Category: artificial intelligence
AI characters find religion in Minecraft
We usually think about AI in terms of how the models and characters interact with humans. But what happens when AI personalities are left mostly on their own in a virtual world? AI startup Altera decided to find out by setting up a population of AI characters in the digital…
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ChatGPT might finally face some real competition from Grok
Grok is heading to mobile devices, according to a Wall Street Journal report. xAI CEO Elon Musk is planning to launch a standalone app for his Grok chatbot to compete with OpenAI‘s ChatGPT and other AI chatbots like Google Gemini, and Anthropic’s Claude. Like the web version of Grok, the…
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Shoppers are turning to AI to win at Black Friday – and you could, too
Black Friday 2024 is looking a little different this year, and it’s all thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence. Forget aimlessly scrolling through endless deals or juggling ten tabs to find the best price when you can turn to AI tools to make shopping more effective and less stressful.…
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This AI app will turn your reading list into a podcast with digital hosts
Podcasts can be a great way to learn complex subjects, but not everything you’re reading has been discussed in an episode. AI audio maker ElevenLabs is solving that with a new feature that reshapes documents you upload into an audio show with virtual hosts discussing the subject matter. The newGenFM…
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Google has a new chess game that lets you design the pieces with AI
GenChess lets you design the pieces with AI then play the board It uses the Imagen 3 image-generation engine from Google Gemini GenChess is free to play and you can redesign the pieces as many times as you like As well as being a main event sponsor of the 2024…
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Can’t find the right Spotify playlist? Let Gemini do it for you
Google Gemini is singing a new tune courtesy of Spotify and the new Gemini Extension for Android devices. The AI assistant will search for and play music for you on the streaming platform without the need for specific command phrases, instead relying on the same natural language you can use…
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