Author: The Horizon

Self-driving taxi service Waymo’s expanions plans are put on pause

Waymo, a self-driving taxi service based in California, encountered a setback when its application to expand its robotaxi operations in Los Angeles and San Mateo counties was suspended for 120 days by the California Public Utilities Commission’s Consumer Protection and Enforcement Division (CPED). This suspension hampers Waymo’s plans for future expansion, although its current operations […]

Jasper acquires Stability AI’s Clipdrop to strengthen marketing copilot

San Francisco-based startup, Jasper, known for its AI-driven marketing copilot, has acquired Stability AI’s image creation and editing platform, Clipdrop. The undisclosed deal aims to enhance Jasper’s creative companion, empowering marketing teams to accelerate ad strategies and develop on-brand creatives. Jasper’s CEO, Timothy Young, envisions the acquisition advancing their goal to become the most comprehensive […]

Hundreds of AI luminaries sign letter calling for anti-deepfake legislation

The artificial intelligence community, with more than 500 signatories including notable figures like Jaron Lanier and Frances Haugen, has issued an open letter advocating for strict regulation of AI-generated impersonations known as deepfakes. The letter urges governments to implement obligations throughout the supply chain to combat the proliferation of deepfakes. Key proposals include criminalizing deepfake […]

Stellantis CEO says there’s still life in Waymo deal for self-driving delivery vans

Stellantis and Waymo are enhancing their partnership to focus on developing commercial self-driving Ram delivery vans, as CEO Carlos Tavares revealed in a recent interview. The collaboration, first announced in 2020 but subsequently eclipsed, is being revitalized with a particular emphasis on resolving the challenge of package delivery from the vehicle to the customer. Tavares […]

Humane’s Ai Pin launch delayed to mid-April amid high expectations

Humane, an AI startup based in the Bay Area, has informed its eager consumers about a slight delay in shipping their highly anticipated product, the Ai Pin. Originally scheduled for release in March, the shipment has now been pushed back to mid-April, as revealed by Sam Sheffer, the company’s Head of Media, in a recent […]

Not Again! Two More Cases, Just this Week, of Hallucinated Citations in Court Filings Leading to Sanctions

The utilization of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in legal research has come under scrutiny following multiple cases where lawyers unwittingly cited fictitious cases generated by AI systems, such as ChatGPT. Despite several high-profile incidents exposing these inaccuracies, recent occurrences in Missouri and Massachusetts indicate a persistent trend.   In the Missouri case of Kruse v. […]

AWS will add Mistral open source AI models to Amazon Bedrock

Amazon Web Services (AWS) continues to assert its dominance in the cloud server industry by introducing Mistral AI’s cutting-edge open source LLMs to Amazon Bedrock, its platform for generative AI services and application development. AWS’s Principal Developer Advocate, Donnie Prakoso, revealed in a blog post that Mistral 7B and Mixtral 8x7B models from the French […]

NVIDIA Earnings Blow Past Estimates, Mark ‘Tipping Point’ for AI

Nvidia’s stock surged by 8% to $728.35 in after-hours trading following the impressive fourth-quarter earnings report, which showcased a significant revenue increase of 22% from the previous quarter and a remarkable 265% growth from the prior year. The company’s success was highlighted by accelerated computing and generative AI, with Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang […]

Adobe unveils new AI-powered audio features in Premiere Pro

Adobe has introduced new AI-powered audio tools in the latest release of Adobe Premiere Pro (22.4) to enhance video editing for creators. The highlight of this update is the Enhance Speech feature, which uses AI to reduce background noise and improve the sound quality of dialogue in videos with just one click. This feature aims […]

Google Just Released Two Open AI Models That Can Run on Laptops

Google has been making significant moves in the AI space in an effort to catch up with competitors like Microsoft and OpenAI. In recent weeks, Google has announced several new releases aimed at accelerating its product development. This includes the introduction of Gemini Ultra and Gemini Pro 1.5 under the Gemini brand, as well as […]

How Android Auto will use AI to summarize incoming text conversations

Google recently introduced new AI features for its Assistant, coinciding with the launch of the Samsung Galaxy S24. The smartphone comes with AI-enhanced capabilities like Magic Editor, Circle to Search, and live language translation.   One of Google’s new Assistant features is the ability to summarize lengthy messages and group chats when connected to Android […]

This Ohio Candidate Welcomes AI In His Political Campaign—Will Voters?

Ohio Democratic congressional candidate Matthew Diemer has turned to artificial intelligence to engage with voters, deploying an AI version of himself through Civox, a London-based AI tool provider. This innovative approach allows Diemer to interact one-on-one with a larger number of constituents, facilitating basic conversations and answering questions. The AI technology is designed to mimic […]

Google DeepMind jumps back into open source AI race with new model Gemma

Google DeepMind has introduced Gemma, a set of 2B and 7B open-source models created using the same technology as the recent Gemini models. The Gemma models are accompanied by pre-trained and instruction-tuned variants and will be available under a permissive commercial license along with a new Responsible Generative AI toolkit. Google is offering toolchains for […]

This startup is using AI to discover new materials

Orbital Materials, a startup founded by former DeepMind researcher Jonathan Godwin, is leveraging AI technology to revolutionize the manufacturing of new physical materials. Inspired by the success of AI systems like AlphaFold, Godwin set out to streamline the traditional, time-consuming process of material discovery by combining AI expertise with materials science.   The startup’s proprietary […]

Bioptimus raises $35 million seed round to develop AI foundational model focused on biology

Paris-based startup Bioptimus is breaking new ground by applying AI specifically to the realm of biology, an area where access to training data is limited due to the sensitive nature of clinical information. Differentiating itself from AI giants like OpenAI, Bioptimus focuses on leveraging the collective knowledge of AI models, emphasizing its commitment to advancing […]

AI influences decline in freelance writing and service jobs, study finds

A recent study analyzing the freelance work market revealed a significant decrease in writing, translation, and customer service jobs, with writing positions seeing a 33% drop. Conversely, the demand for video editing, graphic design, and web development surged, with video production roles experiencing a 39% increase. Graphic design jobs also saw an 8% rise, while […]

ChatGPT goes temporarily “insane” with unexpected outputs, spooking users

OpenAI’s ChatGPT AI assistant experienced a glitch that caused it to provide bizarre and nonsensical responses, prompting users to describe it as “having a stroke” and “going insane”. Users and shared their experiences on the r/ChatGPT subreddit, expressing confusion and concern over the AI’s erratic behavior.   While ChatGPT lacks consciousness, users resorted to human-like […]