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Google unveils new AI features across Search
Google will roll out new artificial intelligence (AI) features in search functions and other Google services as the company races with ChatGPT-maker OpenAI to stay on the cutting edge of AI technology.
Google’s AI Oversights, using its updated Gemini model, will be able to provide users with more thorough answers to questions — even queries asked through video, the company announced Tuesday at its annual developers conference.
Google’s AI updates, which were a focal point of the conference, came one day after OpenAI announced its GPT-4o during a live demonstration. The two companies have been leaders in the quickly evolving generative AI industry.
Google’shead of search Liz Reid said the updates are a “glimpse of how we are reimagining search in the Gemini era.”
In one example, Google showed how through a single query a user could look at yoga studios in their area while also breaking down prices, reviews and distance in AI Oversights. The update uses multistep reasoning that has been added to the AI’s capabilities.
Another example showed how a user could enter a query to find out why a record player is broken by taking a video of the broken machine, rather than describing the situation.
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A technology company is investigating potential changes to a livestream portal between Dublin, Ireland, and New York City, following reports of “inappropriate behavior.” The art technology installations, dubbed “The Portal,” were unveiled in both Dublin and New York City less than a week ago, creating an “unprecedented bridge,” between the two cities, according to the Dublin City Council. Both …
News we’ve flagged from the intersection of tech and other topics:
How Google’s AI push may impact web traffic
Google’s push to further incorporate AI into search results, creators and publishers that rely on Google for traffic are concerned about how the changes may impact visits to their websites, The Washington Post reported.
Meta shuts Workplace to focus on AI, metaverse
Facebook-parent company Meta is shutting down Workplace, a version of Facebook that was built for communication among business teams, to focus on building AI and metaverse technologies, TechCrunch reported.
On Our Radar
Upcoming news themes and events we’re watching:
The Senate Rules Committee will markup three AI regulation bills, including one aimed at boosting AI transparency in elections, on Wednesday at 10 a.m.
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Former White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci labeled Sens. JD Vance (R-Ohio) and Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) as “spineless sycophants” … Read more
House Democrats are probing President Trump’s request for $1 billion in campaign cash from major oil companies. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) penned a … Read more
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