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GenAI is moving to your smartphone, PC and car — here’s why
Generative artificial intelligence (genAI) like ChatGPT has to date mostly made its home in the massive data centers of service providers and enterprises. When companies want to use genAI services, they basically purchase access to an AI platform such as Microsoft 365 Copilot — the same as any other SaaS product. One problem with a…
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Apple’s Vision Pro faces an uphill battle
Virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, and now Apple’s spatial computing — each has a different meaning. But this proliferation of terms for the same core concept is a sign of a product category that’s regularly remaking itself in an effort to “catch on” — because so far, it hasn’t. Augmented reality (adding digital elements…
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The rise of synthetic media: Get ready for AI avatars at work
Despite ongoing concerns about the rise of deepfake videos — online content created or manipulated typically for nefarious purposes, from election interference to emerging cyber security threats — digital “synthetic media” offers real-world benefits in the workplace. That’s the promise, at least, offered by a variety of startups that have turned to generative AI (genAI)…
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Microsoft launches Mesh 3D meetings for Teams
Microsoft’s metaverse for the workplace has officially arrived with the full launch of Mesh virtual meeting spaces on Wednesday. Instead of a Teams video call, workers can now don a virtual reality headset and interact with colleagues in a range of three-dimensional environments. Microsoft sees a variety of use cases for this: town halls, social…
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National AI Research Resource pilot program to ‘democratize’ generative AI
The National Science Foundation (NSF) today offered details about the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource pilot program, which will see the NSF partner with other federal agencies — as well as the private sector — to provide access to datasets, AI models, and training for researchers. The NAIRR pilot, originally announced last November, is fundamentally…