AI STOLE YOUR VOICE
'Her' Comes to Life: This dating app is helping loners in Japan find love, date, and marry AI bots
Chiharu Shimoda, a 52-year-old factory worker in Japan, married Miku, an AI bot, through the Loverse app after struggling with real-life relationships. Loverse allows users to interact with generative AI, providing companionship without the challenges of human romance. This app is part of a broader trend in Japan, where AI solutions address loneliness and social interaction issues.
AI Scams: How to stay safe from these top frauds that can rob you
Artificial intelligence-related scams are one the recent additions in the vast list of scam types ranging through decades. However, AI scams are wee bit sinister as they can be untraceable, powerful and can rob you out of all you have, making it a potential financial threat for people across the world.
AI is bringing back Hollywood voices from the past, but with consent
AI voice startup ElevenLabs, which develops tools and models to regenerate voices in different accents and languages, has secured permission from the estates of deceased Hollywood actors to use their voices for its app Reader. This app takes online content like newsletters, articles, PDF files and converts them into voice-overs.
Should you be rushing to pick up the latest AI smartphone?
Samsung leads the smartphone industry with cutting-edge genAI features, while Apple introduces the groundbreaking Apple Intelligence. Sundar Pichai unveils the innovative Gemini AI assistant, and Craig Federighi presents Apple Intelligence, reshaping the future of smart devices with powerful generative models.
Search party: Google's dominance in internet search wanes amid rising app queries and AI threats
The search landscape is evolving rapidly, with Google facing challenges from specialized platforms and AI-driven search experiences. Users now turn to diverse platforms like Amazon and social media for different search needs, impacting Google's heft. The future of search seems to be personalized and AI-driven, reshaping how we navigate the digital world.
The voices of AI are telling us a lot
AI voices evolve from cinematic stereotypes to diverse choices, impacting user preferences.
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The AI boom has an unlikely early winner: Wonky consultants
As the tech industry explores avenues to monetise generative AI, consultants have already started capitalising on its potential profitability. Companies like McKinsey & Co, IBM, and Accenture are experiencing increasing sales and expanding their workforce. This trend is driven by a desperate need for technology experts who can serve as guides, helping businesses understand the implications of generative AI and its potential benefits.
Ecom Express’ rights issue; Google Cloud chief interview
Ecom Express is planning a $170 million rights issue led by existing investors. This and more in today’s ETtech Top 5.
What the arrival of AI phones and computers means for our data
Apple, Microsoft, and Google are leading the way in the development of artificially intelligent smartphones and computers, requiring more user data for tasks like photo editing and call monitoring. This raises privacy concerns as AI needs access to personal data across devices and apps.
Apple AI leaves Elon Musk bitter
Elon Musk's strong opposition to Apple's AI plans, particularly regarding OpenAI integration, led to threats of banning Apple devices at his companies. Musk's concerns about data privacy, security, and truth-seeking AI prompted the launch of his own AI company, xAI. Suggestions for Musk and X to develop privacy-focused phones or partner with Apple rivals were met with positive responses.
Welcome to the era of the AI smartphone
Apple and Google are set to release major software updates this fall, focusing on reinventing smartphones with artificial intelligence. Apple announced enhancements to iOS 18, including a revamped Siri powered by Apple Intelligence. Google introduced Gemini Nano, an AI assistant for Pixel phones. Both companies are aiming to improve messaging capabilities between iPhones and Androids.
Welcome to the era of the AI smartphone
At its annual software developer conference Monday, Apple showed a host of enhancements coming this fall to iOS 18, its operating system powering iPhones. The new tools include a revamped version of its voice assistant, Siri, that is easier to talk to and an AI system that will generate images, create summaries of web articles and craft responses to text messages and emails.
Apple launches AI products: Markets yawn, Elon Musk outraged
After months of mystery over Apple’s AI strategy, it took a step taken by nearly every other tech company: integrate some OpenAI models into its products for features like text generation. Let's take a look at highlights from the event and what followed.
Here are the key takeaways from Apple’s developers conference
Apple kicked off its annual developer conference on Monday, where the technology giant showcased how it is integrating artificial intelligence across its software suite, including a revamped Siri voice assistant and a tie-up with ChatGPT owner OpenAI.
Apple WWDC 2024 AI live stream: Where and how to watch the event online?
Apple's WWDC 2024, starting tonight, will focus on software updates rather than new hardware. Key announcements include iOS 18 with AI features like Smart Recap and improved Siri, watchOS 11 with advanced health features, macOS 15 with AI-driven enhancements, and visionOS 2.0 for AR capabilities. The event will also introduce Apple Intelligence, a new AI system, and updates to apps like Settings, Control Centre, Messages, Photos, and Mail.
The new ChatGPT offers a lesson in AI hype
OpenAI highlighted ChatGPT-4o's improved reasoning abilities but tests showed mixed results. The bot struggled with logic puzzles like the Where's Waldo? puzzle and made errors in reasoning.
Let AI plan your trip!
Bags packed and nowhere to go? Let AI lead the way. Travellers are increasingly using smart technology to plan their perfect holiday!
US intelligence agencies' embrace of generative AI is at once wary and urgent
A Silicon Valley firm used generative AI in the Sable Spear operation to analyze Chinese fentanyl trafficking data, surpassing human analysis. It predicted Russia's invasion of Ukraine and alerted government customers to North Korean missile launches. U.S. intelligence agencies are exploring AI for geospatial intel and assessing AI missions.
Nvidia CEO Huang expects AI-generated videos to drive more demand for its chips
After riding a demand surge sparked by Big Tech's rush to roll out chatbots, Nvidia now expects new AI models that are capable of creating video and engaging in human-like voice interactions to spur more orders for its graphics processors.
Indian entrepreneur shares key tips on how to get funding for your start up in silicon valley
Pritika Mehta, founder of Butternut AI, shares tailored guidance for immigrant entrepreneurs in San Francisco, advocating for cultural awareness and unconventional approaches. With 22 directives, her advice sparks engagement, drawing both praise and dissent. Mehta's insights offer valuable navigation tools in San Francisco's bustling startup scene, fostering dialogue and anticipation among entrepreneurs aiming to carve their niche in the dynamic landscape.
Is that 'Her'? OpenAI pauses a ChatGPT voice after some say it sounds like Scarlett Johansson
In a post on the social media platform X Monday, OpenAI said it is "working to pause" Sky - the name of one of five voices that ChatGPT users can chose to speak with. The company said it had "heard questions" about how it selects the lifelike audio options available for its flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, particularly Sky, and wanted to address them.
AI Stole Your Voice? Voice actors sue AI startup for using their voices in chatbot
Voice actors Paul Skye Lehrman and Linnea Sage are suing AI startup Lovo for allegedly using their voices without permission to create a chatbot named Poe. The couple, who rely on their voice work for a living, discovered the bot sounded exactly like them. They claim Lovo violated trademark and privacy laws by using their voice recordings without disclosure. The lawsuit, seeking class-action status, highlights a growing concern among artists and creators about AI technologies potentially replacing them in the job market.
GPT-4o set to disrupt conversational AI, edtech and call centre business
ChatGPT creator OpenAI announced the launch of GPT-4o, its newest flagship model, during a livestream on Monday. Chief technology officer Mira Murati described GPT-4o as "much faster" and "improves capabilities across text, vision, and audio".
Got your digital doppelganger yet?
Last year, Wall Street Journal columnist Joanna Stern wrote an article, 'I Cloned Myself With AI. She Fooled My Bank and My Family'. Even though AI Joanna was able to trick the voice biometric system on her credit card, the automated system asked for additional verification when a video intern for WSJ called and did her best Joanna impression.
The rise of Airchat & growing debate over navigating Internet with voice: can it gain momentum?
Voice input technology faces challenges despite widespread adoption in internet products. Smart speaker shipments decline, while the voice recognition market is poised for significant growth. Users with visual disabilities encounter accuracy issues with voice commands.
Behind Hume’s conversational AI with emotional intelligence
Hume AI, backed by various investors, introduces a voice AI with emotional intelligence understanding human emotions. Founded by Alan Cowen, the startup secures $50 million in funding. The AI utilizes an empathic large language model and integrates with GPT and Claude.
OpenAI unveils AI technology that recreates human voices
The high-profile artificial intelligence startup said Friday that a small group of businesses was testing a new OpenAI system, Voice Engine, that can re-create a person's voice from a 15-second recording. If you upload a recording of yourself and a paragraph of text, it can read the text using a synthetic voice that sounds like yours.
Sarvam AI to launch voice-to-voice endpoint tool in the next six to twelve months
Sarvam AI released its first open-source Hindi language model called OpenHathi-Hi-0.1 in December last year. The firm said the AI model is the first in a series of models which will “make contributions to the ecosystem with open models and datasets to encourage innovation in Indian language AI.”
When Mr. Right turns into Mr. Hyde: 43% of Indians have fallen prey to romantic scams online!
Powered by AI and deepfake, many fraudsters have channelised cutting-edge technology to scam vulnerable people, desperate to meet their soulmate online.
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