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08 Aug

FCC proposes new rules for AI-generated robocalls and robotexts

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The Federal Communications Commission has new rules governing the use of AI-generated phone calls and texts. Part of the proposal centers on create a clear definition for AI-generated calls, with the rest focuses on consumer protection by making companies disclose when AI is being used in calls or texts."This provides consumers with an opportunity to identify and avoid those calls or texts that contain an enhanced risk of fraud and other scams," the FCC said. The agency is also looking ensure that legitimate uses of AI to assist people with disabilities to communicate remains protected.Today's proposal is the latest action…

08 Aug

OpenAI Warns Users Could Become Emotionally Hooked on Its Voice Mode

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In late July, OpenAI began rolling out an eerily humanlike voice interface for ChatGPT. In a safety analysis released today, the company acknowledges that this anthropomorphic voice may lure some users into becoming emotionally attached to their chatbot.The warnings are included in a “system card” for GPT-4o, a technical document that lays out what the company believes are the risks associated with the model, plus details surrounding safety testing and the mitigation efforts the company’s taking to reduce potential risk.OpenAI has faced scrutiny in recent months after a number of employees working on AI’s long-term risks quit the company. Some…

08 Aug

Secure Your AI Project With Model Attestation and Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs)

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AI projects face security challenges that stem from the difficulties in ensuring model integrity and reliability. The Sleepy Pickle and HuggingFace models' silent backdoors are notable cases of such model security loopholes. They are evidence of the possibility of influencing an AI model's behavior directly or indirectly through malicious or authorized model modifications, manipulations, and adversarial attacks. These model breaches stem from the blind spots that exist during the development and post-development of AI projects. This lack of visibility leaves AI models and data vulnerable to these security compromises. A recent survey by the Linux Foundation advocates adopting transparent and…

07 Aug

People are returning Humane AI Pins faster than the company can sell them

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Humane’s universally derided AI Pin is not exactly flying off of store shelves, according to internal sales documents published by The Verge. As a matter of fact, returns seem to be currently outpacing new purchases. So many have been returned, that there are only around 7,000 units out in the wild. The company had once hoped to sell 100,000 in the first year, so that ain’t happening.To date, around 10,000 have been sold and 3,000 have been returned, leaving the aforementioned 7,000 in the hands of consumers. This gadget costs $700, so I’d obviously have returned it after learning it…

06 Aug

Reddit CEO teases AI search features and paid subreddits

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Reddit just wrapped up its second earnings call as a public company and CEO Steve Huffman hinted at some significant changes that could be coming to the platform. During the call, the Reddit co-founder said the company would begin testing AI-powered search results later this year.“Later this year, we will begin testing new search result pages powered by AI to summarize and recommend content, helping users dive deeper into products, shows, games and discover new communities on Reddit,” Huffman said. He didn’t say when those tests would begin, but said it would use both first-party and third-party models.Huffman noted that…

06 Aug

Building a Personalized Gift Assistant using Lyzr SDK

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Finding the perfect gift can be challenging, especially when considering the recipient’s unique interests, the occasion, and your budget. The Personalized Gift Assistant app is here to make this process easier and more enjoyable. Leveraging the power of Lyzr Automata and OpenAI’s GPT-4 Turbo, this app helps you curate personalized gift recommendations that are sure to delight any recipient. Setting Up the Environment First, let’s import the necessary libraries and set up our environment. import streamlit as st from lyzr_automata.ai_models.openai import OpenAIModel from lyzr_automata import Agent, Task from lyzr_automata.pipelines.linear_sync_pipeline import LinearSyncPipeline from PIL import Image from lyzr_automata.tasks.task_literals import InputType, OutputType…

05 Aug

NVIDIA’s AI team reportedly scraped YouTube, Netflix videos without permission

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In the latest example of a troubling industry pattern, NVIDIA appears to have scraped troves of copyrighted content for AI training. On Monday, 404 Media’s Samantha Cole reported that the $2.4 trillion company asked workers to download videos from YouTube, Netflix and other datasets to develop commercial AI projects. The graphics card maker is among the tech companies appearing to have adopted a “move fast and break things” ethos as they race to establish dominance in this feverish, too-often-shameful AI gold rush.The training was reportedly to develop models for products like its Omniverse 3D world generator, self-driving car systems and…

04 Aug

OpenAI confirms it’s looking into text watermarking for ChatGPT that could expose cheating students

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Following a report from The Wall Street Journal that claims OpenAI has been sitting on a tool that can spot essays written by ChatGPT with a high degree of accuracy, the company has shared a bit of information about its research into text watermarking — and why it hasn’t released its detection method. According to The Wall Street Journal’s report, debate over whether the tool should be released has kept it from seeing the light of day, despite it being “ready.” In an update published on Sunday to a May blog post, spotted by TechCrunch, OpenAI said, “Our teams have…

03 Aug

NVIDIA’s Blackwell AI chips have reportedly hit a snag and may arrive months late

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NVIDIA has discovered “design flaws” in its upcoming series of AI chips that may push their release back at least three months, reports. The company has reportedly started notifying customers of the delay, including Microsoft. Large orders of the new Blackwell chips were initially slated to start shipping sometime this year, but sources told The Information that they’re now not expected until early 2025. In addition to Microsoft, the publication reports that Google, Meta and other major companies have placed bulk orders of the Blackwell chips that are collectively worth “tens of billions of dollars.”NVIDIA back in March, touting performance…

03 Aug

Build your own AI Video editor with Node.js, AssemblyAI & StreamPot (hosted)

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Note: this is a revised version of this article, using the new hosted StreamPot You may have seen AI startups that magically turn long podcast videos into viral clips for TikTok. To do this they use a Large Language Model (LLM), like GPT-4, to find the best bits. In this guide, you’ll learn how to build your own AI video editor. You will: Use AssemblyAI to transcribe and generate video highlights. Use StreamPot to extract audio and make clips. Here is a repo with the final code By the time you finish, you’ll be producing your own AI generated video…