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Imagine an AI video chatbot you can interact with in real-time. Or if you could generate a custom “skin” for Siri, Gemini, or ChatGPT, anthropomorphizing these chatbots in a whole new way. This week, the internet moved one step closer to that reality.On Monday, April 21, Character.AI revealed AvatarFX, a new AI video generation tool that will allow users to create realistic, long-form video from 2D images, the company said in a blog post. Character.AI users can apply for early access to AvatarFX now. The product is in private beta for now, with an exact launch date yet to be…
What just happened? Microsoft has introduced BitNet b1.58 2B4T, a new type of large language model engineered for exceptional efficiency. Unlike conventional AI models that rely on 16- or 32-bit floating-point numbers to represent each weight, BitNet uses only three discrete values: -1, 0, or +1. This approach, known as ternary quantization, allows each weight to be stored in just 1.58 bits. The result is a model that dramatically reduces memory usage and can run far more easily on standard hardware, without requiring the high-end GPUs typically needed for large-scale AI. The BitNet b1.58 2B4T model was developed by Microsoft’s…
Multi-modal models with smart guardrailing at the edge enable more seamless and safer in-car interactions, unlocking powerful capabilities that go far beyond pure infotainment SHANGHAI and BURLINGTON, Mass., April 23, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Just ahead of Auto Shanghai 2025, Cerence Inc. (NASDAQ: CRNC) (“Cerence AI”), a global leader pioneering conversational AI-powered user experiences, today announced a new partnership with MediaTek and expanded collaboration with NVIDIA to deliver the next generation of CaLLM™ Edge, its embedded small language model (SLM) purpose-built for automotive user experiences. With new multi-modal capabilities powered by NVIDIA AI Enterprise software, CaLLM Edge will now make…
A high-profile legal case has unearthed a trove of internal Meta communications, and one particular document has caught the eye of some AI researchers.This reveals new insights into how models are built and could influence who gets to share in the spoils of this new technology.Buried in these court filings is a description of how Meta researchers used a process called ablation to identify which data helped improve the company’s Llama AI models.Ablation is a medical technique that purposely destroys tissue to improve things like brain function. In AI, it involves removing parts of a system to study how those…
ChatGPT went viral in late 2022, changing the tech world. Generative AI became the top priority for every tech company, and that’s how we ended up with “smart” fridges with built-in AI. Artificial intelligence is being built into everything, sometimes for the hype alone, with products like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini having come a long way since late 2022.As soon as it became clear that genAI would reshape technology, likely leading to advanced AI systems that can do everything humans can do but better and faster, we started seeing worries that AI would negatively impact society and doom scenarios where…
Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Researchers from Stanford University and Google DeepMind have unveiled Step-Wise Reinforcement Learning (SWiRL), a technique designed to enhance the ability of large language models (LLMs) to tackle complex tasks requiring multi-step reasoning and tool use. As the interest in AI agents and LLM tool use continues to increase, this technique could offer substantial benefits for enterprises looking to integrate reasoning models into their applications and workflows. The challenge of multi-step problems Real-world enterprise applications often involve multi-step processes. For example, planning…
The tomb of Prince Waserif Re, son of King Userkaf who founded ancient Egypt’s Fifth Dynasty and reigned from 2465 BCE to 2458 BCE, was excavated by archaeologists at the Saqqara necropolis, just southwest of Giza in Egypt, according to Egypt Today. The multi-chamber tomb was sealed with a 15-foot-tall pink granite false door inscribed with Waserif Re’s name and titles, including “heir prince.” A red granite table, measuring 36 inches in diameter, was found in front of the door and lists offerings made to him at the time of burial. Related Articles The team unearthed statues of Third Dynasty pharaoh…
An owner of a pawn shop in Los Angeles was recently indicted for allegedly conspiring to sell a stolen Andy Warhol trial proof print of Vladimir Lenin and then lying about it to the FBI. Glenn Steven Bednarsh has been charged in a two-count federal grand jury indictment with conspiracy and interstate transportation of stolen goods, according to a press release from the US Attorney’s Office in the Central District of California on April 22. Bednarsh, who used to reside in Beverly Hills and now lives in Farmington, Michigan, is expected to be arranged “in the coming weeks” in a…
The Mauritius museum in The Hague said three paintings in its collection that were attributed to Rembrandt were, in fact, merely copies done in the Dutch artist’s style. The copies are Portrait of Rembrandt with a Gorget (ca. 1629), Study of an Old Man (ca. 1655–60) and ‘Tronie’ of an Old Man (ca. 1630), according to a statement from the museum released on April 17. The museum has 11 pieces currently attributed to Rembrandt, including the famed Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632). The museum also has artworks that were purchased as Rembrandts, but have since been written off…
Imagine an AI video chatbot you can interact with in real-time. Or if you could generate a custom “skin” for Siri, Gemini, or ChatGPT, anthropomorphizing these chatbots in a whole new way. This week, the internet moved one step closer to that reality.On Monday, April 21, Character.AI revealed AvatarFX, a new AI video generation tool that will allow users to create realistic, long-form video from 2D images, the company said in a blog post. Character.AI users can apply for early access to AvatarFX now. The product is in private beta for now, with an exact launch date yet to be…