Category: artificial intelligence
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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The OpenAI Sora protest is just a taste of what’s coming in 2025 – here’s what needs to change
The recent protest against OpenAI by its unpaid beta testers has once again demonstrated that the goals of well-funded AI companies are often at odds with the goals of the artists whose time is used in testing or whose work has been used to train the AI in the first…
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You can now ask Claude to mimic your writing style
Anthropic is rolling out new ways for you to change how your Claude AI chatbot communicates with a new range of pre-set and custom writing styles. Instead of explaining in every prompt how you want the AI to respond, you’ll be able to tailor its conversation to your needs. That…
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OpenAI’s Sora and other AI video makers look amazing in their demos – why won’t they let us try them?
I was intrigued and impressed when OpenAI first demonstrated Sora earlier this year. There seemed no limit to the films the AI video model could produce out of a text prompt. Sora could effortlessly transform descriptions into immersive, realistic videos, and OpenAI coyly hinted at a general rollout in the…
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I tried bringing my memories to life with AI and found it works better with dogs than with human hands
MyHeritage gained a lot of attention for turning old photos into videos with its Deep Nostalgia technology in 2024, and they’re also the company behind DeepStory, which makes images speak by creating talking portraits from photos or paintings. Now, the company has upgraded the tech with its new LiveMemory tool.…
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This voice controlled AI might one day replace your mouse and keyboard
Anthropic’s experiments with giving Claude AI control of your computer are taking a new tone, literally. Voice control could potentially change how you get your device to operate. The AI assistant developer has teamed with Hume AI and its new Empathic Voice Interface (EVI) 2 to give Claude a grasp…
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