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Apple has released iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1, introducing the first set of Apple Intelligence features. These AI-powered enhancements are available on select devices equipped with A17 Pro, M1, or later chips. Users can opt into Apple Intelligence after downloading the update and will be added to a short waitlist to prepare …
A study by Andreas Liesenfeld and Mark Dingemanse from Radboud University’s Center for Language Studies reveals that many AI companies, including Google, Meta, and Microsoft, engage in “open washing” by mislabeling their products as open source. The researchers surveyed 45 text and text-to-image models and found that while a handful of lesser-known models meet the …
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has released version 1.0 of its Open Source AI Definition (OSAID), establishing the first industry standard for determining whether an AI system can be considered truly open source. Developed through years of collaboration with academia and industry, the OSAID requires open source AI to provide sufficient information to substantially recreate …
Researchers at XJDR have developed a new technique called Entropix that aims to improve reasoning in language models by making smarter decisions when the model is uncertain, according to a recent blog post by Thariq Shihipar. The method uses adaptive sampling based on two metrics, entropy and varentropy, which measure the uncertainty in the model’s …
Researchers have discovered that Whisper, an AI-powered transcription tool used in various industries including healthcare, is prone to making up text or entire sentences, known as hallucinations. According to interviews with software engineers, developers, and academic researchers by AP, these hallucinations can include problematic content such as racial commentary, violent rhetoric, and imagined medical treatments. …
Cohere For AI has released Aya Expanse, a family of highly performant multilingual models that, according to Cohere, excel across 23 languages and outperform other leading open-weights models. The models, available in 8 and 32 billion parameters, are part of Cohere’s commitment to multilingual research and expanding high-quality coverage of languages in large language models …
DeepMind researchers have introduced a new agentic framework called Talker-Reasoner, which is inspired by the “two systems” model of human cognition. The framework divides the AI agent into two distinct modules, VentureBeat reports: the Talker, which handles real-time interactions with the user and the environment, and the Reasoner, which performs complex reasoning and planning. The …
Notion, a productivity platform with over 100 million users, has announced the launch of its new email client, Notion Mail, at its first “Make with Notion” user conference. Currently in preview, Notion Mail integrates with Notion AI and Notion Calendar to provide users with a more flexible and organized email experience, TechCrunch reports. The company …
Meta has entered into a multi-year agreement with Reuters to integrate the news agency’s content into its AI chatbot, enabling users to receive real-time answers to queries about news and current events. According to Axios, users of Meta’s AI chatbot feature in the U.S. will have access to Reuters’ journalism when asking questions, with answers …
The U.S. Department of Labor released a list of artificial intelligence best practices for developers and employers this week. Here’s the PDF. The highlights: