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[ad_1] Over the course of Alphabet X’s existence, the self-proclaimed “moonshot factory” has been notable for the variety in both its technological solutions and the problems it’s attempting to solve. The combination research facility/accelerator has produced balloons for rural internet and energy-producing kites. Tidal, which quietly spun out of the department in mid-July, has its own grand ambitions to “feed humanity sustainably.” It’s big and abstract as goals go, so the newly minted company is beginning life by focusing on one specific element: salmon aquaculture. According to the World Wildlife Foundation, “Salmon aquaculture is the fastest-growing food production system in…

In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, the race among tech giants to create the largest language models is beginning to shift. A new trend is emerging: smaller language models (SLMs) are gaining prominence, challenging the long-held belief that “bigger is better.” On August 21, both Microsoft and Nvidia released their latest small language models, Phi-3.5-mini-instruct and Mistral-NeMo-Minitron 8B. These models exemplify a balance between computational resource efficiency and performance, with some even rivaling larger models in specific areas. Clément Delangue, CEO of AI startup Hugging Face, highlighted that SLMs can address up to 99% of use cases, predicting that…

[ad_1] When advertising agencies create ads for clients, they don’t just make one advert, but potentially hundreds of iterations for a ream of platforms, and that can be pretty manually intensive. Creatopy, which automates ad-creation using AI, has now raised a $10 million Series A co-led by European VCs 3VC (based out of Austria) and Point Nine (based out of Germany).  The startup — which was developed in Romania but has a U.S. TopCo — now considers more than 5,000 brands and agencies as its clients, which use it to create, customize and automate their adverts and visual content production.…

[ad_1] I confess to Hutchinson that if I were a politician, I would be scared to use BattlegroundAI. Generative AI tools are known to “hallucinate,” a polite way of saying that they sometimes make things up out of whole cloth. (They bullshit, to use academic parlance.) I ask how she’s ensuring that the political content BattlegroundAI generates is accurate.“Nothing is automated,” she replies. Hutchinson notes that BattlegroundAI’s copy is a starting-off point, and that humans from campaigns are meant to review and approve it before it goes out. “You might not have a lot of time, or a huge team,…

Black Myth: Wukong has undeniably captured the gaming world’s attention with its stunning visuals, captivating storytelling, and intricate combat system. However, to truly reach its full potential, the game could benefit from further integration of AI and IoT technologies. Visuals and Storytelling The game’s visuals and storytelling are undoubtedly impressive, creating a captivating and immersive world. The detailed character models, stunning environments, and cinematic cutscenes are top-notch. Gameplay and Mechanics The combat system is engaging and challenging, requiring skill and strategy. However, the game’s overall structure and progression might feel somewhat familiar to experienced gamers. Incorporating more innovative gameplay mechanics could further differentiate it from other titles. AI Intelligence Adoption While the game’s AI…

YOLO (You Only Look Once) YOLO, which stands for “You Only Look Once,” is a pioneering real-time object detection algorithm introduced by Joseph Redmon and his colleagues in 2015. Unlike traditional methods that repurpose classifiers for detection, YOLO frames the object detection task as a single regression problem, predicting bounding boxes and class probabilities directly from full images in one evaluation. This unified architecture allows YOLO to achieve remarkable speed and efficiency, processing images at 45 frames per second and even reaching up to 155 frames per second in its faster versions[1][5]. How YOLO Works The YOLO algorithm divides the…

[ad_1] Hiya, folks, welcome to TechCrunch’s regular AI newsletter. This week, surveys suggest that Gen Z — regularly the subject of mainstream media fascination — has very mixed opinions on AI. Samsung recently polled over 5,000 Gen Zers across France, Germany, Korea, the U.K. and the U.S. on their views of AI, and tech more generally. Nearly 70% said that they consider AI to be a “go-to” resource for work-related tasks like summarizing documents and meetings and conducting research, as well as non-work-related tasks such as finding inspiration and brainstorming. Yet, according to a report published earlier in the year…

[ad_1] AI video creation platform D-ID is the latest company to ship a tool for translating videos into other languages using AI technologies. However, in this case, D-ID also clones the speaker’s voice and changes their lip movements to match the translated words as part of the AI editing process. The technology stems from D-ID’s earlier work — which you may recall from the viral trend a few years ago where users were animating their older family photos, and later those photos were able to speak. On the back of that success, the startup closed on $25 million in Series…

[ad_1] ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to hyper-charge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth used by more than 92% of Fortune 500 companies. That growth has propelled OpenAI itself into becoming one of the most-hyped companies in recent memory. And its latest partnership with Apple for its upcoming generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, has given the company another significant bump in the AI race. 2024 also saw the release of GPT-4o, OpenAI’s new flagship…

[ad_1] OpenAI broke its silence on California’s most controversial AI bill on Tuesday, officially expressing opposition in a letter to California state Senator Scott Wiener and Governor Gavin Newsom. The AI giant argued SB 1047 would stifle innovation and push talent out of California — a position Wiener quickly replied “makes no sense.” “The AI revolution is only just beginning, and California’s unique status as the global leader in AI is fueling the state’s economic dynamism,” said OpenAI’s Chief Strategy Officer Jason Kwon in the letter obtained by TechCrunch. “SB 1047 would threaten that growth, slow the pace of innovation,…