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Ai2’s Molmo: Open Source Outperforms Closed Multimodal Models

The common wisdom is that companies like Google, OpenAI, and Anthropic, with bottomless cash reserves and hundreds of top-tier researchers, are the only ones that can make a state-of-the-art foundation model. But as one among them famously noted, they “have…

Reddit Expands AI Translation to More Countries

Reddit is bringing machine learning-powered translations to more than 35 new locales in Europe, Asia, and Latin America in a move designed to open the largely English-centric social network to more users. The service comes nearly five months after Reddit…

Airtel Uses AI to Combat Spam, Seeks WhatsApp Regulation in India

Bharti Airtel, India’s second-largest telecom operator, launched a free AI-powered spam-detection system for all customers on Wednesday, aiming to curb the country’s raging unwanted calls and messages while also calling for stricter regulation of WhatsApp and other messaging platforms. The…

Unlocking the Potential of AI Chatbots

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to hyper-charge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth used…

OpenAI Launches Enhanced Voice Mode with New Characters

OpenAI announced it is rolling out Advanced Voice Mode (AVM) to an expanded set of ChatGPT’s paying customers on Tuesday. The audio feature, which makes ChatGPT more natural to speak with, will initially roll out to customers in ChatGPT’s Plus…

Spotify Unleashes AI Playlist Feature in US & Beyond

Spotify has expanded the availability of its AI Playlist tool to the U.S., Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand after initially launching it for Premium subscribers in the U.K. and Australia.  This feature, currently in beta on Android and iOS devices,…

Automating Cybersecurity Workflows: Torq Secures $70M Funding

As the volume of cyberattacks grows, there’s increasing interest from the corporate sector in tech to help automate responses to breaches. Per a 2023 survey from analytics firm Devo, 80% of security leaders expected expanded investments in security automation technology this year;…