- Ridgelinez (Tokyo) is a subsidiary of Fujitsu in Japan that announced the development of a generative artificial intelligence (AI) system capable of engaging in voice communication with humans. The applications of this system include assisting companies in conducting meetings or providing career planning advice to employees.[1]
- BMW has revealed that artificial intelligence is already allowing it to cut costs at its sprawling factory in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The AI system has allowed BMW to remove six workers from the line and deploy them to other jobs. The tool is already saving the company over $1 million a year.[2]
- MIT’s ‘PhotoGuard‘ protects your images from malicious AI edits. The technique introduces nearly invisible “perturbations” to throw off algorithmic models.[3]
- Microsoft with its TypeChat library seeks to enable easy development of natural language interfaces for large language models (LLMs) using types. Introduced July 20 of a team with c# and TypeScript lead developer Anders Hejlsberg, a Microsoft Technical Fellow, TypeChat addresses the difficulty of developing natural language interfaces where apps rely on complex decision trees to determine intent and gather necessary input to act.[4]
Sources:
[1] https://www.ridgelinez.com/
[2] https://www.carscoops.com/2023/07/bmw-is-using-ai-to-cut-production-costs-at-spartanburg-plant/
[3] https://www.engadget.com/mits-photoguard-protects-your-images-from-malicious-ai-edits-213036912.html
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