban open-source AI research and development. LeCun argued that that approach would put the control of future AI systems in the hands of just a few companies, which would be a “catastrophe.”  “We want to make sure we get the benefits of the innovation and the promise that the technology clearly holds,” Hassabis said in an interview on Bloomberg Televisio...
5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI data workers demand protection, AI MRI tools, more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI data workers demand protection, AI MRI tools, more

[ad_1] Today, October 24, turned out to be a pivotal day in the field of artificial intelligence. In the first incident, data workers in the US who are training AI have written an open letter to the policymakers urging them to safeguard their rights and livelihoods. This comes ahead of the second AI Insight Forum which is going to be hosted by the US Senate with AI leaders. In other news, a new study has assessed AI-based imaging techniques to diagnose multiple sclerosis. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.AI data workers write an open letter to the US SenateIn a letter directed to Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), who serves as the Senate Majority Leader, laborers and organizations representing civil society have called upon Congress to protect against a "dystop...
5 things about AI you may have missed today: Infosys-Microsoft join hands, billionaire to invest $200 mn in AI and more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Infosys-Microsoft join hands, billionaire to invest $200 mn in AI and more

[ad_1] AI Roundup: Infosys has partnered with Microsoft to jointly develop AI solutions, using services such as Infosys Topaz and Microsoft Azure. On the other hand, French billionaire Xavier Niel will invest $212 million in AI, to retain French talent within the country. The funds will be split between a Paris-based research lab, startups, and Nvidia-powered cloud supercomputing. AppyHigh has launched an AI-powered app bundle, including an AI image generator, photo editor, chat assistant, avatar maker, and VPN & Camera Scanner.All this, and more in today's AI roundup. 1. Infosys collaborates with Microsoft to build AI solutionsIndian IT company Infosys announced its collaboration with Microsoft today, revealing plans to jointly build AI solutions. As per the release, both companies...
5 things about AI you may have missed today: Zomato launches AI chatbot, Israel’s AI-powered plane and more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Zomato launches AI chatbot, Israel’s AI-powered plane and more

[ad_1] AI Roundup: Zomato launched its own AI chatbot today that will assist users in placing orders, while Google DeepMind co-founder emphasized that the US should only allow those buyers access to Nvidia's AI chips who agree to use this technology ethically. In a separate development, the Israeli Defense Ministry unveiled a surveillance plane equipped with AI-powered sensors.All this, and more in our today's AI roundup. 1. Zomato launches AI chatbotKeeping up with the latest trends, Zomato announced the launch of its AI chatbot on Friday. The chatbot, called Zomato AI, will assist users in placing orders. In a blog post, Zomato announced that one of the chatbot's standout features is its multiple-agent framework which empowers it with a variety of prompts for different tasks. Zomato A...
Google unveils SynthID, a watermark for AI images that is impossible to remove
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Google unveils SynthID, a watermark for AI images that is impossible to remove

[ad_1] Google DeepMind, the AI division of the company, is launching a tool that will both identify as well as watermark images created with the help of artificial intelligence. This major breakthrough was announced on Tuesday, August 29, when the DeepMind team revealed the product for the first time. This watermark can help with the ongoing challenge of deepfakes where it is sometimes very difficult to tell apart the artificially created image from the real one. This detection tool can enable people to identify fake images and not fall into the trap of cybercriminals. This new tool has been named SynthID. Announcing the tool, the DeepMind team said in a blog post, “Today, in partnership with Google Cloud, we're launching a beta version of SynthID, a tool for watermarking and identifyin...
Your Future AI Will Have Multiple Personalities
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Your Future AI Will Have Multiple Personalities

[ad_1] Chatbots aren't just useful for writing essays and emails. Those designed to show empathy and retain memories about their users are already acting as personal guides. A man who recently tried using a chatbot called Pi realized it could help him give up smoking if he went to it each time he had a craving. Whenever he did, it would remind him of all the reasons why quitting was a good idea, including being around in the future for his child.Pi's creator is a Silicon Valley startup called Inflection, which raised a remarkable $1.3 billion last week to build a “personal AI for everyone,” a chatbot that can act as a confidante for personal matters. The funding round made Inflection the second-highest funded generative AI startup after OpenAI, which has raised more than $11 billion to ...
Meet Bard, the latest AI chatbot by Google! Will it rival ChatGPT?
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Meet Bard, the latest AI chatbot by Google! Will it rival ChatGPT?

[ad_1] In the last few weeks, Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI has been making the headlines. Microsoft has announced it is stepping into the AI segment in a big way and now, Google has unveiled its own rival AI chatbot, Bard. The new conversational AI chatbot is based on Google's patented technology Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA). The company revealed that this chatbot will feature next-generation language and conversation capabilities. It has been released to some "trusted" developers and will be expanded into the public realm soon. So, what is Bard all about and will it be able to rival the abilities of ChatGPT? Find out.Google unveiled its latest AI chatbot in its blog post by CEO Sundar Pichai where he mentioned, “It's a really exciting time to be working on t...