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Security Researcher Calls Windows 11 AI ‘Recall’ Screenshotting Feature a Disaster

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Security Researcher Calls Windows 11 AI ‘Recall’ Screenshotting Feature a Disaster Last month, Microsoft announced the upcoming launch of Copilot+ Windows PCs with integrated AI hardware and software. One feature that Microsoft touted was Recall, a tool that’s designed to take regular snapshots of PC content to help users find anything they’ve seen or done on their machine. As it turns out, Recall might be a security nightma…

Mac Rumors 758 2024-06-04

Amazon’s Project PI AI looks for product defects before they ship

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Amazon’s Project PI AI looks for product defects before they ship Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAmazon’s Project PI, or “Private Investigator,” setup combines generative AI and computer vision to “see” damage on products or determine if they are the wrong color or size before the item gets sent to customers. The way it works is that products on their way to customers go through a tunnel that scans the…

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The CEO of Zoom wants AI clones in meetings

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The CEO of Zoom wants AI clones in meetings Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: ZoomZoom founder Eric Yuan has big ambitions in enterprise software, including letting your AI-powered ‘digital twins’ attend meetings for you. Continue reading…

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Windows AI feature that screenshots everything labeled a security ‘disaster’

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Windows AI feature that screenshots everything labeled a security ‘disaster’ Image: MicrosoftMicrosoft is about to launch a new AI-powered Recall feature that screenshots everything you do on your PC. Recall is part of the new Copilot Plus PCs that are debuting on June 18th, but experts who have tested the feature are already warning that Recall could be a “disaster” for cybersecurity. Recall is designed to use local AI …

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AMD’s next generation of AI laptop processors have a new name too

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AMD’s next generation of AI laptop processors have a new name too Image: AMDAMD announced at Computex 2024 its next generation of Ryzen laptop processors for generative AI workloads: the Ryzen AI 300 Series. It’s a re-brand of its top-tier Ryzen 9 chips. The new naming convention still includes the HX suffix AMD introduced in 2022, but it doesn’t indicate how many watts of power the chip draws. Instead, HX wil…

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Apple’s non-AI WWDC plans include Settings and Control Center revamps

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Apple’s non-AI WWDC plans include Settings and Control Center revamps Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeIt sounds like Apple’s WWDC plans go beyond sprinkling AI fairy dust on everything (though that’s going to be a big part of it, too). Besides Siri gaining new AI-powered app control, the company also plans to overhaul things like the Settings apps for iOS and macOS, Control Center, Messages, Mail, and more…

The Verge 712 2024-06-03

Nvidia and AMD are bringing Microsoft’s Copilot Plus AI features to gaming laptops

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Nvidia and AMD are bringing Microsoft’s Copilot Plus AI features to gaming laptops Nvidia leans into RTX AI PCs. | Image: NvidiaNvidia and AMD are gearing up to launch gaming laptops that include the AI Copilot Plus features that Microsoft just announced for Qualcomm-powered laptops. At Computex today, Nvidia briefly teased that “RTX AI PC” laptops are on the way from Asus and MSI that will eventually include Copilot Plus PC f…

The Verge 583 2024-06-02

Nvidia’s G-Assist is an AI chatbot that guides you through games and optimizes your PC

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Nvidia’s G-Assist is an AI chatbot that guides you through games and optimizes your PC G-Assist is a real tech demo from Nvidia. | Image: NvidiaWhen Nvidia first announced G-Assist it was an April Fools’ prank in 2017 that joked about an AI assistant being able to help you play a game while you ran to the door for your pizza delivery. Now, seven years later, G-Assist is back as a real demo of a powerful GeForce AI assistant that N…

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Meta’s AI is summarizing some bizarre Facebook comment sections

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Meta’s AI is summarizing some bizarre Facebook comment sections Illustration by Nick Barclay / The VergeIf you’ve been on the Facebook app lately, you might’ve seen Meta’s AI inject itself into the comment section with summaries of what people say. Given how wild Facebook comment sections often become, it’s not hard to imagine how ridiculous some of these summaries turn out. (This isn’t the first time Meta’s…

The Verge 795 2024-06-01

ElevenLabs’ AI generator makes explosions or other sound effects with just a prompt

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ElevenLabs’ AI generator makes explosions or other sound effects with just a prompt Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos by Getty ImagesElevenLabs already offers AI-generated versions of human voices and music. Now, it will let people create sound effects for podcasts, movies, or games, too. The new Sound Effects tool can generate up to 22 seconds of sounds based on user prompts that can be combined with the company’s voice and m…

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