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Apple Google OpenAI

Apple Exploring AI Partnerships with Google and OpenAI

Chris McKay• March 18, 2024 • 2 min read

If the deal comes to fruition, it will likely result in a hybrid approach. Apple will focus on developing smaller models that can run on its devices, possibly with an API that allows developers to access certain functionalities without the need to download models independently.

Google Research

Meet SIMA: Google's New AI that Can Play Video Games with You

Chris McKay• March 13, 2024 • 3 min read

The research is building towards more general AI systems and agents that can understand and safely carry out a wide range of tasks in a way that is helpful to people online and in the real world.

Google

Google Releases Derm Foundation and Path Foundation: Domain-Specific Tools for Dermatology and Pathology Embeddings

Chris McKay• March 8, 2024 • 2 min read

These tools aim to facilitate the development of custom machine learning models for specialized medical imaging domains, requiring less data and computational resources compared to traditional methods.

Google Gemini

Google CEO Addresses Gemini AI Controversy, Vows Changes

Chris McKay• February 28, 2024 • 3 min read

Google confirmed the memo and outlined a clear set of actions to address the issue, including structural changes, updated product guidelines, improved launch processes, robust evaluations and red-teaming, and technical recommendations.

Google Gemini

Google Apologizes and Explains What Went Wrong with Gemini's Embarassing Image Generation

Chris McKay• February 23, 2024 • 2 min read

Given all the red-teaming, testing, and responsible AI practices that Google touts with each model release, how did such an obviously flawed feature end up in one of the world's most leading foundation models?

Google Gemini

Chrome Gets Built-In AI Writing Assistance

Richard Banfield• February 22, 2024 • 1 min read

The feature is called "Help Me Write," and is powered by Gemini. The AI analyzes the content and context of the website you are on to provide tailored recommendations.

Google Gemini

Google One Members Can Now Get Access to Gemini Advanced

Richard Banfield• February 21, 2024 • 1 min read

This provides Premium subscribers access to AI-powered productivity features like helping draft emails, itineraries, budgets, presentations and more.

Google Gemini

Google Announces Gemini for Workspace

Richard Banfield• February 21, 2024 • 1 min read

By integrating generative AI directly into familiar Workspace apps, Google is not only hoping to make its AI tools more accessible but also ensure they are practical and relevant to everyday tasks.

Google Gemini AI Ethics

Why Google is Pausing Gemini's Ability to Generate Images

Chris McKay• February 21, 2024 • 3 min read

Some critics have accused Google's culture of pushing a "pro-diversity bias," while others see this as a good faith but imperfect attempt to showcase variety. In any case, the company says it is prioritizing upgrades to improve accuracy.

Google Open Source

Google Unveils Gemma, A New Family of State-of-the-Art Open Models

Chris McKay• February 21, 2024 • 2 min read

Gemma achieved state-of-the-art results across several key benchmarks, outscoring popular open models like Llama-2 and Mistral.

Google Cybersecurity AI Safety

Google Launches AI Cyber Defense Initiative to Help Defenders Gain the Upper Hand

Chris McKay• February 16, 2024 • 2 min read

Google believes AI can address systemic issues that contribute to the imbalance favoring attackers. It provides reasoning capabilities to tackle complexity, learning to evolve defenses, speed unmatched by humans, and ability to process security data at enormous scale.

Google Gemini

Google Announces Gemini 1.5 With Mixture-of-Experts Architecture and 1 Million Token Context Length

Chris McKay• February 15, 2024 • 2 min read

This enables much more sophisticated reasoning and problem-solving abilities than previous models.

Google AI Literacy

Google Launches €25 Million AI Opportunity Initiative for Skills Training Across Europe

Richard Banfield• February 12, 2024 • 1 min read

By investing in AI literacy, infrastructure, and partnerships across sectors, the company hopes to empower broad segments of the workforce with valuable future-proof skills.

Google AI Safety AI Tech

Google Joins C2PA Steering Committee to Increase Transparency of Online Content

Richard Banfield• February 8, 2024 • 2 min read

The push for transparency comes as AI-generated media grows more advanced and increasingly difficult to distinguish from authentic content.

Google Gemini

Google Rebrands Bard as Gemini, Launches Paid Plan and Mobile App

Chris McKay• February 8, 2024 • 2 min read

Gemini Advanced and the mobile apps are launching first in the US in English and will continue expanding globally and adding language support over time.

Google

Google Maps Unveils Generative AI Feature To Make Location Discovery Easier

Richard Banfield• February 2, 2024 • 1 min read

With conversational interactions powered by AI, Maps can better help users find hidden neighborhood gems, cool date spots, or family-friendly activities that precisely match their needs.

Google Gemini

Google Is Rebranding Bard as Gemini

Chris McKay• February 1, 2024 • 1 min read

This consolidation of branding signifies Google's intent to unify its AI offerings under the Gemini moniker, streamlining its AI identity across products and services.

Google Bard

Upgraded Google Bard with Gemini Pro Model Now Available in 40 Languages and 230 Countries

Chris McKay• February 1, 2024 • 2 min read

This update not only broadens Bard's linguistic and geographical reach but also introduces advanced functionalities like image generation, making Bard a more versatile and creative AI collaborator.

Google

Google Rolls Out Imagen 2 for AI Image Generation Across Bard and Other Products

Chris McKay• February 1, 2024 • 1 min read

Seamless integration into consumer-facing services like Bard and ImageFX in particular helps increase mainstream accessible and experimentation.

Google Hugging Face

Google Secures Important Strategic Partnership with Hugging Face

Richard Banfield• January 25, 2024 • 1 min read

The partnership provides Hugging Face developers streamlined access to Google's optimized AI infrastructure for model building.

Google Research

Lumiere is an Impressive New Text-to-Video AI from Google

Chris McKay• January 24, 2024 • 2 min read

This model is designed to create realistic, diverse, and coherent motion in videos, a task that has historically been challenging in the field of artificial intelligence and computer vision.

Google AI Tech

Chrome Browser Gets Smarter with AI Upgrades

Chris McKay• January 23, 2024 • 2 min read

The latest AI features coming to Chrome can generate custom browser themes, suggest tab groups and help you write with more confidence.

Google Research

Making AI More Self-Aware: Google Introduces ASPIRE Framework to Boost Confidence in LLM Responses

Chris McKay• January 19, 2024 • 2 min read

ASPIRE enables models to output an uncertainty warning like "I don't know!" along with the prediction if the confidence score is low.

Samsung Google

How Samsung Uses Google Gemini to Power AI Features in New Galaxy S24 Phones

Chris McKay• January 17, 2024 • 2 min read

The new Galaxy S24 series is the first major rollout of integrated generative AI in the smartphone experience.

Google Research

Google DeepMind's AI Masters Geometry at the Highest Levels

Chris McKay• January 17, 2024 • 3 min read

The AI exhibited expertise on par with International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) gold medalists on a benchmark test of 30 challenging classic geometry problems.