• New Llama 3 LLM AI model released by Meta AI

    Meta’s recent unveiling of Llama 3, a new state-of-the-art large language model, signifies a groundbreaking leap forward in the realm of artificial intelligence. This powerful model comes in two distinct versions: an 8 billion parameter model and a more advanced 70 billion parameter variant. Llama 3 is engineered to drastically enhance the performance of AI-driven […]

  • VIRGO MIPS lightweight cycling helmet : new protection for a new era

    As a cyclist, your safety is of utmost importance, and the VIRGO Integral MIPS helmet by THE BEAM is here to transform your riding experience. Whether you’re navigating the bustling city streets or cruising on serene country roads, this lightweight cycling helmet is designed to provide you with the protection you need without compromising on […]

  • Soundtrack Loops Expands From General Use to AI Licensing — With a Controlled Compositional Catalog for Ethical AI Training

    On the forefront of recent discussions surrounding fair training practices for AI companies, Soundtrack Loops — with its diverse portfolio of assets — aims to ‘kickstart a shift into more widespread ethical AI training practices.’ Moreover, the company’s founders believe their catalog ‘presents an enormous opportunity for AI generation of incidental music.’ As music IP […]

  • What happens when we train our AI on social media?

    The unique relationship between social media and AI continues to develop in interesting ways, with Reddit’s recent deal with Google allowing their AI to train on its content, and tech companies’ sudden interest in once-popular social media sites like Photobucket.  But there is a question looming in the background of these deals: Even if AI companies can train their models on social media, is doing so really such a good idea?  AI companies have largely relied on the internet, especially...

  • Adobe Says AI is the 'New Digital Camera'

    Adobe's Scott Belsky echoes the idea that AI is here to stay and that it's

  • Atlassian launches Rovo, its new AI teammate

    During its Team ’24 conference in Las Vegas, Atlassian today launched Rovo, its new AI assistant. Rovo can take data from first- and third-party tools and make it easily accessible through a new AI-powered search tool and other integrations into Atlassian’s products. The most interesting part, though, may be the new Rovo Agents, which can […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

  • Google SGE AI Overviews Has A New Title

    Google is now labeling or using the title of its SGE, Search Generative Experience, "AI Answer." This replaces the title "AI Overviews" and "Al overviews are experimental." This change happened on Monday, I believe.Here is a screenshot of what I see now, where it says "AI Answer."Here is what it looked like a few weeks ago:I spotted this via Glenn Gabe on X, who wrote, "Looks like Google changed the SGE response to read "AI Answer" with the labs icon displayed as of 4/27 or so I know others...

  • Roundtables: Inside the Next Era of AI and Hardware

    Recorded on April 30, 2024 Inside the Next Era of AI and Hardware Speakers: James O’Donnell, AI reporter, and Charlotte Jee, News editor Hear first-hand from our AI reporter, James O’Donnell, as he walks our news editor Charlotte Jee through the latest goings-on in his beat, from rapid advances in robotics to autonomous military drones,…

  • Mark Zuckerberg Announces 'Big AI News'

    Meta released the first two versions of its Llama 3 large language model on Thursday. The technology powers Meta AI and the company says the new models have improved reasoning and code generation.

  • Ford To School Dealer Employees With AI Training Tools

    Ford dealers will soon be graded by AI on their knowledge and interpersonal skills

  • Why would anyone trust the new AI Safety and Security Board?

    Today, most techies accept full-blown wokeness as long as they get to keep their hands on the controls. And most wokies accept technologization so long as they run the controls. This is the circular logic behind the Department of Homeland Security’s new AI Safety and Security Board. Remember when Elon Musk renamed X’s discredited trust and safety team to just “safety”? The new Woke Borg expansion pack installed by DHS is the Terminator of trust gaps. To begin with, this is the bloated...

  • NIST launches a new platform to assess generative AI

    NIST, the U.S. government agency charged with testing emerging tech, has created a new platform to evaluate generative AI. © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.