In 1987, Apple envisioned a futuristic assistant through their Knowledge Navigator concept, a video illustrating a professor’s seamless interaction with an intelligent, voice-activated personal assistant. While many of the assistant’s capabilities seemed like science fiction then, today’s advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and digital communication tools have brought nearly every aspect of that vision to...
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Exploring the Meta Prompt: Enhancing AI Reasoning and Interaction
There is a growing interest in guiding AI models to think more deeply, reason more logically, and interact more effectively. One approach to achieving this is through the use of a “meta prompt”—a comprehensive set of instructions designed to shape the AI’s behavior and reasoning processes. In this article, we will delve into a specific...
Key Takeaways from Sam Altman’s Reddit AMA
In a recent Reddit AMA, Sam Altman and the OpenAI leadership team offered a candid look into their thoughts on the future of AI and the company’s role in shaping it. With Altman, Chief Product Officer Kevin Scott, VP of Engineering Shinas Narayanan, and Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki in the (virtual) room, the AMA touched...
ChatGPT Search vs. Perplexity: The New Era of AI-Powered Search Engines
The world of search is undergoing a dramatic transformation with the emergence of AI-powered search engines. Two notable contenders in this arena are ChatGPT Search and Perplexity. Both leverage the power of large language models to deliver a more conversational and informative search experience. But how do they stack up against each other? Speed and...
Agentic Workflows in AI: How Autonomous Agents are Transforming Task Automation
In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, agentic workflows stand out as a major leap forward, empowering AI systems to tackle complex tasks autonomously. From customer service to content generation, agentic workflows are set to reshape how industries utilize AI for smarter and more reliable automation. But what exactly are agentic workflows, and why are...
Hinton’s Concerns and the Future of Work
Geoffrey Hinton is a prominent British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist known as the “Godfather of AI”. In 2024, he received the nobel price in physics together with John Hopfield for their groundbreaking work in the field of AI. Hinton has been vocal about the impending challenges and transformations that AI brings to the job...
Ferret-UI 2: Towards Universal UI Understanding for LLMs
Ferret-UI 2 is a multimodal large language model (MLLM) designed to interpret, navigate, and interact with UIs on iPhone, Android, iPad, Web, and AppleTV. It enhances UI comprehension, supports high-resolution perception, and tackles complex, user-centered tasks across these diverse platforms. Core Architecture: Multimodal Integration The foundational architecture of Ferret-UI 2 integrates a CLIP ViT-L/14 visual...
HAIR: The Evolution from HR to Human-AI Resource Management
I've observed a fair amount of shifts in business and organisational transformations over the past two decades. However, I'm witnessing what might be the most significant transformation yet: the emergence of HAIR (Human-Artificial Intelligence Resources). This isn't just an evolution of traditional HR—it's a fundamental reimagining of how organizations develop, deploy, and optimize their human...
Sex machina: in the wild west world of human-AI relationships, the lonely and vulnerable are most at risk
Chris excitedly posts family pictures from his trip to France. Brimming with joy, he starts gushing about his wife: “A bonus picture of my cutie … I’m so happy to see mother and children together. Ruby dressed them so cute too.” He continues: “Ruby and I visited the pumpkin patch with the babies. I know...
Computer Use: How autonomous agents start to take over your computer
Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet introduces a new feature - the ability to control a user interface through an approach called "computer use". This feature, currently in beta, allows the model to interact with computer desktops in a way reminiscent of a human user, marking a significant leap in AI capabilities. Computer Use Traditional Large Language...
