Is Crypto-AI Really a Match Made in Heaven? There’s lots of talk these days about how blockchains can make AI safe for human consumption. But is the idea, widely touted in the crypto community, workable in practice? Jeff Wilser takes a critical look.

Microsoft to sell AI assistant software to biggest clients starting Nov. 1 Some small businesses have begun testing Microsoft 365 Copilot, which can help corporate workers compose documents and find information from email messages.

Abu Dhabi throws a surprise challenger into the AI race It has released the world’s most powerful open-source model, and will soon launch an AI company

YouTube Create is a mobile video editing app as ‘Dream Screen’ adds gen AI to Shorts submitted by /u/McSnoo

Musicians are eyeing a legal shortcut to fight AI voice clones Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergePeople worry about AI taking their jobs, but some musicians could face something more worrying: AI taking their voice. Continue reading…

YouTube is going all in on AI Image: YouTubeMore content on YouTube is going to be created at least in part using generative AI. The video platform announced several new AI-powered tools for creators at its annual Made on YouTube event on Thursday. Among the features coming later this year or next are AI-generated photo and video backgrounds, AI video topic suggestions, and …

AI Tools for Optimizing Product Stock Images Hi, I operate my ecom store and I usually have basic stock images of my items from the original source, however, since these are very basic can you recommend a tool that i can use to optimize these images backgrounds, etc. submitted by /u/basheerbgw

Microsoft’s Surface and AI event: all the news and announcements Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The VergeMicrosoft’s big Windows and Surface event will focus on its AI vision of the future. Continue reading…

Amazon is set to supercharge Alexa with generative AI Amazon hardware exec Dave Limp during the company’s 2023 devices showcase | Image: David PierceAmazon’s assistant now has its own Alexa LLM poised to improve the brains in your smart home thanks to its extensive knowledge of smart home APIs. Continue reading…

Microsoft Surface and AI event: live coverage from the keynote Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is ready to talk more about its AI plans at a “special event” in New York City today. We’re expecting to hear about three new Surface devices, with the Surface Laptop Studio 2 the main flagship device that could be part of a bigger AI push for Windows. The event comes just days after former Surface and Windows chief Pan…

AI is all the rage now, but the gaming industry may not be ready to adopt it just yet Some of the biggest game developers in Japan say trends like generative AI and virtual reality/augmented reality headsets for game development may not be ready yet.

How the TikTok algorithm probably works by an AI engineer and a new tool for keeping up with social media trends Hi! Hope this type of content is allowed 🙂 All the observations in this post are based on my outside observations looking in, and from my personal testing for 2 years. I do not work for TikTok or have any real insight into the inner workings. ​ After spending 2 years as an software dev / AI engineer trying to figure out how the TikTok algorithm…

Amazon Announces Alexa With Generative AI, New Echo Devices, eero Max 7 With Wi-Fi 7 Support and More Amazon today hosted an event to introduce a range of new devices and services across its brands, from an updated version of the Alexa voice assistant to new Echo, Ring, and Eero products. Amazon previewed a future version of Alexa, which is based on generative AI to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Bing, Google’s Bard, and more. Amazo…

Amazon gives Alexa an AI facelift as it launches new smart speakers Amazon introduced new hardware and software with generative artificial intelligence features on Wednesday.

Case study: AI-Generated Ads vs UGC ads – CTR +95%, CPC -20% Hey everyone, I just wanted to share some exciting news about AI-generated ads. We’ve recently ran a test comparing AI ads to UGC ads, and the results were pretty epic: – CTR: +95% – CPC: -20% I’m super bullish on AIGC ads, and I think they’re going to be a game-changer for e-commerce marketing. They’re faster, cheaper, and more effective than U…

GitHub’s AI-powered coding chatbot is now available for individuals Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft-owned GitHub is rolling out its AI-powered coding chatbot to more people. The company launched its Copilot Chat tool in public beta for business users in July, and on Wednesday, GitHub announced that it’s available in public beta for GitHub Copilot individual users in Visual Studio and Visual Stud…

How Google taught AI to doubt itself Image: GoogleThis is Platformer, a newsletter on the intersection of Silicon Valley and democracy from Casey Newton and Zoë Schiffer. Sign up here. Today let’s talk about an advance in Bard, Google’s answer to ChatGPT, and how it addresses one of the most pressing problems with today’s chatbots: their tendency to make things up. From the day th…

Microsoft will lay out its AI vision for Windows and more at special event, leaked memo says Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeMicrosoft is gearing up to share its “vision for what’s ahead” with AI integration into Windows, Microsoft 365 services, Surface, and more at a special event on Thursday. The event will take place just days after former Windows and Surface chief Panos Panay publicly announced his resignation. In an internal…

‘It is the hot spot’: Artificial intelligence company moving from Miami to SF An artificial intelligence company has announced it is moving from Miami to San Francisco.

Would you use AI to create and manage your Facebook campaigns? Hi folks! Are you also tired of spending time and money researching and testing the best way to do Facebook campaigns? Would you wish you had someone that keeps up with the changing platform trends for you and knows all the tips and tricks? I’m building a tool that uses AI to create and manage Facebook campaigns specifically for eCommerce, and …