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Happy Holidays – See you in 2025!
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/23/happy-holidays-see-you-in-2025/
Published: December 23, 2024 05:59
We're getting some much needed rest. Will return with more of the most significant news in AI chatbots in early 2025!
“A Christmas Technicarol”
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/23/a-christmas-technicarol/
Published: December 23, 2024 00:08
"Aren't you meant to haunt me individually?" I asked.
"Sorry mate," replied the neckbeard, "we have KPIs. Efficiency and all that. Can't lose our holiday bonus."
"Not on what we're getting paid," added the woman.
I used Amazon’s AI for my holiday shopping list. Here’s how it went.
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/23/i-used-amazons-ai-for-my-holiday-shopping-list-heres-how-it-went/
Published: December 22, 2024 22:15
It seemed promising when Amazon’s shopping chatbot suggested gifts of “page-turner fiction” for a buddy who enjoys beach travel and reading.
Instead, the top artificial intelligence recommendations were titled something like “How to Write Page-turner”.
Google reveals AI ‘reasoning’ model that ‘explicitly shows its thoughts’
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/20/google-reveals-ai-reasoning-model-that-explicitly-shows-its-thoughts/
Published: December 20, 2024 02:13
This isn’t necessarily “reasoning” in the way humans perform it, but it means the machine breaks down instructions into smaller tasks that can produce stronger outcomes.
Klarna CEO says the company stopped hiring a year ago because AI ‘can already do all of the jobs’
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/20/klarna-ceo-says-the-company-stopped-hiring-a-year-ago-because-ai-can-already-do-all-of-the-jobs/
Published: December 20, 2024 00:09
That's provably not true at present - but could be a PR screen to disguise the slowing of Klarna's BNPL business...
Call ChatGPT from any phone with OpenAI’s new 1-800 voice service
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/20/call-chatgpt-from-any-phone-with-openais-new-1-800-voice-service/
Published: December 19, 2024 21:30
Upon calling, users hear a voice say, "Hello again, it's ChatGPT, an AI assistant. Our conversation may be reviewed for safety. How can I help you?"
AI Is the Black Mirror
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/19/ai-is-the-black-mirror/
Published: December 19, 2024 02:17
Both the starry-eyed notion that AI thinks like us and the paranoid fantasy that it will manifest as a malevolent dictator, assert a fictitious kinship with humans at the cost of creating a naïve and toxic view of how our own minds work.
The Rich Can Afford Personal Care. The Rest Will Have to Make Do With AI
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/19/the-rich-can-afford-personal-care-the-rest-will-have-to-make-do-with-ai/
Published: December 19, 2024 00:13
A Mississippi school district facing dire teacher shortages reported that students were learning geometry, Spanish, and high school science via a software program. But if students got stuck, reporters found, there was no human adviser on standby. Instead,…
ChatGPT’s AI search engine is rolling out to everyone
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/19/chatgpts-ai-search-engine-is-rolling-out-to-everyone/
Published: December 18, 2024 21:38
When looking for a particular location, like restaurants or local attractions, ChatGPT displays a list of results with accompanying images, ratings & hours. Clicking on a location will pull up more information about the spot, and you can also view a map.
Large Language Models and the Path to Our Higher Self
https://windowscopilot.news/2024/12/18/large-language-models-and-the-path-to-our-higher-self/
Published: December 18, 2024 02:06
"When an LLM generates a poetic metaphor or offers a surprising insight, it does so by analyzing and recombining patterns within human language. It reflects us back to ourselves in ways that feel novel yet familiar."