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Stable Diffusion v2 removes NSFW images and causes protests

With Stable Diffusion Version 2.0, Stability AI strives to be more legally compliant and future-proof. Two important changes have been made. First, Stability AI has removed NSFW images from training ...
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Google expands AI-powered search mode to Europe

Google is expanding its AI-powered search mode to more than 35 new languages and over 40 additional countries and regions, including much of Europe. The global rollout is expected to finish within a ...
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Microsoft adds autonomous AI agents to Copilot for Office apps

Microsoft is rolling out "Vibe Working," its new label for a more conversational, AI-driven way to handle tasks in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. This concept borrows from "vibe coding" in software ...
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ChatGPT quietly switches to a stricter language model when users submit emotional prompts

OpenAI's ChatGPT automatically switches to a more restrictive language model when users submit emotional or personalized prompts, but users aren't notified when this happens. OpenAI is currently ...
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Study cautions that monitoring chains of thought soon may no longer ensure genuine AI alignment

A new joint study from OpenAI and Apollo Research examines "scheming" - cases where an AI covertly pursues hidden goals not intended by its developers. The researchers tested new training methods to ...
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Microsoft reportedly plans AI content marketplace for select publishers

Microsoft is developing a pilot project called the "Publisher Content Marketplace" (PCM), Axios reports. The platform would let publishers sell their content to AI products like Microsoft Copilot.
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ChatGPT's traffic dips in July, but is it just a summer lull in the AI frenzy?

After reaching its temporary peak in June, the number of visitors to ChatGPT dropped another 11.2 percent worldwide in July, according to web analytics platform SimiliarWeb. In the US, the drop was ...
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Deepmind says video models for visual tasks could become what LLMs are for text tasks

Google Deepmind researchers believe video models like Veo 3 can become as flexible and general-purpose for visual tasks as large language models are for text. Their vision is that, instead of needing ...
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Perplexity launches its AI browser "Comet"

Perplexity has introduced "Comet," an AI-powered browser designed to replace traditional tabs with an interface that uses LLMs to help users navigate the web. With Comet, users can write emails, plan ...
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OpenAI's new multimodal "GPT-4 omni" combines text, vision, and audio in a single model

OpenAI has unveiled GPT-4o, its latest large multimodal model that sets new standards in performance and efficiency by combining text, image, and audio processing in a single neural network. The "o" ...
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AI adoption outpacing previous technologies like PCs and internet, survey finds

Generative AI tools like ChatGPT are being adopted much faster than previous transformative technologies such as personal computers and the internet, according to a new U.S. survey. The study, titled ...
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Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses now record your voice by default to train Meta's AI models

Meta has updated its U.S. privacy policy for the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses to enable automatic voice recording by default. These recordings can now be used to train Meta AI and other Meta products.