JUST IN: Microsoft is bringing AI to the news.
Plus, massive developments from Roblox, Apple, Bumble, Alibaba, Sam Altman, Bayreuth University, Huawei, and some wild deepfake scams.
Here's everything you need to know:
Microsoft just announced new partnerships with media orgs to provide AI tools for the newsroom.
AI will be used for research - with journalists still writing the articles (for now).
Outlets include Semafor, CUNY's journalism school, The GroundTruth Project, and more.
Roblox just launched a real-time AI chat translator.
Players speaking different languages can now seamlessly communicate via text in-game.
Pretty soon, every platform will likely have an AI system of its own — ending communication barriers as we know them.
Apple researchers just introduced a new method to help speech recognition models better comprehend unfamiliar words and names.
Looks like we may have a major (and much needed) Siri upgrade soon 👀
Bumble launched a new AI-powered tool called Deception Detector.
The feature automatically identifies and blocks 95% of spam and fake profiles on the dating platform.
Take notes, Twitter.
Alibaba researchers released Qwen1.5, open-sourcing six different model sizes.
The performance reportedly surpasses GPT 3.5 + Mistral-Medium and even GPT 4 on certain benchmarks.
China's LLM competitors are getting serious.
Sam Altman posted that GPT-4's performance should be ramped up after its reported 'laziness' during the holidays.
Even AI struggles with New Year's resolutions:
Bayreuth University scientists are using AI to analyze galaxy structures and behaviors.
With how little we know about the universe, some new discoveries could get WILD.
Huawei is slowing its phone production — despite becoming China's leader in smartphone sales.
The reason? Prioritizing AI chips amid surging global demand.
Quite a statement on where the tech giant sees the future of AI heading.
AI deepfakes are all over the headlines. Two crazy new ones:
-OnlyFake, a site that leverages AI to create near-instant fake IDs.
-A $25.6M heist in Hong Kong, with scammers using deepfake tech to convince an employee to transfer funds.
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