Siri Will Stop Being an Idiot in 2024. Your Life Will Never Be the Same.
I want to love Siri. I really do. Every day, I walk around with a little robot that lives in my pocket and responds to simple commands. It is a…
It Sure Looks Like Governments Want to Let AI Surveillance Run Wild
By all accounts, the European Union’s AI Act seems like something that would make tech ethicists happy. The landmark artificial intelligence law, which enjoyed a huge legislative win this week,…
Google’s Gemini, Grok Goes Premium, and More of the Top AI News of the Week
Graphic: Google There were a few AI product launches this week. Google released Gemini, it’s newest AI platform, while Grok, Elon Musk’s annoying chatbot, rolled out to X Premium users.…
The Secret Behind AI Drive-Thrus? It’s Humans Doing the Work.
Presto, the self-acclaimed “leader in drive-thru voice automation” wants artificial intelligence to take your order. The drive-thru AI company works with Carls Jr, Chili’s, and Del Taco, and it partially…
Apple Scurries Onto the AI Stage With Too Little, Too Late
Google’s launch of Gemini yesterday was like a bellowing announcement that a new king has arrived in the AI space, but Apple had its own AI launch, or more like…
Microsoft’s Copilot Is Getting a GPT-4 Turbo Boost
Microsoft Copilot, the company’s AI-fueled workflow companion, is getting an upgrade. The virtual assistant will soon be integrated with OpenAI’s latest batch of tools, including the new and improved GPT-4…
Happy Birthday, ChatGPT
Screenshot: OpenAI Part of OpenAI’s success comes through funding from a multibillion-dollar partnership with Microsoft. It wasn’t long before the aging tech behemoth launched its own AI-powered tools in the…
You Can Now Craft Near Endless Amounts of AI Voices to Annoy Your Friends With Voicemod
Voicemod, the real-time AI voice-changing app, is now letting anybody craft whatever kind of voice they want, though limited by a selection of preset baseline vocals. “Even AI Rappers are…
Amazon’s ‘Q’ Is Less AI Conspiracy, More Corporate Chatbot
Amazon is throwing its e-commerce bulk into the AI game like an enormous capybara stampeding into the outside lane of the ongoing AI rat race. The company finally shared details…
Microsoft Calls on Oracle for Backup in AI Fray
It takes a whole lot of power and data to both train and run the AI models that have big tech so enamored. To support its AI ambitions on Bing…