artificial intelligence

Meta Releases Llama 3.2—and Gives Its AI a Voice
25 Sep

Meta Releases Llama 3.2—and Gives Its AI a Voice

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Mark Zuckerberg announced today that Meta, his social-media-turned-metaverse-turned-artificial intelligence conglomerate, will upgrade its AI assistants to give them a range of celebrity voices, including those of Dame Judi Dench and John Cena. The more important upgrade for Meta’s long-term ambitions, though, is the new ability of its models to see users’ photos and other visual information.Meta today also announced Llama 3.2, the first version of its free AI models to have visual abilities, broadening their usefulness and relevance for robotics, virtual reality, and so-called AI agents. Some versions of Llama 3.2 are also the first to be optimized to run…
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The Most Capable Open Source AI Model Yet Could Supercharge AI Agents
25 Sep

The Most Capable Open Source AI Model Yet Could Supercharge AI Agents

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The most capable open source AI model with visual abilities yet could see more developers, researchers, and startups develop AI agents that can carry out useful chores on your computers for you.Released today by the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), the Multimodal Open Language Model, or Molmo, can interpret images as well as converse through a chat interface. This means it can make sense of a computer screen, potentially helping an AI agent perform tasks such as browsing the web, navigating through file directories, and drafting documents.“With this release, many more people can deploy a multimodal model,” says Ali Farhadi,…
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The AI Boom Is Raising Hopes of a Nuclear Comeback
24 Sep

The AI Boom Is Raising Hopes of a Nuclear Comeback

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For five years, reactor one at Three Mile Island nuclear power station in Pennsylvania has lain dormant. Now, thanks to a deal with Microsoft, the reactor will start running again in 2028—this time to exclusively supply the tech firm with oodles of low-carbon electricity.It’s all part of an ongoing flirtation between Big Tech and nuclear power. In March, Amazon Web Services agreed to buy a data center powered by Susquehanna nuclear power station in Pennsylvania. At an event at Carnegie Mellon University on September 18, Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai mentioned small modular nuclear reactors as one potential source of energy…
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I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus
24 Sep

I Tried These Brain-Tracking Headphones That Claim to Improve Focus

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One afternoon I was using the device for a little over an hour when I heard a voice in the headset: “You’ve earned a brain break.” Alcaide says the device can detect when your focus is starting to decline and that this feature is meant to help people avoid burnout. “We can tell you when to take a break once we start detecting that your brain is fatiguing,” he says. I didn’t feel fatigued, but I went ahead and took a 10-minute break at the app’s suggestion.Another day, I collected 200 points in a day and earned a trophy with…
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Use Zoom’s AI Companion to Take Notes and Summarize Meetings
24 Sep

Use Zoom’s AI Companion to Take Notes and Summarize Meetings

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Click-clack, click-clack. That’s the sound of someone typing meeting notes during a Zoom call, and it’s super annoying. Like caffeinated chipmunks, people sometimes don’t realize they are clattering away on a keyboard. Yet, someone has to jot down action items and reminders.That “someone” doesn’t have to be a human, though. Released last fall, Zoom’s new AI Companion feature—included with all paid Zoom subscriptions—is like having an admin assistant on every call. The bot can summarize a meeting, create action items, and even tell you who talked the most.AI Companion uses large language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta but has…
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New Cloudflare Tools Let Sites Detect and Block AI Bots for Free
23 Sep

New Cloudflare Tools Let Sites Detect and Block AI Bots for Free

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According to Dark Visitors founder Gavin King, most of the major AI agents still abide by robots.txt. “That’s been pretty consistent,” he says. But not all website owners have the time or knowledge to constantly update their robots.txt files. And even when they do, some bots will skirt the file’s directives: “They try to disguise the traffic.”Prince says Cloudflare’s bot-blocking won’t be a command that this kind of bad actor can ignore. “Robots.txt is like putting up a ‘no trespassing’ sign,” he says. “This is like having a physical wall patrolled by armed guards.” Just as it flags other types…
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OpenAI staffers reportedly ‘taken aback’ by ‘ominous’ logo rebranding
21 Sep

OpenAI staffers reportedly ‘taken aback’ by ‘ominous’ logo rebranding

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OpenAI could undergo massive changes next year, which include getting a brand new logo. According to Fortune, though, staff members were less than enthused when they got a sneak peek of its supposed new logo at a recent company-wide meeting. The company's hexagonal flower symbol, which has become pretty recognizable thanks to ChatGPT's popularity, is gone. Instead, it's replaced by a large black "O" or a simple ring or circle that staffers reportedly found to be devoid of creativity — ominous, even.Based on how the publication's sources described it, the new logo sounds like the complete opposite of OpenAI's current…
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When You Call a Restaurant, You Might Be Chatting With an AI Host
20 Sep

When You Call a Restaurant, You Might Be Chatting With an AI Host

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A pleasant female voice greets me over the phone. “Hi, I’m an assistant named Jasmine for Bodega,” the voice says. “How can I help?”“Do you have patio seating,” I ask. Jasmine sounds a little sad as she tells me that unfortunately, the San Francisco–based Vietnamese restaurant doesn't have outdoor seating. But her sadness isn’t the result of her having a bad day. Rather, her tone is a feature, a setting.Jasmine is a member of a new, growing clan: the AI voice restaurant host. If you recently called up a restaurant in New York City, Miami, Atlanta, or San Francisco, chances…
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Meta Connect Starts Wednesday. Here’s What to Expect
20 Sep

Meta Connect Starts Wednesday. Here’s What to Expect

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Meta Connect, the big developer event and hardware showcase from the company that runs Facebook and Instagram, is kicking off next week. Meta is likely to show off its new VR and mixed-reality technology, put a shiny polish on its meandering metaverse ambitions, and delve into all the fresh ways it plans to squeeze artificial intelligence into every crevice of its devices and services.The event takes place on Wednesday September 25, starting at 10 am Pacific time. The keynote address, where most of the new stuff will be announced, will be livestreamed. The host for the event will be Meta…
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