Tag: applications

  • Slashdot: ‘Generative AI Is Still Just a Prediction Machine’

    Source URL: https://tech.slashdot.org/story/24/11/20/1517200/generative-ai-is-still-just-a-prediction-machine?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: ‘Generative AI Is Still Just a Prediction Machine’ Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the evolving role of AI tools as prediction engines, emphasizing the need for quality data and human oversight in their deployment. It draws attention to the inherent limitations of generative…

  • The Register: HPE lets loose VM Essentials to run on third-party platforms

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/20/hpe_vm_essentials_greenlake/ Source: The Register Title: HPE lets loose VM Essentials to run on third-party platforms Feedly Summary: GreenLake update dangles juicy carrot for VMware refugees HPE is continuing its GreenLake push with availability of its own virtualization product, plus disconnected operations for regulated environments, while touting an object storage platform intended to deliver…

  • Hacker News: Microsoft will soon let you clone your voice for Teams meetings

    Source URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/19/soon-microsoft-will-let-teams-meeting-attendees-clone-their-voices/ Source: Hacker News Title: Microsoft will soon let you clone your voice for Teams meetings Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: Microsoft has announced a new feature called Interpreter for Teams, which will enable users to clone their voices for real-time interpretation in multiple languages, starting in early 2025.…

  • Wired: Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry

    Source URL: https://www.wired.com/story/ai-pimping-industry-deepfakes-instagram/ Source: Wired Title: Inside the Booming ‘AI Pimping’ Industry Feedly Summary: AI-generated influencers based on stolen images of real-life adult content creators are flooding social media. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text highlights the emerging issue of AI-generated influencers on Instagram that are appropriating the likenesses of real creators, leading…

  • Hacker News: 1-Bit AI Infrastructure

    Source URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.16144 Source: Hacker News Title: 1-Bit AI Infrastructure Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses the advancements in 1-bit Large Language Models (LLMs), highlighting the BitNet and BitNet b1.58 models that promise improved efficiency in processing speed and energy usage. The development of a software stack enables local…

  • The Register: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/china_brazenbamboo_fortinet_0day/ Source: The Register Title: China-linked group abuses Fortinet 0-day with post-exploit VPN-credential stealer Feedly Summary: No word on when or if the issue will be fixed Chinese government-linked snoops are exploiting a zero-day bug in Fortinet’s Windows VPN client to steal credentials and other information, according to memory forensics outfit Volexity.… AI…

  • Simon Willison’s Weblog: Notes from Bing Chat—Our First Encounter With Manipulative AI

    Source URL: https://simonwillison.net/2024/Nov/19/notes-from-bing-chat/#atom-everything Source: Simon Willison’s Weblog Title: Notes from Bing Chat—Our First Encounter With Manipulative AI Feedly Summary: A participated in an Ars Live conversation with Benj Edwards of Ars Technica today, talking about that wild period of LLM history last year when Microsoft launched Bing Chat and it instantly started misbehaving, gaslighting and…

  • Slashdot: Indian News Agency Sues OpenAI Alleging Copyright Infringement

    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/24/11/19/1718229/indian-news-agency-sues-openai-alleging-copyright-infringement?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Indian News Agency Sues OpenAI Alleging Copyright Infringement Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text discusses a key legal case involving Asian News International (ANI) suing OpenAI for allegedly using its copyrighted content without permission to train AI models and generate misleading information. This lawsuit could…

  • The Register: Microsoft Fabric promises transactions, analytics on one database service

    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/19/microsoft_data_platform_fabric_upgrade/ Source: The Register Title: Microsoft Fabric promises transactions, analytics on one database service Feedly Summary: Windows giant also improving Iceberg support after throwing lot in with Delta Parquet Ignite Microsoft is set to launch a database service that can manage transactional and analytical workloads in the same system.… AI Summary and Description:…

  • Cloud Blog: Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now available for OpenShift on Google Cloud

    Source URL: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/partners/netapp-volumes-now-available-for-openshift-on-google-cloud/ Source: Cloud Blog Title: Google Cloud NetApp Volumes now available for OpenShift on Google Cloud Feedly Summary: As a result of new joint efforts across NetApp, Red Hat and Google Cloud, we are announcing support for Google Cloud NetApp Volumes in OpenShift on Google Cloud through NetApp Trident Version 24.10. This enables…