Anthropic’s Claude now has an Android app
Two months after its debut on iOS, Anthropic has debuted the Claude app for Android.
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Hands-on: Frame by Brilliant Labs is a disappointing stepping stone to something better
AI hardware has, thus far, been massively disappointing. This week, I took delivery of the Frame by Brilliant Labs, a neat piece of AI hardware designed to put a display in your line of sight, but on first impressions, it’s also a pretty big disappointment looking at what was originally expected.
Expand Expanding CloseTCL is making AI-generated ‘originals’ for its Google TVs, and it’s as bad as you think [Video]
TCL has seen quite a bit of success from its “TCLtv+” app for Google TV, and the company is now stepping into “original” content in the most 2024 way possible with laughably bad AI in “Next Stop Paris.”
Expand Expanding CloseOpenAI used YouTube videos to train GPT-4 against platform rules, but so did Google
Generative AI models are incredibly impressive, but they’re only as good as the data fed into them. Now, it’s been revealed that OpenAI used YouTube videos to train GPT-4, and YouTube says that was against the platform’s rules.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle DeepMind cofounder hired to lead Microsoft’s AI efforts
According to Bloomberg, Microsoft has hired Mustafa Suleyman, one of the cofounders of Google’s DeepMind, to lead its consumer AI initiatives.
Expand Expanding Close‘Frame’ glasses by Brilliant Labs have AI and a Google Glass-like display for $350 [Video]
The wave of AI has also ushered in some wild new hardware concepts such as the Humane AI Pin and the Rabbit R1. Today, Brilliant Labs has announced “Frame,” a pair of glasses with a heads-up display and multimodal AI, up for pre-order now at $350.
Expand Expanding CloseMicrosoft Copilot redesign adds suggestion carousel and more on Android, iOS, and web
Microsoft Copilot is the new name of the company’s AI assistant, and ahead of a big advertising campaign at the Super Bowl, Microsoft is giving the mobile apps for Copilot a redesign.
Expand Expanding CloseReport: Amazon wants to start charging for Alexa as soon as June 2024
As AI changes up the voice assistant business, Amazon is reportedly looking to start charging a paid fee for Alexa as soon as this Summer.
Expand Expanding CloseWould you pay for AI features on your phone? Samsung might want you to [Poll]
AI is dominating the conversation going into 2024, and there’s potentially no better example of that than the Galaxy S24 series. Samsung’s new phones are apparently filled to the brim with AI features, and that’s the entire marketing campaign around them too. But, apparently, you might have to pay for them.
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Microsoft will go all-in on ‘Copilot’ for AI, letting Bing fade into the background again
Microsoft used AI to bring Bing back to the spotlight earlier this year with the debut of “Bing Chat,” but that branding is now fading to the background again as Microsoft has announced that it will go all-in on the “Copilot” brand for its AI products.
Expand Expanding CloseYouTube will show labels on videos that use AI
AI can be used for good and for evil, and on YouTube, the latter could mean posting videos that mislead viewers into thinking they are real. To avoid those situations, YouTube is now requiring creators to mark videos that are made using AI, and the platform will show labels to viewers.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung Galaxy phones will be able to translate calls in real-time with on-device AI
Samsung is preparing a big AI push ahead of the launch of Galaxy S24, and in a new blog post, the company has confirmed plans to give Galaxy phones the ability to translate phone calls in real-time using AI.
Expand Expanding CloseSamsung announces ‘Gauss’ generative AI ahead of Galaxy S24 launch
AI has taken over just about every new tech product, and Samsung is officially joining in with “Gauss,” a generative AI model that will run on-device starting with the Galaxy S24 series.
Expand Expanding CloseChatGPT has 100 million weekly users as OpenAI launches more new features
OpenAI’s ChatGPT really blew the lid off of the whole generative AI game, and it seems the product’s initial success isn’t wearing off, as new features are incoming for over 100 million weekly users.
Expand Expanding CloseGboard starts rolling out ‘Proofread’ generative AI feature in beta [Gallery]
Google’s Gboard is a great keyboard option for Android, and there are a lot of new features based on generative AI in the pipeline. As of today, Gboard is starting to roll out a “Proofread” option for beta users.
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Microsoft Cortana is the first voice assistant casualty of the generative AI uprising
Several years ago voice assistants were the next big thing on our smartphones and other devices, and it led to four big options – Google Assistant, Apple’s Siri, Samsung’s Bixby, and Microsoft Cortana. Now, as generative AI takes the focus, Microsoft Cortana has come to an end.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages gaining AI-based ‘Magic Compose’
During Google I/O 2023, it was announced that the Google Messages app is gaining a generative AI tool called “Magic Compose.”
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Google unveils ‘Codey,’ programming-focused generative AI model
Staying true to Google I/O’s origins as a developer conference, the company has unveiled a new generative AI model that’s focused on writing and understanding code, fittingly named “Codey.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages ‘Magic Compose’ AI can reply to friends – or write them a song
Here’s a first look at the upcoming generative AI-powered “Magic Compose” feature coming to Google Messages, which can write a meaningful reply to a message or wax poetic with a song.
Expand Expanding CloseMicrosoft Bing AI ditches the waitlist as plugins, image search, and more are coming
As its aggressive AI push continues, Microsoft is opening Bing AI to anyone who wants to try it as it prepares the arrival of powerful new features including plugins, images, videos, and more.
Expand Expanding CloseGeoffrey Hinton, a ‘Godfather of AI,’ has left Google as the tech is ‘racing towards danger’
As generative AI has exploded in popularity over just the past several months, the concerns of misinformation and other impacts of the technology are growing. This week, “Godfather of AI” Geoffrey Hinton has departed his position at Google, worried that no one will be able to tell “what is true anymore.”
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Grammarly rolls out its generative AI tools with these limits
Earlier this year Grammarly hopped on the generative AI train with some genuinely useful tools for helping its users to craft and refine content. Now, those AI tools are rolling out to Grammarly users, but with some limits.
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Expedia shows off its neat GPT-4 chatbot for travel planning as Walmart starts integration
Generative AI is making an impact, and with OpenAI’s recent expansion of GPT-4 with plugins, it’s now starting to appear within other products. This week Expedia started showing off GPT-4 integration for travel planning, and Walmart also confirmed it is building on the same platform.
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OpenAI launches GPT-4 with image input and better accuracy, powers new Bing
ChatGPT took the world by storm last year with its impressive generative AI, but it was a product that was often fraught with factual errors. Today, OpenAI is announcing the next generation with GPT-4, which launches today.
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