📱 AI Leap in Pixel 8, X-37B Launch, Human vs Chatbot Creativity
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Pixel 8 Pro - the first smartphone with AI built in - is now running Gemini Nano, plus more AI updates coming to the Pixel portfolio. Today, Google introduced Gemini, the most capable and flexible AI model we've ever built. With three different sizes — Ultra, Pro and Nano — Gemini is optimized to run on everything from data centers to smartphones. Gemini Nano is our most efficient model built for on-device tasks, and starting today, it's running on Pixel 8 Pro. By Brian Rakowski via Google Blog
𝕏: Gemini Nano is now running on #Pixel8 Pro. Learn how it’s powering Summarize in the Recorder App and Smart Reply in Gboard — and get the scoop on all the latest updates coming to Pixel. #GeminiAI - Google (@Google)
Elon Musk's SpaceX to launch US military's secretive X-37B spaceplane. US Space Force is teaming up with SpaceX to launch its X-37B spaceplane on Sunday. The vehicle carries secretive cargo and can fly in orbit for hundreds of days at a time. The spaceplane will launch atop SpaceX's Falcon Heavy, suggesting it will go higher than before. By Marianne Guenot via Business Insider
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Humans hold their own against the robots. I spent a decent amount of time conversing with chatbots this year, trying to gauge how effective they are at writing and editing. Their headlines were boring. Their social posts sounded like they were written by overcaffeinated marketers. Their copy was predictable, or it was inaccurate. By Rubina Madan Fillion via Nieman Lab
𝕏: With trust in news organizations continuing to decline, we need to make it easier for audiences to get to know the journalists behind the stories. - Rubina Madan Fillion (@rubinafillion)
Seattle biotech hub pursues 'DNA typewriter' tech with $75M from tech billionaires. A new Seattle biotech organization will be funded to the tune of $75 million to research “DNA typewriters,” self-monitoring cells that could upend our understanding of biology. The collaboration between the University of Washington, the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative and the Allen Institute is already underway. By Devin Coldewey via TechCrunch
The Race to Dominate A.I. Just before Thanksgiving, a Silicon Valley giant appeared to implode before our eyes. A boardroom coup at OpenAI, the world's hottest artificial intelligence company, pushed out its charismatic leader, Sam Altman. At the time, the ouster — and Altman’s roller-coaster ride to reclaim his job as C.E.O. — seemed sudden. By Karen Weise via The New York Times
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