More languages, more countries. Here’s how to check availability and turn it on today What’s happened? Google is lighting up AI Mode in Search for a lot more people, starting today. The rollout adds support for more than 35 new languages and 40-plus new countries and territories, pushing availability past 200 countries worldwide.Continue Reading
Microsoft is supercharging its operating system with a handful of new AI-powered features. Those with compatible computers (mostly Copilot+ PCs) can download a new Windows 11 update that introduces new AI experiences. One of the biggest updates is the Settings app, which now features agentic search to understand complaints aboutContinue Reading
You may recall that Google showcased its Duplex AI technology to the public several years ago. It demonstrated how an AI assistant can make real phone calls to businesses on the user’s behalf with a natural-sounding voice. The feature, accessible via Google Assistant, eventually made it to Pixel phones, iOS devices, and other non-GoogleContinue Reading
It’s called TikTok AI Alive. TikTok is making it a lot easier for its creators to use AI. TikTok AI Alive, a feature the app launched on Tuesday, helps users turn static photos into “captivating, short-form videos enhanced with movement, atmospheric and creative effects” when they use the TikTok Story Camera. “WeContinue Reading
Microsoft has introduced the next iteration of its lightweight artificial intelligence (AI) model, called Phi-3. The updated family includes the 3.8-billion-parameter Phi-3 Mini, the 7-billion-parameter Phi-3 Small, and the 14-billion-parameter Phi-3 Medium. This release comes after the Phi-2 model, introduced in December 2023, was surpassed in performance by models such as Meta’s Llama-3Continue Reading
OpenAI has announced a major change to its AI-based chat service. ChatGPT is now available for use without signing up for an account. Technically, this isn’t the first AI-powered service to go down this route, Microsoft made Copilot (formerly Bing Chat) free for all users without an account in May 2023. ChatGPT debutedContinue Reading
AI-powered video filters are in the works With Microsoft planning to announce new AI-powered features in Build 2024, we’re seeing a gradual trickle of rumors and leaks surrounding what the Redmond giant has planned for your PC. One such tidbit appeared in a post on X, and if it turns outContinue Reading
Details are light, but the AI OS will run on Lenovo’s AI PCs Lenovo is reportedly developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI) operating system that could potentially rival Windows 11. At CES 2024, Liu Jun, executive vice president of Lenovo Group and president of China, hinted at plans to release an AI OS this yearContinue Reading
Google has unveiled Gemini, which it claims is its largest and most powerful AI model to date. Gemini’s capabilities surpass that of ChatGPT and other competing AI models, according to Google. Gemini is a multimodal AI that is able to incorporate information from different sources. This capability means that it can “generalize and seamlesslyContinue Reading
Microsoft is rolling out a new version of its Paint application for Windows that includes Paint Cocreator, an AI component that helps users of Paint create artwork. Paint Cocreator is based on DALL-E, a generative AI visual art platform by OpenAI. The integrated system works similarly to Microsoft’s Image Creator, which anyone mayContinue Reading