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The DeepMind robotics team has revealed three new advances that it says will help robots make faster, better, and safer decisions in the wild. One includes a system for gathering training data with a “Robot Constitution” to make sure your robot office assistant can fetch you more printer paper — but without mowing down a human co-worker who happens to be in the way. Google’s data gathering system, AutoRT, can use a visual language model (VLM) and large language model (LLM) working… Source link

A Google sign in front of an office at Google headquarters on Dec. 19, 2023, in Mountain View, Calif. The company poured resources into artificial intelligence research in 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Google is paying to collect video footage of 13- to 17-year-old children and studying their skin tones and eyelid shapes, according to a Thursday report from 404 Media. The outlet cited a “Facial Video Data Collection Project” web page run by Canadian tech corporation Telus… Source link

Google appears to be working on an upgraded version of Bard called “Bard Advanced” that will be available through a paid subscription to Google One, as shared by developer Dylan Roussel on X (formerly Twitter). Bard Advanced seems to be powered by Gemini Ultra, the top tier of Google’s newly announced large language model (LLM), according to Roussel. That’s an upgrade over the current version of Bard, which runs the midtier Gemini Pro. One of the screenshots Roussel shared describes… Source link

By Philippa Wain Technology reporter 4 January 2024 Image source, Getty Images Google has begun testing changes to the way companies are able to track users online. A new feature in the Chrome browser disables third-party cookies – small files stored on your device to collect analytic data, personalise online ads and monitor browsing. It will initially be available to 1% of global users, about 30 million people. Google describes the changes as a test, with plans for a full rollout to eliminate… Source link

Google gets a lot of apps right, including YouTube, Docs, Gmail, and Maps. However, I wouldn’t shed a tear if Google Drive veered off a cliff. It is, without a doubt, one of the worst apps ever from an established big-tech company. After using Drive not only on my Android (i.e., Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra), but my iPhone 15 Pro Max, I’ve concluded that Drive — across all platforms — stinks. 3 reasons why Google Drive is trash Forget about all the reports that claim that files have been… Source link

Listen to article (1 minute) Google is going forward with sweeping changes to how companies track users online—moves that have been years in the making. Advertisers still aren’t ready. The changes, among the biggest in the history of the $600 billion-a-year online-ad industry, center on the use of cookies, technology that logs the activity of internet users across websites so that advertisers can target them with relevant ads. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved…. Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]The Top News Stories of 2023, Based on Google Search Trends  Visual Capitalist Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]How Google is using AI to help one U.S. city reduce traffic and emissions  CBS News Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]How to transfer ownership of a Google Drive folder or file  The Verge Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Don’t Pay Extra if You Run Out of Google Storage. Try This Instead  CNET Source link