“While it might seem like Apple is behind companies like Meta, Google and Microsoft when it comes to AI, the reality is Apple has been at the forefront of the technology for decades. It’s just been reluctant to call it AI and the Let Loose event gave us an insight into what comes next.” https://www.tomsguide.com/ai/i-write-about-ai-for-a-living-and-apples-ipad-event-has-left-me-very-excited-for-wwdc-in-june
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Sam Altman says helpful agents are poised to become AI’s killer function
“‘What you really want,’ he told MIT Technology Review, ‘is just this thing that is off helping you.’ Altman, who was visiting Cambridge for a series of events hosted by Harvard and the venture capital firm Xfund, described the killer app for AI as a ‘super-competent colleague that knows absolutely everything about my whole life, every…
China’s Alipay tests AI assistance within its shopping app
“China-based Ant Group’s Alipay mobile app has launched a pilot of an AI-powered user interface, the Alipay Smart Assistant, that aims to direct Alipay users to more than 30 different types of services available within the app, according to a press release. The assistant, built on Ant Group’s Bailing large language AI model that aims to promote…
Inside the Autonomous Racing League event that pitted a self-driving car against a Formula 1 driver
“A2RL put four cars on track, competing simultaneously for the first time. And, perhaps more significantly, it pitted the top-performing autonomous car against a human being, former Formula 1 pilot Daniil Kvyat, who drove for various teams between 2014 and 2020.” Read Full Article >>