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Microsoft updates controversial AI-powered recall feature due to privacy concerns

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June 8, 2024NewsroomArtificial intelligence/privacy Microsoft said Friday it will disable the much-criticized artificial intelligence (AI)-based Recall feature by default and make it opt-in. Currently in preview and available exclusively for Copilot+ PCs on June 18, 2024, Recall functions as an “explorable visual timeline” by taking screenshots of what appears on users’ screens every five seconds, … Read more

Google’s revamped AI-powered NotebookLM expands to India, UK and more than 200 other countries | TechCrunch

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Google said Thursday it is rolling out NotebookLM, its AI-powered note-taking assistant, to more than 200 new countries, nearly six months after opening its access in the US. The platform, powered by Google’s multimodal LLM Gemini 1.5 Pro, has also been upgraded with new features and languages ​​to help more people use AI to generate … Read more

Windows 11’s AI-powered recall feature can run on unsupported PCs without an NPU, but Microsoft doesn’t want you to

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What you need to know Microsoft has unveiled a host of next-generation AI features coming with Windows 11 exclusively on Copilot+ PCs with powerful NPUs. One user bypassed these strict requirements and got Windows Recall running on Arm64 hardware. The feature works surprisingly well on unsupported hardware, but you’ll likely have a better experience on … Read more

How Maven’s AI-powered ‘serendipity network’ can make social media interesting again | TechCrunch

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Everything in society can feel like it’s focused on optimization – whether it’s standardized testing or artificial intelligence algorithms. We are taught to know what outcome you want to achieve, and to find the path to get there. Kenneth Stanley, a former OpenAI researcher and co-founder of a new social media platform called Maven, has … Read more

Microsoft improves ‘Copilot’ as it races with Google to create AI-powered assistants

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Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, editor of the FT, selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. Microsoft has unveiled an improved artificial intelligence-powered assistant that can work without direct commands while supporting the work of entire business departments, as the tech giant steps up its rivalry with Google to create AI … Read more