This week, AI updates have been a hot topic. Google is enhancing its AI search functions, making them more accessible to younger users. They have a chatbot named Google Bard and introduced Search Labs to allow users to try out new AI features. They plan to let users aged 13 to 17 in the US use these AI search tools.
Meta, formerly Facebook, introduced new AI tools across platforms like WhatsApp Messenger and Instagram, including an AI sticker feature. They are also testing 28 AI models with unique personalities.
Open AI is collaborating with Joanie IV, a former Apple designer, and SoftBank to create a groundbreaking AI device. Scientists have developed a new AI-based method that can identify Signs of Life with 90% accuracy.
Microsoft is setting up a new AI Center in San Francisco, which will help businesses use AI more in their projects. Amazon plans to invest up to $4 billion in Anthropic, a company that created an AI assistant called Claude. Anthropic will use Amazon's technology to improve their AI models.
Open AI has added a browsing feature back to chat GPT, allowing it to search the internet for the latest information. However, users need to share their chat history to use this feature, which could expose personal details.
A new tool named Homer by Home Move uses visual AI to analyze pictures of homes and checks things like how tidy the rooms are and if there's any visible damage.
Microsoft is introducing a new feature in Paint called Paint Co-Creator, which uses Open AI's DALL-E 3 model to turn text descriptions into digital artwork.
In summary, this week's AI news includes updates from Google, Meta, Open AI, Microsoft, and Amazon, highlighting advancements in AI search functions, new AI tools, the creation of a groundbreaking AI device, and new features in popular applications like Paint.
1. Google is enhancing its AI search functions for younger users, with a chatbot named Google Bard and a new feature called sge that summarizes main points of a webpage.
2. Meta, formerly Facebook, has introduced new AI tools across platforms like WhatsApp Messenger, Instagram, and a new feature called AI sticker that lets users create custom stickers by typing commands.
3. Open AI is collaborating with Joanie IV, a former Apple designer, and SoftBank to create a groundbreaking AI device, with the aim to secure $1 billion in funding for the project.
4. Scientists have developed a new AI-based method that can identify Signs of Life with 90% accuracy, spotting the tiny differences in molecular patterns that suggest life even in very old samples.
5. Microsoft is setting up a new AI Center in San Francisco, making the city a hotspot for AI development.
6. Amazon is planning to invest up to $4 billion in anthropic, a company that created an AI assistant called Claude.
7. Open AI has added a browsing feature back to chat GPT, allowing it to search the internet for the latest information.
8. A new tool named Homer by home move is using visual AI to analyze pictures of homes to provide better value estimates for homes.
9. Microsoft is introducing a new feature in paint called Paint co-creator, which uses open ai's D E3 model to turn text descriptions into digital artwork.