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    New AI tech could upend the status quo, and I think that Microsoft adding AI at the OS level could be a big step in that direction.

  • Bishop Shanahan starts fast and downs Great Valley

    DOWNINGTOWN >> In a non-division league game that had major playoff implications Friday night, Bishop Shanahan started fast and did not let up as the host Eagles downed Great Valley, 27-14, at Jack Mancini Filed. Bishop Shanahan totaled 281 yards of offense and the Eagles’ defense held the Patriots in check to take the win. […]

  • Windows' Copilot AI starts rolling out September 26

    Despite it nominally being a Surface-centric keynote, Microsoft sure spent a lot of time talking about AI during its annual event on Thursday. "We believe it has the potential to help you be more knowledgeable, more productive, more creative, more connected to the people and things around you," Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella told the assembled crowd of reporters. "We think there's also an opportunity beyond work and life to have one experience that works across your entire life."  To that end,...

  • NSA starts AI security center with eye on China and Russia

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  • Meta AI is a new chatbot platform that starts with over 25 personalities

    Mondays rumors turned out to be true, Meta announced at its Connect event on Wednesday that it will release a line of digital personalities built on the company's freshly announced Meta AI chatbot platform. What could possibly go wrong? Meta AI is a new genAI assistant that will span the company's various properties including WhatsApp, Messenger, Instagram (and arriving shortly on the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and Quest 3). User will be able to interact with it using natural language prompts....

  • Microsoft now rolling out AI-powered Paint Cocreator to Insiders

    Microsoft's new AI image generation Paint tool powered by OpenAI's DALL-E text-to-image model is now rolling out to Windows Insiders in Dev and Canary channels. []

  • What is "Weak AI" or "Narrow AI"?

    Weak AI, commonly referred to as narrow AI, is a specialized form of artificial intelligence that is engineered to execute a particular function or a limited range of functions. Unlike strong AI, which remains largely theoretical and aims to replicate the full spectrum of human cognitive abilities, weak AI is purpose-built to excel in specific […]

  • An inside look at Congress’s first AI regulation forum

    This article is from The Technocrat, MIT Technology Review’s weekly tech policy newsletter about power, politics, and Silicon Valley. To receive it in your inbox every Friday, sign up here. Recently, I wrote a quick guide about what we might expect at Congress’s first AI Insight Forum. Well, now that meeting has happened, and we…

  • Meta AI, AI celebrities, and everything else 'AI-ified' at Meta Connect 2023

    At Meta Connect 2023, Meta announced a bunch of AI-related features for Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook. Here's the list.

  • AI-backed Cocreator comes to Microsoft Paint for Windows 11 Insiders

    Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels can now enjoy Cocreator in Microsoft Paint as a new way to generate artwork

  • Pennsylvania state government will prepare to start using AI in its operations

    Pennsylvania state government will prepare to use artificial intelligence in its operations, as states are increasingly trying to gauge the impact of AI and how to regulate it

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    Pennsylvania state government will prepare to start using AI in its operations

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state government will prepare to use artificial intelligence in its operations, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro said Wednesday, as states are increasingly trying to gauge the impact of AI and how to regulate it. Shapiro, speaking at a news conference at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, said his administration is convening