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Google Rolls Out Updated AI Model Capable of Handling Longer Text, Video – But It Still Hallucinates
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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 ...
5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI threatens wages not jobs, Symphony leverages Google AI, more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: AI threatens wages not jobs, Symphony leverages Google AI, more

[ad_1] Today, November 28, the artificial intelligence space witnessed a major collaboration and several interesting developments. In the first news, the European Central Bank's (ECB) research indicates that the widespread implementation of AI might potentially lead to lower wages for professionals. In other news, Symphony, a markets infrastructure and tech company, is collaborating with Google to enhance its voice analytics services for banks and investment firms. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.ECB paper finds AI can reduce wages, not jobsResearch from the European Central Bank (ECB) reveals that while the widespread adoption of AI may lead to reduced wages, it is currently generating jobs, particularly for the young and highly skilled, reports Reuters. ...
5 things about AI you may have missed today: ‘AI will make human creativity weirder’, Cyberpunk 2077 AI voice, and more
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5 things about AI you may have missed today: ‘AI will make human creativity weirder’, Cyberpunk 2077 AI voice, and more

[ad_1] Today was a big day for artificial intelligence, where major strides were made in the development of this emerging technology. Google today announced that it will give its customers, who use generative AI tools, protection against copyright infringement lawsuits. The company also added that for seven of its products, it will also give legal protection. In other news, CD Projekt SA revealed that it used AI to recreate the voice of a deceased voice actor for the game Cyberpunk 2077. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.Google to protect customers from copyright lawsuitsGoogle announced its commitment to safeguard customers who use certain generative AI products in the event of copyright infringement lawsuits. In a blog post, the company has assured users t...
Google rolls out tool for publishers to opt out of AI data training, but not search
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Google rolls out tool for publishers to opt out of AI data training, but not search

[ad_1] Google has unveiled a new feature, Google-Extended, offering website publishers the ability to exclude their data from contributing to the development of Google's AI models. While websites will still remain accessible through Google Search, this tool provides publishers with greater control over the use of their content for AI training purposes. In effect, Google will stop using the data of those publishers who opt out.Managing AI ContributionThis move by Google addresses concerns among web publishers who wish to protect their data from being utilised in AI model training. Google-Extended enables publishers to manage the involvement of their websites in enhancing AI generative APIs like Bard and Vertex AI. Publishers can now exercise precise control over content access on their s...
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...
Google’s Generative AI platform ‘Vertex’ open for public use now
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Google’s Generative AI platform ‘Vertex’ open for public use now

[ad_1] Google has officially announced that its generative AI support on the Vertex AI platform is now available to the general public. Vertex AI, a cloud-based machine learning platform by Google Cloud, offers a comprehensive solution for developing and deploying ML models.In a blog post, Google Cloud stated, "We are committed to making generative AI accessible and valuable to everyone. This requires not only providing powerful foundation models but also robust platforms that enable fast and secure adoption, accommodating organizations regardless of their expertise." With this update, Google Cloud customers can leverage the latest platform features to create and deploy unique generative AI applications. Developers can now utilise various features, including the text model powered by Pa...