AI Research & Innovation

A groundbreaking study from Columbia Journalism Review’s Tow Center has uncovered troubling flaws in AI-powered search engines, particularly when it comes to news retrieval. Researchers Klaudia Jaźwińska and Aisvarya Chandrasekar tested eight cutting-edge AI search tools and found they incorrectly answered over 60 percent of queries related to news sources – raising profound questions about […]

In a significant leap forward for artificial intelligence and robotics, Google DeepMind has introduced two groundbreaking AI models designed to transform how robots interact with the physical world. Gemini Robotics and Gemini Robotics-ER (Embodied Reasoning) promise to enable robots to handle a wider variety of real-world tasks with unprecedented adaptability, interactivity, and precision. Bringing Multimodal […]

Artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving beyond simply answering questions to actively performing tasks. A sophisticated new category of AI, known as “agents,” is emerging with capabilities to execute complex operations online and, potentially soon, in the physical world around us. Introduction: The Rise of AI Agents – More Than Just Chatbots The ‘Digital Ghost’ Experience: […]

The global artificial intelligence landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, and China is rapidly emerging as a major force. A new Chinese artificial intelligence agent, Manus, has rapidly captured the attention of the AI community with its ability to handle complex, real-world tasks. Developed by a low-profile team and backed by Chinese investors and developers, […]

Artificial intelligence has made incredible strides in creating realistic synthetic voices, but sometimes these voices evoke an unsettling feeling known as the “uncanny valley.” This phenomenon, coined by Masahiro Mori in 1970, describes the eerie discomfort we feel when something appears almost, but not quite, human. This exploration delves into the uncanny valley of voice, […]

In a groundbreaking development, Microsoft Research has unveiled Magma, a revolutionary AI system that seamlessly combines visual and language processing to control both software interfaces and robotic systems. This innovation could represent a significant leap forward in creating versatile AI agents capable of operating in both digital and physical environments. Unlike traditional AI models, Magma […]

In a move that challenges the status quo of AI development, Perplexity AI has released R1-1776, an uncensored version of the DeepSeek-R1 language model. This initiative directly addresses growing concerns about embedded censorship in AI systems, particularly those influenced by state control. The release signals a watershed moment in the AI community’s push toward creating […]

Google’s Gemini AI chatbot can now tailor its responses based on the content of previous conversations, a significant advancement allowing it to recall information across different conversation threads, the company announced in a blog post on Thursday. This new “recall” feature, focused on Google Gemini conversation recall, enables Gemini to summarize past chats or retrieve […]

Google’s latest AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, has achieved a groundbreaking 90% score on the Massive Multitask Language Understanding (MMLU) test, marking the first time an AI has outperformed human experts. The model was quietly unveiled through a changelog update in the Gemini chatbot app, eschewing the usual fanfare associated with major AI releases. […]

The artificial intelligence landscape is rapidly evolving, and a new player from China is making waves. MiniMax, a Shanghai-based AI company, has recently unveiled a new family of open-source large language models (LLMs) called MiniMax-01, aiming to compete with the biggest names in the industry. This move signals a significant advancement in AI technology, especially […]

Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google, has launched its second Generative AI Accelerator program, a groundbreaking initiative designed to equip nonprofits, civic entities, academic institutions, and social enterprises with the tools and resources needed to harness the power of generative AI. This program aims to help these organizations tackle some of the world’s most pressing […]

Artificial intelligence is taking a significant leap forward, moving beyond just processing words to now “thinking” in pictures. A groundbreaking new approach called Multimodal Visualization-of-Thought (MVoT) is empowering AI to generate images during its reasoning process, mimicking how humans often visualize problems to better understand them. A New Paradigm in AI Reasoning For years, Large […]