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An artificial intelligence (AI) start-up has unveiled a series of lifelike avatars that can convey human emotions via a user’s text prompts. London-based firm Synthesia showed off its “expressive avatars” in a video uploaded on the social media platform X on Thursday, showcasing a range of emotions from happy, and sad to frustrated. The technology comes at a time when deepfake videos raise concerns about avatars convincingly impersonating anyone for scams or misinformation. However, Synthesia told the MIT Technology Review that the company prefers the term “synthetic media” instead of deepfake...
Euronews (English)
The world's first artificial intelligence beauty pageant has been launched by The Fanvue World AI Creator Awards (WAICAs), with a host of AI-generated images and influencers competing for a share of $20,000 (€18,600). Participants of the Fanvue Miss AI pageant will be judged on three categories: Their appearance: “the classic aspects of pageantry including their beauty, poise, and their unique answers to a series of questions.”The use of AI tools: “skill and implementation of AI tools used, including use of prompts and visual detailing around hands and eyes."Their social media clout: “based on...
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Altcat, a new AI-powered social platform, lets you create a virtual girlfriend modelled after your favourite influencer, and in the process, blurring the lines of social engagement and offering closer connections with celebrities. On April 24th, Altcat, a new AI platform, launched with a groundbreaking feature: AI Twins that lets you connect with your favourite social media stars and OnlyFans creators on a deeper level. Altcat lets you indulge in private experiences with your favourite stars' AI Twins. These AI companions can chat with you, fulfill customised image requests, and even send vide...
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The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms, has reported first-quarter earnings that significantly exceeded market expectations. However, shares of the social media giant dropped approximately 15% in after-hours trading due to weaker-than-expected sales revenue guidance and higher-than-anticipated expenses for the current quarter. This has raised concerns about whether the ongoing performance of the tech giant can justify its 39% year-to-date rally. Meta stands as the second-best performer among US big tech companies on Wall Street this year, trailing only Nvidia. However, today's decline ...
Euronews (English)
The United Kingdom’s competition body is launching preliminary inquiries into whether Microsoft and Amazon’s partnerships with artificial intelligence (AI) start-ups comply with its merger rules and if these investments could impact competition. Wednesday’s announcement by the UK’s Competition and Market Authority (CMA) comes as Big Tech companies invest heavily in AI companies without formerly being in merger agreements, bypassing regulation. The CMA said it was looking into partnerships between Microsoft and Mistral AI, as well as Amazon and Anthropic. They will also look into Microsoft’s hi...
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By Suzie Coen Critical thinking is, well, critical. At its core, it’s a process that involves interpreting information in a logical and systematic manner. It allows individuals to engage with ideas, consider different perspectives and arrive at reasonable conclusions. It is one of the most essential skill sets you need to succeed in today's workforce to experience a thriving career. The World Economic Forum’s Future of Jobs 2023 report confirmed just how essential critical thinking and analytical reasoning skills are this year, placing this capability at the top of its list. Similarly, the US ...
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The European Union and Japan will announce a cooperation between the EU’s AI office and Japan’s Safety Institute at the EU-Japan Digital Partnership Council on 30 April, according to minutes of telecom attaches seen by Euronews. As a first step towards interoperability, Japanese companies are encouraged to participate in the AI Pact, initiated by the European Commission to foster early compliance for companies on a voluntary basis with key provisions of the AI Act before it becomes generally applicable, the minutes say. The EU’s AI Act, which regulates machine learning systems based on the ris...
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By Chandini Jain Generative AI entered the global consciousness with a bang at the close of 2022 (cue: ChatGPT), but making it work in the enterprise has amounted to little more than a series of stumbles. Shadow AI use in the enterprise is sky high as employees are making day-to-day task companions out of AI chat tools. But for the knowledge-intensive workflows that are core to an organization’s mission, generative AI has yet to deliver on its lofty promise to transform the way we work. Don’t bet on this trough of disillusionment to last very long, however. A process called retrieval-augmented...
Info World
By Elizabeth Montalbano Microsoft has introduced a new family of small language models (SLMs) as part of its plan to make lightweight yet high-performing generative artificial intelligence technology available across more platforms, including mobile devices. The company unveiled the Phi-3 platform in three models: the 3.8-billion-parameter Phi-3 Mini, the 7-billion-parameter Phi-3 Small, and the 14-billion-parameter Phi-3 Medium. The models comprise the next iteration of Microsoft’s SLM product line that began with the release of Phi-1 and then Phi-2 in rapid succession last December. Microsof...
Info World
By Elizabeth Montalbano Microsoft has introduced a new family of small language models (SLMs) as part of its plan to make lightweight yet high-performing generative artificial intelligence technology available across more platforms, including mobile devices. The company unveiled the Phi-3 platform in three models: the 3.8-billion-parameter Phi-3 Mini, the 7-billion-parameter Phi-3 Small, and the 14-billion-parameter Phi-3 Medium. The models comprise the next iteration of Microsoft’s SLM product line that began with the release of Phi-1 and then Phi-2 in rapid succession last December. Microsof...
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