Google Brings Gemini Nano to Chrome to Enable On-Device Generative AI
At its Google I/O 2024 developer conference, Google announced it is working to make support for on-device large language models a reality by bringing the smallest of its Gemini models, Gemini Nano, to Chrome.
University of Washington AI-Powered Headphones Let Users Listen to a Single Person in a Crowd
“Target speech hearing” is a new deep-learning algorithm developed at the University of Washington to allow users to “enroll” a speaker and cancel all environmental noise surrounding their voice.
Amazon Q Apps Aim to Simplify the Creation of Generative AI Apps for the Enterprise
Part of its Amazon Q Business offering, Amazon Q Apps enable the creation of generative AI-powered apps integrating enterprise data that can be shared securely within an organization. Along with their general availability, Amazon announced new APIs for Amazon Q Apps and more granular data source definition.
Gen AI Increases Workloads and Decreases Productivity, Upwork Study Finds
A controversial survey by Upwork Research Institute found that while 96% of C-suite leaders expect the use of generative AI tools to increase overall productivity levels, 77% of surveyed employees say they have actually decreased their productivity. In fact, the survey contradicts previous research showing a positive correlation.