WhatsApp’s New Transcription Feature and Trends in IT Salaries and AI Search Tools

WhatsApp is an essential communication tool, whether for personal use or business contact. However, one feature remains controversial: voice messages. Some people love them, while others find them to be a waste of time. Fortunately, WhatsApp has introduced a solution to this issue. WhatsApp now offers a feature that allows users to transcribe voice messages … Read more

Cryptocurrency Enthusiast Loses $2500 Due to Fraudulent API Suggested by ChatGPT

A cryptocurrency enthusiast reported on X that his attempt to program with ChatGPT cost him $2500. He wanted to create a “Bump Bot” using artificial intelligence to promote his tokens on a cryptocurrency trading platform on Discord servers. What he did not anticipate was that ChatGPT would suggest a fraudulent Solana API website. He explained … Read more

Yoshua Bengio Warns of AI Power Concentration and Urges Safeguards

Yoshua Bengio is the founder and head of the Institute for Learning Algorithms at the University of Montreal in Canada. Bengio is renowned for his groundbreaking work on neural networks and deep learning methods. In 2018, he was awarded the Turing Award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing,” alongside Geoffrey Hinton and … Read more

Yoshua Bengio Warns of AI’s Potential Dangers and Power Concentration

Yoshua Bengio is the founder and head of the Institute for Learning Algorithms at the Canadian University of Montreal. Bengio is renowned for his groundbreaking work on neural networks and deep learning methodology. In 2018, he was awarded the Turing Award alongside Geoffrey Hinton and Yann LeCun, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of … Read more

AI Unveils Genetic Patterns in Psychiatric Disorders

Psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are significantly influenced by genetics. However, it is not individual genes that increase the risk of disease, but complex interactions of many gene variants, which have been difficult to understand. A study by Stanford University has used an AI-based algorithm to identify new genetic patterns that may … Read more

iOS 18.2 Update: New Features for Lost Item Tracking and Enhanced Camera Controls

The update to iOS 18.2 aims to simplify finding lost items. For non-EU users, it will bring many new Apple Intelligence features. However, users in the EU will not miss out entirely. The new beta includes improvements for the “Find My” network, camera controls for iPhone 16 models, and cosmetic changes in settings. iOS 18.2: … Read more

Exploring AI’s Role in Moral Decision-Making

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being explored for its potential to assist in moral decision-making. OpenAI is supporting a research project at Duke University in North Carolina, USA, which aims to develop algorithms that can predict human moral judgments. The project is titled “Research AI Morality” and is led by Professor Walter Sinnott-Armstrong and co-researcher Jana … Read more

Anthropic Expands Partnership with AWS Amid Legal Challenges

The AI startup Anthropic is deepening its collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Amazon is investing an additional 4 billion US dollars, making it the primary cloud and training partner for Anthropic. This increases Amazon’s total investment in the startup to 8 billion US dollars. However, Amazon remains a minority investor. Other investors include Alphabet … Read more

AI’s Impact on the Gaming World: Mastering Games and Challenging Players

Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an integral part of many areas of life. In gaming, the term AI opponent has been around for a long time. However, this usually refers to a slightly more complex but not very intelligent algorithm. In recent cases, there have been truly learning artificial intelligences that were trained with thousands … Read more

Understanding AI Models: Google Deepmind’s Approach to Mechanistic Interpretability

Artificial intelligence (AI) has led to breakthroughs in many areas, from drug research to robotics. It is also changing how we interact with computers and the internet. However, there’s a big problem: we don’t fully understand how large language models work or why they are so effective. We have a general idea, but the details … Read more

Challenges and Potential of AI PCs in the Modern Market

Generative artificial intelligence is believed to make digital office work more efficient and save time. However, a study by Intel suggests there are still challenges. The survey found that users of new AI PCs, which have a Neural Processing Unit (NPU), spent more time on computer tasks than those using regular PCs or laptops. Intel … Read more

Balancing AI’s Energy Consumption and Sustainability Potential

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning are no longer new concepts, but the discussion about AI’s energy consumption is more relevant than ever. AI’s rapid development and spread have the potential to fundamentally change many aspects of life and business. In the IT and software sectors, AI systems are increasingly used to handle complex tasks … Read more

Amazon Increases Investment in AI Startup Anthropic to Boost AI Development

Am 22. November 2024 hat Anthropic bekanntgegeben, dass Amazon seine Investition in das KI-Startup um vier Milliarden US-Dollar erhöht hat. Damit verdoppelt sich Amazons Anteil auf acht Milliarden Dollar. Anthropic entwickelt Claude, einen KI-Assistenten, der als aussichtsreichster Wettbewerber von ChatGPT aus dem Hause OpenAI gilt. Im Zuge des neuen Deals sichert sich auch Amazon ein … Read more

Droidspeak: Enhancing AI Agent Communication Efficiency

Researchers from Microsoft have developed a new language called Droidspeak. This language allows AI agents to communicate with each other 2.78 times faster than before, with minimal loss of accuracy. AI agents are advanced models capable of executing complex, multi-step tasks autonomously. Unlike AI bots, which act as tools responding to requests, AI agents can … Read more

OpenAI Develops AI-Integrated Browser to Rival Google

OpenAI and Google have a small rivalry. Recently, OpenAI launched a search feature within ChatGPT, which offers some advantages over Google’s dominant search engine. We explored how ChatGPT compares to Google Search in a linked article. According to The Information, OpenAI is working on a new project that could challenge Google. The project is a … Read more