When I first thought about removing Google Search from my computing experience years ago, it seemed like a nightmare scenario. How would I be certain that the alternatives I picked would provide the same results as Google Search? That they would be just as reliable?It took a while until I started using Google Search alternatives.…
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I follow everything about artificial intelligence because it’s my job. But I’d check out AI news even if that weren’t the case. And we have certainly had plenty of AI developments in the past few weeks.First, ChatGPT got the massive GPT-4o upgrade. Google unveiled even more ways it’ll integrate Gemini into its products, even if…
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One of the surprises from OpenAI’s ChatGPT GPT-4o event last week was a brand-new desktop app for Mac. It includes complete access, with support for voice chats and multimodal access.Some caveats were immediately clear. First, the ChatGPT desktop app is for macOS only. You’ll also need a Mac with an M-series chip inside to install…
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With generative AI being all the rage these days, it’s no surprise that Amazon is finally entering the mix. According to a report from CNBC, Amazon has plans to completely overhaul Alexa, the company’s popular voice assistant. The report notes that the upcoming version of Alexa will be more conversational as to more ably compete with…
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Well, now we know why OpenAI abruptly removed the “Sky” voice option for ChatGPT, the one that sounded suspiciously like Scarlett Johansson.According to a statement released this afternoon from the actress, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman himself had actually offered her the opportunity to provide her voice for the chatbot. “He told me that he felt…
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From the moment OpenAI launched ChatGPT, the chatbot had guardrails to prevent abuse. The chatbot might know where to download the latest movies and TV shows in 4K quality, so you can stop paying for Netflix. It might know how to make explicit deepfake images of your favorite actors. Or how to sell a kidney…
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OpenAI’s GPT-4o ChatGPT upgrade, announced earlier this week, was an amazing display of power. The company dropped a big AI live demo ahead of Google’s I/O 2024, where Google would talk only about Gemini AI innovations for its ecosystem of apps and services.After watching both events, I thought GPT-4o won the AI assistant battle. OpenAI…
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I knew Google was planning to make big AI announcements at I/O 2024. But then, rumors spread last week that OpenAI would unveil a Google Search rival for ChatGPT. Sam Altman dispelled those reports when OpenAI announced a ChatGPT event for Monday, just one day ahead of Google’s big Gemini fest. OpenAI said it would…
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Mike Kreiger has had an incredible career already. He co-founded and served as the Chief Technology Officer of Instagram as well as started and worked on Artifact, the AI news aggregation app, before it was recently acquired by Yahoo. Now, he’s venturing even deeper into the world of AI.In a blog post, Anthropic announced that…
Google said “AI” 121 times during its I/O 2024 keynote on Tuesday. Apple might not beat it, but there’s no question that WWDC will focus heavily on AI. When Apple demos iOS 18 next month, I expect the iPhone demos to be all about what artificial intelligence can do for the user.I also trust Apple…
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