Amazon’s AI shopping assistant rolls out to all users in the US Image: AmazonAmazon’s AI shopping assistant, Rufus, is rolling out to all users in the US on Amazon’s mobile app. You can pull up the shopping assistant by tapping the orange and blue icon in the right corner of the app’s navigation bar, where Rufus can answer questions, draw comparisons between items, and give you updates on your order. Amazon …

Biggest risks of using gen AI like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Apple Intelligence in your private life From OpenAI’s ChatGPT to Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot and Apple Intelligence, AI tools for consumers are accessible and proliferating, and full of risks.

TUAW returns as a gross, zombie AI-generated garbage site ↦ Via Christina Warren, some jokers called Web Orange Limited have acquired The Unofficial Apple Weblog—a classic player in Apple blogging—and have turned it into a gross AI-generated garbage blog posting as a real one: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) has been a cornerstone of Apple-related journalism since its establishment on December 5, 2…

The AI Act compliance countdown begins Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty ImagesThe AI Act is a sweeping set of rules for technology companies operating in the EU, which bans certain uses of AI tools and puts transparency requirements on developers. The law officially passed in March after two years of back and forth and includes several phases for compliance…

After leaving Google, Jakob Uszkoreit started Inceptive to apply AI to drug development Inceptive CEO Jakob Uszkoreit helped invent the tech behind generative AI. Now, he says it will change the pharmaceutical industry by altering how drugs work.

Microsoft’s Copilot AI now understands your terrible handwriting The VergeMicrosoft is preparing to enable Copilot in OneNote to read and analyze handwritten notes. The feature entered beta testing late last month, and will allow OneNote users to write handwritten notes using a stylus and then summarize them, ask questions, or even generate to-do lists based on the notes. The AI-powered Copilot feature in One…

Samsung is developing AI features specifically for China as it looks to claw back into market Samsung is developing its suite of artificial features known as Galaxy AI specifically for the Chinese market, the company’s mobile chief TM Roh told CNBC.

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The AI-focused COPIED Act would make removing digital watermarks illegal Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty ImagesA bipartisan group of senators introduced a new bill to make it easier to authenticate and detect artificial intelligence-generated content and protect journalists and artists from having their work gobbled up by AI models without their permission. The Content Origin Protection …

Microsoft Won’t Let You Use Its New AI Voice Tool It’s so good, it’s not safe for you to use.

Here’s how OpenAI will determine how powerful its AI systems are Illustration: The VergeOpenAI has created an internal scale to track the progress its large language models are making toward artificial general intelligence, or AI with human-like intelligence, a spokesperson told Bloomberg. Today’s chatbots, like ChatGPT, are at Level 1. OpenAI claims it is nearing Level 2, defined as a system that can solve b…

Apple Blog TUAW Returns With Stolen Graphics and AI-Generated Content If you’ve been following Apple news and rumors for the last decade, you might remember The Unofficial Apple Weblog, or TUAW. TUAW was shut down and the site was folded into Engadget way back in 2015, but this month, a zombie TUAW website reappeared. As it turns out, the TUAW domain name was purchased by a Hong Kong-based advertising agency, and…

Why AI’s Energy Use Isn’t Demonized Like Bitcoin’s AI’s utility is more obvious to everyday people than crypto’s, and AI’s risks are so much greater that power consumption fears seem beside the point.

Google says Gemini AI is making its robots smarter DeepMind found “preliminary evidence” that Gemini enables its robots to plan how to undertake complex tasks from simple instructions. | Image: Google DeepMindGoogle is training its robots with Gemini AI so they can get better at navigation and completing tasks. The DeepMind robotics team explained in a new research paper how using Gemini 1.5 Pro…

AI design apps made my new apartment look odd Image: Jackson Gibbs for The VergeI thought AI apps could help design my space, but they’re not quite ready yet. Continue reading…

Samsung to launch upgraded voice assistant Bixby this year with its own AI Samsung will launch an upgraded version of its voice assistant Bixby this year based on its own artificial intelligence models, mobile chief TM Roh told CNBC.

Early Apple tech bloggers are shocked to find their name and work have been AI-zombified Christina Warren hasn’t worked at this website since 2009, and that’s not her face. | Screenshot by Christina WarrenAn old Apple blog and the blog’s former authors have become the latest victims of AI-written sludge. TUAW (“The Unofficial Apple Weblog”) was shut down by AOL in 2015, but this past year, a new owner scooped up the domain and began…

Apple Hopes iOS 18 AI Features Will Boost iPhone Shipments by 10% in 2024 Apple wants to ship a minimum of 90 million iPhone 16 models in 2024, reports Bloomberg. Apple is telling its suppliers and partners that it is aiming for 10 percent shipment growth over 2023, when it shipped approximately 81 million iPhone 15 models. The upcoming ‌iPhone 16‌ models will all use next-generation A18 chip technology, which will s…

Samsung launches latest foldable phones in the face of rising competition and Apple’s AI play Samsung took the wraps off the Galaxy Z Fold6 and Z Flip6, which come with improvements from previous models and AI features from translation to photo editing.

Bitcoin Miners Are Attractive Partners to Build Artificial Intelligence Data Centers: Bernstein The broker initiated coverage on miners Iren Energy and Corz Scientific with outperform ratings.