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Google halts diversity hiring goals, reviews DEI programs
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Google Assistant transitioning to generative AI – Reports

Tech giant, Google is pivoting to artificial intelligence as companies strive to integrate AI in their products. An internal email obtained by Axios claims that Google is integrating generative artificial intelligence. The Assistant team leads “see a huge opportunity to explore what a supercharged Assistant, powered by the latest LLM [large language model] technology, would […]

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Meta to set up AI chatbots for social media engagement

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, is gearing up to introduce a groundbreaking range of AI-powered chatbots with distinct personalities, as reported by the Financial Times. These chatbots are designed to engage in human-like conversations, offering users a novel and immersive experience across its social media platforms. According to sources familiar with the plans, […]

NCC, Telecom operators urge states to review policies for broadband expansion
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Businesses must adopt to AI, machine learning to survive – NCC

The chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission has stated that businesses in Nigeria must adapt to reality because of disruptive technologies like artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, and machine learning, among others, for survival. NCC chairman, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta who was represented by Mr. Alkasim Umar, Director of the Consumer Affairs Bureau at […]

Digital ID: Worldcoin users queue for iris scans
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Digital ID: Worldcoin users queue for iris scans

People are having their eyes scanned all across the world in exchange for a digital ID and the prospect of earning free cryptocurrency. The CEO of OpenAI,Sam Altman,the company that created ChatGPT, started the Worldcoin project. It claims to aim to build a new “identity and financial network” and that its digital ID will enable […]

Poland to probe OpenAI over privacy concerns
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ChatGPT now accessible on Android devices

Users of Android devices in Brazil, Bangladesh, India, and the United States can now access ChatGPT. Owner of the popular chatbot OpenAI, Sam Altman, stated on Tuesday that it aims to capitalise on the popularity of the AI tool. San Francisco-based OpenAI introduced ChatGPT for Android last week in an effort to broaden its user […]

Microsoft proposes relocation of Chinese staff over US-China tensions
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Microsoft to launch Bing Chat in Chrome, Safari, others

Microsoft announced on Monday that Bing Chat, their AI chatbot, will soon be available on non-Microsoft browsers like Google Chrome, and Apple Safari. The extension will open up access to Microsoft’s AI chatbot, which is similar to ChatGPT, to a wider range of people as it was previously restricted to Microsoft products like the Bing […]

OpenAI CEO launches worldcoin crypto project
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OpenAI CEO launches worldcoin crypto project

The CEO of OpenAI Sam Altman, introduced the Worldcoin cryptocurrency initiative on Monday. The main feature of the initiative is its World ID, an account that can only be obtained by actual people. A consumer registers to perform an in-person iris scan using the Worldcoin “orb,” a silver ball about the size of a bowling […]

Apple explores using 3D printers to create smartwatches
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Apple uses AI chatbot internally – Report

Apple is utilising an internal chatbot to assist its staff in “prototyping future features, summarising text, and answering questions based on data it has been trained with” according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in Power On. Although Apple is still unsure of its customer-facing plans for the Apple GPT chatbot project, Gurman’s article provided some insight […]

Google implements new enhanced security features for users
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Google, Open AI others to watermark AI content for safety

The White House has accepted voluntary agreements from leading AI startups, including OpenAI, Alphabet, and Meta Platforms, to implement safety safeguards such as watermarking AI-generated content. Microsoft, together with Anthropic, Inflection, Amazon, and OpenAI, made a commitment to rigorously test systems before making them available as well as to share knowledge about ways to lower […]

Elon Musk discloses plans for self-driving cars
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Elon Musk discloses plans for self-driving cars

The CEO of Tesla, Elon Musk, announced new goals for artificial intelligence products on Wednesday. Those included the use of humanoid robots in factories and self-driving software, while he conceded that he had previously been overly enthusiastic. Musk noted that the producer of electric vehicles is in preliminary discussions with a significant automaker to licence […]

Google launches Project IDX for AI-enabled browsers
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Google explores use of AI tools for journalism

Google is looking into utilising artificial intelligence capabilities to produce news pieces and is in discussions with news organisations to deploy the tools to support journalists, a spokesperson said late Wednesday. The spokesman did not identify the publishers, but according to the New York Times, Google has spoken with a number of publications, including the […]

Google tests AI-generated backgrounds for Meets
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Google tests AI-generated backgrounds for Meets

Google is experimenting with a generative AI capability that will generate fresh backgrounds for Google Meet calls. When the feature launches, users of the program will have the ability to generate backgrounds of their choice in calls. When Google unveiled a new feature for Android in May at its Google I/O developer conference, the firm […]