Researchers claim to have created an AI that, trained on a trove of fMRI data, can reconstruct relatively accurate video from brain signals.
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Foresight Institute
Is a research organization and non-profit that supports the beneficial development of high-impact technologies. Since our founding in 1987 on a vision of guiding powerful technologies, we have continued to evolve into a many-armed organization that focuses on several fields of science and technology that are too ambitious for legacy institutions to support.
From molecular nanotechnology, to brain-computer interfaces, space exploration, cryptocommerce, and AI, Foresight gathers leading minds to advance research and accelerate progress toward flourishing futures.
Microsoft, Google strategy to test AI search ads irks some brands
June 8 (Reuters) — Alphabet’s (GOOGL.O) Google and Microsoft (MSFT.O) are inserting ads into AI experiments without providing an option to opt out of participation, an approach that has already rankled some brands and risks further pushback from the industry, ad buyers told Reuters.
The two tech giants are racing to revamp their search engines with artificial intelligence that can produce written responses to open-ended queries. That process will upend how advertisers reach consumers through ads on search results, a market that is estimated to grow 10% to $286 billion this year, according to research firm MAGNA.
Microsoft is testing ads in the Bing AI chatbot, which began rolling out to users in February, by relocating some traditional search ads and inserting them into the AI responses, the company said.
A Developer Made Software to Turn Anyone Into an ‘AI Girlfriend’—Starting With His Own Partner
Developer Enias Cailliau talks to his girlfriend Sacha on Telegram. She sends him voice memos, texts, and even the occasional selfie. But Sacha isn’t actually real, she’s an AI clone of Cailliau’s real-life girlfriend. Cailliau calls the bot GirlfriendGPT and has now shared his code online for anyone to create their own AI girlfriends too.
“I’d recommend couples to explore the tech as well,” said Sascha Ludwig, whose programmer partner is cloning them with AI.
The Birthplace of AI
Everyone is talking AI will do this AI will do that. Was that what people intended AI to do?
1) How will AI help meet demands.
2) How will AI help solve problems.
We often need to know our past to chart our future.
The Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence was a summer workshop widely considered to be the founding moment of artificial intelligence as a field of research. Held for eight weeks in Hanover, New Hampshire in 1956 the conference gathered 20 of the brightest minds in computer-and cognitive science for a workshop dedicated to the conjecture:
Teaching robots to tidy up based on user preferences using large language models
Different people tend to have unique needs and preferences—particularly when it comes to cleaning or tidying up. Home robots, especially robots designed to help humans with house chores, should ideally be able to complete tasks in ways that account for these individual preferences.
Researchers at Princeton University and Stanford University recently set out to personalize the assistance offered by home robots using large language models (LLMs), a class of artificial intelligence models that are becoming increasingly popular after the release of ChatGPT. Their approach, presented in a paper pre-published on arXiv, was initially tested on a mobile robot called TidyBot engineered to tidy up indoor environments.
“For a robot to personalize physical assistance effectively, it must learn user preferences that can be generally reapplied to future scenarios,” Jimmy Wu, Rika Antonova and their colleagues wrote in their paper. “In this work, we investigate personalization of household cleanup with robots that can tidy up rooms by picking up objects and putting them away.”
Google’s Password Manager gains biometric authentication on desktop
Google’s aiming to make it easier to use and secure passwords — at least, for users of the Password Manager tool built into its Chrome browser.
Today, the tech giant announced that Password Manager, which generates unique passwords and autofills them across platforms, will soon gain biometric authentication on PC. (Android and iOS have had biometric authentication for some time.) When enabled, it’ll require an additional layer of security, like fingerprint recognition or facial recognition, before Chrome autofills passwords.
Exactly which types of biometrics are available in Password Manager on desktop will depend on the hardware attached to the PC, of course (e.g. a fingerprint reader), as well as whether the PC’s operating system supports it. Beyond “soon,” Google didn’t say when to expect the feature to arrive.
Adobe Express Adds AI As Part Of Massive Update
Two AI tools will be added to Adobe Express: the ability to generate images from text prompts and text effects, where lettering can filled with textures. For example, you might apply a pink balloon… More.
Adobe is bringing its AI tools to Adobe Express as part of a huge upgrade to the content creation service.
Adobe Express can be used to create anything from social media posts to printed posters to promotional flyers. An update being announced today will add even more feathers to its bow, including the ability to create video content and edit PDFs.
However, perhaps the most eyecatching new addition is the Adobe Firefly AI tools that the company has been beta testing for the past couple of months.
How AI is Helping Us Break Free From The 9-to-5 Grind
😀 😍 Basically chat gpt 4 is a big disruptive program but the positives outweigh the negatives. For instance we could get our usual work done really fast in seconds instead of hours. Much like the Jetsons chat gpt4 will allow us to be free of the grind of too much labor or work but allow for better lifestyles. Too often mental labor was too hard to do or only for people who were talented enough but now anyone can do any task with chat gpt4 this will create a greater AI gold rush also allow for better start ups to achieve what was once only for the few.
Explore the transformative impact of AI in reshaping work hours and fostering flexibility for a healthier work-life balance.