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Even the Google Trial Is Talking Up the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Rumors
28Sep By adminNo Comments
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Even the Google Trial Is Talking Up the Taylor Swift-Travis Kelce Rumors

[ad_1] ChatGPT doesn't know whether Taylor Swift is dating Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.That example was used by Microsoft Corp. executive Mikhail Parakhin this week at the US Justice Department's landmark antitrust trial to illustrate how Alphabet Inc.'s market-dominant Google search engine can't be easily replaced or challenged by new technologies, such as chatbots. The OpenAI chatbot allows users to type in a query and receive a written response, but the data used to train the artificial intelligence system is based on older information culled from the web. Without fresh data — the type provided by users searching for new topics like the pop singer's latest beau — it's unlikely to provide an accurate answer. Swift's rumored new boyfriend Kelce, the two-time Super Bowl wi...
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Meta Brings Chatbots, Image Editing to Social Media Apps
28Sep By adminNo Comments
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Meta Brings Chatbots, Image Editing to Social Media Apps

[ad_1] Meta Platforms Inc. is introducing artificial intelligence features to its apps that will give the company's 3 billion users an experience akin to OpenAI's ChatGPT.Customized sticker creation, image editing and a slew of celebrity-faced chatbot characters – all infused with generative AI – are coming to Instagram, Messenger and WhatsApp, the company said Wednesday at its annual Connect developers conference. Meta also introduced a developer studio for brands to build their own AI tools for the company's messaging services that can be used to chat with customers. It's a critical announcement for Meta, demonstrating that it, too, can build AI-based technology that generates text and images based on simple prompts from users. Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Snap Inc. and Microsoft Corp. hav...
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Meta launches Quest 3 mixed-reality headset: Check specs, features, price, more
27Sep By adminNo Comments
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Meta launches Quest 3 mixed-reality headset: Check specs, features, price, more

[ad_1] Today, Meta unveiled its most awaited new-generation mixed-reality headset, Quest 3 that has been introduced with some ground-breaking features. Earlier the company had teased the product and indicated that it would feature the breakthrough Meta Reality technology (mixed reality system that combines various technologies and more into a single system), and a slimmer model. This year the Meta headset comes with the next-generation Snapdragon chipset which has been developed in partnership with the industry best Qualcomm Technologies. Additionally, the new Meta Quest 3 headset is priced in an affordable range and will offer immersive VR and MR experiences to its users on a small device. Check out what Meta announced about the Quest 3 headset.Meta Quest 3The Quest 3 is the latest att...
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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
26Sep By adminNo Comments
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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...
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Google Emails, Memos Hidden From Web as DOJ Caves to Pressure
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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Google Emails, Memos Hidden From Web as DOJ Caves to Pressure

[ad_1] The US Department of Justice has removed public access to emails, charts and internal presentations from Alphabet Inc.'s Google that had come out as evidence in its landmark antitrust lawsuit against the tech titan.Google had challenged the government's posting of the documents online, and the court was sympathetic to its concerns. The result: a trial much more difficult for the public to follow than the similarly monumental and widely watched antitrust case against Microsoft Corp. in the 1990s. The trial, which is expected to last 10 weeks, is the biggest legal reckoning for a big tech company since then. With all the exhibits and evidence unearthed for discussion, it's also a rare look at the inner workings of one of the most influential businesses of the modern era. As the Jus...
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Microsoft Eyes Apple’s Spot as World’s Largest Stock
20Sep By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft Eyes Apple’s Spot as World’s Largest Stock

[ad_1] Microsoft Corp. is narrowing the gap with Apple Inc. in the stock market as investors see better growth and far less China risk in the software giant.The Redmond, Washington-based company's shares have outperformed the iPhone maker's this month, bringing its market value closer to Apple, which is at the center of a flareup in tensions with China. While hundreds of billions of dollars still separate the two companies, Microsoft's positions in markets including cloud computing and artificial intelligence make it more attractive to some investors. “Microsoft has more of what the market wants right now, and given where we stand on the pair's growth prospects, we wouldn't be surprised to see it overtake Apple,” said David Klink, senior equity analyst at Huntington Private Bank. “We ha...
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UK Antitrust Watchdog to Deepen Scrutiny of AI Foundation Models
19Sep By adminNo Comments
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UK Antitrust Watchdog to Deepen Scrutiny of AI Foundation Models

[ad_1] The UK's antitrust watchdog set out a new set of principles for regulating artificial intelligence and kick started a project to deepen its scrutiny of the fast-developing technology.The Competition and Markets Authority said on Monday that AI could quickly affect markets and consumers, following a wide-ranging preliminary review. It outlined seven principles for regulating AI systems trained on vast pools of data, which can be adapted to various tasks — known as foundation models. The regulator said it's starting a significant program to develop its position on AI, which will see it speak to companies at the forefront of the technology including Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Meta Platforms Inc., OpenAI, Microsoft Corp., NVIDIA Corp. and Anthropic. It will also seek the views of consum...
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OpenAI Nears $1 Billion of Annual Sales as ChatGPT Takes Off
31Aug By adminNo Comments
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OpenAI Nears $1 Billion of Annual Sales as ChatGPT Takes Off

[ad_1] OpenAI is on track for $1 billion of annual revenue as businesses adopt the technology behind ChatGPT, the generative AI bot that ignited a wave of artificial intelligence investment.The startup backed by Microsoft Corp. is earning about $80 million of revenue monthly, a person briefed on the matter said, asking to speak anonymously about undisclosed figures. The Information first reported on OpenAI's revenue, including that it lost around $540 million in 2022 developing GPT-4 and ChatGPT. A representative for the startup didn't immediately respond to requests for comment outside normal business hours. OpenAI is regarded as one of several companies at the forefront of generative AI, which can create content from videos to poetry out of a few simple user commands. Since debuting i...
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Google to Add AI Models from Meta, Anthropic to Its Cloud Platform
30Aug By adminNo Comments
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Google to Add AI Models from Meta, Anthropic to Its Cloud Platform

[ad_1] Alphabet Inc.'s Google is adding artificial intelligence tools from companies including Meta Platforms Inc. and Anthropic to its cloud platform, weaving more generative AI into its products and positioning itself as a one-stop shop for cloud customers seeking to tap into the technology. Google's cloud clients will be able to access Meta's Llama 2 large language model, as well as AI startup Anthropic's Claude 2 chatbot, to customize with enterprise data for their own apps and services. The move announced Tuesday at Google's Next '23 event in San Francisco, is part of the company's effort to position its platform as one where customers have the freedom to choose an AI model that best meets their needs, whether from the company itself or one of its partners. More than 100 powerful A...
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Google and Microsoft Are Supercharging AI Deepfake Porn
24Aug By adminNo Comments
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Google and Microsoft Are Supercharging AI Deepfake Porn

[ad_1] When fans of Kaitlyn Siragusa, a popular 29-year-old internet personality known as Amouranth, want to watch her play video games, they will subscribe for $5 a month to her channel on Amazon.com Inc.'s Twitch. When they want to watch her perform adult content, they'll subscribe for $15 a month for access to her explicit OnlyFans page.And when they want to watch her do things she is not doing and has never done, for free, they'll search on Google for so-called “deepfakes” — videos made with artificial intelligence that fabricate a lifelike simulation of a sexual act featuring the face of a real woman. Siragusa, a frequent target of deepfake creators, said each time her staff finds something new on the search engine, they file a complaint with Google and fill out a form requesting t...
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