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Senate study proposes 'at least' $32B yearly for AI programs | TechCrunch
A Senate working group recommends $32 billion yearly federal funding for AI, covering areas from infrastructure to national security risk assessments. The report identifies key areas of investment to keep the U.S. competitive with its rivals abroad.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Quickads - The AI Ad Generator | Effortless Ads in 30 Seconds
Quickads is an AI-powered platform that simplifies the process of creating and running ads for Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube. It offers customizable ad templates, automatic ad translation, and virtual product photography, catering to startups, SMEs, e-commerce businesses, and marketing agencies.
May 15, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Data management startup Weka nabs $140M at $1.6B valuation - SiliconANGLE
Data management startup WekaIO Inc. has secured a $140 million late-stage investment led by Valor Equity Partners, valuing the company at $1.6 billion. The firm's platform, which can store billions of files, allows companies to implement a unified software layer across various storage environments, and is particularly suited to powering artificial intelligence workloads.
May 15, 2024 - siliconangle.com
Google still hasn't fixed Gemini's biased image generator | TechCrunch
Google's AI chatbot Gemini's image generation feature remains disabled due to its inability to accurately depict historical figures without bias. Despite promises of a quick fix, the issue, rooted in biased data sets and clumsy hardcoding, remains unresolved, highlighting the complexity of addressing AI misbehavior.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Weka scores $140M to supercharge AI workloads with ‘dynamic data pipelines’
Weka, an AI-native data platform startup, has raised $140 million in a series E round, doubling its valuation to $1.6 billion. The funds will be used to enhance its platform, which aims to eliminate data bottlenecks and increase the efficiency of AI workloads.
May 15, 2024 - venturebeat.com
Gemini breaks new ground with a faster model, longer context, AI agents and more
Google DeepMind introduces updates to the Gemini family of models, including the new 1.5 Flash, a lightweight model for speed and efficiency, and Project Astra, a vision for the future of AI assistants. The article also discusses the progress in developing universal AI agents and the next generation of open models, Gemma 2.
May 15, 2024 - blog.google
The top AI announcements from Google I/O | TechCrunch
Google unveiled several new AI products and features at its I/O developer conference in 2024, including AI-organized search results, an improved AI-powered chatbot Gemini, a video creation AI model Veo, and an AI-infused feature for Google Photos. Other notable announcements include Gemini integration in Gmail, an AI-powered scam detection feature for calls, and enhanced accessibility features using AI.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Weka Becomes A Unicorn With Big $140M Series E
Weka, a data platform, has secured a $140 million Series E funding round, raising its valuation to $1.6 billion, more than double its previous worth. The funding will support the company's work in facilitating efficient data movement between sources, a critical function for businesses building AI projects.
May 15, 2024 - news.crunchbase.com
Google's call-scanning AI could dial up censorship by default, privacy experts warn | TechCrunch
Google's demonstration of a feature that uses AI to scan voice calls for financial scams has raised concerns among privacy and security experts, who warn it could lead to centralized censorship and social surveillance. The technology, which is expected to be incorporated into a future version of Android OS, could potentially be used to scan all sorts of content, leading to fears of a dystopian future of censorship by default.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Android’s new Theft Detection Lock helps deter smartphone snatch and grabs | TechCrunch
Google announces an upcoming feature for Android called Theft Detection Lock at its Google I/O 2024 developer conference, designed to automatically lock the device if a common motion associated with theft is detected. The tech giant is also adding an Offline Device Lock feature and a security upgrade that makes it difficult for thieves to factory reset the device remotely.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Google TV to launch AI-generated movie descriptions | TechCrunch
Google I/O 2024 conference unveiled numerous AI-related advancements, including a new feature for Google TV called Gemini, which generates descriptions for movies and TV shows. Other announcements include a live threat detection service for Android, geospatial AR content for Google Maps, and a new version of the smartwatch operating system, Wear OS 5.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Google takes aim at Android malware with an AI-powered live threat detection service | TechCrunch
Google is set to launch a live threat detection service that uses on-device AI to analyze apps for malicious behavior, with the ability to send suspicious apps for additional review and warn or disable the app for users. The system, which will be deployed on Google Pixel devices later this year, also uses Google's Private Compute Core to protect user data and will be joined by other manufacturers including Oppo, Honor, Lenovo, OnePlus, and more.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Viking 7B: The first open LLM for the Nordic languages
Silo AI, in collaboration with University of Turku’s research group TurkuNLP and HPLT, is launching the first multilingual large language model (LLM) for all Nordic languages, named Viking 7B. The model, which also covers English and programming languages, is designed to promote linguistic diversity across Europe and enhance the continent's digital infrastructure.
May 15, 2024 - silo.ai
Ask HN: Potential investor wants to partner for equity
A pre-seed recruitment AI tech startup is considering a partnership with a potential angel investor, who is a former CEO of a major recruitment firm, for a temporary period of 9-12 months. The startup seeks advice on equity distribution, potential risks, and precautions to take before signing any agreement.
May 15, 2024 - news.ycombinator.com
Best Omegle Alternatives in 2024
The piece explores top Omegle alternatives, ranking them based on popularity, features, and user experience. It concludes that Ome.tv is the best alternative, with Yubo, Emerald Chat, and Monkey as decent options.
May 15, 2024 - aidirectori.es
Instagram’s co-founder is Anthropic’s new chief product officer
Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram, has been appointed as the new chief product officer of Anthropic, an AI company founded by ex-OpenAI employees. Krieger's role will focus on product development, particularly for the Claude app, as the company seeks to compete in the rapidly evolving AI market.
May 15, 2024 - theverge.com
Anthropic hires Instagram co-founder as head of product | TechCrunch
Mike Krieger, Instagram co-founder and co-founder of Artifact, is joining AI firm Anthropic as its first chief product officer, where he will oversee product engineering, management, and design. Krieger's appointment comes as Anthropic aims to expand its AI apps suite and bring its generative AI technology, Claude, to a wider audience.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Ask HN: Why do you think OpenAI forbids changing email addresses?
Users discuss why OpenAI doesn't allow paying ChatGPT+ subscribers to change the email address associated with their account, a feature common in most web apps. They speculate on reasons ranging from preventing exploitation of business logic flaws to it being a low priority feature for the company.
May 15, 2024 - news.ycombinator.com
We have to stop ignoring AI’s hallucination problem
The author expresses skepticism about the current state of AI technology, citing inaccuracies and "hallucinations" in AI responses. Despite the rapid development and hype around AI, the author argues that these systems are not yet reliable or accurate enough for practical use.
May 15, 2024 - theverge.com
Google believes AI agents will change the way we do everyday tasks
Google's AI agent era is promising to make lives easier by performing tasks like finding lost items or scheduling events, but it requires users to sacrifice a significant amount of their privacy. The tech giant's ambitions involve AI agents having access to almost every aspect of our lives, which could be a hard sell as people become more protective of their data.
May 15, 2024 - businessinsider.com
Weka raises $140M as the AI boom bolsters data platforms | TechCrunch
Weka, a platform for building data pipelines, has raised $140 million in a Series E funding round, doubling its valuation to $1.6 billion. The company, which offers solutions to data management challenges faced by AI projects, plans to reach cash flow positivity by December 2024.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
IMF boss warns of AI 'tsunami' coming for world's jobs
Dr. Kristalina Georgieva, the International Monetary Fund managing director, warns of a "tsunami" in the global labor market due to AI adoption, potentially impacting almost half of jobs worldwide and over half in advanced economies. Despite some benefits, she emphasizes the need for preparation and careful management to avoid exacerbating misinformation and societal inequality.
May 15, 2024 - theregister.com
AI Hallucination Examples and Why They Happen
The piece explores various quirks and unexpected results in AI-generated images and text, such as biases, duplicates, and meme references, explaining the reasons behind these AI hallucinations. It also highlights the importance of diverse and balanced datasets in AI development, the influence of specific keywords on AI output, and potential copyright issues with AI-generated content.
May 15, 2024 - journal.everypixel.com
Hocoos AI Website Builder - Create Your Website in 5 Minutes
Hocoos is an AI website builder that allows businesses to create professional websites in minutes by answering eight simple questions. It offers a suite of AI tools including a logo generator, image editor, and content generator, and provides human support alongside its AI services.
May 15, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
‘There’s A Lot Of Noise’ — VCs Trying To Find Clarity In Cluttered Cyber AI Landscape
The annual RSA Conference in San Francisco revealed that while venture capitalists are hearing many pitches from AI-related cybersecurity startups, many are hesitant to invest due to the noise surrounding AI and a lack of understanding of the market size. Despite this, funding for AI-related cybersecurity startups has increased, with $263 million invested in Q1 of this year compared to $103 million in Q4 of last year, according to Crunchbase data.
May 15, 2024 - news.crunchbase.com
Most-Active US Investors: Sequoia, Khosla, General Catalyst Lead Strong Pack In April
The piece provides a rundown of the most active investors in U.S.-based startups for the month of April, highlighting major deals by firms such as Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures, General Catalyst, Lux Capital, and Founders Fund. It also includes notable deals, the top investing incubator, and the methodology for the list.
May 15, 2024 - news.crunchbase.com
Hot take on OpenAI’s new GPT-4o
Gary Marcus shares his views on OpenAI's GPT-4o, highlighting its impressive speech synthesis but also its lack of significant improvement over previous versions, and suggesting that the absence of a GPT-5 model indicates a phase of diminishing returns in AI development.
May 15, 2024 - garymarcus.substack.com
AI-Powered SERP Analysis Tool | TopicRanker
"TopicRanker offers AI-enhanced tools to identify weak spots in Google search results, enabling users to find easy-to-rank keywords and streamline content creation. It provides various packages for SEO agencies, marketers, and entrepreneurs, with features including AI-generated title suggestions, content outlines, meta descriptions, and more."
May 15, 2024 - producthunt.com
LanceDB, which counts Midjourney as a customer, is building databases for multimodal AI | TechCrunch
Chang She, co-creator of the Python data science library Pandas, and software engineer Lei Xu have co-launched LanceDB, an open-source database software designed to support multimodal AI models. The company recently raised $8 million in seed funding, bringing its total to $11 million, and aims to provide a foundation for AI teams to focus on enterprise value and bring AI products to market faster.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Tesla loses a top AI lead
Tesla has lost a key AI engineer, Paril Jain, who was in charge of planning, imitation learning, and the RL team for Tesla AI, amid a wave of layoffs and talent exodus. Jain, who played a crucial role in Tesla's autonomous driving efforts, is leaving to co-found 'The Bot Company', a startup aimed at building robots.
May 15, 2024 - electrek.co
Generate production-ready code with Amplication AI | Amplication
Jovu, powered by Amplication AI, is a production-ready code generation tool that allows developers to build new services and extend existing applications. It offers features like production-ready data models, APIs, authentication, and more, enabling a transition from concept to deployment in minutes.
May 15, 2024 - amplication.com
Chipp | Build & Sell Custom ChatGPT & AI on Your Website
"Chipp allows users to build custom ChatGPT without code, integrate it with their business, and even sell it. It also offers features like building AI apps, designing AI apps, sharing apps in collections, growing email lists, selling AI tools, and embedding apps to add AI to products."
May 15, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Glitter AI | Turn any process into a step-by-step guide
"Turn any process into a step-by-step guide" provides insights on how to create efficient guides to help co-workers, customers, or even your mom accomplish tasks quickly and easily.
May 15, 2024 - producthunt.com
Berlin-based trawa raises €10M to use AI to make buying renewable energy easier for SMEs | TechCrunch
Berlin-based renewable energy supplier, trawa, has raised €10 million in a seed round led by Balderton Capital, bringing its total capital to over €12 million. The startup uses an AI-powered platform to simplify energy purchasing from renewable sources for SMEs, potentially saving them up to 30% of their energy costs annually.
May 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Orbic AI: Premier AI Listing Directory for Tools, GPT Stores & AWS PartyRock Apps
"Orbic AI" serves as the ultimate AI listing hub for developers, offering features like SmartEReply, AI Tools, and GPT Store Apps, all built with NextGenAIKit. The platform is copyrighted by DCoder.AI in 2024.
May 15, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
Leap AI - Supercharge your growth with AI
The markdown data outlines the benefits of scaling marketing and sales teams with AI automation, including faster go-to-market times, increased SEO content output, and a rise in impressions. It also provides details on use cases, platform features, pricing plans, and frequently asked questions.
May 15, 2024 - news.bensbites.com
OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever Is Leaving the Company
OpenAI's Chief Scientist and co-founder, Ilya Sutskever, is stepping down from the AI company, concluding months of Silicon Valley speculation about his future. He will be succeeded by Research Director Jakub Pachocki, as announced by OpenAI on its blog.
May 15, 2024 - bloomberg.com
Google’s broken link to the web
Google's AI-powered search results, known as Search Generative Experience, are set to replace human browsing, potentially impacting web publishers who rely on search traffic. The new system, which will answer complex queries directly on the search results page, is expected to be available to 1 billion users by the end of 2024.
May 15, 2024 - platformer.news
Prakhar Gupta
The author discusses the increasing difficulty of technical interviews due to AI and suggests in-person interviews as a solution to prevent cheating. They also warn interviewers about the potential pitfalls of hiring candidates who rely on AI tools to pass interviews.
May 15, 2024 - softwaredesign.ing
OpenAI Co-Founder Ilya Sutskever Announces Exit From Company
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May 15, 2024 - ndtvprofit.com
Nvidia gave CEO Jensen Huang a 60% pay hike to $34 million last year
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a $34.2 million compensation package in the 2024 fiscal year, a 60% increase from the previous year, due to high demand for the company's AI chips. The surge in demand for AI chips has tripled Nvidia's share price in the past year, making it the third-most valuable company globally and significantly boosting Huang's personal wealth.
May 15, 2024 - businessinsider.com
AI characters and role-play scenarios
The text provides a series of brief, erotic narratives, each presenting a unique scenario and set of characters. It explores various themes such as forbidden relationships, power dynamics, and sexual exploration.
May 15, 2024 - news.bensbites.com