This week, Cisco Systems introduced the ‘Cisco AI Assistant’ for Security at the Cisco Live Conference, tackling cybersecurity challenges with advanced data analysis and automation. Meanwhile, The European Union’s discussions on comprehensive AI regulations paused for 22 hours, emphasizing contentious points like generative AI and facial recognition.

And Calm, the sleep app, made waves with "It's a Wonderful Sleep Story," featuring an AI-generated voice of the late Jimmy Stewart. Developed by Respeecher and approved by Stewart's family, this project exemplifies the evolving intersection of AI and entertainment.

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Mark Zuckerberg Created a New AI Image Tool Using 1.1 Billion Instagram & Facebook Photos!

Meta has launched ‘Imagine with Meta’, a standalone generative AI experience allowing users to create images by describing them in natural language. Powered by Meta’s Emu image generation model, it generates high-resolution images from text prompts, similar to OpenAI’s DALL-E. Initially available for U.S. users, the tool produces four images per prompt and is free to use.

Despite Meta's history with image generation tools, including a racially biased AI sticker generator, the company promises safeguards. Invisible watermarks, detectable with a corresponding model, will be added for transparency and traceability in the coming weeks. Meta aims to extend watermarking to other products using AI-generated images in the future.

🤖👉 For more details about Meta's Text-to-Image AI Tool, read the full article [HERE].

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Google Debuts a Superior AI Chatbot- But Can It Really Outshine ChatGPT?

Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduces the "Gemini" era, marking a paradigm shift in AI technology. Gemini, the latest large language model, promises to revolutionize various Google products, impacting everything from search engines to ad platforms. The model comes in three versions: Gemini Nano for Android devices, Gemini Pro for AI services, and Gemini Ultra for data centers. Google notes that Gemini demonstrates superiority in understanding and interacting with video and audio, emphasizing its multimodal capabilities. The tech giant ran exhaustive benchmarks against OpenAI's ChatGPT, claiming superiority in 30 out of 32 categories.

Although its benchmarks were high, real-world applications will be the true test of Gemini's capabilities, with coding identified as a potential killer app. Google emphasizes Gemini's efficiency, being faster and cheaper to run than its predecessors. The launch aligns with Google's cautious approach to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), emphasizing safety and responsibility in development. Gemini, viewed as a transformative force, is seen as Google's strategic response to ChatGPT's dominance.

🤖👉 For an in-depth look at Gemini's potential, challenges, and Google's AI strategy, read the full article [HERE].

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AI Can Now Read Your Thoughts: It Can Transform Imaginations into Reality!

In a groundbreaking development, Japanese researchers at the National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology have achieved over 75% accuracy in reconstructing images from people's brain activity using Artificial intelligence. Unlike previous methods limited to images viewed in real-time, this breakthrough demonstrates the ability to reconstruct various images, including landscapes and complex figures, based solely on thought. The process involved recording brain activity while subjects viewed 1,200 images, creating score charts with AI, and using a neural signal translator to match brain activity with these charts.

This innovation could revolutionize communication, potentially transcending language barriers. The study, published in the journal Neural Networks, marks a monumental achievement, allowing humans to peer into each other's thoughts.

🤖👉 To delve into the implications of this revolutionary breakthrough, read the full article: [HERE].