Microsoft Copilot Arrives with Windows 11 Update!

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Microsoft Announced Copilot, your everyday AI companion

Microsoft is stepping up its game by launching something called Microsoft Copilot. It’s like your everyday AI buddy, helping you out with your tasks on your PC. It’s all about making tech more friendly and approachable.

So, Copilot is gonna be everywhere – Windows 11, Microsoft 365, Edge, Bing – you name it. It’s like having a helpful friend who pops up when you need a hand, whether it’s with work or just browsing the web, all while keeping your private stuff secure.

Bing’s getting some AI love too. It’s gonna understand you better, give more personalized answers, and even offer a smarter shopping experience. And with Microsoft 365 Copilot, work’s gonna feel less like a chore, helping out with emails, bookings, and those endless documents.

The cool part? They’re bringing some of this smart tech to everyday tasks. Imagine creating eye-catching visuals for social media or invitations with ease, thanks to a new app called Designer that’s powered by some serious AI tech from OpenAI.

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YouTube goes all in on AI with new generative AI audio and video tools for creators

YouTube's diving deep into the AI world with new tools for its video creators. At the "Made For YouTube" event in NYC, they unveiled AI features to make video-making a cinch. Their big reveal? "Dream Screen". Type an idea and - boom! - you get a video or background in less than 60 seconds. It's cool, but the videos kinda scream "made by a machine".

They also dropped "YouTube Create", a new app for Android (and soon, iPhone) users. Think of it as YouTube's rival to TikTok's CapCut. This app's not just for short clips - it's also for longer vids, and it's got bells and whistles like auto noise-cleaning, auto captions, and a neat "Find Beats" feature to help sync video with music.

YouTube's also rolling out AI insights next year to give creators tips on boosting their video performance. And a pretty neat feature: auto-translating videos into different languages without changing the lip sync or voice. Fancy, right?

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Salesforce to acquire Airkit.ai, a low-code platform for building AI customer service agents

Salesforce, the big software company, is buying Airkit.ai. What's Airkit.ai? It's a tool that helps online shops make chat robots to help customers. The guys who made Airkit, Adam Evans and Stephen Ehikian, ain't new to this game. They sold another company to Salesforce a while back for a cool $390 million. Last month, Airkit went high-tech with a new platform that lets places like OpenTable make chatbots for customer questions about orders, products, etc.

And here's the kicker: Salesforce already had ties with Airkit. They gave them money in the past, and Airkit was even on Salesforce's app store. Everyone's going nuts over this type of tech, so it's no surprise Salesforce wanted them. By next year, Airkit.ai will become part of Salesforce's customer help tool, and Evans will still be the head honcho.

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Anthropic’s new policy takes aim at ‘catastrophic’ AI risks

So, Anthropic, the company that made the Claude chatbot, has rolled out a new rulebook. They’re callin’ it the Responsible Scaling Policy (RSP). They made this to avoid any huge, nasty messes that could be caused by AI gone wild—think major damage and lots of folks getting hurt.

Anthropic wants to make AI safe and super advanced but without rushing and causing issues. All changes to this rulebook need a thumbs up from the board. This might slow things down when new safety issues pop up, but it's crucial to keep things straight and avoid bias.

Anthropic’s getting a lot of eyes on them for being open and responsible about AI safety. They got this chatbot, Claude, that shuts down harmful commands by explaining why they’re no good. This is part of their “Constitutional AI” approach, where they lay down some ground rules and principles, making sure humans are in the loop.

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Nvidia DLSS 3.5 Tested: AI-Powered Graphics Leaves Competitors Behind

Nvidia's DLSS 3.5 Ray Reconstruction is making waves, pushing graphics boundaries with its high-fidelity ray tracing, notably seen in games like Cyberpunk 2077 2.0. This tech serves sharper, more vivid graphics but is exclusive to those rocking Nvidia RTX graphics cards. Non-Nvidia alternatives like AMD's FSR 2 and FSR 3 exist, but they don’t offer ray reconstruction; Nvidia has the market cornered there.

Nvidia’s doing some groundbreaking stuff, leading the pack in graphics innovation. They account for 82% of the PC market per the Steam Hardware survey, with AMD and Intel GPUs sharing the remaining slice. These advancements are cool, but they come with a hitch—many gamers using consoles powered by AMD GPUs won’t get the same experiences unless game devs put in extra work for PC versions.

Testing revealed that performance with Quality upscaling is pretty dismal if you’re not on Nvidia, and even within Nvidia, you need one of the high-end RTX cards to get the good stuff at high resolutions. The tests also exposed a variance in graphics performance across different GPU vendors, meaning the look of the game isn't consistent across the board.

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AMD takes AI inferencing to space with Versal chip

AMD's got a new chip that's ready to shoot for the stars! The Versal AI Edge chip, called the XQRVE2302, is built especially for space and can handle all that cosmic radiation. It's smaller than its predecessor, uses way less power (like 75% less!), and is tailored for space missions.

This chip is a whiz at machine learning, turning raw data into real info, like spotting weird stuff in space images. The cool part? It can be reprogrammed even after it's launched into space, so folks can tweak its functions mid-mission. AMD made sure it's tough enough for all kinds of space missions, from close to Earth to way out there. They plan to have these space-ready chips up for grabs by the end of 2024.

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AI-generated books force Amazon to cap e-book publications to 3 per day

Amazon's clamping down on the number of e-books folks can self-publish daily, setting a limit at three. Why? Seems some sly dogs are using AI to churn out books, and some are even pretending to be big-name authors. Even though Amazon's not freaking out about these AI-made books, they're still putting this cap to keep things on the up and up.

A little while back, Amazon also started asking authors to give a heads up if they're using AI to create or touch up their content. Some of the books suspected to be made by AI, like ones on mushroom hunting, got booted off Amazon's platform because they might've been giving bad advice. Some experts, like Dr. Johnson from Oxford Brookes, don't think this three-book cap will do much, though, since those crafty enough might find a way around it.

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Elon Musk Says Neuralink Could Slash Risk From AI As Firm Prepares For First Human Trials

Elon Musk’s company, Neuralink, is developing brain implants that might defend humanity against potential threats from artificial intelligence (AI). Musk dropped this bomb as his company gets ready to start human trials, aiming to help paralyzed folks regain lost functions.

Neuralink's tech lets people mesh with computers using just thoughts, amplifying our communication with AI and each other. Musk believes this could have been a game-changer for people like the late physicist Stephen Hawking, who couldn’t move much and was concerned about AI risks to humans. Though Neuralink is still focused on initial human trials to test safety and functionality, Musk reckons that the tech has the potential to restore full body movement.

Neuralink is kickstarting its human trials after getting the green light from the FDA and is on the hunt for participants, particularly those paralyzed due to spinal cord injuries or ALS, who are over 22 and have a reliable caregiver. They aim to enable participants to control computer cursors or keyboards with their thoughts.

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LimeWire is back — but this time, it's all about AI

LimeWire, once big in the music-sharing game, is making a comeback, but not with tunes. They're diving into the AI scene, where folks can make and swap AI pics, clips, and sounds. They've just bought BlueWillow, a tool tons of people have used to create a boatload of images.

But don't get it twisted: this isn't the old-school LimeWire. A new crew bought the name a couple of years back, trying to ride that wave of nostalgia. They first aimed to jazz up the NFT world but have now shifted gears to AI. Based in Vienna and boasting a cool $17 million from selling tokens, they kicked off their AI lab a little while back. Their dream? Make a spot where it's a breeze to craft images and where creators can score some cash. LimeWire's next play? Mix BlueWillow into their AI game, but they'll still lean on free tools.

LimeWire's big shot, Marcus Feistl, says their strength is making things user-friendly, something they rocked in the crypto realm.

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Alpha3D wants to accelerate digital asset and AI-powered generation through cheaper, hyperscaling technology

Alpha3D is making it super easy for folks to create 3D digital stuff like images and whatnot, all thanks to its AI technology. You don't need to be a tech whiz to use it—you can make 3D images just by typing in text or uploading a 2D picture. Then, you can use those 3D creations in video games, online shopping, and even in those new virtual worlds everyone's talking about.

The company started earlier this year and already has almost 100,000 users. They've also teamed up with big names like Nvidia. Right now, they're not really worried about making money; they just want to get more people using their platform. Down the road, they plan to plug their tech into other companies' setups to help them out with creating digital content. Oh, and they've raised nearly $2 million in funding to keep the ball rolling.

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Artifact co-founder Kevin Systrom doesn’t believe in AI doomerism

Kevin Systrom, the guy who helped make Instagram, has a new startup called Artifact that uses AI to shake up how we read news. Speaking at a TechCrunch event, he said he's not worried about all the AI fearmongering. He reminded folks that every time new tech pops up, people fret about job losses and stuff, but history shows we usually end up with new opportunities.

Kevin mentioned how his new app isn’t just about getting the most clicks. Instead, Artifact focuses on quality and can even spotlight some awesome writers most folks haven’t heard of. Some big names in tech and media are cautious about AI, but Kevin's gung-ho about its potential. His goal? Make sure news isn’t just clickbait but stuff people actually find useful.

And while the future of Artifact is still a bit fuzzy, Kevin thinks AI and smartphones are the magic combo to make it big.

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