Elon Musk’s AI company, xAI, has released its latest flagship AI model, Grok 3, which boasts enhanced capabilities in image analysis and question-answering. The model is designed to be a maximally truth-seeking AI, even if that truth is sometimes at odds with what is politically correct. Grok 3 is a family of models, including a…
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Airbnb, the popular home-sharing platform, has announced plans to introduce AI technology to its customer support system, marking a cautious approach to the rapidly evolving field of artificial intelligence. While the company’s CEO, Brian Chesky, acknowledges the potential of AI, he believes it’s still too early for widespread adoption, particularly in areas like trip planning….
Google DeepMind’s AI problem solver, AlphaGeometry 2, has surpassed the level of the average gold medallist in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The AI system, which was upgraded to include Google’s state-of-the-art large language model, Gemini, was able to solve 84% of all geometry problems set in IMOs over the past 25 years. This achievement…
The tech industry has seen a significant wave of layoffs in 2024, with over 150,000 job cuts across 542 companies. Large companies like Tesla, Amazon, Google, and Microsoft have conducted sizable layoffs, while smaller startups have also experienced cuts and shut down operations. The trend is expected to continue in 2025, with several companies already…
Tech giant OpenAI has unveiled a pay-for-access tool called ‘deep research’, which synthesizes information from dozens or hundreds of websites into a cited report several pages long. This tool, similar to Google’s released in December, acts as a personal assistant, doing the equivalent of hours of work in tens of minutes. Scientists are divided on…
Google has expanded its AI-based note-taking and research assistant, NotebookLM Plus, to individual users subscribed to the Google One AI Premium plan. This move comes after its debut for enterprises on Google Cloud and via Google Workspace. The paid version offers higher usage limits and premium features, including 5 times more usage than the free…
A recent survey of nearly 5,000 researchers worldwide suggests that artificial intelligence (AI) tools will become widely accepted in scientific research and publishing within the next two years. The majority of respondents believe that AI can already outperform humans in tasks such as reviewing large sets of papers, summarizing research findings, and detecting errors in…
Perplexity, an AI search engine, successfully increased its app downloads by 50% after a clever Super Bowl contest. The company chose to forgo an expensive ad in favor of a tweet encouraging users to download its app and enter a contest for a $1 million win. This strategy helped Perplexity’s app climb in the U.S….
Elon Musk’s Tesla is facing a lawsuit over the use of AI-generated, copyright-violating images inspired by the movie “Blade Runner” at a press event. Attorneys for Musk have filed a motion to dismiss the case, but the plaintiff, Alcon Entertainment, intends to oppose it. The lawsuit claims that Tesla saved significant expenditures by using AI-generated…
Researchers are discovering that chatbots, like humans, have hidden personalities that can influence how they interact with users. This new understanding has sparked a debate in the AI field about the purpose of chatbots and how to design them to be more effective. As chatbots become increasingly sophisticated, they are beginning to exhibit traits like…
