Advertisements


Australian government trial finds AI is much worse than humans at summarizing

Llama2-70B failed to capture "complex context," but updated models might do better. Enlarge / ASIC evaluators found AI summaries were often "wordy and pointless—just repeating what was in the submission." (credit: Getty Images).....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaSep 5th, 2024

Instagram to replace AR filters with controversial AI-generated videos

As we reported in August, Meta has confirmed that it will discontinue Spark, Instagram’s AR filters, in January 2025. At the time, the company didn’t give many details except to say that it would prioritize its efforts on other products. Now we k.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated News7 hr. 54 min. ago

12 days of OpenAI: The Ars Technica recap

Did OpenAI's big holiday event live up to the billing? Over the past 12 business days, OpenAI has announced a new product or demoed an AI feature every weekday, calling the PR eve.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News7 hr. 54 min. ago

Get ready: Google Search may bring a pure ‘AI mode’ to counter ChatGPT

Google may be preparing to add more AI features to its search engine as its competition with OpenAI's ChatGPT chatbot ramps up......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News9 hr. 54 min. ago

12 Days of OpenAI ends with a new model for the new year

OpenAI announced o3 and o3-mini AI models......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated News10 hr. 54 min. ago

Inequality weakens local governance and public satisfaction, study finds

Local governments in developing countries are crucial for providing public services that promote human development and address challenges like extreme weather, unemployment and crumbling infrastructure. Yet, they often face difficulties in implementi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News13 hr. 22 min. ago

The AI war between Google and OpenAI has never been more heated

Potentially groundbreaking AI releases have been coming in fast, sending experts' heads spinning. Over the past month, we've seen a rapid cadence of notable AI-related announcemen.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News15 hr. 22 min. ago

Google will apparently offer “AI Mode” right on its main search page

The most direct push for Google's Gemini chat so far. Google will soon take more steps to make AI a part of search, exposing more users to its Gemini agent, according to recent re.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News15 hr. 22 min. ago

Mitigating animal-vehicle collisions with field sensors, AI and ecological modeling

Collisions between animals and vehicles are a threat to conservation efforts and human safety, and have a massive cost for transport infrastructure managers and users......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News16 hr. 54 min. ago

Google and OpenAI blitz December with so many AI releases, it’s hard to keep up

Potentially groundbreaking AI releases have been coming in fast, sending experts' heads spinning. Over the past month, we've seen a rapid cadence of notable AI-related announcemen.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News17 hr. 54 min. ago

AI-driven approach reveals hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers

Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life—paving the way for better environmental protection......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 22 min. ago

The microbiology of honey: A sweet symphony of life

Honey, a complex substance made by a variety of species of bees, is often celebrated for its sweetness and health benefits. In fact, humans have been using honey, sometimes called liquid gold, for generations to soothe cold symptoms and promote wound.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News18 hr. 22 min. ago

Tips to keep your smartphone just as safe as a government official’s

A top U. S. government cybersecurity agency has released a set of smartphone safety protocols for top officials and politicians. You should follow them, too......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated News18 hr. 22 min. ago

AI video editing coming to Instagram next year, using text prompts

AI video editing based on text prompts is coming to Instagram next year, with the company’s head showing off the ability to do things like change your clothing and video background, as well as some funkier stuff like adding animated characters......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated News19 hr. 22 min. ago

Why AI language models choke on too much text

Compute costs scale with the square of the input size. That's not great. Large language models represent text using tokens, each of which is a few characters. Short words are repr.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated News19 hr. 22 min. ago

Simulations of hominin Lucy help show how long distance running evolved in modern humans

A team of natural scientists, musculoskeletal specialists, and evolutionary biologists affiliated with several institutions in the U.K., working with a colleague from the Netherlands, has found via simulations, that the famous early hominin Lucy, cou.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News19 hr. 54 min. ago

Giant sloths and mastodons coexisted with humans for millennia in Americas, new discoveries suggest

Sloths weren't always slow-moving, furry tree-dwellers. Their prehistoric ancestors were huge—up to 4 tons (3.6 metric tons)—and when startled, they brandished immense claws......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsDec 20th, 2024

Chrome is getting a new AI-powered scam detection tool

A new feature coming to Google Chrome will leverage the power of AI to help detect potential scams on websites. The post Chrome is getting a new AI-powered scam detection tool appeared first on Phandroid. There are many websites out there.....»»

Category: asiaSource:  phandroidRelated NewsDec 20th, 2024

AI is becoming the weapon of choice for cybercriminals

AI changes how organizations look at cybersecurity GenAI is compromising security while promising efficiency This article highlights key findings from 2024 reports on AI and GenAI technologies, focusing on their potential and major challenges. Overre.....»»

Category: securitySource:  netsecurityRelated NewsDec 20th, 2024

New research finds that your smartwatch band is laced with toxic forever chemicals

A study has revealed the presence of dangerous forever chemicals in bands sold by top brands. Interestingly, the more expensive they are, the higher the risk......»»

Category: topSource:  digitaltrendsRelated NewsDec 20th, 2024

Not to be outdone by OpenAI, Google releases its own “reasoning” AI model

Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking is Google's take on so-called AI reasoning models. It's been a really busy month for Google as it apparently endeavors to outshine OpenAI with a blitz of.....»»

Category: topSource:  arstechnicaRelated NewsDec 20th, 2024