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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg says he isn’t abandoning the metaverse, even as the division of the company that manages its virtual and augmented reality projects lost $4 billion in the first quarter.
Recent comments by Zuckerberg and other Meta leaders have suggested that the company is going bullish on AI and switching its strategy away from the metaverse. Top Meta execs are now spending most of their time focused on AI, CTO Andrew Bosworth said earlier this month.
“A narrative has developed that we’re somehow moving away from focusing on the metaverse vision,” Zuckerberg told investors on Wednesday. “So I just want to say upfront that, that’s not accurate. We’ve been focusing on both AI and the Metaverse for years now, and we will continue to focus on both.”
April 26 (Reuters) — Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) and Google-parent Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) talked up investments in artificial intelligence (AI) for the second quarter in a row but their results on Tuesday suggested that any substantial additions to sales will be slow.
The tech behemoths have launched an array of products that they promise are packed with generative AI, which creates brand new content — text, image, code — from past data. The term became a buzzword after Microsoft-backed firm OpenAI released ChatGPT, a chatbot that writes human-like responses.
“The world’s most advanced AI models are coming together with the world’s most universal user interface — natural language — to create a new era of computing,” Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive officer, said in a statement on Tuesday.
There Is No A.I.
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“As a computer scientist, I don’t like the term ” A.I.” In fact, I think it’s misleading—maybe even a little dangerous. Everybody’s already using the term, and it might seem a little late in the day to be arguing about it. But we’re at the beginning of a new technological era—and the easiest way to mismanage a technology is to misunderstand it.
The term artificial intelligence has a long history—it was coined in the nineteen-fifties, in the early days of computers. More recently, computer scientists have grown up on movies like The Terminator and The Matrix, and on characters like Commander Data, from Star Trek: The Next Generation. These cultural touchstones have become an almost religious mythology in tech culture. It’s only natural that computer scientists long to create A.I. and realize a long-held dream.
What’s striking, though, is that many of the people who are pursuing the A.I. dream also worry that it might mean doomsday for mankind. It is widely stated, even by scientists at the very center of today’s efforts, that what A.I. researchers are doing could result in the annihilation of our species, or at least in great harm to humanity, and soon. In a recent poll, half of A.I. scientists agreed that there was at least a ten-per-cent chance that the human race would be destroyed by A.I.
AI has just made its next big move! The Humane AI Wearable made its debut on a TED talk. Its coming after iPhones and Android smartphones!
I remember when Gmail launched predictive answers to emails as a quick way to respond to folks. This moment sparked my curiosity about where this kind of technology would lead us. In those first few moments after discovering this feature, I understood that language itself, and perhaps even human thought, were on the brink of a massive transformation.
This was even more evident with predictive text. The idea is that the prediction is accurate, or close enough, so eventually, people will just start using the same small set of responses, with the conversations becoming more homogeneous and less original. Original thought is endangered.
Said by me, before Bill. really smart kids will probably check out by late 2020s, preferring AI tutors over in person. the idea for everyone who wants to to be able to use an AI tutor will take place mid 2030s. And debate will turn very nasty.
Bill Gates believes AI (artificial intelligence) chatbots like ChatGPT will be able to replace teachers in the near future. There’s a lot of hype surrounding AI and the 67-year-old Microsoft co-founder has been endorsing it lately.
According to Gates, generative AI models including ChatGPT will soon be able to help children learn to read and improve their grades. In other words, the billionaire suggests A.I. chatbots could oust teachers in the near future.
Earlier this month, ASU+GSV Summit announced Gates as a keynote speaker for the event. During the event that took place in San Diego, the visionary entrepreneur predicted that AI chatbots will be able to help children hone their writing skills in just 18 months.
In March 2023, MIT Technology Review revealed that Sam Altman, the CEO of OpenAI (ChatGPT), was the mystery investor behind the $180 million investment into stealth startup Retro Biosciences, a biotech company with the ambition of “adding 10 years to the human lifespan.” This investment marks the latest tech entrepreneur expressing their interest in longevity science and a new connection with innovative AI technology.
According to February 2023 reports, AI is continuing to gain traction in healthcare applications. Currently, the market is estimated at $14.6 billion (USD) with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 47.6%, with solutions spread across various healthcare fields, such as patient data and risk analysis, precision medicine, cybersecurity, lifestyle management, and drug discovery.
The increasing convergence of AI technology and longevity science is sparking advancements in the sector, with established businesses, start-ups, and researchers utilizing the technology. Most recently, scientists explored how ChatGPT, an AI-based language model, was able to predict Alzheimer’s in 80% of cases when analyzing speech. However, it is not the only implementation.
The robotic dog is officially named Bergh, after Henry Bergh, who founded the ASPCA.
Bergh weighs 70 pounds and can go up stairs. It can fall or get knocked over and get back up. It can even open doors.
Last week, Bergh was put into action for the first time at the building collapse. Officials say there was no way to know if other people were trapped. Bergh entered the first floor and second floor, going about 25 feet into the building and stopping so the operator could use a thermal camera to detect heat. One of the robotic dogs was able to find the garage’s general manager, 59-year-old Willis Moore, who was killed.
In Big Tech’s AI chatbot race, Meta may be up to the task.
OpenAI started the chatbot trend with ChatGPT, Microsoft brought it to search with the Bing chatbot, and Google is following suit with Bard and Project Magi.