SCRAdobe plans to launch a free web app to protect creative content from AI use. The new tool is set to be released in early 2025, allowing artists to easily add copyright information to their works. As reported by Jess Weatherbed on The Verge, users can tag images, videos, and audio files with metadata including …
Google has released a new version of its AI model Gemini. Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B is now available for production use, as announced on the Google Developers Blog. Compared to its predecessor, the model offers 50% lower prices, twice the request limits, and lower latency for short inputs. Developers can access Gemini 1.5 Flash-8B for free …
Zoom is planning to introduce a new AI feature that will enable photorealistic avatars. Kyle Wiggers reports this for TechCrunch. The function, scheduled for 2025, will allow users to create a digital clone from a short video clip that can speak predetermined texts. According to Zoom’s Chief Product Officer Smita Hashim, this is intended to …
Voyage AI is developing improved embedding models for more precise AI applications in enterprises. The startup has secured $20 million in funding and is now collaborating with Snowflake to enhance its Cortex AI service. Voyage AI’s multilingual embedding models support 27 languages and aim to significantly improve the quality of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems. …
Vera AI has launched a new platform called “AI Gateway” to help companies deploy artificial intelligence safely and efficiently, reports Michael Nuñez for VentureBeat. The platform offers customizable safeguards and model routing capabilities. “We’ve focused ourselves squarely on the last mile problems, which (…) are actually quite hard,” explains Liz O’Sullivan, CEO and co-founder of …
OpenAI and publishing giant Hearst have entered into a partnership. The agreement allows OpenAI to integrate content from over 40 local newspapers and 20 magazine brands owned by Hearst into its products like ChatGPT. Well-known titles such as Cosmopolitan, Esquire, and the Houston Chronicle are part of the deal. The content will be provided with …
The 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to AI pioneers Geoffrey E. Hinton and John J. Hopfield. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences recognizes their groundbreaking work in the field of artificial neural networks. The prize money of 11 million Swedish kronor (approximately 1.06 million US dollars) will be shared equally between the …
AI startup ElevenLabs may soon be valued at $3 billion as investors scramble to participate in the rapidly growing company. The firm develops AI tools for audiobooks and video dubbing. TechCrunch reports that ElevenLabs’ annual recurring revenue has surged from $25 million to $80 million in recent months. This makes the two-year-old startup one of …
Google is expanding its AI voice assistant Gemini Live to include more languages. In addition to English, it will now support French, German, Portuguese, Hindi, and Spanish. Allison Johnson from The Verge reports that these new languages will be available to all users in the coming weeks. Google plans to integrate over 40 languages in …
An article by Kyle Chayka for The New Yorker discusses the growing concern among social media users about AI using their personal data. Many Instagram users recently shared a message attempting to opt out of AI data usage, but simply posting this message does not change their legal rights. To effectively protect their data, users …