AI: The Now and the Not-Quite-Yet


While Apple's upcoming iOS 18 boasts fancy new AI features, you might not need to wait. Consider alternatives like ChatGPT that offer similar functionality. On the productivity front, AI is proving its worth with tools that can assist with writing, problem-solving, and more. And it's not all just work! Fun AI products are emerging as well. But AI isn't without its challenges, such as detecting AI-generated content and mitigating bias. Google AI is on the move, with its Translate tool gaining fluency in 110 new languages and Gmail integrating helpful AI features. Finally, ChatGPT for macOS is now free to use for everyone.

Don't wait for iOS 18's AI. ChatGPT offers these same 4 features now
Before you splurge on new Apple hardware to use the latest AI features, check out these ChatGPT alternatives that accomplish the same tasks.
How AI Image Models Work
Nir Zicherman, Every, Jun 12, 2024 This article describes how AIs are trained using 'the story plot game' whereby the systems are gradually trained to find missing words in a story pattern, leading to their ability to find a compelling story from nothing but pure static. "Just as the children in our game...
iOS 18: 4 'Apple Intelligence' features you won't see until 2025
Remember all that fancy AI stuff apple announced at WWDC recently? You may have to wait longer than expected for some of it.According to Mark Gurman's Power On newsletter at Bloomberg, Apple is taking a careful approach with its rollout of Apple Intelligence. Many of its features will launch roughly alongside iOS 18 in the fall, but this is considered...
The 5 most overrated tech products of 2024 (so far)
2024 isn't even over yet — and some tech products, despite debuting only a few months ago, are already bound for the gadget graveyard.AI hardware, in particular, had it rough this year, with several startup companies overpromising and underdelivering. (One was even accused of being deceitful and having a shady past.) Gather your somber attire, for a...
How my 4 favorite AI tools help me get more done at work
I've tested a lot of AI tools. These are the four I use almost daily to enhance my productivity.
AI, Problem-Solving, and Visual Thinking | Brainstorm in Progress
Geoff Cain, Brainstorm in Progress, Jun 18, 2024 I think this is a good way to think of it: "Picasso once commented on computers: 'But they are useless. They can only give you answers.' (But) when you are working with AI, getting the 'answers' is really the wrong way to use it, although in some limited ways,...
Why being funny is AI's toughest test
"Hey everyone! Great to be here. You know, life is a lot like a toaster. Sometimes you're popping out of bed ready to take on the day, and other times you feel like you're stuck on the darkest setting, just waiting for something to change." That's the opener ChatGPT offered when I asked it to come up with "an original comedy routine:" An observation...
5 best Apple rumors of 2024 (so far) — you'll be crossing your fingers for these
Apple is one of the most hush-hush tech giants, doing whatever it takes to ensure that its plans and blueprints don't leave Cupertino. However, it seems like there are cracks in its secrecy armor. Whether it's coming from Bloomberg Apple leaker Mark Gurman or Ming-Chi Kuo, two respected bean spillers, there are always leaks that flow from the iPhone...
5 most fun AI products in 2024 so far
AI is taking the tech world by storm, but AI itself is more than just a chatbot. AI features are being built into all different kinds of tech, from the devices like your phone that you use every day, to the apps that you’ve been using for years, to new websites that will supercharge your productivity.Over the past few years, we’ve seen a host of new...
Can AI detectors save us from ChatGPT? I tried 6 online tools to find out
With the sudden arrival of ChatGPT, educators and editors face a worrying surge of automated content submissions. We look at the problem and what can be done about it.
What’s New in Copilot | May 2024
Welcome to the May 2024 edition of What's New in Copilot for Microsoft 365. Every month, we highlight new end-user and admin features in Copilot for Microsoft 365, enabling you to better prepare, plan, and roll out Copilot features that help your users be more productive and efficient in the apps you use every day. This month, we’re excited to share...
Internet Archive forced to remove 500,000 books after publishers’ court win
Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, Jun 24, 2024 It has been often said that if somebody tried to create a library today, publishers would stop them. This case is proof of that. The Internet Archive established a virtual library - they would buy a book, then loan it out to one person at a time (I've made use...
OpenAI reportedly plans to block access in China. Chinese AI companies may fill the void.
OpenAI is reportedly planning to block API access in China, and Chinese companies are swooping in to fill the impending void. According to Chinese state-owned newspaper Securities Times (via Reuters), users in China received an email saying they're in a "'region that OpenAI does not currently support' and that additional measures to block API traffic...
Gmail users can now ask Google's Gemini AI to help compose and summarize emails
Now rolling out to Gmail on the web and the mobile app, the integrated Gemini AI can answer, analyze, and address questions about your emails.
Google Translate has learned 110 new languages with the help of AI
Google Translate has gotten much faster when it comes to learning new languages, and it's thanks to generative AI. On Thursday, Google announced its Translate tool now knows 110 new languages, thanks to the company's PaLM 2 large language model. SEE ALSO: Here's how Google thinks AI should be regulated ...
What is artificial general intelligence?
Everything you need to know about the path to creating an AI as smart as a human or even smarter.
ChatGPT for macOS is now available for everyone
Earlier this month, OpenAI's ChatGPT app became available for Apple's macOS platform, but only for ChatGPT Plus subscribers. Now, this restriction has been removed, and ChatGPT for macOS is available for all users. SEE ALSO: ChatGPT is ableist toward applicants with disabilities, new study finds ...
What Is a Database?
Every day we talk about the importance of data—how data is accessed, collected, managed, tracked, monitored, and stored electronically. Databases have quickly evolved. Today, when we are talking about a lot of data, we are literally talking about how businesses are capturing value. They are using this data to track our every movement, in the way we...

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