AI

Adobe has unveiled a new AI tool, Firefly Bulk Create, designed to transform the way creatives handle large-scale image editing. The app allows users to edit up to 10,000 images simultaneously, significantly reducing the time and effort traditionally required for tasks like background removal and image resizing. Continue Reading →

Greetings from Las Vegas. It's Day 3 of CES 2025, and the show just keeps delivering new and awesome tech. One of the most interesting announcements of the past few days was by NVIDIA. It could mark a turning point in how we interact with AI. Continue Reading →

Day 2 of CES 2025 delivered a wave of announcements from smart vehicles to smart homes and green energy. Here are a few products that caught my eye. Continue Reading →

CES 2025 is officially underway and the atmosphere is electric! (Electronic, actually.) As expected, CES is AI, everywhere, all at once. And, as I've come to expect, most of the innovation on display is evolutionary, not revolutionary. That said, here are a few announcements that caught my attention. Continue Reading →

Greetings from Las Vegas. CES 2025 officially starts tomorrow, but I've been here for a few days attending press conferences and scoping out the exhibit floor. As many of you know, I am a BBQ/smoker enthusiast. Last year, GE's indoor Smoker caught my attention. This year, it's the Brisk It Zelos 450 Smart Grill with Generative AI. Why does a smoker need Generative AI? It doesn't. Not in any way. That said… Continue Reading →

A small section of the CES show floor is explicitly labeled "AI exhibitors," which might lead a casual observer to think AI isn't a big part of CES 2025. In truth, AI isn’t confined to any specific corner of CES. This year, CES is AI, everywhere, all at once. Continue Reading →

OpenAI is planning to restructure as a public benefit corporation (PBC). By adopting this model, the ChatGPT-maker aims to secure the billions in funding required to advance its goal of artificial general intelligence (AGI). This structural evolution aligns OpenAI more closely with rivals like Anthropic and xAI, both of which have recently closed big financing rounds. Continue Reading →

I thought it would be fun to look back on the 10 most popular stories by page views on shellypalmer.com. Unsurprisingly, 2024 was yet another year dominated by Generative AI. These stories capture the trends that defined the year, though there may be a few surprises along the way. And in the spirit of instant gratification, let’s dive in with the most popular story first! Continue Reading →

The AI hype machine has fully lost its mind. There are about fifty articles from reputable news organizations and pundit sites proclaiming that OpenAI just announced AGI (artificial general intelligence). It didn't. OpenAI has introduced "o3" and "o3-mini," the latest in its reasoning model family, claiming significant advancements in AI's ability to tackle complex tasks. So, let's all calm down and take a minute to examine the specifics of OpenAI's announcement and gain a clear understanding of o3's actual capabilities and their implications. Continue Reading →

Google has rolled out a new experimental reasoning AI model: Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking Experimental – the name kind of rolls off the tip of your tongue, doesn't it? – which is now available on its AI prototyping platform, AI Studio. Continue Reading →