I got an early look at ASTRA, Google’s “next-gen” AI assistant. Many experts believe AI models will need a more sophisticated understanding of the physical world to overcomecurrent shortcomings. Story incoming… #GoogleIO2024 @WIRED
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AI agents are replacing specialized utility apps
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Same with cooking receipts, workouts and more data on planning. Loads of apps are getting killed by this
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Full demonstration of Google’s AI agent
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Full demo of Google’s AI Agent:
— AI Breakfast (@AiBreakfast) 14 mai 2024
Encodes video frames for real-time interpretation and conversational interactions pic.twitter.com/xgk6NxyAykFull demo of Google's AI Agent: Encodes video frames for real-time interpretation and conversational interactions
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Potential for building AI agents inspired by Doordash
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See Doordash. Looks like we will be able to build agents too!
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Multimodal AI: Detecting Facial Expressions and Nodding in Conversations
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It will also be interesting to see if eventually the system could detect dynamic inputs like nodding or facial expressions, not only voice. Right now people also can't express overlaps like "uh huh" without interrupting, it would be cool to be able to have more parallel flow.
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Social Intelligence Needs Empathy to Prevent Manipulation
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Yes! This is why my lab is called Robots with Social Intelligence and Empathy… without empathy and care for the humans, social intelligence can result in manipulation, psychopathy
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AutoGPT Fears: Evidence After One Year
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"We’ll see what actually happens over the next 12 months" A year has already passed. Can you provide evidence that supports your fears about systems like AutoGPT?
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AutoGPT Market Manipulation Risks and Existential Threats
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A few days before… "AutoGPT will manipulate market […] -> nuclear war"
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AI Hype Cycles: From Skepticism to Exaggerated Risk Narratives
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Usually, your opinions shift from 'AI capabilities are so overhyped, the bubble will pop soon' to 'Let me overhype this tech in the hands of bad actors'. An example: AutoGPT "I remember when AutoGPT was still hyped last week"
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Google Voice Assistant Demo Competes with OpenAI Hype
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Hay mucha gente ansiosa de querer probar un asistente de voz potente. Si Google entrega hoy alguna demo podrían llevarse a parte del público hypeado por OpenAI. Veremos esta tarde 🙂
