Open-source generative AI models are gaining traction by bridging the performance gap with proprietary models, thanks to advancements led by experts like Dr. Verma, who notes that these open-source alternatives offer a cost-effective and flexible solution for model training and specialization in various domains.
https://www.livemint.com/companies/start-ups/pocket-fm-ai-model-storytelling-nvidia-pocket-fm-ai-model-pocket-fm-llm-pocket-fm-expansion-pocket-fm-revenue-11746947665512.htmlThe US government has introduced the Take It Down Act, which makes it a federal crime to knowingly publish intimate images without consent, including AI-created deepfakes. Websites and social media companies will be required to remove such material within 48 hours of a victim's request. This is a rare example of federal regulators taking action against internet companies, following several states that have already banned the dissemination of sexually explicit deepfakes or revenge porn.
https://www.khou.com/article/news/nation-world/trump-signs-take-it-down-act-revenge-porn-federal-crime/507-bdd00e98-3a2d-478d-8322-165baa9206a6GMI Cloud has partnered with NVIDIA to contribute its GPU-as-a-Service infrastructure to the company's new AI platform and marketplace, DGX Cloud Lepton, which aims to connect developers globally with access to compute capacity.
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/gmi-cloud-to-build-the-next-era-of-ai-with-nvidia-302459443.htmlGoogle's I/O 2025 conference will start with a keynote on May 20 at 10 AM PDT (10:30 PM IST) and will be livestreamed globally. The event, held at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, is expected to feature announcements around Android, AI, web, and cloud services.
https://indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/google-io-kicks-off-on-may-20-and-here-is-everything-that-we-are-likely-to-see-2726893-2025-05-19Google's AI technology can be used to automate search intent clustering by analyzing the ranking of site URLs based on their likelihood of satisfying user queries. This method is similar to comparing SERP results for keywords, but offers automation and scaling, providing speed and greater precision. By leveraging Google's own AI, SEO professionals can cluster keywords without having to build their own models or scrape SERPs content.
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-automate-seo-keyword-clustering-by-search-intent/539347/Regulators in the UK and EU have pushed back against Apple and Google over issues like search and AI, while users worldwide report a decline in search quality. Website operators claim Google discourages users from leaving its ecosystem, and generative AI tools often struggle to deliver accurate information. Some groups believe developing Europe-based alternatives is part of the solution, but Google's AI Overviews have shifted traffic away from publishers to itself, reducing clicks to publisher websites, resulting in irrelevant ads and poor search results.
https://www.techspot.com/news/107950-europe-prepares-trial-open-web-index-reduce-reliance.html#commentsOffsetResearchers at EPFL in Switzerland, Princeton University, and the Fondazione Bruno Kessler in Italy found that OpenAI's GPT-4, a large language model, was 64.4% more persuasive than human opponents when given basic demographic information, but its performance was indistinguishable without this data. The AI excelled at convincing users on less controversial issues, but struggled with entrenched positions. When participants thought they were arguing with an AI, they were more likely to change their mind, suggesting that personalization can be a powerful tool for persuasion.
https://gizmodo.com/ai-gets-a-lot-better-at-debating-when-it-knows-who-you-are-study-finds-2000603977Half of Hong Kong's 60 audited organisations use artificial intelligence (AI) to collect or process personal data, with most having contingency plans in place for potential data breaches. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data found no contravention of privacy laws during its checks from February to May this year.
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3310960/half-hong-kong-organisations-audited-watchdog-collect-personal-data-using-ai?module=top_story&pgtype=sectionIndia-based Intelliflicks has partnered with Tony DeRosa-Grund and Visual Alchemy LLC to launch a film slate powered by Generative AI production technology. The partnership aims to revolutionize the movie-making process, allowing for significant time and cost savings while potentially producing better films. With its proprietary tool chain, Intelliflicks' system enables human creatives to work alongside Generative AI, empowering smaller studios, streamers, and independent producers to produce high-quality content that was previously unaffordable.
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