In September, Google opened its AI-powered search experience to teens in the US, giving them access to richer results with additional information and links. Now, the company has also given teens in most countries around the world access to its Bard AI chatbot, as long as their language is set to English and they meet …
A group of Waterloo-based tech industry workers have launched a free chatbot designed to help answer questions related to breast cancer. By visiting the AskEllyn.ai website, users can ask standalone questions or have full conversations with the chatbot, which uses the tone of cancer survivor Ellyn Winters-Robinson. After being diagnosed last year and having a …
The explosive growth in artificial intelligence in recent years — crowned with the meteoric rise of generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT — has seen the technology take on many tasks that, formerly, only human minds could handle. But despite their increasingly capable linguistic computations, these machine learning systems remain surprisingly inept at making the sorts …
Adult film icon and media investor Riley Reid aims to bring the transformational capabilities of generative AI to adult entertainment with an online platform where users can chat with digital versions of content creators. But unlike other, scuzzier adult chatbots, avatars are trained with explicit consent of the models’ creators who have direct input in …
The National Security Agency (NSA) is starting a dedicated artificial intelligence security center, This move comes after the government has begun to increasingly rely on AI, integrating multiple algorithms into defense and intelligence systems. The security center will work to protect these systems from theft and sabotage, in addition to safeguarding the country from external …
Meta is gearing up to introduce a new generative AI chatbot called “Gen AI Personas”. This chatbot is aimed at younger audiences and will have multiple “personas” that will engage with young users through vibrant behaviour, reportedly set to be introduced during this week’s Meta Connect. According to reports, Meta has already tested similar chatbot …
Snapchat has introduced a unique in-app AI chatbot called “My AI” earlier this year. Powered by Open AI’s ChatGPT, the Snapchat My AI chatbot can assist users in various tasks like suggesting birthday gift ideas, planning trips, providing recipes, and even creating personalized haikus. However, recently, users have noticed some unusual behavior from the My …
Around 80 contractual staff members who recently joined the Alphabet Workers Union-Communications Workers of America (AWU-CWA) and are part of Google Help, have been notified of their job cuts. This comes after a group of 120 contract employees announced their unionization effort in June. However, two-thirds of the workers received layoff notices shortly after, leaving …
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, is taking precautions regarding the use of chatbots, including its own program called Bard. While Alphabet is promoting the chatbot globally, it has advised employees against entering confidential information into AI chatbots. This policy is in place to protect sensitive data. The chatbots, such as Bard and ChatGPT, utilize …
Amazon is taking advantage of artificial intelligence (AI) to produce summaries of reviews for some of its products. This feature aims to cater to customers who are short on time and do not want to spend hours scouring through numerous reviews. Mark Wieczorek, the CTO of Fortress Brand, detected one of the summaries and shared …