AI Edition - It's AI Time - 15 [29-04-2024]

 AI Edition - It's AI Time


Apple Intensifies Talks With OpenAI for iPhone Generative AI Features

Apple has renewed discussions with OpenAI to use its generative AI technology to power new features coming to the iPhone later this year. The companies were discussing a deal earlier this year, but work between the two parties has been minimal since then. Apple is still in discussions with Google about licensing the Gemini chatbot. It is unclear which provider Apple plans to eventually use.


Meta's ‘set it and forget it' AI ad tools are misfiring and blowing through cash

Advertisers are facing challenges with Meta's automated ad platform, Advantage Plus, as costs skyrocket and performance declines. This has led to frustration and uncertainty among marketers, who are struggling to get support from Meta amidst ongoing issues and glitches. The inability to effectively manage ad budgets and achieve desired results has left many questioning the reliability of Meta's ad tools.


Apple And OpenAI Are Reportedly In Talks For iOS 18 Integration

Apple is currently exploring partnerships with various AI providers, including OpenAI and Google, to integrate generative AI technologies into the upcoming iOS 18.


Cohere Launches Developer Toolkit to Accelerate Build Gen AI Apps

Cohere launched a new developer toolkit to make enterprise AI application building faster and simpler across any cloud provider so developers can deploy in production at scale. With the Cohere Toolkit, developers have the source code to accelerate their development and quickly set up an application within just a few days.


TrackGPT: Object Tracking with Instruction-Based Technique

TrackGPT integrates Large Vision-Language Model capabilities to transform object tracking. It understands implicit instructions for tracking, streamlining the process and enhancing performance, as shown in its impressive results on the new InsTrack benchmark and other challenging datasets.


Jensen Huang And Sam Altman Invited To Federal AI Safety Board

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has formed the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, which features leaders from major tech companies and various sectors, to advise on AI issues including national security and infrastructure, with quarterly meetings starting in May.

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