Can we decode the language of our primate cousins?
A UNIGE team shows that the human brain is capable of identifying the vocalizations of certain primate species, if they are close to us and if the frequencies used are also close to our own......»»
Cloudflare announces Firewall for AI to help security teams secure their LLM applications
Cloudflare announced the development of Firewall for AI, a new layer of protection that will identify abuse and attacks before they reach and tamper with Large Language Models (LLMs), a type of AI application that interprets human language and other.....»»
The AI wars heat up with Claude 3, claimed to have “near-human” abilities
Willison: "No model has beaten GPT-4 on a range of widely used benchmarks like this." Enlarge / The Anthropic Claude 3 logo. (credit: Anthropic) On Monday, Anthropic released Claude 3, a family of three AI language model.....»»
Researchers demonstrate 3D nanoscale optical disk memory with petabit capacity
The most popular words of 2023 were recently released, with AI Large Language Model (LLM) unquestionably topping the list. As a front-runner, ChatGPT also emerged as one of the international buzzwords of the year. These disruptive innovations in AI o.....»»
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Dune: Part 2 - Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya and the cast discuss their physical transformations and learning the Fremen language.
Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, Florence Pugh, Dave Bautista and Stellan Skarsgård break down their prep for Dune: Part 2. Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Austin Butler, Rebecca Ferguson, Florence Pugh, Dave Ba.....»»
The role of history in how efficient color names evolve
Suppose two speakers of the same language are playing a guessing game where each has the same color swatches, and Player 1 tries to get Player 2 to guess a hue by naming the color. If the second player consistently guesses correctly as often as possi.....»»
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You have the perfect tool for learning a new language at your fingertips with Rosetta Stone, and now StackCommerce is offering the famous language-learning software at a 60% discount with more than enough time before spring break travel.Learn a new l.....»»
Cohesity Gaia helps businesses transform secondary data into knowledge
Cohesity announced Cohesity Gaia, an AI-powered enterprise search assistant that brings retrieval augmented generation (RAG) AI and large language models (LLMs) to high-quality backup data within Cohesity environments. Cohesity Gaia will be made gene.....»»
Microbial comics: RNA as a common language, presented in extracellular speech-bubbles
Single-celled organisms, such as bacteria and archaea, have developed many ways to communicate with each other. For example, they might use tiny so-called extracellular vesicles (EVs)—membrane-enveloped packages smaller than 200 nm in diameter (0.0.....»»
Apple"s "Ask" project may be far more than just an AI-assisted support tool
A report that revealed Apple's "Ask" tool may not have been the whole story, with a leaker exclusively telling AppleInsider that the project goes beyond a simple language learning model or generative AI tool.Apple is working on AI toolsSparse details.....»»
People in power found to avoid using sensitive language at work
A new study published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology finds that people in positions of power are three times less likely to use sensitive language in work-related emails than people junior to them......»»
Google goes “open AI” with Gemma, a free, open-weights chatbot family
Gemma chatbots can run locally, and they reportedly outperform Meta's Llama 2. Enlarge (credit: Google) On Wednesday, Google announced a new family of AI language models called Gemma, which are free, open-weights models.....»»
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ChatGPT freaked out, generating gibberish for many users
OpenAI's ChatGPT experienced a bug in which outputs were strangely flowery and loaded with obscure language. ChatGPT hallucinates. We all know this already. But on Tuesday it seemed like someone slipped on a banana peel at OpenAI headquarters a.....»»
"I"m gonna get totally and utterly X"d": Can you really use any English word to mean "drunk"?
The English language is famous for the large number of words that express the idea of being drunk in a humorous way—so-called drunkonyms like "pissed," "hammered" or "wasted." British comedian Michael McIntyre even argues in a comedy routine that p.....»»
Finding Skywalker gibbons with love songs: Study
Valentine's day is over but love's call lingers: the Skywalker gibbons' mating song, scientists reported this week, has revealed a previously unknown population—the largest in the world—of the endangered primate in the jungles of Myanmar......»»
How to change Google Assistant’s voice (and language)
Tired of Google Assistant's voice? If you own a Google Home speaker, you can change your Google Assistant's default voice to something that suits your tastes......»»
Samsung’s New Update Plans to Address the S24’s Display Woes
Other features that will come with the software patch include updates to camera functions, as well as Galaxy AI's language capabilities. The post Samsung’s New Update Plans to Address the S24’s Display Woes appeared first on Phandroid......»»
How TikTok Is Combatting Misleading Content Ahead of the European Elections
TikTok announced 27 local language Election Centers for each E.U. member state ahead of June's election. TikTok is launching an in-app Election Center to mitigate the spread of online misinformation during the 2024 European Parliame.....»»
New evidence of independent written language on Easter Island before arrival of Europeans
A team of philologists, chemists, environmental physicists and engineers affiliated with several institutions across Europe has found evidence of an undeciphered script on wooden tablets created on Easter Island that represents an independent writing.....»»