Google scrambles to manually remove weird AI answers in search Image: Álvaro Bernis / The VergeSocial media is abuzz with examples of Google’s new AI Overview product saying weird stuff, from telling users to put glue on their pizza to suggesting they eat rocks. The messy rollout means Google is racing to manually disable AI Overviews for specific searches as various memes get posted, which is why users are…

New Google Search Ads Resemble AI Assistant App via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google’s new search ads blur the lines between AI search results and paid “recommendations” The post New Google Search Ads Resemble AI Assistant App appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

New Google Search Ads Resemble AI Assistant App via @sejournal, @martinibuster Google’s new search ads blur the lines between AI search results and paid “recommendations” The post New Google Search Ads Resemble AI Assistant App appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

How to Streamline & Monetize Comment Moderation Using AI According to research from Microsoft, 74% reports that the perception of a brand improves when it’s clear the company responds to customer social media queries. And yet the average response rate for brands is only 7%. Why are so many companies failing to engage with and deal with comments on social media and—more importantly—for agencies

How to Streamline & Monetize Comment Moderation Using AI According to research from Microsoft, 74% reports that the perception of a brand improves when it’s clear the company responds to customer social media queries. And yet the average response rate for brands is only 7%. Why are so many companies failing to engage with and deal with comments on social media and—more importantly—for agencies

Microsoft hires former Meta exec to bolster AI supercomputing team Illustration: The VergeFormer Meta executive Jason Taylor is joining Microsoft’s AI supercomputing team. In a LinkedIn post on Monday, Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott says Taylor will take on the role of corporate vice president and deputy CTO to help “build the next set of systems that will push the frontier of AI forward.” Taylor worked at Meta from…

Snoop Dogg responds to Drake’s AI-assisted diss track featuring his voice submitted by /u/artichoke_sam

Tip line that guards against child sexual abuse images may struggle against AI Illustration by Cath Virginia / The Verge | Photos from Getty ImagesA new report from Stanford’s Internet Observatory said the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s CyberTipline needs to improve its technology if it wants to meet the influx of AI-generated child sexual abuse material (CSAM). The report said CyberTipline, the first…

How Meta AI Compares to ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Google Gemini Meta AI got a big update last week, adding new capabilities like GIF generation.

Apple Acquires French AI Company Specializing in On-Device Processing Apple has acquired the Paris-based artificial intelligence startup Datakalab amid its push to deliver on-device AI tools. Datakalab specializes in algorithm compression and embedded AI systems. The acquisition, finalized on December 17 last year, was quietly conducted but noted in a European Commission filing spotted by French publication Chall…

How was Drake using AI not a bigger deal to the music industry? Personally I see it as a giant middle finger to every single artist out there: living or dead. I also have a feeling UMG pushed him to use the AI as a test run to see how the audience would react to it. If they can start dropping AI music and no one care they save a lot of money and time. Starting with features and working their way up to full …

AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material May Overwhelm Tip Line A report by Stanford researchers cautions that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children doesn’t have the resources to help fight the new epidemic.

Bitcoin Miners May Shift Focus to AI After Halving, CoinShares Says Miners will be faced with substantial cost increases as a result of the halving, with electricity and bitcoin production costs almost doubling, the report said.

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Gurman: Apple Working on On-Device LLM for Generative AI Features Apple is developing its own large language model (LLM) that runs on-device to prioritize speed and privacy, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports. Writing in his “Power On” newsletter, Gurman said that Apple’s LLM underpins upcoming generative AI features. “All indications” apparently suggests that it will run entirely on-device, rather than via the …

The future of AI gadgets is just phones It’s phones, y’all. | Photo by Allison Johnson / The VergeAt any given time, there are between five and eight phones on my desk. And by “my desk,” I mean any combination of tables and countertops throughout my house. So when I watched the Humane AI Pin reviews start pouring in last week, I did what any logical person would do: grab the closest p…

Your Discord Data Is Being Sold to Law Enforcement and AI Companies Assume your Discord conversations are public.

Opera’s AI Tools Are Actually Useful Aria isn’t revolutionary, but it is helpful.

Los Angeles is using AI in a pilot program to try to predict homelessness and allocate aid In Los Angeles, a Homelessness Prevention pilot program aims to use predictive AI to identify individuals and families at risk of becoming homeless.

Super Micro plunges as investors rotate out of red-hot AI stock ahead of earnings later this month Super Micro Computer shares plunged on Friday as investors peeled back their holdings of one of the stock market’s hottest names.