Apple's Siri is set for a major upgrade that could make it a challenger to ChatGPT in the AI assistant race. Co-creator of Siri, Dag Kittlaus, recently said the assistant will "accelerate and become a real force in the AI arena" More on the story here: https://
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Apple’s Siri Set for Major AI Assistant Upgrade Challenge
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Sam Altman Rejoins OpenAI Board with New Executive Members
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An investigation just cleared Sam Altman of any misconduct, and allowed him to officially rejoin the board at OpenAI. Also, three new additions: -Former Gates Foundation CEO Sue Desmond-Hellmann
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Elon Musk’s xAI to Open-Source Grok This Week
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Elon Musk just announced that xAI will open-source Grok this week. Major win for open-source, and another twist in his escalating feud with Sam Altman/OpenAI and the race to dominate the AI space.
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Latest AI Breakthroughs: Midjourney, OpenAI, Grok, and More
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Midjourney just dropped a new character consistency feature! Plus big developments from Elon Musk/Grok, OpenAI, Apple, South Korea, Pika Labs, Covariant Robotics, Cohere, and more. Here's everything going on in AI & how to make sense out of it:
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Declining Trust in Technology: A Justified Concern
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i’m not saying the decline in trust is not merited
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Elon Musk to Release Grok After Suing OpenAI for Lack of Openness
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From earlier today… After suing OpenAI for being too closed, Elon Musk has said he will release Grok. It's could help attract developers to his project but will likely also see him wade into the debate concerning the risks of open models.
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OpenUSD Drives Industrial Metaverse Evolution Forward
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Fueling an evolutionary leap for the industrial #metaverse with OpenUSD https://
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NVIDIA GTC 2024 Conference Preview and Networking Opportunity
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See why #GTC24 will be an incredible conference and awesome networking experience in this @VentureBeat preview. https://
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TV Data Collection Concerns Versus Digital Monitoring
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TV doesn’t monitor you and collect your data, but very valid point
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Corporate Climate Responsibility Displacement in AI Industry Reports
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Note that this specious and self-serving displacement of climate responsibility is effectively mirrored in this report, which sloppily assumes that people engaged in waged work for a corporations are themselves responsible for the climate impact of said work.