AI is so powerful that it will inevitably destroy the world—at least, that’s what the people who sell AI software keep saying, and I can’t think of any reason why they might lie about how amazing they are. Still, I can’t help but wonder: What is AI useful for right now, before it ends civilization? I’ve done…
For many, the “last mile” of the end-to-end customer journey can present a challenge. Services at this stage often involve much more complex interactions than the usual app or self-service portal can handle. This could be dealing with a challenging health diagnosis, addressing late mortgage payments, applying for government benefits, or understanding the lifestyle you…
“‘Every AI for everyone’ is kind of our tagline,” says Gupta. “We have organized all the AI models we can find today.” Yupp’s website encourages developers to reach out if they want their language or image model added to the options. It doesn’t currently have any deals with AI model builders, and provides these responses…
Today we’re opening applications to the new Google for Startups program designed for startups using AI to support governments and enhance services for communities. Growth Academy: AI for GovTech is a three-month hybrid program for EMEA-based seed to Series A startups using AI to develop solutions in key sectors, including (but not limited to): Agriculture…
Project Green Light, Google Research’s initiative to lower traffic emissions using AI, has expanded to 114 intersections throughout Boston. This technology uses AI and Google Maps driving trends to model traffic patterns and recommend how to optimize existing traffic light plans. City engineers can implement the recommendations in as little as five minutes using existing…
Will Knight: Maybe we also need a renewed open source movement so we’re not just using agents that belong and funnel data to these giant companies. Use open source code and models, and that sort of thing. Michael Calore: That’s a very good idea. We should get Signal on that. They should start doing that….
After this, another model can map and decipher gestures from those points, assigning them to mouse inputs. It’s an explicitly assistive implementation of AI, as opposed to those often touted as making human input redundant. Indeed, this is how Moroney suggests AI is best applied, to broaden “our capacity to do things that weren’t previously…
This post was co-written with Suzanne Willard and Makoto Uchida from VideoAmp. In this post, we illustrate how VideoAmp, a media measurement company, worked with the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center (GenAIIC) team to develop a prototype of the VideoAmp Natural Language (NL) Analytics Chatbot to uncover meaningful insights at scale within media analytics data…
“What counties [sic] do younger women like older white men,” a public message from a user on Meta’s AI platform says. “I need details, I’m 66 and single. I’m from Iowa and open to moving to a new country if I can find a younger woman.” The chatbot responded enthusiastically: “You’re looking for a fresh…
No, but you can still be an I/O pro. Originally, the name I/O was based on the first two digits in a googol (a one, followed by 100 zeroes), the number that lends our company its name. According to lore, I/O has evolved to also nod to “input / output,” referencing the computational concept of…
