AI News
New Pixels, New Assistant, but the Same Old Google
This week, we recap all the hardware and GenAI announcements from Google, and square them with the company’s ongoing antitrust woes over its search products.
Generative AI Is Coming for Sales Execs’ Jobs—and They’re Celebrating
ChatGPT-style AI can tackle the drudge work of responding to RFPs faster than humans. Sales teams at Google, Twilio, and others say productivity is spiking.
Can AI popstars make it in the real world?
Created using motion capture, graphics and AI software, Noonoouri is not your average singer.
Made by Google: Pixel 8 Available October 12
The Pixel 8 Pro brings generative AI-enhanced image editing. Google Pixel Watch 2 will also be available October 12.
Walmart experiments with generative AI tools that can help you plan a party or decorate
After launching a generative AI tool for corporate employees in August, Walmart is bringing the technology to its customers. During a demo with TechCrunch, a company spokesperson outlined how the retail giant is experimenting with generative AI to help shoppers in all stages of the shopping experience, from the search and discovery phase to making […]
Machine learning used to probe the building blocks of shapes
Applying machine learning to find the properties of atomic pieces of geometry shows how AI has the power to accelerate discoveries in maths.
Could future AI crave a favorite food?
Can artificial intelligence (AI) get hungry? Develop a taste for certain foods? Not yet, but a team of researchers is developing a novel electronic tongue that mimics how taste influences what we eat based on both needs and wants, providing a possible blueprint for AI that processes information more like a human being.
News app turned X competitor Artifact now lets users generate AI images for their posts
Artifact, the news aggregator recently turned X competitor, is adding a new generative AI feature. The app, built by Instagram’s co-founders, announced last week it would allow users to post their own updates, which didn’t have to include a link. Today, it’s expanding on that addition with the ability for users to create their own […]
The New AI Photo Tricks on the Pixel 8 Are Blowing My Mind
Magic Editor and Audio Magic Eraser give you exciting (and kind of scary) new powers over your photos and videos.
Google Assistant Finally Gets a Generative AI Glow-Up
Google is adding AI capabilities from its chatbot Bard to the humble Google Assistant, allowing the virtual helper to make sense of images and draw on data in documents and emails.
Meta debuts generative AI features for advertisers
Meta announced today it’s rolling out its first generative AI features for advertisers, allowing them to use AI to create backgrounds, expand images, and generate multiple versions of ad text based on their original copy. The launch of the new tools follows the company’s Meta Connect event last week where the social media giant debuted […]
AI Chatbots Are Learning to Spout Authoritarian Propaganda
Regimes in China and Russia are rushing to repress what chatbots can say. It's an early warning about a new frontier of online censorship.
Hannah Diamond Has Cracked the Code of Using AI for Music
For hyperpop artist Hannah Diamond, generative AI isn’t a threat. It’s another tool in her arsenal—and one that could lower the barriers for emerging musicians.
How to Be Extremely Online and Influence People
Journalist Taylor Lorenz talks about her new book, Extremely Online, and what the rise of internet creators means for all of our increasingly digital lives.
Limited Time Price Drop: Create Realistic Voice Over Content with Micmonster for $50
Micmonster is an AI-assisted text-to-voice tool with a library of over 600 voices that can record audio in 140 different languages and save time and money; it’s a tool no video marketer should be without. Grab it at $49.97 during our Deal Days.
Instant evolution: AI designs new robot from scratch in seconds
Researchers developed the first AI to date that can intelligently design robots from scratch by compressing billions of years of evolution into mere seconds. It's not only fast but also runs on a lightweight computer and designs wholly novel structures from scratch — without human-labeled, bias-filled datasets.
AI copilot enhances human precision for safer aviation
Designed to ensure safer skies, “Air-Guardian” blends human intuition with machine precision, creating a more symbiotic relationship between pilot and aircraft.
Arc browser’s new AI-powered features combine OpenAI and Anthropic’s models
The Arc browser is ‘finally’ launching its AI-powered features under the ‘Arc Max’ moniker. The Browser Company is using a combination of OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 and Anthropic’s models to build lightweight but useful features. Just like other AI-powered assistants present in rival browsers, you can converse with ChatGPT or ask questions in the context of the […]
Doja Cat and Jonas Brothers songwriters say AI is not to be feared
Industry heavyweights behind Doja Cat and Jonas Brothers hits say AI doesn't have to be a threat.
Voice Actors Are Bracing to Compete With Talking AI
Advances in artificial intelligence are making it easier to clone and generate voices. It has huge implications for voice actors.
