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Google unveils advanced AI model to beef up Bard, Search, Maps and more
With its new PaLM 2 large language model, Google said its key products and services will be simpler and smarter thanks to a huge dose of AI. The post Google unveils advanced AI model to beef up Bard, Search, Maps and more appeared first on TechRepublic.
Everything Google Announced at I/O 2023
From new mobile hardware and AI enhancements to search and productivity tools, here are the key takeaways from Wednesday's presentation.
Google Is Racing to Bring More AI to Android
From generative wallpapers to chatbot-enabled text messaging, your next Android phone will get a boost from Google's tools powered by artificial intelligence.
Success at the intersection of technology and finance
Citadel founder and CEO Ken Griffin visits MIT, discusses how technology will continue to transform trading and investing.
Study: AI models fail to reproduce human judgements about rule violations
Models trained using common data-collection techniques judge rule violations more harshly than humans would, researchers report.
Google I/O 2023: Google Adds Generative AI to Search
Challenged by ChatGPT, the king of search launches a feature that can answer queries with text summarizing information found online.
Inaugural J-WAFS Grand Challenge aims to develop enhanced crop variants and move them from lab to land
Matt Shoulders will lead an interdisciplinary team to improve RuBisCO — the photosynthesis enzyme thought to be the holy grail for improving agricultural yield.
How to Reclaim Your Online Privacy
We talk to the Signal Foundation’s Meredith Whittaker about how the surveillance economy is newer than we all might realize—and what we can do to fight back.
Learn how to build AI-powered software with this $40 bundle
Discover how to code your own chatbots, run data analysis and even create games. The post Learn how to build AI-powered software with this $40 bundle appeared first on TechRepublic.
Using reflections to see the world from new points of view
A new computer vision system turns any shiny object into a camera of sorts, enabling an observer to see around corners or beyond obstructions.
How to hide the Discover button and Copilot in Microsoft Edge
Microsoft Edge added the Discover button and AI access to the sidebar. You can hide this button and feature with a change to your settings. The post How to hide the Discover button and Copilot in Microsoft Edge appeared first on TechRepublic.
Salesforce puts generative AI into Tableau, gives Big Data the gift of gab
With the mantra, “A new day for data”, the theme of Salesforce’s Tableau Conference in Las Vegas this week, Salesforce gives Tableau data analysis and visualization platform the power of generative AI, and launches Tableau Pulse to make data less daunting. The post Salesforce puts generative AI into Tableau, gives Big Data the gift of gab appeared first on TechRepublic.
Microsoft Work Trend Index: AI will work alongside employees
Artificial intelligence could enhance, not replace, jobs, Microsoft says. But AI still needs human input and emotional intelligence. The post Microsoft Work Trend Index: AI will work alongside employees appeared first on TechRepublic.
A Radical Plan to Make AI Good, Not Evil
OpenAI competitor Anthropic says its Claude chatbot has a built-in “constitution” that can instill ethical principles and keep systems from going rogue.
Ascend raises $25 million for pre-seed AI startups in the Pacific Northwest
Investing in artificial intelligence (AI) startups is the latest bandwagon VCs are piling onto. But as last year’s crypto experts quickly work to rebrand as AI experts, they’ll have to compete with the VCs who have been investing in the category all along. Seattle-based Ascend is one of them. Firm founder and solo GP Kirby […] Ascend raises $25 million for pre-seed AI startups in the Pacific Northwest by Rebecca Szkutak originally published on TechCrunch
Eventbrite integrates GPT capabilites into platform to aid the event planning process
Eventbrite, an event management and ticketing website, announced Monday new GPT-powered tools that will help event creators with arguably some of the most tedious, time-consuming steps in event planning—event pages, email campaigns and social media ads. The features will roll out this month. Now, users can create an event page on Eventbrite with automatically generated […] Eventbrite integrates GPT capabilites into platform to aid the event planning process by Lauren Forristal originally published on TechCrunch
White House addresses AI’s risks and rewards as security experts voice concerns about malicious use
The Biden administration, last week, articulated aims to put guardrails around generative and other AI, while attackers get bolder using the technology. The post White House addresses AI’s risks and rewards as security experts voice concerns about malicious use appeared first on TechRepublic.
'Death of an Author' Prophesies the Future of AI Novels
Stephen Marche composed this novella with extensive input from large language models. It’s required reading for anyone who's thinking about doing the same.
AI Wrote 95 Percent of This Murder Mystery
Stephen Marche composed Death of an Author using three AI tools, under the shared pen name Aidan Marchine. Here's a look at the result.
Should You Get Paid for Teaching a Chatbot to Do Your Job?
Data from top-performing employees can create AI helpers that boost everyone’s productivity—but also create new concerns over fair pay.
