Tag: artificial intelligence

What is Project Astra? Google’s futuristic universal assistant explained

Almost everyone in tech is investing heavily in artificial intelligence right now, and Google is among those most committed to an AI future. Project Astra, unveiled at Google I/O 2024, is a big part of that – and it could end up being one of Google’s most important AI tools.…

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Google Search is getting a massive upgrade – including letting you search with video

Google I/O 2024‘s entire two-hour keynote was devoted to Gemini. Not a peep was uttered for the recently launched Pixel 8a or what Android 15 is bringing upon release. The only times a smartphone or Android was mentioned is how they are being improved by Gemini.  The tech giant is…

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Google I/O just showed me how to live the laziest life through AI

The dirty secret about Google Gemini (and probably all AI) is that it’s built for lazy people like me. At the Google I/O keynote on Tuesday, Google spent hours showing us the myriad ways Gemini and its associated technologies could pick up the slack for us – or, more specifically,…

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Six major ChatGPT updates OpenAI unveiled at its Spring Update – and why we can’t stop talking about them

OpenAI just held its eagerly-anticipated spring update event, making a series of exciting announcements and demonstrating the eye- and ear-popping capabilities of its newest GPT AI models. There were changes to model availability for all users, and at the center of the hype and attention: GPT-4o.  Coming just 24 hours…

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OpenAI’s GPT-4o ChatGPT assistant is more life-like than ever, complete with witty quips

So no, OpenAI didn’t roll out a search engine competitor to take on Google at its May 13, 2024 Spring Update event. Instead, OpenAI unveiled GPT-4 Omni (or GPT-4o for short) with human-like conversational capabilities, and it’s seriously impressive.  Beyond making this version of ChatGPT faster and free to more…

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OpenAI has big news to share on May 13 – but it’s not announcing a search engine

OpenAI has announced it’s got news to share via a public livestream on Monday, May 13 – but, contrary to previous rumors, the developer of ChatGPT and Dall-E apparently isn’t going to use the online event  to launch a search engine. In a social media post, OpenAI says that “some…

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