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ENTERTAINMENT

Aug 13, 2024

New AI image generator FLUX.1 debuts with striking photorealism

Aaron Infante

FLUX.1, the newest artificial intelligence (AI) image generator, is sparking a lot of buzz across social media after photos generated by the AI feature unprecedented realism that made netizens think twice at first glance.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Aug 13, 2024

Rendora leaps into AI with avatars and text-to-3D generative technology

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Rendora AI gives a glimpse of its latest advancements in text-to-3D modeling at the Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques (SIGGRAPH) 2024 held at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver

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ENTERTAINMENT

Aug 13, 2024

OpenAI warns GPT-4o, voice mode may lure users to build emotional bonds

Aaron Infante

Following the launch of the Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) on ChatGPT, OpenAI has warned that its anthropomorphic voice assistant puts users at risk of emotional attachment to the artificial intelligent (AI) chatbot. The AI titan

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Aug 13, 2024

Qwen-2 Math: Alibaba’s breakthrough in AI for math reasoning

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Alibaba Cloud's Qwen team announces Qwen2-Math, a new series of large language models designed to solve mathematical problems that is reportedly outperforming models from artificial intelligence (AI) industry giants. "Over the past year,

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BUSINESS

Aug 12, 2024

Japan’s business-first AI strategy aims to attract global investment, raising creative industry concerns

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Japan is taking a business-friendly approach to artificial intelligence (AI) regulation in an effort to attract global investment, stirring criticism and fear in the creative industry. The Japanese government's AI Strategic Council is

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ENTERTAINMENT

Aug 12, 2024

Google DeepMind creates AI robot that beats humans at ping-pong

Aaron Infante

An artificial intelligence (AI)-powered robot that can compete in amateur-level table tennis is the latest achievement at Google DeepMind, according to a paper published on August 7. The research is currently available on

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TOP STORIES

Aug 12, 2024

IncarnaMind unveils revolutionary AI-driven tool for seamless document interaction and data extraction

Michael Anthony Bitoon

IncarnaMind introduces a new way to interact with your papers and extract information from personal documents through natural language processing and unique extraction methods. IncarnaMind is a "Notion-like notebook connected to your personal knowledge,"

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ENTERTAINMENT

Aug 12, 2024

OpenAI reveals GPT-4o mimics human voices from audio inputs; safeguards now in place

Aaron Infante

In a system card released on August 8, artificial intelligence (AI) titan OpenAI admitted that its latest model GPT-4o unintentionally imitated users’ voice without their consent in ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode (AVM). The system

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NEWS

Aug 10, 2024

Nokia’s Drones-as-a-Service network reaches new height in Switzerland

Aaron Infante

Swisscom Broadcast and Nokia are collaborating on a Drones-as-a-Service network across Switzerland that will deploy 300 drones to enable emergency response, workers’ safety, and industrial inspections. In an August 8 press release,

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BUSINESS

Aug 9, 2024

Google faces AI revolution as antitrust ruling and competitor surge threaten search monopoly

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Following a recent U.S. ruling that deemed Google’s search monopoly illegal, experts suggest that the rise of generative AI technology, particularly OpenAI’s ChatGPT, is rapidly diminishing Google’s dominance. On Monday, U.

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BUSINESS

Aug 8, 2024

Amazon upgrades in-house image generator for creative branding needs

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Amazon unveils the latest version of its AI image generation model, Titan Image Generator v2, introducing a suite of features to provide users with greater control over creating and editing visual content. Channy Yun, Principal

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Aug 8, 2024

Senator Schumer pushes urgent deepfake legislation amid Musk controversy

Aaron Infante

As artificial intelligence (AI) finds applications in political deepfakes, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is looking at opportunities to pass deepfake election and AI bills as soon as possible. Recently, Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk

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BUSINESS

Aug 8, 2024

Reddit announces AI-powered search amid controversial policy changes and consumer distrust

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Reddit is joining the artificial intelligence (AI) frenzy and hints at plans to use AI to power up its internal search engine and unlock new premium content offerings for users. However, the rollout takes place

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Aug 8, 2024

‘Godmother of AI’ warns California bill SB 1047 could stifle innovation and harm academia

Aaron Infante

California’s new artificial intelligence (AI) bill, Senate Bill 1047 (SB 1047), continues to raise concerns, with the latest coming from the “Godmother of AI,” Dr. Fei-Fei Li, who warned about its significant unintended

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ENTERTAINMENT

Aug 7, 2024

Over 30 million videos scraped by Nvidia to train AI—report finds

Aaron Infante

Nvidia is caught in the spotlight once more after leaked internal Slack conversations, emails, and documents revealed that it scraped around 30 million videos monthly for artificial intelligence (AI) training. Following a recent controversy involving

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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI)

Aug 7, 2024

Cala Systems reveals AI-powered heat pump water heater to improve home energy efficiency

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Cala Systems introduces an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered heat pump water heater designed to predict and efficiently meet household demands, promising to eliminate cold showers and reduce utility bills. Cala System's heat pump water

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STARTUPS

Aug 7, 2024

OpenAI co-founder John Schulman resigns, joins rival startup Anthropic

Aaron Infante

Personnel changes continue at artificial intelligence (AI) giant OpenAI as co-founder John Schulman announced on August 5 that he has left the company for competitor Anthropic. “I've made the difficult decision to leave

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BUSINESS

Aug 7, 2024

Secretaries of state rally against Elon Musk’s Grok AI for spreading false election information

Michael Anthony Bitoon

Five secretaries of the state call out Elon Musk for instigating misinformation, urging immediate changes to the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, Grok, in an open letter. The letter was led by Minnesota Secretary of State

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