#ai-powered-personas

#ai-powered-personas

VOID stands for Video Object and Interaction Deletion. It's a VLM (vision-language model) that can not only erase objects from a scene but can also inpaint how remaining objects in the scene should behave without the influence of whatever was excised.

The new tracker features a simplified progress bar that shows just four stages of pizza creation. The new design was rolled out to all platforms, and there's also new Lock Screen widgets for iOS that bring the pizza chain's most famous tech feature to the Liquid Glass age.

AI Mode can use your previous conversations, along with places you've searched for or tapped on in Search and Maps to deliver more relevant options, personalized to you. So if AI Mode infers that you have a preference for Italian food, plant-based meals, and places that have outdoor seating, you may get results suggesting options like these.

I think the breakthrough AI opportunity is still slightly ahead of us or slightly ahead of most of us, and that is the widespread introduction of AI companions that we'll have at our disposal at work and home that are trained by us, that know everything we know, and that can take action on our behalf across a range of activities.

Artificial intelligence is undergoing a fundamental transformation, moving beyond the screen-based interactions that have dominated consumer technology for the past decade. At this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, the shift became particularly evident as companies showcased AI systems designed to operate directly with physical devices and smart home environments. The evolution represents a significant departure from current AI assistants, which remain largely confined to specific devices or require explicit user commands.