Tag: Software
Google is bragging about Gemini 2.0 Flash, but how does it compare to ChatGPT for casual AI chatbot users?
Google really wants you to know that Gemini 2.0 Flash is a big deal. It’s the first generally released member of the Gemini 2.0 family, and the company is hyping it up as faster, smarter, and more powerful than ever, hinting without outright claiming it should replace OpenAI’s ChatGPT in…
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OpenAI changes ChatGPT o3-mini to work more like DeepSeek-R1, but faces backlash from users
OpenAI has changed the way that its new ChatGPT o3-mini model displays its chain of thought (Cot) to “make it easier for people to understand how the model thinks,” however it has faced an almost immediate backlash from users and accusations that it is copying the way that DeepSeek’s R1…
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The Morning After: Apple’s Invite app and its less welcome third-party porn apps
The week has been a mixed bag for Apple. First, it launched a new iPhone app for organizing events and being actually social; then, it had to contend with a third-party app store offering a porn app in the European Union. And there’s nothing like an Apple-pornography headline to draw…
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‘AI Godfather’ sounds the alarm on autonomous AI
‘AI godfather’ Yoshua Bengio warns that the AI race prioritizes speed over safety This risks unpredictable and dangerous consequences He urges global cooperation to enforce AI regulations before autonomous systems become difficult to control ‘AI godfather’ Yoshua Bengio helped create the foundations of the neural networks running all kinds of…
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Would you use Google Gemini if it fills with ads?
Google CEO Sundar Pichai is teasing that Gemini could one day feature advertisements. It tracks as Google is pretty crafty at inserting ads into most of its offerings You can already see hints of ads in AI overviews in Google Search Google’s Gemini AI might not have ads today, but let’s be…
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Amazon drops unsubtle hints that Alexa AI is landing soon – 3 things to expect from the new voice assistant
Amazon invites literally spell out ‘Alexa’ teasing a major update The new Alexa could be an autonomous AI agent… … but it might also cost you $5-$10 a month Amazon sent out invites to a big product launch event in New York City yesterday that contained plenty of Alexa hints…
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