Tag: AI

  • Google | 7 pieces of AI news we announced in September

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    In September, Google shared seven new AI updates, including the “Audio Overview” feature, the FireSat initiative for wildfire detection, and a new AI initiative for educators and students. A highlight was CEO Sundar Pichai’s announcement of a $120 million Global AI Opportunity Fund at the UN’s “Summit for the Future,” aimed at expanding AI education…

  • OpenAI | Hearst Content Partnership

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    Hearst announced a new content partnership with OpenAI, integrating its newspaper and domestic magazine content into OpenAI’s products. This collaboration includes over 20 magazine brands and 40+ newspapers, such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, and ELLE, enriching the ChatGPT experience for 200 million weekly users with a variety of lifestyle topics,…

  • ZEEKR | The Story Behind ZEEKR 009: The Artistic Pursuit of the Ultimate Cockpit

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    The new ZEEKR 009 offers an advanced smart cockpit with cutting-edge technology and ultimate comfort. It features a dual 8295 platform, creating an AI-powered, emotionally connected partner for drivers. Special focus is given to family safety features and robust privacy protection for users. Additionally, the Yamaha surround sound system enhances the in-car audio experience, providing…

  • Google | Ask Questions in New Ways with AI in Search

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    Google introduces new ways to search using AI, enhancing experiences with Google Lens by allowing video and voice input. Users can now point their camera, record videos, and ask questions in real-time. This update also makes shopping more convenient by providing detailed product information using Google’s Shopping Graph. Additionally, AI-structured search result pages are being…

  • OpenAI | New Funding to Scale the Benefits of AI

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    Accelerating the Development of Cutting-Edge AI Technologies OpenAI continues to progress on its mission to ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. It has raised $6.6 billion in new funding at a $157 billion valuation. The funding will be used to strengthen leadership in frontier AI research, increase computing capacity, and develop tools to…

  • Google | 2 New Chromebooks and New AI Features to Get More Done

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    Do More With Less, Thanks to New Chromebook Features Google has announced two new Chromebooks: the thinnest and lightest “Chromebook Plus” and a refreshed portable model. These devices come with new AI software features powered by Google, including “Help me read” and “Live Translate.” All Chromebooks now feature Gemini, starting at $350, offering enhanced productivity…

  • OpenAI | Introducing the Realtime API

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    Enabling Low-Latency Speech-to-Speech Experiences OpenAI has launched the Realtime API in public beta, allowing paid developers to create low-latency, multimodal experiences in their applications. The API enables natural speech-to-speech interactions using six preset voices, eliminating the need to combine multiple models for voice experiences. It offers a seamless solution for building conversational applications, such as…

  • OpenAI | Introducing Vision to the Fine-Tuning API

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    Enabling Image and Text Fine-Tuning for GPT-4o OpenAI has introduced vision fine-tuning for GPT-4o, allowing developers to customize the model with both images and text. This enhances the model’s visual understanding capabilities, enabling improved visual search functionality, better object detection for autonomous systems, and more accurate medical image analysis. Companies like Grab and Automat have…

  • OpenAI | Prompt Caching in the API

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    Reducing Costs and Latency with Prompt Caching OpenAI has introduced Prompt Caching to reduce costs and improve processing speed for developers who reuse the same context across multiple API calls. By reusing recently seen input tokens, developers can receive a 50% discount and faster prompt processing. This feature is automatically applied to models like GPT-4o,…

  • OpenAI | Model Distillation in the API

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    Introducing a Cost-Effective Way to Manage Model Distillation OpenAI has launched a new service that provides an integrated way to manage the entire model distillation process. This allows developers to fine-tune cost-effective models like GPT-4o mini using the outputs from frontier models such as GPT-4o. The platform provides tools like Stored Completions and Evals to…