Yelp's Assistant AI bot will do all the talking to help users find service providers
Yelp launches AI chatbot Yelp Assistant to connect users with service professionals in various categories, enhancing the platform's capabilities beyond restaurant reviews. [ more ]
El asistente de inteligencia artificial de Meta es divertido, pero no es de fiar
Meta's AI chatbot within apps like Instagram, Messenger, and WhatsApp offers advanced conversational and image generation capabilities, competing with industry-changing bots like ChatGPT and tools like Firefly, highlighting Meta's aggressive push in popularizing generative AI. [ more ]
Group Linked to Sam Altman Launches AI to Defeat Joe Biden
We Deserve Better, a super PAC connected to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has launched an AI chatbot to challenge President Joe Biden in the Democratic primary
Altman and other AI proponents have previously expressed support for AI regulation but have also opposed specific proposals [ more ]
NYC's AI chatbot was caught telling businesses to break the law. The city isn't taking it down
The AI chatbot created by NYC for small business owners is criticized for providing incorrect advice, but the city still maintains its presence. [ more ]
Elon Musk Announces Significant Changes to X. Here's What to Know
Accounts with over 2500 verified subscriber followers will get Premium features for free on social media platform X, while accounts with over 5000 will get Premium+ for free.
Premium features on platform X include longer posts, video uploads, reply prioritization, and fewer adverts. Premium+ offers additional benefits like no adverts in some timelines and access to an AI chatbot. [ more ]
San Francisco Chronicle tries an AI chatbot - er, Chowbot - for food recs
The San Francisco Chronicle has an AI-powered chatbot called Chowbot for restaurant recommendations. Chowbot uses the paper's own guides and reviews for trustworthy suggestions.
Chowbot is seen as a reader-friendly tool that complements the work of the food and wine team, enhancing user experience in finding specific dining options. [ more ]
Microsoft to add AI chatbot button to computer keyboards | CBC News
Microsoft unveils a keyboard redesign that includes a special 'Copilot key' to launch its AI chatbot.
The addition of an AI button is part of Microsoft's strategy to capitalize on its partnership with OpenAI and make itself a gateway for generative AI applications. [ more ]
Snapchat now lets parents restrict their teens from using the app's 'My AI' chatbot, view their privacy settings | TechCrunch
Snapchat is introducing new parental controls that allow parents to restrict their teens from interacting with the app's AI chatbot.
The changes also include giving parents access to view their teens' privacy settings and making it easier to find the Family Center for parental controls. [ more ]
The Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.'s Use of Copyrighted Work
The New York Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement on Wednesday, opening a new front in the increasingly intense legal battle over the unauthorized use of published work to train artificial intelligence technologies.
Interactive AI to break onto the scene in 2024 DW 12/25/2023
Barely a year ago, few people had heard of Chat GPT, Bard and Llama artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots that promised to make the world a lot more productive but would likely leave millions of people out of a job.
AWS Launches New Chips for AI Training and Its Own AI Chatbot
AWS announced new generations of its Graviton and Trainium chips, offering better compute performance and memory bandwidth for cloud workloads and AI model training.
Amazon Bedrock, the foundation model building service, introduced new features including Agents, Custom models, and Guardrails to help organizations customize and control their AI content. [ more ]
OpenAI's custom GPTs: Everything you need to know about how to use them and build your own
OpenAI has introduced custom GPTs, allowing users to customize the way the AI chatbot works and provide specific datasets for it to pull from.
The rollout of custom GPTs comes at a time of uncertainty for OpenAI, following the departure of key personnel. The future relevance of the company may depend on user innovation on the platform, which custom GPTs enables. [ more ]