It’s impossible to predict all the ways in which AI will change our lives, but one sure bet is that virtual assistants will help us navigate this brave new world. Some will be built into our smartphones, but companies big and small also hope consumers will find space for an extra AI-powered gadget—and perhaps eventually …
With that phrase, David Limp, at the time Amazon’s head of devices and services, showed off a new generative AI-powered version of the company’s signature Alexa voice assistant in September 2023. At a packed event at the Seattle-based tech giant’s lavish second headquarters in the Washington DC suburbs, Limp demonstrated the new Alexa for a …
Smartphones could get much smarter this year as the next wave of artificial intelligence seeps into the devices that accompany people almost everywhere they go. Samsung, the biggest rival to Apple and its iPhone, provided a glimpse of how smartphones are evolving during a Wednesday unveiling of the next generation of its flagship Galaxy models. …
Voice analysis with an app that uses artificial intelligence may provide early warning of acute decompensated heart failure (HF). The proprietary HearO system and app (Cordio Medical) showed a sensitivity of about 70% for predicting impending acute decompensation about 3 weeks before it occurred in high-risk outpatients with HF in the HearO Community Study. William …
Following the ouster of CEO Sam Altman, the future of OpenAI is in question and the ultimate repercussions unclear. With a majority of OpenAI employees poised to jump ship and follow Altman to Microsoft, the startup that brought the world ChatGPT looks like an empty shell, and a deal for insiders to cash out equity …