Image: AddMeshCube/Adobe Stock eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. The best generative AI chatbots represent a major step forward in conversational AI, using large language models (LLMs) to create human-quality text, translate languages, and provide informative answers to user […]
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A new report suggests that Amazon is struggling to develop a large language model (LLM) that can compete with OpenAI, Google. The model is set to power an already-announced Alexa upgrade that brings conversational abilities to the assistant. Limited data sets and a lack of vision stalled progress, leading […]
Artificial intelligence is changing the way that we work with computers and in particular collaborative learning (CL) and conversational intelligence (CI) are set to reshape AI-powered operations. We talked to Dr. Maitreya Natu, chief data scientist at Digitate, to discover more about what this means both for businesses and for the role of operations professionals. […]
Image: Unsplash Former senior machine learning scientist Mihail Eric has criticized Amazon for squandering a significant opportunity with its voice assistant, Alexa. In a detailed post on X (formerly Twitter), Eric expressed frustration over Amazon’s failure to transform Alexa into a leading product in the conversational AI market, especially as competitors make advancements in their […]
Courtesy of SKT SK Telecom (SKT) is making major strides in the ‘generative AI search engine’ field, which is attracting global big tech attention, by investing and establishing strong business partnerships. This move is expected to significantly enhance SKT’s ‘AI Personal Assistant’ service. On June 13th, SKT announced a $10 million investment in Perplexity, a […]
Things might be getting off to a rocky start for Google’s AI Overviews feature, but there’s no question that AI will play a huge role in the future of search. Just look at Perplexity AI, which describes itself as the “world’s first conversational answer engine.” Having recently secured $62.7 million in series B funding, (including […]
It’s a year of elections, and the internet is already rife with AI-generated political content. An AI robocaller mimicking Joe Biden made the rounds in the New Hampshire primaries; voters in India have been inundated with AI deepfakes. Synthetic content isn’t new, but the ease with which it can be created is a fairly recent […]
An ex employee has slammed ecommerce giant Amazon for missing big chance with its voice assistant Alexa. Mihail Eric, a former senior machine learning scientist at Alexa AI, wrote in a long post on X, formerly Twitter, on how Amazon missed its opportunity to turn Alexa into a leading product as competitors make headway with […]
Responding to scammers’ emails and text messages typically has been the fodder of threat researchers, YouTube stunts, and even comedians. Yet one experiment using conversational AI to answer spam messages and engage fraudsters in conversations has shown that large language models (LLMs) can interact with cybercriminals, gleaning threat intelligence by diving down the rabbit hole […]