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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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Europe’s new rules for Google, Facebook, TikTok, others about to kick in. Here’s how they work
23Aug By adminNo Comments
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Europe’s new rules for Google, Facebook, TikTok, others about to kick in. Here’s how they work

[ad_1] Google, Facebook, TikTok and other Big Tech companies operating in Europe are facing one of the most far-reaching efforts to clean up what people encounter online.The first phase of the European Union's groundbreaking new digital rules will take effect this week. The Digital Services Act is part of a suite of tech-focused regulations crafted by the 27-nation bloc — long a global leader in cracking down on tech giants. The DSA, which the biggest platforms must start following Friday, is designed to keep users safe online and stop the spread of harmful content that's either illegal or violates a platform's terms of service, such as promotion of genocide or anorexia. It also looks to protect Europeans' fundamental rights like privacy and free speech. Some online platforms, which cou...
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Daenerys’ Kerala wedding to AI drone, check them all
2Jun By adminNo Comments
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: Daenerys’ Kerala wedding to AI drone, check them all

[ad_1] The biggest news around the world of AI is still the unexpected rise of Nvidia as it breached the $1 trillion value mark. However, there are far more interesting stories that are constantly developing in this space. For example, an AI traffic system in India issued as many as 400 e-challan in a single day. In separate news, Bill Gates has warned that AI could spell the end of search engines like Google and shopping platforms like Amazon. This and more in our today's AI roundup.AI traffic system issues 400 e-challans in a dayAccording to a report by Times of India, AI-enabled smart signal systems were installed in the city of Panaji on June 1. In just one day since the installation, the system has issued 400 e-challans for those who violated the traffic rules. Interestingly, 315 o...
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Neeva, co-founded by ex-Google ad head Sridhar Ramaswamy, to shut down its ad-free search engine on June 2
22May By adminNo Comments
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Neeva, co-founded by ex-Google ad head Sridhar Ramaswamy, to shut down its ad-free search engine on June 2

[ad_1] Neeva, the ad-free search engine, announced on Saturday that it is shutting down its consumer search operations and pivoting to Artificial Intelligence. The company, founded by ex-Google executives Sridhar Ramaswamy and Vivek Raghunathan, revealed its plans to shut down its search engine. Neeva was once touted as a serious competitor to Google Search, offering an ad-free and visual search experience, but has faced challenges in attracting users to its platform, hence the decision.In a blog post, Neeva's co-founders announced the shutdown. “There is no longer a path towards creating a sustainable business in consumer search. As a result, over the next few weeks, we will be shutting down neeva.com and our consumer search product, and shifting to a new area of focus,” Ramaswamy and ...
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Google Bard vs Google Search: Key differences in these supercharged AI-powered platforms
11May By adminNo Comments
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Google Bard vs Google Search: Key differences in these supercharged AI-powered platforms

[ad_1] Google I/O 2023 kicked off on May 10 with CEO Sundar Pichai making several announcements in the field of Artificial Intelligence. Since ChatGPT has emerged, AI has been a hot topic with more and more companies incorporating AI technologies. From fast-food joints like Wendy's to giant technology companies like Microsoft, it seems like everyone is jumping on the AI bandwagon. Microsoft recently introduced OpenAI-powered Bing Search which brought AI capabilities to Bing. To maintain ground with Microsoft, Google at Google I/O 2023, introduced Search that incorporates AI in its responses to help users in their queries, in addition to revolutionary changes to Google BardNow that Google has two supercharged AI-powered platforms in its portfolio with Google Bard and Google Search, wonde...
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BIG changes coming to Google Search! Google brings generative AI capabilities to Search
10May By adminNo Comments
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BIG changes coming to Google Search! Google brings generative AI capabilities to Search

[ad_1] After years of incremental changes, Google is finally bringing revolutionary upgrades to Google Search which incorporate the latest AI technologies. Google, at its Google I/O 2023 event, made several announcements in the field of AI, with the highlight being its next-generation PaLM-2 and upgrades to Google Bard. Moreover, Google is also gearing up to give its search engine a huge makeover, with several AI upgrades tipped to arrive soon.Upgrades to SearchGoogle announced that it is bringing generative AI capabilities to Search which could change the way the search engine is used. The new Search will allow users to understand topics faster and uncover more insights. Users will be able to ask long questions with several choices instead of having to break it up in smaller parts. The...
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Chinese firms working on ChatGPT-style AI tech; Alibaba to Baidu, check list of companies
11Apr By adminNo Comments
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Chinese firms working on ChatGPT-style AI tech; Alibaba to Baidu, check list of companies

[ad_1] The global buzz around Microsoft-backed OpenAI's ChatGPT has spread to China, shoring up stocks in artificial intelligence (AI) related firms and prompting a flurry of domestic companies to announce rival projects.Here is a list of Chinese tech companies that have recently made announcements on AI technology: ALIBABA On April 11, e-commerce giant Alibaba Group showed off its AI large language model called Tongyi Qianwen, saying it would be integrated into all its apps in the near future.Tongyi Qianwen will initially be integrated into workplace messaging app DingTalk and voice assistant Tmall Genie.It began registrations for Tongyi Qianwen on April 7.SENSETIMEChinese AI firm SenseTime unveiled on April 10 a slew of new AI-powered products, including a chatbot and image generator ...
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Microsoft-backed OpenAI to let users customize ChatGPT
18Feb By adminNo Comments
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Microsoft-backed OpenAI to let users customize ChatGPT

[ad_1] OpenAI, the startup behind ChatGPT, on Thursday said it is developing an upgrade to its viral chatbot that users can customize, as it works to address concerns about bias in artificial intelligence. The San Francisco-based startup, which Microsoft Corp has funded and used to power its latest technology, said it has worked to mitigate political and other biases but also wanted to accommodate more diverse views. “This will mean allowing system outputs that other people (ourselves included) may strongly disagree with,” it said in a blog post, offering customization as a way forward. Still, there will “always be some bounds on system behavior.” ChatGPT, released in November last year, has sparked frenzied interest in the technology behind it called generative AI, which is use...
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Alphabet’s $100 Billion Stock Swoon Shows AI Stakes Are Rising
10Feb By adminNo Comments
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Alphabet’s $100 Billion Stock Swoon Shows AI Stakes Are Rising

[ad_1] The stakes in the race for generative AI are rising.The fervor in the stock market bubbling around artificial intelligence spread this week to Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc., which despite investing heavily in the technology had so far been ignored by traders in favor of smaller, more speculative companies. Google parent Alphabet's shares tumbled 7.7% on Wednesday after concerns surfaced about the competency of Bard, the ChatGPT rival it unveiled on Feb. 6. The selloff continued on Thursday with a drop of as much as 5.1%, on track for the worst two-day decline since March 2020. The rout has erased about $170 billion in market value. The fact that the selloff was far bigger than the 2.8% drop the day after Alphabet's earnings missed estimates shows how important success in the...
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