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The text highlights the struggles many recent consumer AI devices have faced in providing truly innovative and useful experiences that justify their costs and novelty. Products like the Humane Ai Pin and Tome presentation app initially generated excitement but quickly disappointed users who found them gimmicky or lacking real...

The article discusses the potential rise of AI-powered “dating” apps that provide artificial companionship, sparked by an anecdote about a man spending $10,000 per month on “AI girlfriends.” It draws parallels to the films “Her” and “Blade Runner 2049,” which explored the implications of AI companions and the...

The bizarre new app “AngryGF” simulates arguments with an irate virtual girlfriend, ostensibly to teach communication skills, but comes across as a frustrating and misguided experience. Unlike typical AI companion apps aimed at providing an idealized romantic partner, AngryGF seems to revel in relationship downsides without...

Meta recently launched its latest AI chatbot called Llama 3, which CEO Mark Zuckerberg touts as the “most intelligent AI assistant” currently available for public use. While some express fears that advanced AI could threaten human jobs or even existence, Zuckerberg dismisses such concerns about Meta’s current AI...

Microsoft’s new VASA-1 AI framework can convert static headshots into realistic talking and singing videos, opening up possibilities for lifelike AI companions. By inputting just a photo and audio clip, VASA generates videos with lip-syncing, facial expressions, head movements, and emotions that make the avatar seem alive....

Scenario : I am in a crowd. My eyes are closed and not allowed to touch anything....

cross-posted from: lemmy.world/post/14424475...

Mental health expert, Sergio Muriel, explains why artificial intelligence (AI) should not replace human therapists, despite the rise in people turning to AI-powered mental health tools. While acknowledging the potential benefits of AI in mental health care, such as offering immediate and anonymous support, Muriel emphasizes the...

OpenAI is expanding into Asia with a new office in Tokyo, Japan, where they are releasing a custom GPT-4 model optimized for the Japanese language. This custom model offers improved performance in translating and summarizing Japanese text, operates up to 3x faster than GPT-4 Turbo, and is more cost-effective. As an example, the...

cross-posted from: lemmy.ca/post/19371857...

Recent claims that large language model (LLM) capabilities are doubling every 5-14 months appear unfounded based on an analysis of benchmark performance data. While there were huge leaps from GPT-2 to GPT-3 and GPT-3 to GPT-4, the progress from GPT-4 to more recent models like GPT-4 Turbo has been much more modest, suggesting...

Grindr, the popular gay dating app, is planning to introduce an AI boyfriend feature that can sext and have ongoing relationships with users, trained on previously private messages between users with their consent. The move aims to boost revenue by putting some free features behind a paywall and offering new AI-powered paid...

While tech giants have been racing to build ever-larger language models (LLMs), recent research suggests the performance gains from increasing model size may be plateauing. This has led to growing interest in small language models (SLMs) - compact, efficient models that can be tailored for specific applications. SLMs offer...

Anyone else here follow the three laws of robotics without realizing it?

Abstract: The aging index has been increasing in Europe, and Portugal is currently one of the countries with the oldest population. In most cases, aging brings a physical decline that hinders a person’s movement, physical and cognitive health and, consequently, agency. Several people see their autonomy jeopardized and their...

Lay summary (by Claude 3 Sonnet): Older adults living in nursing homes often struggle with depression and loneliness. Researchers wanted to see if social robots (robots that can interact with people) could help reduce these feelings. They looked at studies where older nursing home residents interacted with social robots, either...

Abstract: Socially assistive robots (SARs) have been suggested as a platform for post-stroke training. It is not yet known whether long-term interaction with a SAR can lead to an improvement in the functional ability of individuals post-stroke. The aim of this pilot study was to compare the changes in motor ability and quality...