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Google launches new AI tool PaLM 2

Google launches new AI tool PaLM 2

In an attempt to keep up with the competition, Google has announced PaLM 2, a ‘next-generation language model’ that will be available for many of its upcoming products. It will be in direct competition with services like Midjourney and DALL-E. Google is attempting to throw itself back to the forefront...

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Google employees reportedly call Bard ‘worse than useless’

Google employees reportedly call Bard ‘worse than useless’

In its efforts to prevent Microsoft and Open AI running away in the commercial AI chatbot race, Google rolled out Bard way ahead of schedule. A new report claims company employees begged executives not to launch it at the time.  Chiefs at Microsoft probably can’t believe their luck. AI has long been tipped as the next massively lucrative venture within tech, and ChatGPT remains largely unchallenged as the benchmark product.  In...

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Opinion – dApps could eventually topple big tech

Opinion – dApps could eventually topple big tech

By democratizing our data, dApps could be the internet’s saving grace. Decentralized applications (dApps) are apps that run on block-chain or peer-to-peer technology, meaning that users interact directly with each other, not a central authority. This is not the case with most applications. Photos posted to Instagram, for example, are sent to Meta’s servers and redistributed to followers. Throughout this process, Meta has the power to censor content or decide...

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Emergency alert phone notifications being tested in the UK

Emergency alert phone notifications being tested in the UK

The first nationwide test of a public warning system that sends emergency notifications to UK mobile phones will take place later this month. Sundays in the UK are pretty decent; there’s Premier League football, often a lunchtime roast, and cherished time spent with family. What we wouldn’t typically associate our day of rest with, however, is a startling jolt of primal fear. Those in east Suffolk and Reading will soon have...

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OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 is helping the visually impaired

OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 is helping the visually impaired

The ubiquitous generative AI chatbot is already answering daily queries for visually impaired people with more detail and efficiency than human volunteers. While the recreational uses of AI continue to make headlines every week, the technology’s ability to make day-to-day living more accessible is going under the radar. Largely regarded as the benchmark for quality within tech’s latest race, OpenAI’s ChatGPT-4 is now able to accurately break down visual prompts...

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