Summary The Rewind Pendant is a microphone you can wear around your neck to record and transcribe yourself and your conversations. Privacy raises questions. The idea behind the unusual tech pendant is that you can focus more on the moment, knowing that all your information is at your fingertips. Rewind can imagine use cases like …
Summary Google has announced that the Pixel 8 Pro will be the first device to run Google’s generative AI foundational models in a distilled version on the device, powered by the custom-built Tensor G3 AI chip. According to Google hardware chief Rick Osterloh, the Pixel 8 is the “first phone engineered and built for the …
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AI startup Anthropic, known for its chatbot Claude, is looking to raise at least $2 billion in new funding from Google and others, following Amazon’s $1.25 billion investment last week. Amazon is reportedly willing to invest as much as $4 billion. Anthropic is seeking a valuation of between $20 billion and $30 billion, a significant …
Summary Stability.AI has released an experimental model, Stable LM 3B, optimized for portable devices. It is the latest addition to their line of open-source language models. Stable LM 3B has 3 billion parameters, a compact size designed for portability on digital devices such as laptops and handhelds. Despite its smaller size, it delivers competitive performance, …
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Summary Meta used content from Facebook and Instagram to train its new AI assistant, Meta AI. The company might use your input data to improve Meta AI. Meta AI is based on a custom Llama 2 model combined with Meta’s new Emu image model. During Meta’s Connect 2023 conference, Nick Clegg, Meta’s president of global …
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Summary Satya Nadella’s invitation to Google for a dance is likely to turn into a canceled party: The Microsoft CEO now calls it “exuberance” when he set out to take on Google with Bing Chat earlier this year. In early February 2023, in a memorable and much-quoted interview with The Verge, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella …
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he overhyped Bing chat for search Read More »
Matthias Bastian Online journalist Matthias is the co-founder and publisher of THE DECODER. He believes that artificial intelligence will fundamentally change the relationship between humans and computers. Google’s Bard chatbot is set to roll out a new feature called “memory,” which allows it to store and adapt to important user information and personalize the conversational …
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Summary An “AI version” of Tom Hanks is promoting a dental insurance policy without the actor’s permission. The actor warns about the scam on his social media channels. On his official Instagram channel, Tom Hanks warns of an “AI version” of himself promoting dental insurance. He posted a screenshot of the video: “Beware! […] I …
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Summary Lensa AI took the internet by storm with its magic Avatar Feature. They’ve since expanded their photo editing offering. Lensa AI a product of Prisma Labs, has been the subject of discussion due to its unique and artistic “Magic Avatars” function which took the internet by storm in 2022. However, they’ve since expanded their …
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Nuclear energy could play a role in meeting the high-power demands of AI systems, especially for continuous and stable power. Microsoft is exploring small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) for data centers hosting its cloud and AI services, and is seeking a program manager to develop a strategy. “This senior position is tasked with leading the …
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