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in TechnologyWhy did Google temporarily halt its AI image generator, Gemini, from generating people soon after its launch?
Answer: In a digital age twist on the classic tale of Icarus flying too close to the sun, Google’s AI, Gemini, soared a tad too high in its quest for diversity. Shortly after its launch, Gemini found itself in hot water for applying a 21st-century filter to historical scenes, leading to a collage of anachronisms.…
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in TechnologyWhat is Ernie Bot?
Answer: Baidu, China’s search engine mogul. unveiled Ernie Bot, China’s AI chatbot sensation, on Aug. 31, 2023. Not before Beijing approved Baidu’s decision to release Ernie Bot to the public, of course. By the afternoon of its grand debut, Ernie Bot became the top app on Apple’s iOS store in China. And as a cherry…
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in TechnologyWhat’s Elon Musk’s xAI?
Answer: Elon Musk, the tech mogul behind SpaceX and Tesla. announced the formation of his new artificial intelligence company, xAI, on July 12, 2023. Musk, known for his ambitious and futuristic projects. aims to use xAI to “understand reality” and delve deeper into the realm of AI. The announcement was made on Twitter, and Musk…
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in TechnologyWhat is Google’s Gemini?
Answer: Google’s Gemini, unveiled on Dec. 6, 2023. is a multimodal AI model. It can understand and process various information forms, including text, audio, and visuals. This AI model comes in three versions – Nano, Pro, and Ultra – each designed for different levels of complexity and tasks. The Pro version has already been integrated…
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in TechnologyWhat feature in Google’s Bard allows users to verify the chatbot’s answers against web content?
Answer: Google’s Bard, the ever-so-helpful AI chatbot, has a nifty new feature aptly named “Google It.” Whenever you doubt Bard’s overconfident answers, you can simply click on the “G” icon, and Bard will cross-reference its response with the vast web. This marvelous feature was unveiled on Sept. 19, 2023. You can find it right in…
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in TechnologyWhich organization hosted the world’s first news conference with humanoid robots?
Answer: The ITU held the world’s first-ever news conference with humanoid robots in Geneva, Switzerland, on July 7th, 2023. Nine robots and their creators were available for reporters’ questions at this “unprecedented media event.” This was part of the UN’s AI for Good Global Summit. The humanoid robots reassured human reporters at the event that…
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in TVWhat’s the controversial feature of Marvel’s Secret Invasion’s opening credits?
Answer: According to director and executive producer Ali Selim. Marvel’s Secret Invasion intro sequence was designed by Method Studios using artificial intelligence. The opening credits show a watercolor rendering of Secret Invasion’s key players and themes. The series follows Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) as he uncovers a covert invasion by the shapeshifting Skrull population…
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in TechnologyWhat did AI do for the Beatles in 2023?
Answer: Paul McCartney told BBC Radio 4’s Today program on June 12, 2023, that AI technology was used to separate Lennon’s voice and a piano from a 1978 demo recorded two years before his death. “Now And Then” was given to McCartney by Yoko Ono in 1994. Two other songs from the same cassette, “Free…
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in TechnologyWhich company became the first chipmaker to reach a $1tn valuation?
Answer: Nvidia is the leading producer of graphics processing units (GPUs), essential for running complex AI models that generate human-like content. The company’s shares have soared by more than 200% since October 2023 as investors were impressed by its revenue forecast and generative AI innovation. On May 30, 2023. Nvidia briefly joined the exclusive club…
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in TechnologyWhat is Sam Altman’s claim to fame?
Answer: Sam Altman is a tech entrepreneur and the CEO of OpenAI, a San Francisco-based research lab that creates artificial intelligence. OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been praised for its versatility and flexibility but criticized for its potential to spread misinformation. Altman testified before a Senate subcommittee on privacy, technology, and the law on May 16, 2023.…
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in TechnologyWhat is the name of Elon Musk’s chatbot that he claims will be a “maximum truth-seeking AI”?
Answer: Elon Musk gave his AI project that he says will try to understand the nature of the universe (and avoid annihilating humans) the name TruthGPT. He announced his plan to create his own rival to OpenAI’s Chat-GPT in an interview with Fox News’s Tucker Carlson on April 17, 2023. Musk also said he created…
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in TechnologyOn March 29, 2023, Elon Musk and 1000 tech luminaries signed a letter calling for what?
Answer: Elon Musk, a co-founder of OpenAI and CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, was one of the signatories of an open letter published by the Future of Life Institute, a nonprofit backed by Musk, on March 29, 2023. The letter urged AI labs to stop training AI systems more powerful than GPT-4, OpenAI’s latest large-language…
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in TechnologyWhat’s the key difference between Google’s Bard and Microsoft’s Bing?
Answer: Google released its conversational AI bot Bard on March 21, 2023, as a stand-alone webpage featuring a question box. Google’s Bard is a chatbot trained to be informative and comprehensive, while Microsoft’s Bing is a chatbot optimized for search results. This makes Bard a noticeably less effective tool than Bing at surfacing useful information…
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in TechnologyWhat is the most notable difference between ChatGPT’s version 4 and GPT-3.5?
Answer: One of the main features of GPT-4 is that it can process and generate different types of media, such as images and videos. This allows users to input a picture or video and ask for a summary, description, or transformation. This feature was not present in GPT-3.5. which could only deal with text. OpenAI…
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in PoliticsWhat does Aukus stand for?
Answer: Aukus is a trilateral security pact between Australia, the UK, and the US, announced in September 2021. Under the pact. the US and the UK will assist Australia in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. The pact also includes advanced cyber, artificial intelligence, and quantum-related technologies. The alliance is a reaction to China’s growing influence and assertiveness…
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in TechnologyAre AI-generated personas pushing malware on YouTube?
Answer: This AI-generated persona is being used on YouTube to spread malware. The videos are supposed to trick people into downloading Photoshop, Premiere Pro, or various video games from malicious links in the description section. Since November 2022, there have been 200-300% more such video frauds. This is according to CloudSEK, an artificial intelligence company…
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in TechnologyWhat is Bard?
Answer: Google announced on Feb. 6, 2023, that it’s launching a chatbot service called Bard. The conversational AI is being tested for feedback and will be released to the public in the coming weeks. Bard explains complex subjects in simple terms and does other things, like providing tips on planning a party or lunch ideas.…
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in TechnologyWho are the founders of Google?
Answer: According to a New York Times Jan. 20, 2023, article. the founders of Google, Larry Page and Sergey Brin have re-engaged with the company to help with its AI strategy. Google has been worried about ChatGPT, developed by OpenAI, as it could potentially disrupt its search business. According to a slide presentation reviewed by…
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in TechnologyWhich tech giant owns part of OpenAI?
Answer: With Microsoft’s investment package of $1 billion in 2019, OpenAI moved from non-profit to “capped” for-profit (with a profit cap set to 100X). A Semafor report published on Jan. 10, 2023, revealed Microsoft’s plan to invest an additional $10 billion in return for owning a 49 percent stake in OpenAI, which values the company…
