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Caryn Marjorie is a social media influencer whose content has more than a billion views per month on Snapchat. She posts regularly, featuring everyday moments, travel memories, and selfies. Many of her followers are men, attracted by her girl-next-door aesthetic. In 2023, Marjorie released a “digital version” of herself. Fans could chat with CarynAI for US$1 per minute – and in the first week alone they spent US$70,000 doing just that. Less than eight months later, Marjorie shut the project down. Marjorie had anticipated that CarynAI would interact with her fans in much the same way she would herself, but things did not go to plan. Users b...... Read Full article on HadNews

Imagine a future where your phone pings with a message that your dead father’s “digital immortal” bot is ready. This promise of chatting with a virtual version of your loved one – perhaps through a virtual reality (VR) headset – is like stepping into a sci-fi movie, both thrilling and a bit eerie. As you interact with this digital dad, you find yourself on an emotional rollercoaster. You uncover secrets and stories you never knew, changing how you remember the real person. This is not a distant, hypothetical scenario. The digital afterlife industry is rapidly evolving. Several companies promise to create virtual reconstructions of deceased ...... Read Full article on HadNews

In the intriguing short film “Robort,” we are transported to a futuristic world where robots have taken over various roles in society. The protagonist, Robert, is a former singer who now works as an accountant, feeling disconnected from his passion for music. However, when he loses his job due to the increasing presence of robots, Robert decides to reinvent himself as a robot singer named ROBORT. As ROBORT, Robert quickly rises to fame, but his success comes with a price. When his true identity as a human is uncovered, it sparks a shift in society’s perception of human musicians, making Robert an unexpected hero. The film beautifully e...... Read Full article on HadNews

Augmented-reality glasses can upgrade our view of the world with digital images and data. However, even industry titans such as Google and Microsoft have failed to devise augmented-reality headsets that aren’t bulky, cause headaches, or both. Now, with a combination of 3D holograms, artificial intelligence, and the kind of physics that make invisibility cloaks possible, researchers have developed a wearable full-color 3D AR display as comfortable to wear as eyeglasses, a new study finds.Whereas virtual reality (VR) headsets envelop a person’s field of vision, blocking their view of the real world, augmented reality (AR) headsets superimpose ...... Read Full article on HadNews

Elon Musk‘s artificial intelligence company, xAI, is expected to complete a funding round in June, potentially valuing it at more than $24 billion, Bloomberg reports. The company aimed to finalize a $6 billion financing earlier this month, but the completion of this deal, which started last year, has yet to occur. The xAI funding round includes contributions from investors like Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital, as mentioned in a recent company blog post. According to a statement from Musk on X, the company’s valuation before this round was $18 billion. Apologies for my typo, pre-money was $18B — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 27, 20...... Read Full article on HadNews

Earlier this week OpenAI launched GPT-4o (“o” for “omni”), a new version of the artificial intelligence (AI) system powering the popular ChatGPT chatbot. GPT-4o is promoted as a step towards more natural engagement with AI. According to the demonstration video, it can have voice conversations with users in near real-time, exhibiting human-like personality and behaviour. This emphasis on personality is likely to be a point of contention. In OpenAI’s demos, GPT-4o sounds friendly, empathetic and engaging. It tells “spontaneous” jokes, giggles, flirts and even sings. The AI system also shows it can respond to users’ body language and emot...... Read Full article on HadNews

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has revolutionized healthcare by providing radiation-free, non-invasive 3-D medical images. However, MRI scanners often consume 25 kilowatts or more to power magnets producing magnetic fields up to 1.5 tesla. These requirements typically limits scanners’ use to specialized centers and departments in hospitals.A University of Hong Kong team has now unveiled a low-power, highly simplified, full-body MRI device. With the help of artificial intelligence, the new scanner only requires a compact 0.05 T magnet and can run off a standard wall power outlet, requiring only 1,800 watts during operation. The researchers ...... Read Full article on HadNews

They say that sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, but that hasn’t stopped a research team in the Netherlands training AI to recognize it. Matt Coler, a researcher at the University of Groningen’s speech technology lab, told The Guardian: “We are able to recognize sarcasm in a reliable way, and we’re eager to grow that. We want to see how far we can push it.” He continued: “When you start studying sarcasm, you become hyper-aware of the extent to which we use it as part of our normal mode of communication. But we have to speak to our devices in a very literal way, as if we’re talking to a robot, because we are. It doesn’t have to be this ...... Read Full article on HadNews

Artificial intelligence (AI) text and image generation tools have now been around for a while, but in recent weeks, apps for making AI-generated music have reached consumers as well. Just like other generative AI tools, the two products – Suno and Udio (and others likely to come) – work by turning a user’s prompt into output. For example, prompting for “a rock punk song about my dog eating my homework” on Suno will produce an audio file (see below) that combines instruments and vocals. The output can be downloaded as an MP3 file. Rebellious Ruff - Suno - A song about a dog eating homework. Suno1.73 MB (download) ...... Read Full article on HadNews

Google is quick on OpenAI’s heels, as just three months after the text-to-video generator Sora was announced, the search engine and technology company has launched its version. At the annual Google I/O developer conference event on Tuesday (May 14), Veo was unveiled. This is Google’s latest and most advanced video generation model that can create 1080p resolution videos in a range of cinematic and visual styles. The technology giant says “Veo builds upon years of our generative video model work, including Generative Query Network, DVD-GAN, Imagen-Video, Phenaki, WALT, VideoPoet and Lumiere – combining architecture, scaling laws and othe...... Read Full article on HadNews

The video titled NEW Fully-functioning AI Robots For LONELY MEN discusses the advancement of technology in creating artificial intelligence robots for those who may be feeling lonely. The video highlights the importance of supporting such technology in order to create more videos and further develop this innovation. The channel, AI News Daily, provides viewers with updates on artificial intelligence, robot news, tech news, and more. With playlists covering a range of topics such as Japan Human Robot News, Boston Dynamic News, and Robot news, the channel aims to keep its audience informed and engaged. AI News Daily is dedicated to provi...... Read Full article on HadNews

Liquid circuits that mimic synapses in the brain can for the first time perform the kind of logical operations underlying modern computers, a new study finds. Near-term applications for these devices may include tasks such as image recognition, as well as the kinds of calculations underlying most artificial intelligence systems.Just as biological neurons both compute and store data, brain-imitating neuromorphic technology often combines both operations. These devices may greatly reduce the energy and time lost in conventional microchips shuttling data back and forth between processors and memory. They may also prove ideal for implementing n...... Read Full article on HadNews

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, has become an integral part of our daily lives, revolutionizing the way we do things. From cancer screenings to coding for new apps, AI has proven to be incredibly useful. However, with the advancement of AI technology comes some truly bizarre offerings. The latest trend includes AI toothbrushes that analyze your teeth as you brush, providing you with a 3-D image of your teeth on your phone. There are also AI pillows that can adjust your head position to reduce snoring, and AI bedsheets that can change temperature. But as AI continues to creep into every aspect of our lives, one has to wonder if it is mo...... Read Full article on HadNews

AI video generators are still fairly new, but more platforms are attempting to gain market share in this arena. After all, consuming videos is easy, but making them is not, consuming enormous chunks of people’s time. As with many areas currently, AI offers several solutions to significantly reduce the time it takes to go from an idea to an MP4. Even ChatGPT owner OpenAI has announced its new offering, Sora AI, which has yet to be rolled out. From intelligent video editing software to generative text-to-video applications, there are tools available to help users achieve whatever they desire, whether it’s managing their own YouTube chann...... Read Full article on HadNews

As more than half of Australian office workers report using generative artificial intelligence (AI) for work, we’re starting to see this technology affect every part of society, from banking and finance through to weather forecasting, health and medicine. Many people are now using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini to get advice, find information or summarise longer passages of text. But our recent research demonstrates how generative AI can be used for much more than this, returning results in different formats. On the one hand, AI tools are neutral – they can be used for good or ill depending on one’s intent. However, the mode...... Read Full article on HadNews

Earlier this year, Neuralink implanted a chip inside the brain of 29-year-old US man Noland Arbaugh, who is paralysed from the shoulders down. The chip has enabled Arbaugh to move a mouse pointer on a screen just by imagining it moving. In May 2023, US researchers also announced a non-invasive way to “decode” the words someone is thinking from brain scans in combination with generative AI. A similar project sparked headlines about a “mind-reading AI hat”. Can neural implants and generative AI really “read minds”? Is the day coming when computers can spit out accurate real-time transcripts of our thoughts for anyone to read? Such tec...... Read Full article on HadNews

Meta has confirmed that it is releasing its new open-source large language model (LLM) within the next month, according to reports. TechCrunch reported that at an event in London on Tuesday (March 10), Meta’s president of global affairs, Nick Clegg, said, “Within the next month, actually less, hopefully in a very short period of time, we hope to start rolling out our new suite of next-generation foundation models, Llama 3. “There will be a number of different models with different capabilities, different versatilities during the course of this year, starting really very soon,” he added. The Information originally claimed that a smalle...... Read Full article on HadNews

Elon Musk’s xAI has officially introduced its first-generation multimodal model that can understand documents, translate code, and process real-world situations. The tool, named Grok -1.5V, is said to have ‘strong text capabilities’ and will soon be available to early testers and existing Grok users. The update comes just a week after the open release of Grok-1 which concluded its pre-training phase in October 2023. “Grok-1.5 comes with improved reasoning capabilities and a context length of 128,000 tokens,” the company said in a blog post on the xAI website. This long context understanding is a new feature that will allow Grok to have...... Read Full article on HadNews

Imagine a future where the streets are filled with robots disguised as humans. In this dystopian world, people only venture outside in robotic bodies, completely disconnecting themselves from their own humanity. However, their false sense of security is shattered when a mysterious enemy creates a weapon capable of destroying both the robots and the humans controlling them simultaneously. This intriguing concept is explored in the video “In Future, 99% of The Humans on The Street Are Actually Robots.” As we watch the chaos unfold, we are forced to question what it truly means to be human and the consequences of relying on technology to...... Read Full article on HadNews

In the age of rapid technological advancements, artificial intelligence (AI) has become a hot topic of discussion. However, what most people don’t realize is that there is a hidden war brewing among a handful of billionaires to seize control of AI. These billionaires want us to believe that their tech will make the world a better place for all of us, but the truth may be far more sinister. The nonprofit media organization, More Perfect Union, has delved deep into the motives behind these billionaires’ push for AI dominance. The real agenda behind their flashy presentations and promises of a brighter future is power and control. By mono...... Read Full article on HadNews