Despite declarations of its demise, Meta’s new photorealistic avatars prove that the metaverse is not dead after all. In a ‘Metaverse interview’ on the Lex Fridman podcast, Mark Zuckerberg demonstrated Meta’s new lifelike Codec virtual reality avatars. Developed by Meta’s
A Washington University in St. Louis data science professor has claimed that AI girlfriends are leading to declining birth rates among young men in the United States. The controversial comments have attracted widespread criticism on social media. Liberty Vittert calls
As generative AI continues to gain support, Amazon has stepped in with policies on bot-authored books, which have created a headache for the e-commerce firm after they flooded its platform. Generative AI’s ability to produce prose, poems, lyrics, images, audio, and
Stock photo provider Getty Images released its own AI image generator called ‘Generative AI by Getty Images’ that only uses content from the company’s media library. It said people can use the AI to generate and improve images with “full
Former Apple chief design officer Jony Ive and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are reportedly exploring opportunities for developing an AI hardware device. It is not clear what the two are developing exactly and what purpose the device will serve, but
Data centers are reportedly under pressure from a surge in demand for generative AI, forcing them to pile some costs on customers, according to a recent report. Although it has been gaining traction following the launch of ChatGPT to immediate
Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta’s latest smart glasses at Connect 2023, causing quite a stir on social media. The newest generation of Meta Ray-Bans demonstrates a great leap forward from the 2021 model, improving the specifications in almost every regard. Despite
A university in Ireland is planning to offer what’s been dubbed the country’s ‘first’ degree in social media influencing, a decision that has attracted both praise and ridicule, with some people arguing the program is “useless”. Carlow-based South East Technological
According to a recent report, OpenAI has unveiled significant enhancements to its ChatGPT system, amplifying its usability and intelligence. Consequently, ChatGPT is now capable of internet browsing to fetch up-to-date information, a feature rolled out on Sept. 27, per an
Improbable, the London-based outfit that develops infrastructure for virtual worlds in gaming, academia, and business, said it reduced losses by £131 million [~$160 million] last year following its decision to focus on building technology for the metaverse. According to the
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