Gemini Live could use some more rehearsals
What’s the point of chatting with a human-like bot if it’s an unreliable narrator — and has a colorless personality? That’s the question I’ve been turning over in my head…
Elon Musk’s X agrees to pause EU data processing for training Grok
Elon Musk has agreed to stop turning Europeans’ X posts into AI training fodder for his Grok chatbot — for now. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), which leads on privacy…
Secretaries of state urge X to stop its Grok chatbot from spreading election misinformation
Grok, not to be confused with the homophonic AI startup Groq that this morning raised over $600 million, spread false information about Vice President Kamala Harris on X, the social…
Meta’s celebrity AI chatbot experiment is over- Android Authority
TL;DR 10 months after their inception, Meta has canceled its 28 celebrity chatbots The AI-powered accounts had been featured on both Facebook and Instagram. The way some companies with big…
Design your dream chatbot with Meta’s AI Studio
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR You can now create custom AI chatbots using Meta’s AI Studio. Users can create AI characters for various tasks, like cooking lessons, generating social…
Google makes its Gemini chatbot faster and more widely available
In its bid to maintain pace with generative AI rivals like Anthropic and OpenAI, Google is rolling out updates to the no-fee tier of Gemini, its AI-powered chatbot. The updates…
Amazon AI chatbot Rufus is now live for all U.S. customers
Amazon’s AI-powered shopping assistant, named “Rufus,” is now live for all U.S. customers in the Amazon mobile app, the retailer announced on Friday. The assistant, which lives on the bottom…
Sonia’s AI chatbot steps in for therapists
Can chatbots replace human therapists? Some startups — and patients — claim that they can. But it’s not exactly settled science. One study found that 80% of people who’ve used…
Firefox now lets you choose your preferred AI chatbot in its Nightly builds
As browsers continue to add AI features into their products, Mozilla is looking give users some choice in the matter. The company announced on Tuesday that it’s launching an opt-in…
Meta makes its AI chatbot available to all users in India
After a few months of testing during the general elections, Meta is making its Llama-3-powered AI chatbot available to all users in India. However, Meta AI currently only supports English…