An interview with Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis on why he doesn't believe we will have AGI in 2025, putting Google's assistants in smart glasses, and more
Just a bunch of engineers and MBAs refusing to read their opponents. Tim Moss / @tdmoss : Really interesting. Much more realistic take on both timing and definition of AGI [embedded post] X: Reed Alb...
Replit launches Code Repair, an AI agent to automatically fix coding errors, and Teams, which allows developers to collaborate in real time on software projects
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Q&A with Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth on generative AI reshaping Meta, facial recognition, regulations, open source, Llama, AGI, recruiting, Mistral AI, and more
but this is not remotely an apocalypse. @maxamaxim : his take is correct-ish, the hype/marketing around certain tech as agi doesn't always match up with reality it's not to say that there aren't dange...
Q&A with TikTok Head of Music Ole Obermann on launching TikTok Music in Indonesia and Brazil before the US and helping artists from discovery to distribution
Louise Matsakis / Semafor : X: @semafor , @arpithadesai , and @reedalbergotti See also Mediagazer X: @semafor : TikTok Music went live in Brazil and Indonesia last month and will compete with platfor...
OpenAI says the company has been using GPT-4 to enforce its content policies and says some of its customers are already using the LLM for content moderation
Can ChatGPT become a content moderator? Semafor https://www.semafor.com/... X: @openai : We've seen great results using GPT-4 for content policy development and content moderation, enabling more cons...
Q&A with AWS Product VP Matt Wood on the generative AI boom, the escalating AI battle between the tech giants, curating the best AI models for AWS, and more
“It really helps if you think of them less as this very loaded term of artificial intelligence, and more just applied statistics.” Twitter: Ben Smith / @semaforben : Amazon makes “a bet that the futur...
Kuo: due to development issues, Apple is “more likely” to debut its mixed-reality headset in the spring or at WWDC 2023, not January as previously predicted
delayed due to ‘issues’ Richard Priday / Tom's Guide : Apple AR/VR headset launch could come as soon as March Muhammad Zuhair / Appuals.com : Apple's AR Headset Expected to Be Further Delayed Followin...
Sources: Magic Leap's consumer prototype is in “good shape” ahead of board meeting, but January demos used vaporware; as timeline slips, SDK expected in 2017
Thursday, February 9 Madison Malone Kircher / New York Magazine : Source: Beyoncé Tried Magic Leap's Augmented-Reality Tech and Was ‘Bored’ Adi Robertson / The Verge : Beyoncé reportedly tried Magic L...