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31 Oct

Meta makes its MobileLLM open for researchers, posting full weights

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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Meta AI has announced the open-source release of MobileLLM, a set of language models optimized for mobile devices, with model checkpoints and code now accessible on Hugging Face. However, it is presently only available under a Creative Commons 4.0 non-commercial license, meaning enterprises can’t use it on commercial products. Originally described in a research paper published in July 2024 and covered by VentureBeat, MobileLLM is now fully available with open weights, marking a significant milestone for efficient, on-device AI. The release…

31 Oct

Apple reports robust demand for iPhone 16 even as sales in China slow

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Apple reported strong demand for the iPhone 16 in its quarterly earnings report on Thursday, though sales in China slightly decreased year-over-year. The company reported $94.9bn in revenue, up 6% year-over-year, and $1.64 in earnings per share (EPS). The company’s earnings slightly beat Wall Street projections of $94.4bn in sales and an EPS of $1.60.The company saw $46.2bn in revenue from iPhone sales, up from $43.8bn year-over-year. Fourth-quarter revenue from its services division, which include subscriptions, increased from $22.31bn to $24.97bn year-over-year.The earnings report is the first look at demand for the iPhone 16, which Apple released days before the…

31 Oct

Google brings grounding with search to Gemini in AI Studio and API – SiliconANGLE

stp2y0 CommentsChat-GPTGoogle brings grounding with search to Gemini in AI Studio and API, Kyt Dotson, SiliconANGLE

Google LLC today announced it’s rolling out “grounding” for its artificial intelligence Gemini models using Google Search, which will enable developers to get more accurate and up-to-date responses aided by search results. The new updates are available for AI Studio and the Gemini API. They permit the model to provide not just more accurate responses, but also returns from sources as in-line supporting links and suggestions that point users to search results within the response. By grounding the model on search results, developers can bring in fresh data from search results to correct issues that might arise from out-of-date training data.…

31 Oct

Gemini in Android Studio rolls out more AI-powered development features – SiliconANGLE

stp2y0 CommentsChat-GPTGemini in Android Studio rolls out more AI-powered development features, Kyt Dotson, SiliconANGLE

Google LLC today unveiled more features for Android Studio, its toolkit for building Android apps, powered by its Gemini artificial intelligence model. Gemini in Android Studio rolled out as an AI upgrade for Android Studio, a type of software editor, in May. It brought Google’s flagship model to the development tool, providing developers the ability to chat with the AI model, receive insights about Android software, and generate code suggestions. “Gemini goes beyond just guidance. It can edit your code, helping you quickly move from prototype to implementation, implement common design patterns, and refactor your code,” said Sandhya Mohan, product manager…

31 Oct

OpenAI turns ChatGPT into a search engine, aims directly at Google

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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI transformed its popular ChatGPT service into a powerful search engine today, marking the company’s boldest move yet to compete with Google. The upgrade lets users ask questions in plain English and get real-time information about news, sports, stocks, and weather — features that until now required a separate search engine. “We believe finding answers should be as natural as having a conversation,” an OpenAI spokesperson told VentureBeat. The company will roll out the feature first to paying subscribers, with plans…

31 Oct

Google Has Deep Ties to AI Startup Accused to Causing Teen Suicide

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"These questions would not have been alien to Google prior to this happening."Red TapeThe billion-dollar AI companion company Chatbot.AI has been accused of failing to protect a 14-year-old user who died by suicide after developing an intense emotional relationship with one of the platform's chatbots.The tragedy sounds like dark sci-fi, but it could prove to be a real-world problem for tech behemoth Google, which is paying serious money for access to Character.AI's underlying technology in a deal that could threaten its squeaky-clean corporate image.As The New York Times first reported, the family of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III filed a lawsuit against Character.AI last week…

31 Oct

Deaths linked to chatbots show we must urgently revisit what counts as ‘high-risk’ AI

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Last week, the tragic news broke that US teenager Sewell Seltzer III took his own life after forming a deep emotional attachment to an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot on the Character.AI website. As his relationship with the companion AI became increasingly intense, the 14-year-old began withdrawing from family and friends, and was getting in trouble at school. In a lawsuit filed against Character.AI by the boy’s mother, chat transcripts show intimate and often highly sexual conversations between Sewell and the chatbot Dany, modelled on the Game of Thrones character Danaerys Targaryen. They discussed crime and suicide, and the chatbot used…

31 Oct

NYC Attempt to Scan Subway for Weapons With AI Fails Miserably as System Flooded by False Positives While Detecting Zero Actual Guns

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Eat your heart out, Eric Adams. Falsity FallacyNew York City has been forced to reveal that its AI-powered gun-scanning pilot for its sprawling subway system was a total bust.As CBS New York reports, experts who long opposed the Evolv startup's AI subway scanning tech — championed by embattled Mayor Eric Adams — have been vindicated now that the pilot has been shelved.After City & State pointed out that the New York Police Department had been silent about the month-long test, launched at the end of July, officials were forced to reveal to the website its underwhelming results: that the subway scanners…

31 Oct

OpenAI expands Realtime API with new voices and cuts prices for developers

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Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More OpenAI updated its Realtime API today, which is currently in beta. This update adds new voices for speech-to-speech applications to its platform and cuts costs associated with caching prompts. Beta users of the Realtime API will now have five new voices they can use to build their applications. OpenAI showcased three of the new voices, Ash, Verse and the British-sounding Ballad, in a post on X. Two Realtime API updates:– You can now build speech-to-speech experiences with five new voices—which are…

30 Oct

Creator of Linux Trashes AI Hype

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"My approach to AI right now is I will basically ignore it."Bash AIIs AI everything that it's made out to be? Not according to Linus Torvalds, the creator of Linux and its enduring chief spokesperson: in his view, the tech is "90 percent marketing and ten percent reality." Ouch.Torvalds had some harsh things to say about the AI industry during an interview with TFiR at the Open Source Summit in Vienna last month — which shouldn't be surprising, since the Finnish programmer is infamous for his searing invectives, and for chewing out poor developers that don't live up to his…