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Apple and Google are apparently in close negotiations to equip the iPhone with Google’s Gemini generative AI technology. OpenAI’s ChatGPT seems like it was in the mix, but less so now. Apple also has a deal with Google to use Google Search as the default on its devices (for what is rumored to be $18 billion annually.
Apple’s AI ambitions could include Google or OpenAI
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Copilot for Security is getting released soon.
Microsoft set to release Copilot for Security AI tool to help cybersecurity workers produce summaries of suspicious incidents and identify hackers’ methods to conceal their intentions. It is part of the company’s ongoing effort to incorporate AI tools into its major product lines.
Microsoft’s New AI Hacker Tracker
Get ready to travel with AI (no, it won’t be flying the plane… yet).
The convergence of travel and technology is advancing at an extraordinary speed. With AI, in particular, the travel sector could undergo a massive transformation, making journeys more streamlined, eco-friendly and tailored to individual preferences.
How AI Will Impact The Travel Industry
More research finds that AI really seems to have a race problem
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone in the US who hasn’t at least heard of ChatGPT, let alone used some form of it since its launch. But these systems are only as smart as the data they’ve trained on, which humans have created. This means that, like humans, these AI tools can be prone to bias.
4 ways AI is contributing to bias in the workplace
We’ve already been seeing stories about AI making some really cringe healthcare recommendations. Should we really trust it to identify mushrooms?
Now, a new assortment of AI-powered mushroom identifiers are popping up in the Apple, Google and OpenAI app stores. These tools use artificial intelligence to analyze photos or descriptions of mushrooms and compare them to known varieties. Like past mushroom identification apps, the accuracy is poor, Claypool found in a new report for Public Citizen, a nonprofit consumer advocacy organization. But AI companies and app stores are offering these apps anyway, often without clear disclosures about how often the tools are wrong.
Using AI to spot edible mushrooms could kill you
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