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- HarperCollins is asking authors to license their books for AI trainingby Jay Peters on November 18, 2024 at 9:25 pm
Image: Hugo Herrera / The VergeHarperCollins has agreed with an unnamed AI tech company to let the company use some nonfiction titles to train its models, 404 Media reports, but only if authors opt-in to having their books be used for training. Some authors are currently suing companies […]
- Perplexity’s AI search engine can now buy products for youby Emma Roth on November 18, 2024 at 5:00 pm
The VergePerplexity is rolling out a new feature that will let Pro subscribers purchase a product without leaving its AI search engine. When searching for a product using Perplexity, Pro members based in the US can now choose a “Buy with Pro” button that will automatically order the […]
- ESPN is testing a generative AI avatar called ‘FACTS’by Emma Roth on November 15, 2024 at 9:51 pm
Image: ESPNESPN is testing an AI-generated avatar with the Saturday college football show SEC Nation. Dubbed FACTS, it’s going to be “...promoting education and fun around sports analytics” with information drawn from ESPN Analytics, which includes data like the Football Power Index […]
- Google will let you make AI clip art for your documentsby Umar Shakir on November 15, 2024 at 8:57 pm
Illustration: The VergeGoogle Workspace is rolling out a Gemini-powered AI image generator directly in Google Docs that lets you quickly whip up visuals for your writeups. Essentially, it's a clip art maker that follows in the footsteps of Microsoft’s AI-generated art feature in its […]
- Elon Musk targets Microsoft in amended OpenAI lawsuitby Jess Weatherbed on November 15, 2024 at 3:51 pm
Image: Kristen Radtke / The Verge; Getty ImagesElon Musk has updated his fraud, breach of contract, and racketeering lawsuit against OpenAI to make antitrust claims against Microsoft, accusing the two companies of attempting to “monopolize the generative AI market.” The amended […]
- The Rabbit R1 now lets you remake its whole interfaceby Emma Roth on November 15, 2024 at 3:02 pm
Photo: David Pierce / The VergeThe Rabbit R1 can now use AI to redesign the device’s entire interface based on a prompt. Some examples shared by Rabbit CEO Jesse Lyu show a Legend of Zelda-inspired interface, another made in the style of Windows XP, and one using a “dark green scanline […]
- Bluesky’s quest to be the next Twitterby David Pierce on November 15, 2024 at 2:03 pm
Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeBluesky hit 15 million users this week. And then 16 million. The vibes on Bluesky are immaculate, and it seems to have a real and renewed chance to be the place that replaces Twitter for a lot of people. But then there’s Threads, which grew by approximately […]
- NASA’s AI Earth Copilot will take your questions about our planetby Emma Roth on November 14, 2024 at 10:21 pm
Image: NASANASA is teaming up with Microsoft to create an AI chatbot designed to make it easier to access and understand scientific data about the Earth. The tool, called Earth Copilot, will be able to answer questions about our planet by condensing NASA’s wide swath of geospatial […]
- TikTok plugs Getty Images into its AI-generated ads and avatarsby Emma Roth on November 14, 2024 at 8:50 pm
Image: The VergeTikTok will let advertisers pull in content from Getty Images when using the platform’s AI ad creation tool. With the integration, advertisers can use Getty’s licensed images and videos to make ads containing AI-generated content, including AI avatars that look like […]
- Not even Spotify is safe from AI slopby Elizabeth Lopatto on November 14, 2024 at 3:15 pm
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty ImagesHow fake music targets real artists. I first noticed something weird when a HEALTH album dropped on my Spotify new release radar. Except the cover design was funny — it didn’t look like a HEALTH album. And it wasn’t. A […]
- NVIDIA’s OMCAT: A Breakthrough in Cross-Modal Temporal Understanding for Multimodal AIby Synced on November 18, 2024 at 2:51 am
An NVIDIA research team introduces OMCAT: Omni Context Aware Transformer in their new paper, presenting both OCTAV, a unique dataset aimed at capturing event transitions across audio and video, and OMCAT, a model that employs RoTE (Rotary Time Embeddings). The post NVIDIA’s OMCAT: A Breakthrough […]
- Sandford U’s Tutor CoPilot Transforms Real-Time Tutoring with AI-Driven Expert Guidanceby Synced on November 16, 2024 at 2:04 am
A Stanford University research team presents Tutor CoPilot, a new model that offers expert-level guidance to tutors in real time. This study is the first of its kind—a randomized controlled trial testing a Human-AI system in live tutoring scenarios. The post Sandford U’s Tutor CoPilot […]
- Bridging the Gap: Induction-Head Ngram Models for Efficient, Interpretable Language Modelingby Synced on November 12, 2024 at 10:57 pm
A research team introduces a novel approach called Induction-head ngram models (Induction-Gram). This technique merges the interpretability and efficiency of n-gram models with insights from neural LLMs to enhance language modeling performance. The post Bridging the Gap: Induction-Head Ngram Models […]
- Self-Evolving Prompts: Redefining AI Alignment with DeepMind & Chicago U’s eva Frameworkby Synced on November 8, 2024 at 4:03 am
A research team from DeepMind and Chicago University presents a novel approach to Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback. The proposed eva introduces a flexible, scalable framework that leverages any RLHF algorithm to drive more effective alignment with human values The post Self-Evolving […]
- Unlocking Turing Completeness: How Large Language Models Achieve Universal Computation Without Assistanceby Synced on November 5, 2024 at 5:07 pm
A research team from Google DeepMind and the University of Alberta presents evidence that transformer-based LLMs using autoregressive decoding can indeed support universal computation without any external adjustments or modifications to model weights. The post Unlocking Turing Completeness: How […]
- From OCR to Multi-Image Insight: Apple’s MM1.5 with Enhanced Text-Rich Image Understanding and Visual Reasoningby Synced on October 30, 2024 at 2:27 pm
Building on MM1’s success, Apple’s new paper, MM1.5: Methods, Analysis & Insights from Multimodal LLM Fine-tuning, introduces an improved model family aimed at enhancing capabilities in text-rich image understanding, visual grounding, and multi-image reasoning. The post From OCR to […]
- AI Self-Evolution: How Long-Term Memory Drives the Next Era of Intelligent Modelsby Synced on October 28, 2024 at 5:58 pm
A research team investigates AI self-evolution. Their work examines how models enhanced with Long-Term Memory (LTM) can adapt and evolve through interaction with their environments, a key step toward achieving more dynamic AI. The post AI Self-Evolution: How Long-Term Memory Drives the Next Era of […]
- Breaking Barriers in Cellular Automata with CAX: Faster, Scalable, and Open for Allby Synced on October 25, 2024 at 5:57 pm
In a new paper CAX: Cellular Automata Accelerated in JAX, a research team introduces Cellular Automata Accelerated in JAX, a powerful open-source library designed to enhance CA research, which enables rapid CA simulations through extensive parallelization on various hardware accelerators, including […]
- LLMs as Code Architects: Meta’s New Approach to Precise Code Transformationsby Synced on October 23, 2024 at 2:45 pm
In a new paper Don't Transform the Code, Code the Transforms: Towards Precise Code Rewriting using LLMs, a Meta research team proposes a novel chain-of-thought strategy to efficiently generate code transformations using LLMs. Their approach enables LLMs to derive transformations based on a small […]
- Thinking Fast and Slow: Google DeepMind’s Dual-Agent Architecture for Smarter AIby Synced on October 21, 2024 at 8:59 pm
A Google DeepMind research team proposes a biologically-inspired dual-system framework for intelligent agents. This "Talker-Reasoner" architecture aligns with Kahneman's concept, where System 1 is fast and intuitive, while System 2 is slower and deliberative. The post Thinking Fast and Slow: Google […]
- The best Black Friday Roborock deals 2024: Early sales available nowon November 18, 2024 at 6:51 pm
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just over a week away, but you can already find huge discounts on robot vacuums, including from top brands like Roborock.
- The 32 best Black Friday robot vacuum deals 2024: Early sales live nowon November 18, 2024 at 6:38 pm
As a robot vacuum reviewer, I'm always looking for great deals. Here are some of the best robot vacuum deals you can buy before Black Friday next week.
- I tested the cheapest Surface Pro 11 model: 3 main takeaways as a Windows experton November 18, 2024 at 6:12 pm
The Snapdragon-powered Surface Pro has a handful of new features, but delivers the same, great experience. Right now, the 13-inch version is $300 off ahead of Black Friday.
- Is Perplexity Pro worth the subscription? This free shipping perk just might convince meon November 18, 2024 at 5:07 pm
Get the AI shopping help you need, and other perks, right in time for the holidays with Perplexity's new 'first-of-its-kind commerce experience'.
- How to create a podcast with AI in seconds: Easy, step-by-step instructionson November 18, 2024 at 1:06 pm
Using PDFs, text files, or audio files, Google's NotebookLM tool can generate a podcast episode that sounds just like two real people discussing your topic. We'll walk you through exactly how it's done.
- Gen AI could speed up coding, but businesses should still consider riskson November 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Organizations keen to fund gen AI-powered software development for the anticipated benefits should also understand that this may come with adverse effects.
- AI-driven software testing gains more champions but worries persiston November 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm
The question is no longer whether gen AI and emerging technologies will elevate the automation of software testing but when and how. However, proponents need to overcome organizational resistance.
- Gen AI gives software developers surge in productivity - but it's not for everyoneon November 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm
Generative AI brings productivity benefits, but IT professionals must be wary of wholesale adoption of these tools in their current incarnations.
- 25 AI tips to boost your programming productivity with ChatGPTon November 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm
With ChatGPT in your toolkit, coding can be faster and smoother. I share the best ways of using AI to overcome common coding challenges, so you can streamline your development projects.
- ChatGPT writes my routine in 12 top programming languages. Here's what the results tell meon November 18, 2024 at 1:00 pm
ChatGPT is well-known for its coding capabilities, but how will it fare when a dozen languages are thrown at it in one session? The answer: pretty darn good.
- The hidden challenges of AI development no one talks abouton November 18, 2024 at 9:00 am
DigitalOcean's VP of AI reveals how startups can build AI solutions faster and cheaper to break down barriers in a field dominated by large corporations and hyperscalers.
- This 'lifelike' AI granny is infuriating phone scammers. Here's how - and whyon November 18, 2024 at 12:31 am
If you're tired of dealing with scammers, take heart in knowing that this AI grandma is fighting back.
- I tested Meta's transparent Ray-Ban smart glasses, and they're a near-perfect accessory for meon November 16, 2024 at 12:00 pm
I managed to secure one of the 7,500 pairs of Ray-Bans that Meta recently sold, and they impressed me with their camera, Meta AI responses, and audio playback performance.
- AI could alter data science as we know it - here's whyon November 15, 2024 at 9:07 pm
AI is democratizing software development and could eventually replace it altogether, but will it make data science obsolete?
- Want generative AI LLMs integrated with your business data? You need RAGon November 15, 2024 at 9:07 pm
RAG helps turn AI from a generic tool into your specialized assistant. Here's how.
- Can't find the perfect stock photo? Create your own with Getty Images' AI toolon November 15, 2024 at 8:05 pm
Supply a text prompt or a photo of your own, and Getty or iStock will generate exactly what you need.
- Generative AI fuels demand for better mobile connectivity - and users ready to pay for iton November 15, 2024 at 6:59 pm
Quality issues with AI-driven apps are making more mobile users unwilling to settle for standard best-effort 5G network connectivity.
- SUSE unveils major rebranding, and a new AI platform that protects your dataon November 15, 2024 at 4:31 pm
SUSE has been busy! The European Linux power wants you to know it's also a major cloud and open-source player in North America and beyond.
- How to use AI for research the right way - responsibly and effectivelyon November 15, 2024 at 2:51 pm
If you're using AI for research, here are five ways to catch its lies and fact-check its outputs before you rely on them.
- ChatGPT's Windows app is now available to free-tier users - here's what it can doon November 15, 2024 at 9:30 am
Previously accessible only to ChatGPT subscribers, now free-tier users can chat with the AI directly from Windows 10 or 11 and so, much more.