AI News Today

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AI News Today episodes

  • AI in Your Household with LG; ByteDance's Chatbot Craze; Robin AI's Legal Leap
    LG unveils an AI-powered robot designed to make homes a no-work zone, where the robot can optimize its functionality based on image recognition and other AI tools. In other news, Tech giant ByteDance creates Coze, an AI chatbot builder, ensuring easy chatbot creation for multiple social media platforms. Lastly, Robin AI, a UK-based firm, raised substantial funding to further its contribution to AI-enhanced legal contract generation, thereby reducing contract review time and cost dramatically.
    3 min
  • Battle Against AI Fakes: Nikon, Sony & Canon Lead the Charge, OpenAI Revenue Soars
    Today's episode delves into how renowned camera companies Nikon, Sony and Canon are implementing new technologies to combat AI-generated image fakes. Additionally, we discuss the swift rise in OpenAI's annual revenue, largely spurred on by the launch of its paid service, ChatGPT Plus. Lastly, we cover the fallout from the unsuccessful acquisition deal between Baidu and Joyy's platform, YY Live.
    2 min
  • Antibiotic Breakthroughs and AI Dilemmas in Law and Therapy
    AI has been instrumental in unlocking new antibiotics for the first time in decades, identifying promising compounds in the fight against MRSA. In legal news, U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts offers a balanced view on AI's impact on the legal field, calling for caution amidst the technology's growing role. Meanwhile, a federal appeals court proposes a rule for lawyer's use of AI. In more unsettling AI developments, famous professionals have found their personas replicated without consent, prompting U.S. lawmakers to consider the No Fakes Act to regulate unauthorized use of AI-generated likenesses.
    3 min
  • Microsoft's AI Copilot Spearheads Generative Tech; Baidu's ERNIE Surges
    In today's episode, we cover the debuts of new generative technologies: Microsoft's AI-powered Copilot and Baidu's ERNIE Chatbot. We delve into how AI models are shaping tech advancements, the challenges arising from data privacy and compliance and the looming copyright infringement issues within the industry. The episode will also explore how the legalities surrounding AI could potentially influence the future advancements in the generative tech industry.
    3 min
  • GitHub Expands Copilot Chat, Samsung's Galaxy S24 AI Features, AI Stethoscope Hits UK
    This episode discusses GitHub's AI chatbot, Copilot Chat's expansion to individual users, free access for teachers, students and open-source maintainers. Next, we explore a leak suggesting Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S24 series might introduce AI-based photo editing, live translation and night photography features. Lastly, we discuss the deployment of an AI-equipped stethoscope in UK's primary care centers, potentially enabling quicker diagnosis of heart diseases.
    2 min
  • LG and Microsoft's AI-Powered Laptops; FigJam Enhances Productivity
    On this episode of AI News Today, learn about the all-new AI features in LG's gram Pro and Microsoft's Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6. Discover LG's groundbreaking AI technology allowing for seamless device connections and task assistance and get a sneak peek into Microsoft's integration of its next-gen neural processing unit, promising a new era of AI-driven laptops. Also, find out how FigJam is revolutionizing meetings with their AI-enabled productivity tools.
    3 min
  • NY Times Takes on Microsoft & OpenAI, Google's Android Auto AI, Samsung's Smart Fridge
    Today on AI News Today, we discuss the implications of the New York Times' copyright lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI and its potential impact on generative AI technologies. We then shift gears to talk about Google's latest feature for Android Auto, which uses AI to streamline message handling during drives. Lastly, we dive into Samsung's upcoming smart fridge, set to use advanced AI for food identification and recipe suggestions, marking a significant stride in the smart appliance industry.
    3 min
  • AI Innovation: Ive, Altman, Tan Venture, AI in NHS, Microsoft's Harry Potter Research
    This episode unpacks the new AI hardware project, which sees collaboration between Jony Ive, Sam Altman and Tang Tan; the success of a UK-based NHS pilot, where AI sensors in domestic items are slashing hospital readmission rates; and finally, Microsoft's AI researchers are turning to the rich narrative and complex characters nestled within the pages of the Harry Potter books to help explore generative AI technologies.
    2 min
  • Microsoft's Copilot Android App & Anthropic's Copyright Shield
    This AI News Today' episode covers Microsoft's unobtrusive launch of the AI-enabled Copilot app for Android, featuring chatbot capabilities and access to OpenAI's GPT-4. Moreover, AI startup Anthropic updates its terms and conditions, providing indemnity to its paying customers against copyright lawsuits. Alongside legal protection, updates to generative AI chatbot, Claude, were also unveiled. In hardware news, Dell expands its AI portfolio incorporating AMD-powered servers and launching the 'Dell Validated Design for Generative AI with AMD.'
    3 min
  • Apple & Cornell's Ferret, Douyin's AI Search & AI in Gaming
    In this episode, we'll discuss Apple and Cornell University's collaboration on an open-source AI model named Ferret, which analyses images to respond to user queries. Next up, China's short video platform, Douyin, is testing its AI Search feature, making content discovery faster and more accurate. We'll wrap up with the prospect of Generative AI in video games, powered by a partnership between Microsoft Xbox and Inworld AI and its potential to revolutionize gaming narratives.
    2 min

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