AI

Welcome to the brave new world of generative AI, where the machines are no longer just number crunchers, they’re word crunchers, image crunchers, audio and video crunchers. But here’s the catch: If we’re to ride the wave of this technological revolution, we need to rethink not just the tools we use, but also how we use them. Continue Reading →

If you like 1950's Godzilla movies, you're going to love YouTube's new AI-powered dubbing service, Aloud, which transcribes, translates, and dubs videos. Aloud currently supports English, Spanish, and Portuguese, and YouTube has plans to expand its language offering. Continue Reading →

Dropbox is integrating AI into its platform with two new services. The first is a document summarization and querying tool. The second, Dash, is a universal search engine that scans files in Dropbox and across the web. Continue Reading →

Stanford University researchers have found that no current large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI's GPT-4 and Google's Bard, comply with the European Union's AI Act. This legislation, the first of its kind, governs AI within the EU, but it is serving as a blueprint for AI regulators around the world. Continue Reading →

Snap’s CEO Evan Spiegel said that more than 150 million users have generated more than 10 billion messages using MyAI, Snapchat's AI-powered chatbot, including advice on car purchases, restaurant choices, and even negotiating wage increases. Continue Reading →

Greetings from Terminal B at Newark. I'm heading to Deer Valley this morning to do a keynote about the potential global economic impact of AI. It is already touching every industry, and it's still early days. Meta's got a new voice cloner (that they're not going to release just yet), but there's plenty of other AI tools to go around. Continue Reading →

At a dinner party the other night, a very accomplished business person told a story about how he and his wife were certain that their devices were listening to their conversations. “I was talking to my wife about a pair of designer shoes that she wanted to purchase, and not 10 minutes later while she was doing some online research for work, she saw an ad for that exact pair of shoes. She hadn’t searched for the shoes; the ad just appeared. Clearly, our computers or our phones are listening.” Some people nodded in agreement, and others began to chime in. Continue Reading →

Twitter is facing a lawsuit from the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), which is seeking more than $250 million in damages for alleged copyright infringement. The NMPA, representing artists such as Taylor Swift and Beyoncé, argues that Twitter profits from the use of unlicensed music in user-generated content. Continue Reading →

Sir Paul McCartney has announced the creation of a new Beatles song with the help of AI. Using a technique called "stem separation," the technology was employed to isolate John Lennon's voice from an old demo. Continue Reading →

Amazon is testing a new feature that uses generative AI to summarize customer reviews. It will provide a brief overview of what shoppers liked and disliked about a product, with a disclaimer that the summary is "AI-generated from the text of customer reviews." This could be great for customers who find themselves overwhelmed by the sheer volume of reviews on popular products… or not. Continue Reading →