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Rethinking How We Visualize AI: DeepMind Launches Project to Diversify AI Imagery

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Chris McKay• August 21, 2023 • 3 min read

The initiative aims to dispel misleading AI depictions prevalent in modern imagery and pop culture. By partnering with artists globally, the project seeks to paint a multi-dimensional portrait of AI, covering realms from robotics to neuroscience.

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Google Adds New Search Generative Experiences Directly to Chrome

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Chris McKay• August 15, 2023 • 2 min read

With the new "Search Generative Experience" while browsing, users can see an AI-summarized list of main topics covered on any compatible page in Chrome.

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Google and Universal Music In Talks Over AI-Generated Music

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Chris McKay• August 9, 2023 • 2 min read

These initial discussions, as confirmed by multiple insiders, could pave the way for fans to use AI to craft songs in the style of their favorite artists. With prior consent, of course.

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Meet Project IDX: Google's AI-Powered, Cloud-Based IDE

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Chris McKay• August 8, 2023 • 3 min read

With Project IDX, Google aims to bring the entire full-stack, multiplatform development workflow to the cloud.

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Google is Using AI to Reduce the Climate Impact of Contrails

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Chris McKay• August 8, 2023 • 2 min read

Working with American Airlines, and Breakthrough Energy, Google Research was able to reduce contrails by 54% compared to typical flight paths.

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Google is Bringing Images and Videos to its Generative AI Powered Search Experience

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Chris McKay• August 2, 2023 • 2 min read

The visual context helps users better understand topics, reducing the need to dive into separate web pages.

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Exploring AI's Creative Potential: Google Launches Lab Sessions

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Chris McKay• August 2, 2023 • 1 min read

By fostering curiosity, creativity, and compassion, these initiatives strive to shape AI into an accessible, valuable tool that caters to the unique needs of individuals across various fields.

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YouTube Experiments with AI-Generated Video Summaries

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Chris McKay• August 1, 2023 • 1 min read

YouTube is testing a new AI feature that automatically creates short text summaries of videos to help viewers quickly determine if the content is relevant to them.

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Med-PaLM M is a Multimodal Biomedical AI from Google Research and Google DeepMind

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Chris McKay• July 31, 2023 • 3 min read

Across all tasks in the benchmark, Med-PaLM M reached or exceeded state-of-the-art performance, often surpassing specialized models optimized for individual tasks by a wide margin.

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Google DeepMind Unveils RT-2, Bringing Robots Closer to General Intelligence

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Chris McKay• July 28, 2023 • 4 min read

Essentially, the model can comprehend and 'speak robot', translating abstract concepts learned from vast web data into actionable knowledge that informs robot behavior.

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Google is Using AI to Design More Advanced Circuits

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Chris McKay• July 24, 2023 • 2 min read

They first use "circuit neural networks" to design the circuit, then they making perfomance optimization a game for AlphaZero to solve.

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Google's Genesis Tool Uses AI to Write News Articles

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Chris McKay• July 20, 2023 • 2 min read

Pitched as a writing assistant for journalists, the new tool is being demonstrated for executives at top news organizations.

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Google Proposes CoDoC, a Medical AI that Knows When to Defer to Human Experts

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Chris McKay• July 19, 2023 • 3 min read

The model learns when predictive AI is offering correct information, and when it's better to defer to a clinician.

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Big Tech's Trojan Horse: The Hidden Agenda Behind Open-Sourced AI

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Chris McKay• July 18, 2023 • 4 min read

As AI reshapes our world, we find ourselves paradoxically dependent on the benevolence of tech giants; their decisions to open-source, or not, are defining the future of this transformative technology.

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Google's AI Chatbot Bard Can Now See Images and Give Audio Responses

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Chris McKay• July 13, 2023 • 3 min read

You can now access Bard in new languages and countries, customize responses, add images to your prompts and more.

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Google Launches NotebookLM an AI-powered Digital Notebook

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Chris McKay• July 12, 2023 • 1 min read

Grounded in your own documents, NotebookLM aims to help you gain insights faster and supercharge learning & ideation with AI.

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Google Blends Music, Art and AI with Viola the Bird

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Chris McKay• July 12, 2023 • 1 min read

Play a cello inspired instrument with Viola the Bird and the help of machine learning! An experiment by David Li.

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Google DeepMind, OpenAI, and Leading Academics Propose International Institutions for Global AI Governance

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Chris McKay• July 12, 2023 • 4 min read

A new white paper explores models and functions of international institutions that could help manage opportunities and mitigate risks of advanced AI

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Tech Giants Rally Behind Runway ML with $141 Million Investment for AI Creativity

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Chris McKay• June 30, 2023 • 2 min read

Google, NVIDIA and Salesforce boosted Runway's Series C funding to spur innovations in AI-generated video and creativity tools.

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Google's New AI Tool Allows You to Virtually Try on Clothes Before You Buy

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Chris McKay• June 14, 2023 • 2 min read

Google's new AI-powered virtual try-on shopping tool lets you see how clothing will look on your unique body before you buy.

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Google Researchers Publish Barkour, A Benchmark for Quadiped Robot Agility

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Chris McKay• May 26, 2023 • 1 min read

A new study establishes an agility course and scoring system for evaluating four-legged robot locomotion.

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Google's Policy Agenda for Responsible AI Deserves Consideration and Critique

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Chris McKay• May 19, 2023 • 2 min read

Is their ambitious roadmap for Responsible AI a beacon towards equitable progress, or a veiled corporate strategy?

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Google Open Sources the Monk Skin Tone Scale for Better Skin Tone Representation in AI

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Chris McKay• May 15, 2023 • 3 min read

The latest open-source initiative from Google brings enhanced inclusivity and accuracy to skin tone annotation in AI systems.

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Four Takeaways From Google I/O

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Chris McKay• May 15, 2023 • 4 min read

Unraveling the narratives from Google's annual developer event, this article takes you through key AI enhancements, strategic moves, and the future vision that sets the tech giant apart from its competitors.