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This Halloween season, Sabour Amirazodi, a creative and tech marketing specialist at NVIDIA, showcases an innovative blend of art and technology with his extraordinary home installation, the ‘Haunted Sanctuary.’ Located in [unnamed location], Amirazodi utilizes his extensive 20-plus years of experie...
In 2022, OpenAI introduced Whisper, a transcription tool that promised "human level robustness" in converting audio to text. Despite these claims, an Associated Press investigation revealed significant issues with the tool last Saturday, including occurrences of "confabulation" or "hallucination," w...
The Future of AI Under Political Scrutiny
In recent discussions, the intricate relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and political bias has sparked debate, especially due to Elon Musk’s criticism of what he describes as 'woke AI.' With the 2024 U.S. Presidential election looming, specu...
A groundbreaking moment in the realm of artificial intelligence and image generation has arrived with the release of the enigmatic Red Panda AI image generator. This advanced technology, which has recently captured the attention of tech enthusiasts by topping various benchmarks, is now publicly acce...
On October 30, 2024, Apple made a strategic move during the conclusion of its Mac announcements by declaring that its entire Mac lineup will now start with a minimum of 16GB RAM. This marks the phasing out of 8GB RAM Macs, a decision likely influenced by the growing requirements of Apple Intelligenc...
Renowned actor Robert Downey Jr. has firmly declared his stance against the use of artificial intelligence to create a digital replica of himself for films. On [specific date], the famous 'Iron Man' actor expressed his intention to prevent any technology from reproducing his on-screen image without...
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, announced its financial outcomes for the third quarter of 2024, demonstrating notable revenue growth driven by its strategic focus on artificial intelligence (AI). These results were revealed during an earnings call held at Alphabet's headquarters in Mountain...
In a statement that stirred the tech community, Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux, voiced a critical view on artificial intelligence on June 2023. According to Torvalds, AI largely consists of marketing hype, estimating that it is '90% marketing and 10% reality.' This remark was made during a dis...
In a recent discussion, doubts are being raised about the skyrocketing computational power claims of Zettascale and Exascale-class AI supercomputers. The conversation took place among technology experts scrutinizing the practicality of these claims. Their concerns stem from the massive floating-poin...
In a significant global development, Google has announced that its AI Overviews are now being expanded to more than 100 countries. This expansion includes enhanced support for various languages, aiming to provide a more inclusive and accessible experience to users worldwide.
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Google is reportedly gearing up to introduce significant enhancements across its next wave of Pixel smartphones, particularly focusing on the Pixel 10 and 11 series. This information, hinted by recent leaks, indicates that Google is keen on leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced hardware ca...
In a move that could redefine web browsing, Google is reportedly developing an AI agent named 'Project Jarvis'. This innovation is designed to enhance user experience by automating various in-browser tasks, according to a recent report. Speculations suggest that this project could be a game-changer,...
In a groundbreaking advancement presented at the Money20/20 fintech conference in Las Vegas, NVIDIA unveiled a new AI workflow designed to detect fraudulent credit card transactions. Given the staggering prediction that global financial losses due to such fraud could reach $43 billion by 2026, the u...
A landmark case in the UK has concluded with the sentencing of Hugh Nelson, a 27-year-old man from Bolton, to 18 years in prison for creating child abuse images using artificial intelligence. The images, which were derived from photographs of real children, marked the first prosecution of its kind i...
In response to the implementation of intensified security measures by the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) State Government, Privacy Commissioner Bettina Gayk has expressed her strong opposition. Announced since September 2024, this surveillance package is a reaction to knife attacks in Solingen during...
In a strategic move to reduce its reliance on major competitors like Google and Bing, Meta is reportedly developing its own artificial intelligence-based search engine. This initiative comes as the tech giant aims to establish a foothold in the competitive search engine market, enhancing its ecosyst...
Medium, a popular online publishing platform, is currently confronting the rising challenge of AI-generated content. This issue has intensified as AI technologies become more pervasive, raising concerns about the authenticity and quality of online writing. Discussions on this topic emerged in recent...
Photographic authenticity is taking a turn with Google’s latest enhancement to its Pixel phones. Whenever one engages in utilizing Google's advanced editing algorithms, such as AI-powered features, the digital outcome will now bear a significant piece of information – metadata highlighting the invol...
During a recent appearance at the AI and Robotics Summit hosted by the Special Competitive Studies Project, renowned filmmaker James Cameron shared his stark views on artificial general intelligence (AGI), differentiating it from the AI we currently know. Although Cameron has always been a proponent...
Apple made headlines recently with the announcement of its new iPhone line-up, with artificial intelligence (AI) billed as the star feature. This was unveiled at their traditional fall product launch event, ostensibly to boost consumer interest in the new devices. However, the reception was surprisi...