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Chatbots Walked So AI Concierges Could Run

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In this contributed article, Dr. Peter Graf, SVP of Strategy at Genesys, imagines a world where an AI-powered concierge can navigate complex customer support requests on your behalf. He believes the chatbots we’re familiar with today are paving the way forward for these concierges to become a reality.

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Riverlane Navigates Upstream On Quantum Error Correction

Adrian Bridgwater for Forbes

The use of quantum error correction techniques is supposed to help us get out of the Noisy Intermediate Scale Quantum (NISQ) era.

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The Rise of AI Lip-sync: From Uncanny Valley to Hyperrealism

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Remember the awkward dubbing in old kung-fu movies? Or the jarring lip-sync in early animated films? Those days are fading fast, and thanks to the rise of AI-powered lip-sync technology, could forever be behind us. Since April 2023, the number of solutions and the volume of “AI lip-sync” keyword searches has grown dramatically, coming from nowhere to becoming one of the critical trends in generative AI.

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I Went Birding With the World’s First AI-Powered Binoculars

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Swarovski Optik’s new AX Visio binoculars use image-recognition algorithms and GPS data to discern the species of whatever bird you point them at. And they work anywhere in the world.

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Optimizing The Modern Developer Experience with Coder

Many software teams have migrated their testing and production workloads to the cloud, yet development environments often remain tied to outdated local setups, limiting efficiency and growth. This is where Coder comes in. In our 101 Coder webinar, you’ll explore how cloud-based development environments can unlock new levels of productivity. Discover how to transition from local setups to a secure, cloud-powered ecosystem with ease.

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iPhones Mysteriously Rebooting Themselves, Locking Cops Out

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Law enforcement believe the activity, which makes it harder to then unlock the phones, may be due to a potential update in iOS 18 which tells nearby iPhones to reboot if they have not been in contact with a cellular network for some time, according to a document obtained by 404 Media.

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Classifying Rice With PyTorch: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Author(s): Souradip Pal Originally published on Towards AI. This member-only story is on us. Upgrade to access all of Medium. In the fast-paced world of agriculture, being able to classify different rice varieties quickly and accurately can be a game-changer. But how can we harness machine learning for something as niche as rice classification? Well, this is where PyTorch, a powerful deep learning library, steps in.

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What Is Quantum AI? Everything to Know About This Far-Out Twist

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As if AI itself weren't futuristic enough, now there's a whole new leap forward on the horizon. Artificial intelligence has been infiltrating our daily workflows and routine tasks for while now.

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Mitochondria Are Alive

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An opinion essay by Liyam Chitayat The cells within our body are the remnants of an ancient alliance. In a 1967 paper called “ On the Origin of Mitosing Cells ,” American evolutionary biologist Lynn Margulis proposed an idea that, upon first hearing, seems ludicrous. Her paper, in fact, was rejected by 12 different journals before it was published.

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Amazon Bedrock Prompt Management is now available in GA

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Today we are announcing the general availability of Amazon Bedrock Prompt Management , with new features that provide enhanced options for configuring your prompts and enabling seamless integration for invoking them in your generative AI applications. Amazon Bedrock Prompt Management simplifies the creation, evaluation, versioning, and sharing of prompts to help developers and prompt engineers get better responses from foundation models (FMs) for their use cases.

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Game Theory Made Simple

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Author(s): Igor Novikov Originally published on Towards AI. Looking smart 😂 Image created by AI tool DALL·E 3 — the author has the provenance and copyright Many of you, I bet, heard about game theory at some point in your life. If you want to sound smart and impress your girlfriend — just mention “zero-sum game” and your chances to bring her home tonight have just increased by 50%.

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15 Modern Use Cases for Enterprise Business Intelligence

Large enterprises face unique challenges in optimizing their Business Intelligence (BI) output due to the sheer scale and complexity of their operations. Unlike smaller organizations, where basic BI features and simple dashboards might suffice, enterprises must manage vast amounts of data from diverse sources. What are the top modern BI use cases for enterprise businesses to help you get a leg up on the competition?

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Why AI could eat quantum computing’s lunch

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Rapid advances in applying artificial intelligence to simulations in physics and chemistry have some people questioning whether we will even need quantum computers at all.

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FDA Proposes Ending Use of Oral Phenylephrine as OTC Nasal Decongestant

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FDA is proposing to end the use of oral phenylephrine as an active ingredient from OTC Monograph M012 for the temporary relief of nasal congestion because the agency determined it is not effective.

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Comparing the Llama Models: Llama 3 vs Llama 3.1 vs Llama 3.2

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The Llama model series has been a fascinating journey in the world of AI development. It all started with Meta’s release of the original Llama model, which aimed to democratize access to powerful language models by making them open-source. It allowed researchers and developers to dive deeper into AI without the constraints of closed systems. Fast forward to today, and we have seen significant advancements with the introduction of Llama 3, Llama 3.1, and the latest, Llama 3.2.

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Why There’s No Better Time to Learn LLM Development

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Author(s): Towards AI Editorial Team Originally published on Towards AI. LLMs are already beginning to deliver significant efficiency savings and productivity boosts when assisting workflows for early adopters. However, a large amount of work has to be delivered to access the potential benefits of LLMs and build reliable products on top of these models.

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Marketing Operations in 2025: A New Framework for Success

Speaker: Mike Rizzo, Founder & CEO, MarketingOps.com and Darrell Alfonso, Director of Marketing Strategy and Operations, Indeed.com

Though rarely in the spotlight, marketing operations are the backbone of the efficiency, scalability, and alignment that define top-performing marketing teams. In this exclusive webinar led by industry visionaries Mike Rizzo and Darrell Alfonso, we’re giving marketing operations the recognition they deserve! We will dive into the 7 P Model —a powerful framework designed to assess and optimize your marketing operations function.

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How To Make Money From Home With AI: 5 Proven Ideas To Get You Started

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People are making thousands with AI. Why aren't you? If you’re looking for a change in career, a brand new business, or a way of experimenting with some different technology, exploring artificial intelligence might become your jam. The gold rush is happening.

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Hyperlight: Virtual machine-based security for functions at scale

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The Microsoft Azure Core Upstream team is excited to announce the Hyperlight project, an open-source Rust library you can use to create very small VMs for embedded functions. Learn more.

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Bird flu infections in farmworkers are going undetected, study shows

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For months, as human cases of H5N1 bird flu associated with an outbreak of the virus in U.S. dairy cattle have mounted, one question has loomed larger than others: how many human infections are getting missed? Farmworkers face some of the most intense exposure to the bird flu virus, but resistance from farmers and a lack of health insurance and paid sick leave in the industry have limited the amount of testing of workers and hampered public health officials’ ability to track where the vir

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Nvidia Rides AI Wave to Pass Apple as Largest Company

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Nvidia Corp. became the largest company in the world on Tuesday, surpassing Apple Inc. and underscoring just how dominant artificial intelligence has become on Wall Street.

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Prepare Now: 2025s Must-Know Trends For Product And Data Leaders

Speaker: Jay Allardyce, Deepak Vittal, and Terrence Sheflin

As we look ahead to 2025, business intelligence and data analytics are set to play pivotal roles in shaping success. Organizations are already starting to face a host of transformative trends as the year comes to a close, including the integration of AI in data analytics, an increased emphasis on real-time data insights, and the growing importance of user experience in BI solutions.

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Elwood Edwards, Voice of AOL's 'You've Got Mail ' Alert, Dies at 74

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Early in the internet era, he was also behind AOL’s “Welcome!” “File’s done” and “Goodbye” messages. “They said my voice was heard more than 35 million times a day.

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Small Language Models (SLM) Gaining Popularity While Large Language Models (LLM) Still Going Strong And Reaching For The Stars

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In today’s column, I take a close look at the rising availability and utility of said-to-be Small Language Models (SLMs), which are rising in popularity while the advent of Large Language Models (LLMs) continues with great vigor and promise. What does this all mean? The deal is this.

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Starship's Sixth Flight Test

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SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft. The company was founded in 2002 to revolutionize space technology, with the ultimate goal of enabling people to live on other planets.

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The other election night winner: Perplexity

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On Tuesday, two AI startups tried convincing the world their AI chatbots were good enough to be an accurate, real-time source of information during a high-stakes presidential election: xAI and Perplexity.

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The Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report

Cloud Development Environments (CDEs) are changing how software teams work by moving development to the cloud. Our Cloud Development Environment Adoption Report gathers insights from 223 developers and business leaders, uncovering key trends in CDE adoption. With 66% of large organizations already using CDEs, these platforms are quickly becoming essential to modern development practices.

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Did OpenAI just spend more than $10 million on a URL?

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Chat.com now redirects to ChatGPT. On Wednesday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted a simple URL on X: chat.com. It automatically routes to OpenAI’s popular chatbot, ChatGPT. Prior to this, the domain was owned by Dharmesh Shah, the founder and CTO of HubSpot. In early 2023, Shah purchased the chat.

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Magentic-One: A Generalist Multi-Agent System for Solving Complex Tasks - Microsoft Research

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By Adam Fourney, Principal Researcher; Gagan Bansal, Senior Researcher; Hussein Mozannar, Senior Researcher; Victor Dibia, Principal Research Software Engineer; Saleema Amershi, Partner Research Manager Contributors: Adam Fourney, Gagan Bansal, Hussein Mozannar, Cheng Tan, Eduardo Salinas, Erkang (Eric) Zhu, Friederike Niedtner, Grace Proebsting, Griffin Bassman, Jack Gerrits, Jacob Alber, Peter Chang, Ricky Loynd, Robert West, Victor […]

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Boeing Ends Crippling Strike as Workers Accept Latest Offer

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Boeing Co. workers voted to accept a new labor contract and end a strike that’s crippled jetliner production for 53 days, clearing a major obstacle for the US planemaker to restore its operations and finances.

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Meta Permits Its A.I. Models to Be Used for U.S. Military Purposes

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The shift in policy, covering government agencies and contractors working on national security, is intended to promote “responsible and ethical” innovations, the company said.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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Tony Hawk wanted to track down a mysterious skateboarder from 1979. We found her

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A photographer snapped a shot of Shaunda Shane skating down her street in Fayetteville when she was 10. How did the world's most famous skateboarder see that picture 45 years later?

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AI Startup Perplexity to Triple Valuation to $9 Billion in New Funding Round

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Perplexity is finalizing a new funding round that would value it at $9 billion—triple its valuation from just a few months ago—the latest sign of continued investor excitement for artificial intelligence startups.

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Apple to Face First EU Fine Under Bloc's Digital Markets Act

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Apple Inc. is set to face the first-ever fine under the European Union’s new digital antitrust rules for Big Tech, representing an escalation of a clash with regulators over the dominance of its hugely profitable App Store.

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Why You Should Be Polite To ChatGPT And Other AIs

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In my latest conversation with ChatGPT, I caught myself saying "please" and "thank you." My wife, overhearing this, couldn't help but laugh at my politeness toward a machine. Had I gone too far in humanizing AI, or was I onto something more profound?

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Improving the Accuracy of Generative AI Systems: A Structured Approach

Speaker: Anindo Banerjea, CTO at Civio & Tony Karrer, CTO at Aggregage

When developing a Gen AI application, one of the most significant challenges is improving accuracy. This can be especially difficult when working with a large data corpus, and as the complexity of the task increases. The number of use cases/corner cases that the system is expected to handle essentially explodes. 💥 Anindo Banerjea is here to showcase his significant experience building AI/ML SaaS applications as he walks us through the current problems his company, Civio, is solving.