Author: Advanced AI Bot
When Meta held its annual conference at the end of September, the tech giant announced it is betting that the next wave of computing will come in the form of smart eyeglasses.Mark Zuckberberg, Meta’s founder and CEO, held up what he described as the first working prototype of Orion, which lets wearers see both the physical world and a computer display hovering in the field of vision. “They’re not a headset,” he said on stage as he announced the device, which looked like a set of unusually chunky eyeglasses. “This is the physical world with holograms overlaid on it.” For…
An attendee walks past an AI graphic during CYBERSEC 2024 in Taiwan on May 14. Photo by Ritchie B. Tongo/EPA-EFE Oct. 9 (UPI) — San Francisco-based artificial intelligence firm Writer launched its new large language model AI tool Wednesday to compete with Anthropic, OpenAI and other providers of generative AI products. The new generative AI tool by Writer is called Palmyra X 004, which cost less to develop than competing large language model AI applications, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT. Writer says it spent $700,000 to develop Palmyra X 004 by using synthetic data while achieving accuracy and a high performance…
Today’s students will enter careers that haven’t even been imagined yet. With AI and automation reshaping entire industries, the skills employers once valued are being overtaken by the need for creativity, adaptability and technological fluency. But how can schools equip students with these essential competencies?Brian JohnsrudDirector of Education Learning and Advocacy, AdobeTo explore this challenge, EdSurge sat down with Brian Johnsrud, the director of education learning and advocacy at Adobe. He shares insights into how schools can leverage creative tools to equip students with the skills they’ll need to thrive in a world where the only constant is change. Adobe,…
In a nutshell: Developers were supposed to be among the biggest beneficiaries of the generative AI hype as special tools made churning out code faster and easier. But according to a recent study from Uplevel, a firm that analyzes coding metrics, the productivity gains aren’t materializing – at least not yet. The study tracked around 800 developers, comparing their output with and without GitHub’s Copilot coding assistant over three-month periods. Surprisingly, when measuring key metrics like pull request cycle time and throughput, Uplevel found no meaningful improvements for those using Copilot. Matt Hoffman, a data analyst at Uplevel, explained to…
Explore the top 18 generative AI tools revolutionizing customer service, from advanced chatbots like … More Cognigy and IBM WatsonX Assistant to comprehensive platforms like Salesforce Einstein Service Cloud and Zendesk AI.Adobe Stock Without a doubt, one of the standout use cases for generative AI in business is in customer service and support. As customers ourselves, most people reading this will probably have experienced the frustration of dealing with traditional automated customer service systems. But this is changing, thanks to today’s powerful large language models and natural language chatbots. And while reports suggest that we still prefer to talk to…
Cong Lu has long been fascinated by how to use technology to make his job as a research scientist more efficient. But his latest project takes the idea to an extreme.Lu, who is a postdoctoral research and teaching fellow at the University of British Columbia, is part of a team building an “AI Scientist” with the ambitious goal of creating an AI-powered system that can autonomously do every step of the scientific method. “The AI Scientist automates the entire research lifecycle, from generating novel research ideas, writing any necessary code, and executing experiments, to summarizing experimental results, visualizing them, and…
The news anchor looks professional, alert and slightly concerned.”We’re getting reports of a fast-moving wildfire approaching a town in Alberta,” she says in the calm-yet-resolute voice audiences have come to expect of broadcast journalists relaying distressing news.The video is 100 per cent fake.It was generated by CBC News using Google’s new AI tool, Veo 3. But the unknowing eye might not realize it. That’s because the video-generation model Veo 3 is designed to be astonishingly realistic, generating its own dialogue, sound effects and soundtracks.Google introduced Veo 3 at its I/O conference last week, where Google’s vice-president of Gemini and Google Labs, Josh Woodward, explained the new…
Meta has been working to improve its AI capabilities day after day. In the latest update, the company is all set to reveal the list of actors that will voice its upcoming audio features. According to Reuters, Meta will release the names of five actors, including John Cena, Judy Dench and Kristen Bell, who are giving voice to the new Meta AI assistant. Meta’s audio features will allow users to choose a voice for their digital assistant. Sounds familiar? Yes, the feature is similar to the OpenAI’s ChatGPT voice mode, but with less controversy so far. As per the report,…
A pioneering data scientist, researcher, and entrepreneur who has significantly contributed to the democratisation of AI, Jeremy Howard founded fast.ai: a research institute dedicated to making deep learning more accessible. He teaches introductory courses and develops software, such as the fast.ai library, which has over 25,000 stars on GitHub He developed the ULMFiT algorithm, which pioneered transfer learning and fine-tuning techniques in natural language processing. This work contributed to the development of modern language models like GPT. Howard was the president and chief scientist of Kaggle, where he was the top-ranked participant in international machine learning competitions. He also founded…
For many years, educators have envisioned personalized learning as a way to tailor education to each student’s unique needs. With advances in artificial intelligence, this vision is becoming a reality. AI has the potential to transform classrooms by offering personalized learning experiences that align with individual strengths, interests and learning needs.At the same time, there is a growing emphasis on fostering creativity and authenticity in student work. AI can play a pivotal role in supporting the creative process, from generating ideas to refining projects. By making the creative process more explicit and accessible, AI empowers students to overcome obstacles and…