Facebook owner Meta said on Friday it was releasing a batch of new AI models from its research division, including a “Self-Taught Evaluator” that may offer a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process. The release follows Meta’s introduction of the tool in an August paper, which detailed how it relies upon […]
Facebook owner Meta said on Thursday it had teamed up with Blumhouse Productions, the Hollywood company behind popular horror films such as The Purge and Get Out, to put its new generative AI video model Movie Gen to the test. The announcement comes after Meta unveiled Movie Gen, which it said can create realistic-seeming video and […]
Alphabet’s Google is moving the team behind its Gemini AI assistant app to its DeepMind research lab, continuing a plan to consolidate the company’s various groups working on Artificial Intelligence (AI). The search giant is simplifying its structure to “keep increasing the pace of progress” of AI development, Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said in a […]
Samsung is reportedly working on a feature that will let customers use Galaxy AI — the company’s software powered by artificial intelligence (AI) that was launched earlier this year — to control various settings on their smartphones, instead of using the settings menu. The company’s built-in software such as the keyboard and camera apps could […]
Alphabet Inc.’s Google redesigned its shopping website to better match consumers with merchant storefronts, seeking to distinguish the platform from e-commerce sites such as Amazon.com Inc. The updated shopping experience largely revolves around scrollable feeds akin to a social media app. A new home page will display a personalized feed of products, reviews and auto-playing […]
Some of the most prominent artificial intelligence models are falling short of European regulations in key areas such as cybersecurity resilience and discriminatory output, according to data seen by Reuters. The EU had long debated new AI regulations before OpenAI released ChatGPT to the public in late 2022. The record-breaking popularity and ensuing public debate […]
The New York Times has sent Perplexity a “cease and desist” notice demanding the company stop using the newspaper’s content for generative AI purposes, the startup said on Tuesday, marking the latest clash between the news publisher and an AI firm. The news publisher said in the letter, a copy of which it shared with […]
Vodafone Idea (Vi) showcased a wide range of solutions targeted towards consumers and businesses in line with the ‘The Future is Now’ theme at the Indian Mobile Congress (IMC) 2024 on Tuesday. One of the notable announcements is the ‘Clinic in a Bag’ programme that allows medical professionals to assess and evaluate patients in real-time […]
Biden administration officials have discussed capping sales of advanced AI chips from Nvidia and other American companies on a country-specific basis, people familiar with the matter said, a move that would limit some nations’ Artificial Intelligence (AI) capabilities. The new approach would set a ceiling on export licenses for certain countries in the interest of […]
Microsoft on Monday said that its vice president of GenAI research, Sebastien Bubeck, is leaving the company to join ChatGPT-maker OpenAI. It was unclear what role Bubeck would assume at the Microsoft-backed AI startup. “Sebastian has decided to leave Microsoft to further his work toward developing AGI,” a spokesperson for Microsoft said, adding that the […]
