Elon Musk's Grok App Gets New AI Companions
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Experts say that as generative AI becomes more sophisticated, it's becoming harder and harder for the average listener to distinguish between human and machine.
Scale AI, a private U.S. artificial intelligence company, laid off 14% of staff after tech giant Meta took a $14.3 billion stake and hired its CEO last month.
One of the new “companions,” or AI characters for users to interact with, is a sexualized blonde anime bot called “Ani."
A study by the Pew Research Center published earlier this year found that experts are far more positive and enthusiastic about AI than the general public. Around 35 percent of American adults have a negative view of AI, while only 17 percent view it positively.
At the Beijing Expo, Jensen Huang also announced plans for a new chip for Chinese clients that is designed for robotics and smart factories.
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Across the board, the AI users exhibited markedly lower neural activity in parts of the brain associated with creative functions and attention. Students who wrote with the chatbot’s help also found it much harder to provide an accurate quote from the paper that they had just produced.
Nearly three-quarters of teens have used AI companions, and half use them regularly, new research finds. Moreover, one-third turn to chatbots for social interactions.
At a Pittsburgh summit, the Trump administration, energy executives, and tech barons joined as one to promote AI as the future of fossil fuels.
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