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AI platform Hugging Face has reached a milestone of one million listed AI models. This was reported by Benj Edwards for Ars Technica. Launched in 2016 as a chatbot app, the platform has evolved into an open source hub for AI models. CEO Clément Delangue explains the boom with the customization of models for specific …
ChatGPT company OpenAI is experiencing a wave of high-level departures. As announced on Wednesday, CTO Mira Murati, Chief Research Officer Bob McGrew and VP of Research Barret Zoph are leaving the company. CEO Sam Altman emphasized that the decisions were made independently and by mutual agreement. At the same time, OpenAI is apparently planning a …
James Cameron, director of blockbusters like Avatar and Titanic, has joined the board of directors of Stability.ai. The company develops the Stable Diffusion AI model for image and video generation. Cameron sees great potential in the combination of generative AI and CGI for filmmaking. Furthermore, Andy Serkis, known for his motion capture roles, is also …
Generative AI seems to be spreading faster than previous technological innovations such as the PC or the Internet. A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Vanderbilt University, and Harvard Kennedy School shows that 39.4% of Americans between the ages of 18 and 64 are already using generative AI, 28% of them in …
Google is showing AI-generated images when searching for certain types of mushrooms, which could be dangerous for mushroom pickers. The moderator of the Reddit forum r/mycology discovered that the first image shown when searching for a specific mushroom was an AI-generated image that did not resemble the real mushroom. As Emanuel Maiberg reports for 404 …
Researchers at ETH Zurich have completely cracked Google’s reCAPTCHAv2 system. Using advanced machine learning methods, they solved 100% of the CAPTCHAs designed to distinguish humans from bots. Although the process still requires human intervention, fully automated CAPTCHA circumvention may soon become a reality. In response, companies like Google are developing more complex systems. However, this …
OpenAI is providing insight into its training data for the first time as part of a lawsuit, Winston Cho writes for The Hollywood Reporter. Several authors, including Sarah Silverman, accuse OpenAI of using their works to train ChatGPT without permission. Representatives of the plaintiff authors are now being allowed to review the material in a …
Microsoft has introduced new security features for AI offerings. The company wants to address growing concerns about AI security, privacy, and reliability. As Michael Nuñez reports for VentureBeat, the “Trustworthy AI” initiative includes confidential inference for Azure OpenAI Services, improved GPU security, and better tools for evaluating AI results. A key feature is the new …
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman foresees a rapid evolution of artificial intelligence. In a blog post on his personal website, he predicts that super-intelligent AI could become a reality “in just a few thousand days”. Altman is also convinced that deep learning is capable of solving difficult problems such as climate change. Finally, the CEO believes …
Meta is planning to equip its AI chatbot with the voices of famous actors. According to a source familiar with the plans, users will be able to choose between the voices of Judi Dench, Kristen Bell, John Cena and others. The new audio feature will be unveiled this week at Meta’s annual Connect conference, Reuters …