Ai Models

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  Chinese DeepSeek-R1 AI Model With Advanced Reasoning Capabilities Released, Can Rival OpenAI o1

  A Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) model was released on Wednesday which claims to take on OpenAI’s o1 AI model in terms of advanced reasoning. Dubbed DeepSeek-R1-Lite-Preview, the large language model (LLM) is said to have outperformed the o1 model on several benchmarks. Notably, the AI model is available to test on the web for free, althoug...

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  Samsung Gauss2 Multimodal AI Model With Support for Up to 14 Languages Unveiled at SDC24

  Samsung unveiled the second generation of its Gauss artificial intelligence (AI) model on Thursday. Dubbed Gauss2, the new multimodal AI model is said to feature improved performance, efficiency, and enhanced use cases for application integration. The new large language model (LLM) was introduced during the keynote address of the Samsung Developer ...

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  Oppo Find X8 Series to Get Google’s Gemini AI Features, Circle to Search With ColorOS 15 Update

  Oppo announced on Tuesday that Google’s in-house artificial intelligence (AI) model Gemini will be powering some of the features in ColorOS 15. The company is also introducing Circle to Search with the major update to its operating system. Both of these features will first come to the Oppo Find X8 series, which was globally launched on Thursday.

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  Data Collected From Pokemon Go Players To Build ChatGPT-esque "Spatial Intelligence"

  Niantic, the company behind Pokemon Go revealed that they were building a "Large Geospatial Model (LGM)" using data collected in the game over the last eight years.

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  Google AI-Powered Air View+ Announced With Real-Time Hyperlocal Air Quality Information Across India

  Google announced Air View+, an ecosystem-based solution to address the gaps in air quality data across India, on Wednesday. The system uses the Mountain View-based tech giant’s artificial intelligence (AI) models to process a large volume of air quality data at the hyperlocal level and provide actionable insights to Indian government agencies.

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  NASA Showcases AI-Powered Computational Tools to Advance Scientific Research at SC24 Event

  At SC2024, NASA’s Nicola Fox revealed the agency’s new AI-powered computational tools aimed at improving space science. These tools will be deployed across divisions, including Earth science, heliophysics, and astrophysics. A key example presented was a heliophysics model using data from the Solar Dynamics Observatory to predict solar wind and ...

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  Microsoft Signs AI-Learning Deal With News Corp.’s HarperCollins

  Microsoft reached a deal with News Corp.’s HarperCollins that will allow the software company to use nonfiction titles from the book publisher to train its Artificial Intelligence models, according to a person familiar with the matter. The company isn’t planning to use the content to generate new books without human authors, the person said.

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  Google Reveals How AI Helped the Company Make Notable Scientific Breakthroughs in 2024

  Google highlighted nine major scientific breakthroughs made in the ongoing year that were possible due to advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). On Monday, Google DeepMind co-hosted the inaugural edition of the AI for Science Forum in London alongside the Royal Society. During the event, the Mountain View-based tech giant recapped achievemen...

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  Apple Intelligence Support on M1 Mac Models Was Possible Because of Important Decision in 2017, Executives Say

  Apple engineers made a key decision in 2017 which led to the company being able to offer Apple Intelligence even in devices launched in 2020, said an executive. In a podcast, senior executives in the company highlighted that the engineers responsible for designing the M1 chipset decided to add neural networks to make them artificial intelligence (A...

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  NASA Utilises Supercomputing to Drive Space Exploration and Earth Research

  NASA continues to push the boundaries of science by using supercomputing to advance space exploration and climate research. From refining the Artemis II launch pad to leveraging AI for weather forecasting, NASA’s technology is revolutionising space missions and Earth science. Supercomputing helps simulate complex cosmic phenomena, including solar...

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  Bluesky Confirms It Will Not Train Its Generative AI Models on User Posts

  Bluesky social media platform officially stated on Friday that it does not train its generative artificial intelligence (AI) models on user data. The company also highlighted the areas where it uses AI tools and claimed that none of the models have been trained on the public and private posts made by users. The statement was released after several ...

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  After A Meteoric Rise, Artificial Intelligence Progress Now Slowing Down?

  A quietly growing belief in Silicon Valley could have immense implications: the breakthroughs from large AI models -- the ones expected to bring human-level artificial intelligence in the near future -- may be slowing down.

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  Google Docs Gets Upgraded With Gemini-Powered Text-to-Image Generation Feature

  Google Docs is getting a new artificial intelligence (AI) feature that will allow users to generate in-line images. Announced on Friday, the feature will be available via Gemini to Google Workspace users. The text-to-image generator is powered by the Mountain View-based tech giant’s Imagen 3 AI model and can generate high-resolution images that c...

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  Google Gemini Integration With Apple Intelligence Reportedly Delayed to 2025

  Gemini, the native artificial intelligence (AI) model created by Google, will reportedly not be integrated with the iPhone till at least the next year. Earlier this year, Apple announced a partnership with OpenAI, where the latter’s AI platform ChatGPT will be integrated with the former’s AI suite, Apple Intelligence. This integrated AI experie...

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  AI Technology Detects Cancerous Brain Tumours in 10 Seconds During Surgery

  Researchers have developed FastGlioma, an AI-based model that can identify residual brain tumour tissue in just 10 seconds during surgery. The technology, which outperformed conventional methods, offers significant improvements in neurosurgery for diffuse gliomas and other cancers. It could revolutionise surgical practices by enabling faster, more ...