No. SMS costs a lot of money to send per-message in much of the world. Not the US. In places where people "leapfrogged" US tech and primarily use network data for messaging, telcos charge a huge amount for SMS bc it's mainly used for 2fa/registration codes, which tech cos pay for
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Decoding AI News: GPT-4.5 Rumors, ChatGPT Plus Return, Optimus, AI Act
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Flu with 39°C fever → we still decode the latest #AIActus: https://youtu.be/5RkaR180khE On the agenda:
– The rumors about GPT 4.5
– The return of #ChatGPT Plus
– The @Tesla_Optimus robot
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Intel CEO Claims Nvidia’s AI Moat Shallow and Small
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Intel CEO Gelsinger: Nvidia’s moat is shallow and small Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger at the Nasdaq on Thursday. He has sped up Intel’s chip-making, meeting deadlines ahead of schedule. Now, he believes the AI market will be broad enough to accommodate lots of competition to the
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Google Quantum Hardware Engineering Manager Ani Nersisyan
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Meet Ani Nersisyan, Quantum Hardware Engineering Manager on the Google Quantum AI team.
— Google AI (@GoogleAI) 14 décembre 2023
Her team navigates a diverse set of problems — from understanding processor performance and underlying physics, to communicating with foundries on fabrication stack details. Learn more ↓ pic.twitter.com/S9B1mtJUzJMeet Ani Nersisyan, Quantum Hardware Engineering Manager on the Google Quantum AI team. Her team navigates a diverse set of problems — from understanding processor performance and underlying physics, to communicating with foundries on fabrication stack details. Learn more ↓
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X faces GDPR complaint over illegal political ad targeting
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Privacy rights org @NOYBeu filed a new EU complaint claiming X (Twitter) broke GDPR & DSA laws by targeting ads based on users' political & religious beliefs. Here's the irony: NOYB says ads using "sensitive data" were part of a campaign by @EU_Commission
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OpenAI Launches Dedicated Developer Account for Community
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Great news for @OpenAI devs: Our new account is live, say hello to @OpenAIDevs I’m so excited we have a dedicated place to talk about all the things developers care about!
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Google Research Drives Sustainability and Algorithm Innovation
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Whether we're shaping the future of sustainability or optimizing algorithms, Google Research has never been more driven to improve the lives of billions of people. Learn how our researchers are asking the big questions to create meaningful change → https://t.co/K7VF1B0Qt2 pic.twitter.com/aS3zjh8XuN
— Google AI (@GoogleAI) 14 décembre 2023Whether we're shaping the future of sustainability or optimizing algorithms, Google Research has never been more driven to improve the lives of billions of people. Learn how our researchers are asking the big questions to create meaningful change → https://
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2023’s Hottest Tech Trends Year in Review
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The new year is approaching fast. Join us for a look back on some of 2023's hottest tech trends: http://
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Google Research Enhances Clear Calling with Full-Band Audio ML
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We’re proud to highlight Google Research’s contributions to improving Clear Calling, the background noise reduction feature on Pixel, which can now handle full-band audio & is powered by an audio-to-audio ML model that was optimized to run at low latency on Google Tensor. pic.twitter.com/adCJzfQUrM
— Google AI (@GoogleAI) 14 décembre 2023We’re proud to highlight Google Research’s contributions to improving Clear Calling, the background noise reduction feature on Pixel, which can now handle full-band audio & is powered by an audio-to-audio ML model that was optimized to run at low latency on Google Tensor.
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Gemini Pro Launch and AI in Learning Development
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Full story here! (W thanks to @lgavish
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, Christian Kleinerman @SnowflakeDB and @JulianLaneve for chatting about the topic). Also notes on Gemini Pro launch + @kdaigle talking about AI as an L&D tool at Fortune Brainstorm AI.