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Google’s Bard AI chatbot can now answer questions about YouTube videos

Google's Bard AI chatbot just got a nifty update: it can now dish out answers about YouTube videos. Before, Bard could help you find cool or funny videos on YouTube. Now, it's like having a buddy who's seen every video and can fill you in on the details. Wondering how many eggs you need for that olive oil cake recipe in a YouTube video? Just ask Bard.

This change is hot on the heels of YouTube playing around with some new AI tricks, like chatting about video content and giving you the lowdown on what folks are yapping about in the comments. It's like having a cheat sheet for YouTube convos.

Plus, Google's letting teens in on the action now, too. They can hit up Bard for advice on stuff like picking a college or learning a new sport. It's not just about schoolwork – there's fun stuff in there, too. So, Bard's not just for finding videos anymore; it's like your go-to guide for the nitty-gritty of YouTube's world.

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Microsoft’s AI-powered Copilot for Windows 10 is now available to test

Microsoft's rolling out this nifty tool called Copilot for Windows 10 users. This thing was a Windows 11 exclusive, but now they're letting folks with Windows 10 give it a whirl. Copilot's pretty slick – it's like a chatbot that can answer your questions and whip up text for you. You just click a button on the taskbar to get it going.

If you're on Windows 10 Home or Pro and part of the Release Preview gang, you can test drive Copilot right now. And it looks like it won't be long before everyone with Windows 10 can get their hands on it.

Now, Microsoft's also been gabbing about how they're putting more effort into Windows 10, even though they're planning to pull the plug on its support in a couple of years. They're hinting at more AI stuff coming down the pipeline, but don't expect any major overhauls to Windows 10 itself.

It's not a shocker that Copilot is hitting Windows 10. Turns out, Windows 10 is still pretty popular, and Windows 11 isn't catching on as fast. Some internal scoop from Microsoft shows Windows 11's only on 400 million devices after two years, while Windows 10 hit that mark in just one year and then jumped to 600 million a bit after its second birthday.

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Amid OpenAI Chaos, Rival Infection AI Releases Model On GPT-4’s Heels

Inflection AI, the crew behind the chatty bot Pi, just dropped a new AI model, Inflection-2. This baby is said to outdo some big names from Google and Meta, and it's breathing down the neck of OpenAI's big dog, GPT-4.

Inflection-2 is a real champ, beating Google’s PaLM Large 2 and Meta's LLaMA 2 in a bunch of tests. It's not quite as hefty as GPT-4, but for its size, it's a top performer.

The head honcho at Inflection, Mustafa Suleyman, is jazzed about the future of AI, saying it's going to be wild. They're planning to soup up their chatbot Pi with this new model, making it even sharper and up-to-date, without making stuff up.

Inflection says their new model release wasn't rushed because of OpenAI's drama. In fact, they were a week late. To cook up Inflection-2, they used some serious hardware from Nvidia and teamed up with Microsoft and CoreWeave.

This model aced a big test called MMLU, outdoing LLaMA 2, Grok-1, Google's PaLM 2 Large, and Claude 2 from Anthropic, only trailing behind GPT-4. It did great in most areas, although it's not as hot in math and code as GPT-4.

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Forget Siri. Turn your iPhone’s ‘Action Button’ into a ChatGPT voice assistant instead

If you've got an iPhone 15 Pro or Pro Max, you can now use ChatGPT as your voice assistant instead of Siri. Apple's newest phones have this cool Action Button, a fresh feature replacing the old Mute button. You can tweak this button to do different stuff like snapping photos, turning on the flashlight, or even starting a voice chat with ChatGPT.

Before, you needed a paid subscription to use ChatGPT's voice feature, but not anymore. It's free for everyone now. To set it up, dive into your iPhone's settings, find the "Action Button" menu, and pick the "Shortcut" option. Then, choose "ChatGPT" from the app list and select "Start voice conversation" as your action.

Make sure you've got the Shortcuts app on your phone. Once everything's set, just press and hold the Action Button to start chatting with ChatGPT. You get to pick from five different voice options too.

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Adobe ventures into AI video space with Rephrase.ai acquisition

Adobe, that big software honcho, just scooped up Rephrase.ai, a hot AI video company from Bengaluru. This isn't just chit-chat; Adobe sent around an internal memo confirming the deal, as reported by ET.

So, what's the big deal with Rephrase? These guys are wizards at turning text into slick, professional videos using AI. Adobe's plan is to mesh this tech into their Creative Cloud, beefing up their video editing game. This move is a big thumbs up for Adobe in the AI video tool world.

The word on the street is that most of the Rephrase crew will join Adobe. But mum's the word on how much Adobe shelled out for this.

The three musketeers behind Rephrase – Ashray Malhotra, Nisheeth Lahoti, and Shivam Mangla – have already been making waves with some award-winning stuff. So, Adobe snagging Rephrase? It's a big deal in the AI and video world.

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Google Chrome To Get An AI Boost: Organize Tabs Feature In The Works

Google's planning to pump up Chrome with some smart AI tricks to help you sort your tabs better. This tip-off comes from a post on X by @Leopeva64, who showed some sneak peeks of a new 'Advanced' feature in Chrome that's still cooking. The big giveaway? The settings tab URL says "chrome://settings/ai," hinting that Google's diving deep into AI.

This new tool's gonna be smart enough to figure out when you've got a bunch of tabs open and help you tidy them up automatically. They're calling it 'Organize tabs' in Chrome.

There's also buzz about another feature in the works, the Autofill Helper. Details are fuzzy, but it used to be called Compose, and you might need to reboot your browser to get it going. Both these AI moves show Google's doubling down on artificial smarts.

Chrome already lets you peek at how much memory each tab's gobbling up by just hovering over it. It'll show you stuff like the website name and how many megabytes it's using.

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OpenAI researchers warned board of AI breakthrough ahead of CEO ouster

A bunch of brainy folks at OpenAI, where Sam Altman was the big boss, wrote a secret letter to the company's top dogs. They were freaking out about a new AI thing they made, called Q* (that's "Q-Star"), that's supposed to be really smart, like smarter-than-humans smart.

Now, this letter and Q* stirred up a whole lot of drama. It was one of the reasons the board decided to kick Altman out for a bit. More than 700 employees were so ticked off about this that they almost bailed to join Microsoft, which backs OpenAI.

This Q* is supposed to be a big deal in their hunt for superintelligence, which is basically making a computer that's way smarter than us. So far, it's just acing math like a grade-schooler, but folks there think it's just the start of something huge.

When the dust settled, OpenAI clammed up and didn't say much. Even Mira Murati, another top person there, only told the team what was being said in the news, but didn't spill any beans about whether it was true or not. So, it's a bit of a mystery, but it sure sounds like something big's cooking over at OpenAI.

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Read Microsoft’s internal memos about the chaos at OpenAI

Last week, things got real shaky when OpenAI gave Sam Altman the boot as CEO. For a hot minute, it looked like Altman and his buddy Greg Brockman might join forces with Microsoft in a new AI gig. But nah, that plan got scrapped. OpenAI shook things up, got a new board, and surprise – brought Altman back as the big boss.

Scott's memo was all about staying the course despite the drama. He's like, "We're still all about that top-notch AI tech," and props to everyone for keeping their heads in the game. They've been pushing out new AI stuff non-stop, like some fancy new ChatGPT voice features.

Nadella chimed in too, dropping some wisdom on Twitter and the company forum. He's all about remembering that AI is just a tool in the big picture of empowering folks everywhere. He's giving thanks to his team for staying focused through this wild ride.

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OpenAI, Microsoft hit with new author copyright lawsuit over AI training

OpenAI and Microsoft are in hot water. They got slapped with a lawsuit on Tuesday. The beef? Some authors say these big tech names used their books without asking to smarten up AI models, like the brain behind ChatGPT. Julian Sancton, an author and big shot at Hollywood Reporter, is the head honcho of this lawsuit filed in Manhattan. He says OpenAI nabbed tens of thousands of nonfiction books to teach its AI to chat like a human.

Sancton's lawyer, Justin Nelson, isn't mincing words. He says OpenAI's making bank while stiffing nonfiction authors. He claims OpenAI's big brain is built on swiping copyrighted stuff. Sancton's own book about a wild Antarctic adventure got scooped up for AI training, according to the lawsuit.

They're dragging Microsoft into this too, saying the company's up to its elbows in developing the AI. Sancton's asking the court for damages and wants them to put a stop to what he calls infringement.

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AI and quantum research at centre of UK science and tech announcements

The UK's big cheese for money stuff, Jeremy Hunt, just announced some cool science and tech plans. They're throwing a hefty £500 million more into AI, aiming to hit over £1.5 billion in total. This is a step up from their earlier plan, which some folks thought was kinda skimpy compared to what other countries are spending.

On the space front, they're dropping £121 million on stuff like watching the Earth from space and better communication tech. Plus, they're teaming up with Lockheed Martin to build a new space tech center in Newcastle.

The drug-making and biotech crowd are getting a slice of the pie too, with a £520 million boost from 2025. There's also some sweet tax breaks coming their way, which they're pretty stoked about. Steve Bates from the BioIndustry Association says this is gonna speed up new medicine for folks and create jobs.

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Four ways AI is making the power grid faster and more resilient

So, the power grid's getting trickier to handle with all these new renewable energy sources popping up. It's not just a few big plants anymore; we've got a ton of solar panels and stuff making electricity in all kinds of ways. Plus, the weather's getting more unpredictable, making it harder to figure out how much juice we need at any given time. Enter AI, the new sheriff in town, helping to keep things running smooth.

AI's a whiz at learning from heaps of data and can handle complex stuff really well. This makes it perfect for keeping the grid stable. There's a lot of buzz in the energy sector about this, and the US Department of Energy is throwing a cool $3 billion at smart grid projects that use AI.

Here's a quick rundown of four ways AI's changing the game:

• Fast & Smart Decisions: The grid's super complex, and it's tough to keep track of everything. AI helps operators understand what's happening, make better calls, and foresee problems. One example is a team that made a machine-learning model for grid operators like MISO, making daily electricity predictions way faster.

• Custom Solutions for Homes: Startups like Lunar Energy use AI to help people use energy more efficiently. They collect data from tons of homes and use it to make personalized energy predictions. This helps not only the customers save money but also helps utility companies plan better.

• Handling Electric Vehicles (EVs): EVs are great but they're a challenge for the grid, especially in areas where they're popular. Companies like WeaveGrid analyze EV charging data to figure out the best times for charging. This helps the grid handle the extra load and even turns cars into energy storage units.

• Preventing Disasters: AI is also being used for checking out things like transmission lines and transformers. It can quickly spot problems like overgrown trees that might cause blackouts. Some companies even use AI to predict grid failures from extreme weather.

But don't think AI's gonna replace humans in running the grid anytime soon. There are big challenges like security risks and data privacy. AI's smart, but it still needs humans to make sure everything runs safely and fairly. Plus, we gotta be careful not to let AI's decisions unfairly affect less well-off neighborhoods. It's all about using the right tool for the job. AI's the fancy new screwdriver, but sometimes you still need the good old hammer.

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