Meta heats up Big Tech’s AI arms race with new language model

Meta’s LLaMA, short for Large Language Model Meta AI, will be available under non-commercial license to researchers and entities affiliated with government, civil society, and academia Meta Platforms Inc. said on Friday it was releasing to researchers a new large language model, the core software of a new artificial intelligence system, heating up an AI arms race as Big Tech companies rush to integrate the technology into their products and impress investors. The public battle to dominate the AI technology space kicked off late last year with the launch of…

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How to use the built-in iOS authenticator app for Twitter and other services

Here’s how you can use the built-in authenticator app on your iOS device and enable two-factor authentication for websites and services like Twitter. With Twitter recently announcing that SMS-based two-factor authentication will be limited to Blue subscribers, many are looking for alternative methods to secure their accounts on the social media platform. For the uninitiated, two-factor authentication (2FA) is used as an additional layer of security in addition to passwords. A simple example of this is text-message-based verification, where the user will be able to authenticate with a one-time password. Ever…

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WhatsApp is rolling out ‘Kept Messages’ feature: Details on how it works

As per a report by WABetaInfo, the new Kept Messages feature will be helpful to users when they want to keep some messages from visible forever for everyone in a group chat. If users keep a disappearing message, it would not disappear from the chat even after expiring Meta owned WhatsApp is popular for bringing innovation to its features consistently. This time, the instant messaging platform has introduced a new feature called ‘Kept Messages’. What Is Kept Message Feature? WhatsApp’s latest feature can be used to keep messages from disappearing.…

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AI-powered Bing made several errors in its demo

It made several mistakes during the demo, much worse than Google’s Bard mistake said US-based AI researcher Dmitri Brereton in a Twitter post. US-based artificial intelligence (AI) researcher Dmitri Brereton claims that Microsoft’s new AI-powered Bing search engine made several errors during its demo last week and generated made-up information. Unveiled on 7 February by chief executive Satya Nadella, the new Bing uses Generative Pre-trained Transformer 3 (GPT-3) and promises ChatGPT-like experiences to users within the search. At the unveiling event, Yusuf Mehdi, consumer chief marketing officer, also gave a…

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Google unveils Bard, its ChatGPT rival: How does it work, where to access and more

Google says Bard draws on information from the web to provide fresh, high-quality responses. At its core, Google’s chatbot is powered by LaMDA. In Short Google has unveiled Bard, its ChatGPT rival that leverages LaMDA (Language Model for Dialogue Applications), Google’s own language model. The announcement comes days after CEO Sundar Pichai revealed its development during an earnings call. Prior to the call, Google management called ChatGPT“code red” as the AI-powered platform received positive responses from users across the world. In a blog post, Google says that it is opening…

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Microsoft bakes ChatGPT-like tech into search engine Bing

Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence. Microsoft is fusing ChatGPT-like technology into its search engine Bing, transforming an internet service that now trails far behind Google into a new way of communicating with artificial intelligence. The revamping of Microsoft’s second-place search engine could give the software giant a head starts against other tech companies in capitalizing on the worldwide excitement surrounding ChatGPT, a tool that’s awakened millions…

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ChatGPT will be the calculator for writing, top economist says

Teachers and university professors are worried that ChatGPT, made by the Microsoft Corp.-backed Open AI, will have a detrimental effect on students by making cheating easier than ever. ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence system that can produce sophisticated essays on complex subjects in seconds, will become the “calculator for writing,” according to a leading economist. The New York City Department of Education banned chatGPT access on its networks, citing negative impacts on student learning, but a Stanford University professor thinks otherwise. Erik Brynjolfsson, professor of economics and information technology at Stanford…

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