According to a new report from app subscription service Setapp, 42% of Mac users use AI-based apps daily, and 63% believe they are more beneficial than those without AI. Mac app developers are also adopting AI, with 44% having implemented AI or machine learning models and 28% working on it. …
Read More »Lakera launches to defend large language models from evil prompts
The generative AI movement relies on large language models (LLMs) to interpret and create human-language texts from simple prompts, such as summarizing a document, writing a poem, or answering a question using data from multiple sources. Bad actors can use “prompt injection” to trick an LLM-powered chatbot into giving unauthorized …
Read More »Yepic fail: This startup promised not to deepfake without consent but did
According to Yepic AI, it uses “deepfakes for good” and will “never reenact someone without their consent.” However, the company did what it said it would never do. Yepic AI sent a TechCrunch reporter two “deepfaked” videos of the reporter, who had not consented to their likeness, in an unsolicited …
Read More »TabbyML raises $3.2 million as an open-source GitHub Copilot competitor
The race to create AI assistants that help programmers is on. TabbyML, founded by two ex-Googlers, received $3.2 million in seed funding for its open-source code generator. TabbyML, a self-hosted coding assistant, is more customizable than GitHub’s Copilot, according to startup co-founder Meng Zhang. “We believe in a future where …
Read More »Last month, ChatGPT’s mobile app earned $4.58M, a record. Growth is slowing
ChatGPT’s mobile efforts have good and bad news. On the bright side, the AI chatbot set a new record in September with 15.6 million app installs and nearly $4.6 million in gross revenue across its iOS and Android apps worldwide. New data from Appfigures shows revenue growth slowing. Revenue growth …
Read More »Lemurian Labs is creating a cheaper compute paradigm for AI models
The resource demands of generative AI models have driven demand for Nvidia GPU chips to an all-time high, but what if there was a cheaper chip with similar power? Google, Intel, and Nvidia alumni’s early-stage startup Lemurian Labs aims to build that. It’s a moonshot idea, and it takes a …
Read More »Artifact, a news app that competes with X, adds AI images to posts
The news aggregator turned X competitor Artifact is adding generative AI. The app, created by Instagram’s co-founders, announced last week that users could post updates without links. Users can now use generative AI to create images for their posts. An appealing image can help tell a story, so the company …
Read More »Pixel 8 and 8 Pro will include Google Photos’ AI-powered Magic Editor
Google Photos will have generative AI with the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro smartphones. The feature, announced at the company’s I/O developer conference in May, allows more complex edits like filling gaps, repositioning the subject, and other foreground or background edits. Google showed how Magic Editor could easily combine …
Read More »Android 14 adds lock screen customization, accessibility, and more
Google launched Android 14 in NYC today at its Made By Google event. Android 14 has new customization, accessibility, and more, the company said. Pixel devices are getting Android 14 today, and Samsung Galaxy, iQOO, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, Realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, Vivo, and Xiaomi devices will get it later …
Read More »Google Assistant gets many improvements on Pixel 8 and 8 Pro
Google launched the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro at a hardware event this morning. Temperature sensor, off-device video processing, and improved photo editing are highlights. Both have substantially improved AI features thanks to Google Assistant. Google Assistant can summarize, read aloud, and translate web pages on the Pixel 8 …
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