Tag: AI Platforms & Assistants
You can now use Google’s AI study tools for NotebookLM right up until the test starts
Google has added flashcards, quizzes, and smarter chat to the NotebookLM mobile app These customizable study tools were previously only available on desktops The update also enhances the Gemini-powered conversation option and offers longer context and memory on mobile devices Google’s NotebookLM is bringing some of its best AI-powered study…
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Why it’s now so hip to go analog and how AI is the antithesis of that
Cassette tapes have cracked the Billboard charts. Disposable cameras are selling out again. People are dialing friends from rotary dial landlines or screenless flip phones. Crews of self-proclaimed Luddites are rebelling in analog form against AI. These latter-day Luddites aren’t seeking to burn down server farms, but they are challenging…
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AI video commercials are starting to spread, but people won’t trust uncanny valley endorsements
There’s a shift in the kinds of people and environments appearing in video ads that’s distinctly uncanny as AI videos become far easier and cheaper to make than real commercials. You might not pay too much attention to the videos popping up next to Reddit comments or the commercials playing…
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Google shutters developer-only Gemma AI model after a U.S. Senator’s encounter with an offensive hallucination
Google has pulled its developer-focused AI model Gemma from AI Studio The move comes after Senator Marsha Blackburn complained that it falsely accused her of a criminal act The incident highlights the problems of both AI hallucinations and public confusion Google has pulled its developer-focused AI model Gemma from its…
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ChatGPT just helped me solve a big Gmail problem—and I’ve finally reached inbox zero
ChatGPT is wrong a lot of the time, but the reason why millions of us use it is because, when it gets things right, there isn’t really anything else quite like it. I had that experience recently when wrestling with a seemingly simple Gmail problem. In short, my inbox was…
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I tried Sora’s Character Cameos and now my dog thinks she’s a movie star
Sora can now turn pets and objects into characters We took the new feature for a test drive Matching the right prompt with your desired output is still challenging OpenAI has given aspiring AI filmmakers a potentially powerful new feature within the Sora app. The company has expanded the Cameo…
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