How Vana Empowers Users to Own Stakes in AI Models Built With Their Data
In a world where tech giants profit from our digital footprints, an MIT-born platform is flipping the script on who controls and benefits from personal data in AI development. With over 1 million users already onboard, Vana’s decentralized network is proving that collective data ownership might be the future of ethical AI. What is Vana […]
FireSat: Google AI Aims to Spot Wildfires Before They Rage Out of Control
Wildfires are a growing global crisis, with recent years seeing record-breaking blazes from Australia to the Amazon and across the American West. The devastating Los Angeles wildfires alone racked up an estimated $250 billion in damages. Current methods of wildfire detection, often relying on satellite imagery, can be too slow and lack the precision needed […]
Hollywood Heavyweights Fight AI Copyright Grab
Hollywood is pushing back against AI companies looking to train their systems using copyrighted material without permission. Over 400 stars, including A-listers like Ben Stiller, Cate Blanchett, and Paul McCartney, have signed an open letter urging the White House to reject proposals from tech giants like OpenAI and Google. These AI companies argue that accessing […]
Google’s Gemma 3 AI Model Now Free for Everyone on HuggingChat
Exciting news for anyone keen on exploring cutting-edge AI! Google’s impressive Gemma 3 model is now available to use for free through HuggingChat, the popular open-source AI platform. This means you can jump in and test out Google’s latest language model without any cost, directly in your browser. Gemma 3 is Google’s newest family of […]
Google Bids Farewell to Assistant, Pushes Users to Gemini AI
Say goodbye to the familiar Google Assistant, folks. Google just announced it’s officially sunsetting the tool in favor of its newer, AI-powered Gemini. In a blog post this week, Google stated they’ll be upgrading most mobile users from Assistant to Gemini over the coming months. Later this year, the classic Assistant will be “no longer […]
Google Launches Gemma 3, A Powerful Yet Lightweight Family of AI Models
Google has just launched the latest addition to the Gemma family of generative AI models, Gemma 3. It is a collection of lightweight, super-smart AI models based on Gemini 2.0. With a remarkable 100 million downloads within its first year and an impressive community that has crafted over 60,000 variants, Gemma has established itself as […]
Google Didn’t Delete uBlock Origin (Yet): Here’s How to Keep Blocking Ads
Worried your ad blocker vanished? Reports swirled that Google removed uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store, potentially leaving millions vulnerable to online ads. While Google is pushing to phase out older extensions like uBlock Origin that use “Manifest V2,” it’s not entirely gone yet. Users recently saw warnings that uBlock Origin was disabled. This is part […]
AI Career Coach? Google’s Career Dreamer Helps You Find Your Path
Google is shaking up the way folks think about their professional lives with a brand-new experiment: Career Dreamer. This AI-driven tool, announced just yesterday, aims to help people explore a wider range of career possibilities by connecting their experiences, education, skills, and interests to potential job fits. Forget endless Google searches; Career Dreamer wants to […]
Google AI Ethics: Google’s “Don’t Be Evil” Motto Officially Dead as Tech Giant Embraces Military AI
For years, Google seemed to be trying to walk a tightrope, balancing innovation with a sense of social responsibility. Remember their old motto, “Don’t Be Evil“? It was practically part of their brand. But lately, folks are starting to wonder if that motto’s been quietly swept under the rug. The shift in Google AI ethics is a […]
Google Releases Powerful Gemini 2.0 Flash, Challenging OpenAI and Deepseek
Google Deepmind has finally launched the Gemini 2.0 series, including the powerful Gemini 2.0 Flash model, which was introduced back in December 2024. This powerful system boasts a range of impressive capabilities, from multimodal input processing to enhanced reasoning and task-solving abilities. This Gemini 2.0 series challenges the dominance of industry giants like OpenAI o3-mini […]
