At CES today, Rabbit launched its first product based on the concept of a large action model (LAM). A LAM is a large language model (LLM) optimized to take action on behalf of users by controlling various software solutions. Jesse…
In a paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Robot Learning last November, a team of Stanford University researchers presented an intelligent human brain-robot interface that enables controlling a robot through brain signals. Dubbed NOIR, short for Neural Signal…
OpenAI recently published a beta version of their Preparedness Framework for mitigating AI risks. The framework lists four risk categories and definitions of risk levels for each, as well as defining OpenAI’s safety governance procedures. The Preparedness Framework is part…
A Chinese state-backed institution has devised a way to identify users who send messages via Apple Inc.’s popular AirDrop feature, Beijing’s government claims, as part of broader efforts to root out undesirable content. The Beijing institute developed the technique to…
Fifteen months ago, Getty Images removed all generative AI images from its collection. Three months ago, the company launched Generative AI by Getty Images. That service is not generally available. Prospective customers must meet with a Getty salesperson to see…
Duolingo Inc., the maker of language-learning software, is cutting some contractors as the app uses generative artificial intelligence to create more content. About 10% of contractors were “offboarded,” a company spokesperson said Monday. “We just no longer need as many…
Subscribe on: Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Soundcloud Spotify Overcast Podcast Feed Transcript Introduction Roland Meertens: Welcome everyone to The InfoQ Podcast. My name is Roland Meertens and I’m your host for today. I am interviewing…
GPTs generated a lot of enthusiasm when they were first introduced in November 2023. They are easy to create and do not require software coding knowledge. However, they have been restricted to ChatGPT Plus subscribers so far. That requirement led…
This week’s Java roundup for January 1st, 2024 features news highlighting: Spring Shell, Micronaut, JReleaser, JobRunr, Sharat Chander acknowledging the 2023 accomplishments from the Java Community, and 2023 highlights from the Apache Camel projects. JDK 23 Build 4 of the…
The chief executive officer of Carta Inc. said the startup was investigating customer allegations that it misused their data while also accusing the customer of “calling for the end of” the financial software company. The tiff began on Friday when…
Recently, AWS notified existing customers running Amazon Aurora that Serverless v1 support will be discontinued, with the service scheduled to shut down within a year. The absence of scaling to zero in the newer Aurora Serverless v2 has raised concerns…
Android developer and part-time 9to5Google contributor Dylan Roussel has published a thread on X about what he believes are upcoming features for Google Bard. His conjecture is based on a review of a recent application code release. The most significant…