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Slack rolls out its AI tools to all paying customers
Slack just rolled out its AI tools to all paying customers, after releasing it to just a subset of users. These features include thread summaries and conversational search.
Stability AI’s audio generator can now crank out 3 minute ‘songs’
Stability AI just unveiled Stable Audio 2.0, which now creates three minute AI-generated songs via prompt. Musicians, for now, have nothing to worry about.
The White House lays out extensive AI guidelines for the federal government
The White House has issued a new policy to regulate federal agencies use of AI. The systems that they use must not "endanger the rights and safety of the American people," Vice President Kamala Harris said.
EU regulators pass the planet's first sweeping AI regulations
The European Parliament has passed a major piece of legislation to govern AI use in the European Union. After the AI Act becomes law, some applications will be banned, while the likes of OpenAI and Google will have to abide by new rules.
Adobe’s latest AI experiment generates music from text
This week, Adobe revealed an experimental audio AI tool to join its image-based ones in Photoshop. Described by the company as “an early-stage generative AI music generation and editing tool,” Adobe’s Project Music GenAI Control can create music from text prompts, which it can then fine-tune.
Google introduces a lightweight open AI model called Gemma
Google says Gemma is its contribution to the open community and is meant to help developers "in building AI responsibly."
Google, Apple, Meta and other huge tech companies join US consortium to advance responsible AI
Some of the world’s biggest tech companies, including Meta and Apple, have joined the US AI Safety Institute Consortium. This entity is tasked with carrying out actions outlined in Biden’s recent AI-focused executive order.
The Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses’ new AI powers are impressive, and worrying
Meta is adding new AI capabilities to its smart glasses. Using them has been unexpectedly eye-opening about the current state of AI.
Watch an AI robot learn how to demolish humans at a marble maze game
Researchers have created an AI-powered robot they claim wipes the floor with humans at the physical marble game Labyrinth. After six hours of practice, CyberRunner finished the game faster than any previously recorded time, the researchers say.
Researchers quantify the carbon footprint of generating AI images
Researchers discovered that generating an image using artificial intelligence has a carbon footprint equivalent to charging a smartphone.
Microsoft snatches Sam Altman and former OpenAI colleagues to form its own AI research team
In another twist on the OpenAI saga that raged over the weekend, Microsoft has swooped in and hired Sam Altman and Greg Brockman.
AI is starting to outperform meteorologists
A machine learning-based weather prediction program called “GraphCast” can outperform traditional weather pattern prediction technologies at a 90% verification rate.
OpenAI wants to work with organizations to build new AI training datasets
OpenAI is launching an initiative to partner with private and public organizations to collect datasets it can use to train its AI models.
A neural network can map large icebergs 10,000 times faster than humans
Researchers have developed a neural network that can accurately map large icebergs 10,000 times faster than humans. This could help scientists track how much meltwater is going into oceans and impacting the marine ecosystems.
Study shows AI program could verify Wikipedia citations, improving reliability
Researchers have developed an AI focused on improving the reliability of Wikipedia references.
Fitbit is getting an AI chatbot that can tell you why your run sucked
At the ‘Made by Google Event’ in New York, the company announced a new "generative AI" feature that will be made available on the Fitbit app later next year.
Researchers say current AI watermarks are trivial to remove
In the context of AI, watermarking can allow a computer to detect if text or an image is generated from artificial intelligence. Researchers have found its pretty easy to evade the current methods of watermarking.
The WGA strike ends with protections against AI set in place
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has voted to officially lift its strike order, over half a year since it stopped work and demanded a better contract with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).
The NFL and Amazon are using AI to invent new football stats
The National Football League is working with Amazon Web Services to create AI-powered algorithms that extract meaningful data from games and decipher patterns in player performances.
YouTube’s upcoming AI-powered creator tools include a generative green screen
YouTube announced upcoming AI-based features today, including a generative green screen tool for Shorts.
