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Amazon Enters Chatbot Fray With Shopping Tool

Amazon has announced Rufus, an AI-powered chatbot in its mobile app that serves as a personal shopping assistant.
Customers can ask Rufus product questions in a conversational tone and receive answers directly in the search bar of the app.

Is AI 'Copilot' a Generic Term or a Brand Name?

The term 'copilot' is widely used in enterprise software for AI assistants and is evolving in its usage.
Microsoft Copilot is a brand umbrella for various generative AI and chatbot products throughout Microsoft productivity software.

UK parcel firm disables AI after poetic bot goes rogue

A parcel delivery firm in the UK disabled the AI function in its online chat systems after a user coaxed the system into composing a poem about the company's bad customer service.
The user's exchange with the chatbot has been viewed 1.1 million times on social media.

Google Prepares for a Future Where Search Isn't King

Google is releasing a new chatbot named Gemini to compete against OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Gemini will have its own app on Android and will be available on the Google search app on iOS.

AI startup gets green light for stock picking chatbot

AI is transforming investment advice through chatbots, with emphasis on algorithmic trust over human advisors.

Authors sue Anthropic for copyright infringement over AI training

Anthropic faces a class-action lawsuit for allegedly using pirated books to train its chatbot Claude, raising serious copyright concerns.

Amazon Enters Chatbot Fray With Shopping Tool

Amazon has announced Rufus, an AI-powered chatbot in its mobile app that serves as a personal shopping assistant.
Customers can ask Rufus product questions in a conversational tone and receive answers directly in the search bar of the app.

Is AI 'Copilot' a Generic Term or a Brand Name?

The term 'copilot' is widely used in enterprise software for AI assistants and is evolving in its usage.
Microsoft Copilot is a brand umbrella for various generative AI and chatbot products throughout Microsoft productivity software.

UK parcel firm disables AI after poetic bot goes rogue

A parcel delivery firm in the UK disabled the AI function in its online chat systems after a user coaxed the system into composing a poem about the company's bad customer service.
The user's exchange with the chatbot has been viewed 1.1 million times on social media.

Google Prepares for a Future Where Search Isn't King

Google is releasing a new chatbot named Gemini to compete against OpenAI's ChatGPT.
Gemini will have its own app on Android and will be available on the Google search app on iOS.

AI startup gets green light for stock picking chatbot

AI is transforming investment advice through chatbots, with emphasis on algorithmic trust over human advisors.

Authors sue Anthropic for copyright infringement over AI training

Anthropic faces a class-action lawsuit for allegedly using pirated books to train its chatbot Claude, raising serious copyright concerns.
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Founder of company that created LAUSD chatbot charged with fraud

The founder of AllHere, a chatbot creator for L.A. schools, has been indicted on charges of fraud, impacting the education tech sector.
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What's next for AI in 2024

Customized chatbots will be a trend in 2024, as tech companies aim to monetize their generative AI products.
AI ethics and regulations will continue to shape the AI agenda in 2024.

New Startup Analyzing AI Outputs to Find Out Where They're Stolen From

Generative AI models may be seen as mass plagiarism machines, benefiting from creators' work without compensation.

Copilot Cheat Sheet (Formerly Bing Chat): The Complete Guide

Microsoft is integrating generative AI into its products, including Copilot in Bing.
Copilot in Bing is an AI-powered chatbot that can be used for searches and content generation based on Bing search results.

Perplexity's AI Shopping Is the 'One-Stop Solution' for Products via the Chatbot, Going Against Amazon

Perplexity AI enhances online shopping by integrating direct research and purchase capabilities within its chatbot for US users.

A mystery chatbot came and went. It's probably a new OpenAI product

The mystery chatbot likely an improvement on existing models, not a new one.

What's next for AI in 2024

Customized chatbots will be a trend in 2024, as tech companies aim to monetize their generative AI products.
AI ethics and regulations will continue to shape the AI agenda in 2024.

New Startup Analyzing AI Outputs to Find Out Where They're Stolen From

Generative AI models may be seen as mass plagiarism machines, benefiting from creators' work without compensation.

Copilot Cheat Sheet (Formerly Bing Chat): The Complete Guide

Microsoft is integrating generative AI into its products, including Copilot in Bing.
Copilot in Bing is an AI-powered chatbot that can be used for searches and content generation based on Bing search results.

Perplexity's AI Shopping Is the 'One-Stop Solution' for Products via the Chatbot, Going Against Amazon

Perplexity AI enhances online shopping by integrating direct research and purchase capabilities within its chatbot for US users.

A mystery chatbot came and went. It's probably a new OpenAI product

The mystery chatbot likely an improvement on existing models, not a new one.
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Duolingo's new eyerolling emo chatbot Lily briefly replaces CEO on investor call to showcase its AI technology

Duolingo showcases AI integration by using a chatbot in investor communication, emphasizing its potential in enhancing language learning and engagement.
#business-support

AI chatbot launches on Gov.UK to help business users with mixed results

The UK government is launching an AI chatbot to assist businesses with navigating the complex Gov.UK website.

Talk to UK.gov website about tax and support via chatbot

The UK government is testing an experimental chatbot for businesses to assist with tax queries, leveraging AI for improved navigation of information.

AI chatbot launches on Gov.UK to help business users with mixed results

The UK government is launching an AI chatbot to assist businesses with navigating the complex Gov.UK website.

Talk to UK.gov website about tax and support via chatbot

The UK government is testing an experimental chatbot for businesses to assist with tax queries, leveraging AI for improved navigation of information.
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YouTube Adds New Elements to Studio to Enhance Fan Interactions

YouTube is enhancing the Content tab and introducing new features like Community Spotlight and chatbot support to better support creators.

YouTube Adds New Elements to Studio to Enhance Fan Interactions

YouTube is enhancing the Content tab for better creator usability and engagement through new features like Community Spotlight and an interactive chatbot.

YouTube Adds New Elements to Studio to Enhance Fan Interactions

YouTube is enhancing the Content tab and introducing new features like Community Spotlight and chatbot support to better support creators.

YouTube Adds New Elements to Studio to Enhance Fan Interactions

YouTube is enhancing the Content tab for better creator usability and engagement through new features like Community Spotlight and an interactive chatbot.
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Meta Develops AI Search Engine to Lessen Reliance on Google, Microsoft

Meta is working on an AI-driven search engine to enhance its chatbot's real-time response capabilities.

Sociable: Meta is developing a search engine to power its AI chatbot

Meta is developing its own search tool for its AI chatbot to reduce reliance on Bing and Google.

Google Is Giving Away Some of the A.I. That Powers Chatbots

Rival companies criticized Meta's open-sourcing of chatbot code, but Google has now followed suit.
Google released the code for its online chatbot, emphasizing benefits of sharing outweigh risks.

Meta Develops AI Search Engine to Lessen Reliance on Google, Microsoft

Meta is working on an AI-driven search engine to enhance its chatbot's real-time response capabilities.

Sociable: Meta is developing a search engine to power its AI chatbot

Meta is developing its own search tool for its AI chatbot to reduce reliance on Bing and Google.

Google Is Giving Away Some of the A.I. That Powers Chatbots

Rival companies criticized Meta's open-sourcing of chatbot code, but Google has now followed suit.
Google released the code for its online chatbot, emphasizing benefits of sharing outweigh risks.
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Meta reportedly building AI search engine to cut reliance on Google, Bing

Meta is developing an AI-based search engine to reduce dependency on Google and Bing.
Meta AI will provide conversational answers using its chatbot across platforms.

I am here to support you': Violetta, Sophia and Sara, the chatbots that assist victims of gender violence

Violetta chatbot supports gender-based violence victims in Mexico, providing anonymous assistance and encouraging them to seek help without fear or shame.
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OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Better Memory'

OpenAI has released a new version of its chatbot, ChatGPT, that can remember user input and use it for future conversations.
The technology allows ChatGPT to create personalized responses based on previous conversations, making it a more sophisticated digital assistant.

Google Says It Fixed Image Generator That Failed to Depict White People

Google's A.I. chatbot Gemini faced backlash for its inability to depict white individuals, prompting the company to shut down and later reintroduce human image capabilities.

Language model 'UroBot' surpasses the accuracy of experienced urologists

UroBot significantly outperforms both traditional urologists and other AI models in specialist examination accuracy, indicating its potential as a clinical support tool.

How You Can Avoid Using Meta AI

Meta AI, the AI assistant by Meta Platforms, integrated into Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, helps users with various tasks but faces mixed reactions and challenges.

This Chatbot Screens Your Dating App Matches for You

A new dating app called Volar is using artificial intelligence to help people skip the early stages of chatting with a new match.
Users create dating profiles by messaging with a chatbot and answer questions about their interests and preferences.
The personal chatbot then goes on quick virtual first dates with potential matches, and users can decide if they want to send a real first message request.

Microsoft's Xbox Could Soon Get an AI-Powered Chatbot

Microsoft is reportedly developing an AI-powered chatbot for Xbox support tasks.
The AI chatbot, called Xbox Support Virtual Agent, is capable of handling queries and processing game refunds.

OpenAI Gives ChatGPT a Better Memory'

OpenAI has released a new version of its chatbot, ChatGPT, that can remember user input and use it for future conversations.
The technology allows ChatGPT to create personalized responses based on previous conversations, making it a more sophisticated digital assistant.

Google Says It Fixed Image Generator That Failed to Depict White People

Google's A.I. chatbot Gemini faced backlash for its inability to depict white individuals, prompting the company to shut down and later reintroduce human image capabilities.

Language model 'UroBot' surpasses the accuracy of experienced urologists

UroBot significantly outperforms both traditional urologists and other AI models in specialist examination accuracy, indicating its potential as a clinical support tool.

How You Can Avoid Using Meta AI

Meta AI, the AI assistant by Meta Platforms, integrated into Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, helps users with various tasks but faces mixed reactions and challenges.

This Chatbot Screens Your Dating App Matches for You

A new dating app called Volar is using artificial intelligence to help people skip the early stages of chatting with a new match.
Users create dating profiles by messaging with a chatbot and answer questions about their interests and preferences.
The personal chatbot then goes on quick virtual first dates with potential matches, and users can decide if they want to send a real first message request.

Microsoft's Xbox Could Soon Get an AI-Powered Chatbot

Microsoft is reportedly developing an AI-powered chatbot for Xbox support tasks.
The AI chatbot, called Xbox Support Virtual Agent, is capable of handling queries and processing game refunds.
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Meta gives its AI the ability to see - and celebrity voices for you to choose from

Meta AI enhances user interaction by integrating visual recognition and celebrity voice responses, allowing photo edits and real-time information retrieval.

Meta Expands Its AI Chatbot Availability

Meta is expanding its AI chatbot to 21 new countries to improve access for users.
The initiative aims to enhance user experience in various emerging markets globally.

Meta's Making its AI Chatbot Available in More Regions

Meta AI chatbot is now available in 21 new countries, including Brazil and the UK.
Expansion focuses on increasing global access and language support for users.

WhatsApp trials Meta AI chatbot in India, more markets | TechCrunch

WhatsApp is testing Meta AI chatbot in India to tap into its vast user base for scaling AI offerings.

Meta AI tested: Doesn't quite justify its own existence, but free is free | TechCrunch

Meta AI, powered by Llama 3, is a new chatbot by Meta regurgitating web search results, showing no exceptional performance but widely accessible and free.

Meta gives its AI the ability to see - and celebrity voices for you to choose from

Meta AI enhances user interaction by integrating visual recognition and celebrity voice responses, allowing photo edits and real-time information retrieval.

Meta Expands Its AI Chatbot Availability

Meta is expanding its AI chatbot to 21 new countries to improve access for users.
The initiative aims to enhance user experience in various emerging markets globally.

Meta's Making its AI Chatbot Available in More Regions

Meta AI chatbot is now available in 21 new countries, including Brazil and the UK.
Expansion focuses on increasing global access and language support for users.

WhatsApp trials Meta AI chatbot in India, more markets | TechCrunch

WhatsApp is testing Meta AI chatbot in India to tap into its vast user base for scaling AI offerings.

Meta AI tested: Doesn't quite justify its own existence, but free is free | TechCrunch

Meta AI, powered by Llama 3, is a new chatbot by Meta regurgitating web search results, showing no exceptional performance but widely accessible and free.
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How to Build a WhatsApp Real Estate Chatbot Using Twilio, Flask, and AI: Project Overview

The chatbot enhances real estate operations by providing prompt, accurate responses, helping agents manage inquiries effectively.

Amazon starts testing ads in its Rufus chatbot | TechCrunch

Amazon's Rufus chatbot is set to introduce sponsored ads to enhance user experience and product discovery.

Can Perplexity Pro help you code? It aced my programming tests - thanks to GPT-4

Perplexity.ai's Pro version lacks password or multifactor authentication, relying solely on email codes, potentially raising security concerns.

Google Is Playing a Dangerous Game With AI Search

Google's new AI feature provides direct answers to health queries, but accuracy issues may be a concern.

China creates its own ChatGPT chatbot based on Xi Jinping

China's top internet regulator has created a chatbot based on President Xi Jinping's philosophy to engage residents in using AI securely.
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Scarlett Johansson hired lawyers to push back on eerily similar'OpenAI voice

Scarlett Johansson requested removal of AI voice resembling her for OpenAI's chatbot.

Rumors swirl about mystery "gpt2-chatbot" that some think is GPT-5 in disguise

Speculation surrounds new mystery chatbot gpt2-chatbot in LMSYS Chatbot Arena, possibly hinting at GPT-4.5 or GPT-5 launch by OpenAI.

Microsoft's new AI key is first big change to keyboards in decades

Microsoft has unveiled a new keyboard redesign that includes an AI chatbot button called Copilot.
The AI button will launch Microsoft's AI chatbot and is part of Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI.
The keyboard redesign is Microsoft's biggest change to PC keyboards in three decades.

Scarlett Johansson hired lawyers to push back on eerily similar'OpenAI voice

Scarlett Johansson requested removal of AI voice resembling her for OpenAI's chatbot.

Rumors swirl about mystery "gpt2-chatbot" that some think is GPT-5 in disguise

Speculation surrounds new mystery chatbot gpt2-chatbot in LMSYS Chatbot Arena, possibly hinting at GPT-4.5 or GPT-5 launch by OpenAI.

Microsoft's new AI key is first big change to keyboards in decades

Microsoft has unveiled a new keyboard redesign that includes an AI chatbot button called Copilot.
The AI button will launch Microsoft's AI chatbot and is part of Microsoft's partnership with OpenAI.
The keyboard redesign is Microsoft's biggest change to PC keyboards in three decades.
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Agent - MindsDB

MindsDB allows creating and deploying AI agents with AI models and customizable skills.
AI agents use a conversational model like OpenAI or Anthropic to respond to user input.
#google

Google Rebrands Its AI Chatbot as Gemini to Take On ChatGPT

Google is consolidating its generative AI products under the banner of its latest AI model Gemini, which includes the Bard chatbot and Duet AI.
Gemini Ultra, the most powerful version of Google's AI model, is now available in a premium version of Google's chatbot called Gemini Advanced.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says Gemini chatbot's 'woke' AI disaster 'completely unacceptable'

Sundar Pichai denounces Gemini AI chatbot's biased outputs.
Google CEO pledges to fix AI tool and prevent future biases.

Google's AI now goes by a new name: Gemini

Google is renaming its Bard chatbot to Gemini and releasing a dedicated Gemini app for Android.
Gemini is being positioned as the future AI assistant that is conversational, multimodal, and more helpful than ever before.

Google Releases Gemini, an A.I.-Driven Chatbot and Voice Assistant

Google has introduced Gemini, a smartphone app that combines the features of a talking digital assistant and a chatbot.
Gemini can answer questions, write poetry, generate images, draft emails, analyze photos, set timers, and make phone calls.
The app has a wide range of capabilities, including serving as a personal tutor, assisting with coding tasks, and helping job seekers prepare for interviews.

Google Pushing Its Unsafe Search AI on Users Who Didn't Opt In

Google is automatically implementing its AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) without user consent.
SGE provides organized, paraphrased answers for queries but with flawed sourcing and potentially incorrect information.

Google Rebrands Its AI Chatbot as Gemini to Take On ChatGPT

Google is consolidating its generative AI products under the banner of its latest AI model Gemini, which includes the Bard chatbot and Duet AI.
Gemini Ultra, the most powerful version of Google's AI model, is now available in a premium version of Google's chatbot called Gemini Advanced.

Google CEO Sundar Pichai says Gemini chatbot's 'woke' AI disaster 'completely unacceptable'

Sundar Pichai denounces Gemini AI chatbot's biased outputs.
Google CEO pledges to fix AI tool and prevent future biases.

Google's AI now goes by a new name: Gemini

Google is renaming its Bard chatbot to Gemini and releasing a dedicated Gemini app for Android.
Gemini is being positioned as the future AI assistant that is conversational, multimodal, and more helpful than ever before.

Google Releases Gemini, an A.I.-Driven Chatbot and Voice Assistant

Google has introduced Gemini, a smartphone app that combines the features of a talking digital assistant and a chatbot.
Gemini can answer questions, write poetry, generate images, draft emails, analyze photos, set timers, and make phone calls.
The app has a wide range of capabilities, including serving as a personal tutor, assisting with coding tasks, and helping job seekers prepare for interviews.

Google Pushing Its Unsafe Search AI on Users Who Didn't Opt In

Google is automatically implementing its AI-powered Search Generative Experience (SGE) without user consent.
SGE provides organized, paraphrased answers for queries but with flawed sourcing and potentially incorrect information.
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#martechbot

MarTechBot update: Personas, image generation and new prompts | MarTech

MarTechBot has been widely used by marketers, with over 2,100 engagements since its launch.
MarTechBot has released several updates, including pre-loaded personas and a DALL-E 3-powered image generation tool.

Improving customer journey orchestration with metrics and actions: Best of the MarTechBot | MarTech

Conversion Rate, Customer Lifetime Value, Customer Satisfaction Score, Customer Churn Rate are key metrics in customer journey orchestration.

MarTechBot update: Personas, image generation and new prompts | MarTech

MarTechBot has been widely used by marketers, with over 2,100 engagements since its launch.
MarTechBot has released several updates, including pre-loaded personas and a DALL-E 3-powered image generation tool.

Improving customer journey orchestration with metrics and actions: Best of the MarTechBot | MarTech

Conversion Rate, Customer Lifetime Value, Customer Satisfaction Score, Customer Churn Rate are key metrics in customer journey orchestration.
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Gemini on Android can't ID songs, and it's frustrating | TechCrunch

Google's Gemini chatbot rushed out with image generator controversy
Gemini on Android breaks Google Assistant's song recognition feature
#air-canada

How can I mislead you? Air Canada found liable for chatbot's bad advice on bereavement rates | CBC News

Air Canada has been ordered to pay compensation to a customer misled by a chatbot into purchasing full-price flight tickets.
The airline attempted to distance itself from the chatbot's advice by claiming it was a separate legal entity responsible for its own actions.
The Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled that Air Canada is responsible for the information on its website, regardless of whether it comes from a static page or a chatbot.

Air Canada ordered to pay customer who was misled by airline's chatbot

Air Canada ordered to pay compensation for misleading customer with chatbot
Case raises questions about oversight of chatbot tools

Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline's chatbot

Air Canada was forced to give a partial refund to a passenger after the airline's chatbot provided inaccurate information on its bereavement travel policy.
The chatbot misled the passenger into booking a flight immediately and then requesting a refund within 90 days, but Air Canada's actual policy stated that refunds are not provided for bereavement travel after booking.

Air Canada must pay after chatbot lies to grieving passenger

Air Canada must pay passenger damages for providing incorrect information through its chatbot
Passenger booked flights based on chatbot's advice, but Air Canada later denied refund

Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up

Air Canada provided a partial refund to a passenger due to misinformation from the chatbot.
Air Canada argued that the responsibility for the chatbot's misleading information lies with the chatbot as a separate legal entity.

How can I mislead you? Air Canada found liable for chatbot's bad advice on bereavement rates | CBC News

Air Canada has been ordered to pay compensation to a customer misled by a chatbot into purchasing full-price flight tickets.
The airline attempted to distance itself from the chatbot's advice by claiming it was a separate legal entity responsible for its own actions.
The Civil Resolution Tribunal ruled that Air Canada is responsible for the information on its website, regardless of whether it comes from a static page or a chatbot.

Air Canada ordered to pay customer who was misled by airline's chatbot

Air Canada ordered to pay compensation for misleading customer with chatbot
Case raises questions about oversight of chatbot tools

Air Canada must honor refund policy invented by airline's chatbot

Air Canada was forced to give a partial refund to a passenger after the airline's chatbot provided inaccurate information on its bereavement travel policy.
The chatbot misled the passenger into booking a flight immediately and then requesting a refund within 90 days, but Air Canada's actual policy stated that refunds are not provided for bereavement travel after booking.

Air Canada must pay after chatbot lies to grieving passenger

Air Canada must pay passenger damages for providing incorrect information through its chatbot
Passenger booked flights based on chatbot's advice, but Air Canada later denied refund

Air Canada Has to Honor a Refund Policy Its Chatbot Made Up

Air Canada provided a partial refund to a passenger due to misinformation from the chatbot.
Air Canada argued that the responsibility for the chatbot's misleading information lies with the chatbot as a separate legal entity.
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LinkedIn Introduces A New Chatbot For Jobseekers | Entrepreneur

LinkedIn is introducing AI-powered features to help job seekers in their search for new opportunities. The features include an AI-powered chatbot and tailored career advice based on a user's LinkedIn feed.
The chatbot provides bullet point answers sourced from LinkedIn's company and industry data, and can answer questions about job listings, company culture, benefits, and more.
#baidu

Baidu's Ernie Bot Has More Than 100 Million Users According to CTO

Baidu's chatbot Ernie Bot has gained over 100 million users.
China is pushing to not be left behind in the global AI race.

Baidu's Ernie Bot Has More Than 100 Million Users According to CTO

Baidu's chatbot, Ernie Bot, has gained over 100 million users since its release in August.
China is pushing to not be left behind in the global AI race, with multiple chatbots fighting for domination in the Asian market.

Baidu's Ernie Bot Has More Than 100 Million Users According to CTO

Baidu's chatbot Ernie Bot has gained over 100 million users.
China is pushing to not be left behind in the global AI race.

Baidu's Ernie Bot Has More Than 100 Million Users According to CTO

Baidu's chatbot, Ernie Bot, has gained over 100 million users since its release in August.
China is pushing to not be left behind in the global AI race, with multiple chatbots fighting for domination in the Asian market.
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Walkie-talkie style gadget has an AI chatbot that can do everything

The Rabbit r1 is a walkie-talkie style gadget with an in-built chatbot that performs everyday tasks for the owner
The gadget works by taking control of all the owner's online accounts, requiring them to sign in and give access to their profiles on apps
#artificial-intellig

Robots Learn, Chatbots Visualize: How 2024 Will Be A.I.'s Leap Forward'

Online chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT will make unexpected leaps forward in 2024
A.I. will generate new kinds of media, mimic human reasoning, and seep into the physical world through robots

Artificial intelligence: Four debates to expect in 2024 DW 12/31/2023

AI technologies like ChatGPT and Bard chatbots have become everyday tools used by millions of people.
The proliferation of deepfake content could potentially disrupt elections and manipulate public opinion.

Robots Learn, Chatbots Visualize: How 2024 Will Be A.I.'s Leap Forward'

Online chatbots like OpenAI's ChatGPT will make unexpected leaps forward in 2024
A.I. will generate new kinds of media, mimic human reasoning, and seep into the physical world through robots

Artificial intelligence: Four debates to expect in 2024 DW 12/31/2023

AI technologies like ChatGPT and Bard chatbots have become everyday tools used by millions of people.
The proliferation of deepfake content could potentially disrupt elections and manipulate public opinion.
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Without a Siri brain transplant, Apple will lose the AI war

Apple has an opportunity to improve Siri and make it a successful chatbot.
Apple needs to invest in NLU and contextual understanding to enhance Siri's capabilities.

Character.ai: Young people turning to AI therapist bots

Character.ai is a platform where users can create chatbots based on fictional or real people.
The Psychologist bot on Character.ai has received 78 million messages since it was created over a year ago.

In Defense of AI Hallucinations

Chatbots often produce hallucinations, or made-up facts, in their responses.
Hallucinations can be seen as prompts for human creativity and a barrier against machines taking over.

Character.ai: Young people turning to AI therapist bots

Character.ai is a platform where anyone can create chatbots based on fictional or real people.
The most popular bot on Character.ai is 'Psychologist', which has received 78 million messages since its creation.

A piece of performance poetry': an absurd, decade-old Twitter account can teach us a lot about AI

@Horse_ebooks, a Twitter account that tweeted automated excerpts from ebooks, is considered a primitive predecessor to today's chatbots.
The account gained popularity for its decontextualized and poetic tweet fragments, and still has a significant following despite being inactive for a decade.

Rise of the AI psychbots

What if generative AI could let you chat with doppelgangers of brilliant people, in their words, at any time?And what if those brilliant people were alive and had no say in the outcome?

Urgent need for terrorism AI laws, warns think tank

The UK should consider new laws to stop AI recruiting terrorists, says the Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD).
The government's independent terrorism legislation reviewer Jonathan Hall ran an experiment on Character.ai, where he was recruited by a chatbot that expressed dedication to an extremist group.

Chatbots Trained to 'Jailbreak' Rivals

Researchers jailbroke popular LLM chatbots to generate valid responses to malicious queries.
The Masterkey method was three times more effective in jailbreaking the chatbots and rendered patches useless.

Wellness Chatbots Are New Workplace Benefit

Chatbots that hold therapist-like conversations and wellness apps that deliver depression and other diagnoses or identify people at risk of self-harm are become a part of many employers' healthcare benefits.

Billions of Dollars': New York Times Sues Open AI, Warns the Technology Could Result In Huge Sums of Lost Revenue

CNN's Clare Duffy reported on the New York Times's lawsuit against OpenAI on Wednesday and highlighted how the litigation reflects this larger fight over how the future of the internet will be built.

The New York Times sues OpenAI, Microsoft over use of its stories used to train AI chatbots

NEW YORK (AP) The New York Times has filed a federal lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, seeking to end the practice of using its stories to train chatbots.
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