Google I/O, OpenAI resignations, iOS photos bug + more! - TechLinked May 15, 2024

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TAKING THE SEARCH OUT OF GOOGLE SEARCH

Google IO

https://www.wired.com/story/everything-google-announced-at-io-2024/

Google plans to use generative AI to organize the entire search page, but now offers ‘web’ search button that offers just text results and filters out the extraneous nonsense Google likes to cram into the search page, including AI overviews

https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/14/seo-is-dead-google-will-soon-start-using-genai-to-organize-some-search-results-pages/

https://www.pcworld.com/article/2334403/google-now-has-a-web-search-button-for-text-only-results-without-the-junk.html

Gemini 1.5

https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-gemini-next-generation-model-february-2024/

“Project Astra” AI assistant prototype that can see and hear the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXVvvRhiGjI

Veo and Imagen 3

https://www.engadget.com/google-unveils-veo-and-imagen-3-its-latest-ai-media-creation-models-173617373.html

SynthID will watermark AI text, video as well as images https://deepmind.google/discover/blog/watermarking-ai-generated-text-and-video-with-synthid/

AlphaFold 3

https://blog.google/technology/ai/google-deepmind-isomorphic-alphafold-3-ai-model/

Random Android apps will soon allow users to use their face as cursor / Android AI will monitor phone calls for scams / Use AI to describe images that lack text for visually impaired users

https://www.androidauthority.com/google-project-gameface-control-mouse-cursor-head-android-3440905/

Apple also announces iPhone/iPad eye tracking https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-announces-new-accessibility-features-including-eye-tracking/

https://www.firstpost.com/tech/android-will-now-alert-you-if-youre-getting-scammed-by-listening-in-on-your-calls-13771009.html

GOODBYE, HUMANITY

Multiple high profile departures from OpenAI

https://www.businessinsider.com/openai-leadership-shakeup-jan-leike-ilya-sutskever-resign-chatgpt-superalignment-2024-5

63% of surveyed Americans want government legislation to prevent super intelligent AI

https://www.pcgamer.com/software/ai/63-of-surveyed-americans-want-government-legislation-to-prevent-super-intelligent-ai-from-ever-being-achieved/

Senate unveils $32 billion roadmap for regulating AI - The roadmap does not specifically propose actual legislation around AI.

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/15/24157188/ai-regulation-senate-plan-roadmap

QUICK BITS

UNSOLICITED

iPhone owners say the latest iOS update is resurfacing deleted nudes

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/05/15/ios-17-5-bug-deleted-photos-reappear/

https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2024/05/15/ios-175-concern-as-iphone-users-report-deleted-photos-are-reappearing/?sh=65fc3fb970e0

Update fixes bugs, adds fascinating new bug / Intended just to be a little update prior to iOS 18

https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/iphones/ios-175-is-out-now-here-are-the-new-iphone-features

UNHIDDEN DRAGON

Snapdragon leak

https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/next-gen-arm-snapdragon-x-chips-for-pcs-to-arrive-in-2025-major-dell-leak-exposes-qualcomms-roadmap-with-v2-and-v3-models

https://www.techradar.com/computing/cpu/huge-dell-leak-shows-new-snapdragon-x-laptops-should-have-superb-battery-life-and-weve-been-told-when-its-successor-cpu-will-arrive

Planned to launch May 20th

https://www.anandtech.com/show/21388/asus-to-unveil-qualcomm-snapdragon-x-elite-based-ai-pc-laptop-

SAN FRANCISCO DRIFT

Waymo’s robotaxis are under investigation for crashes and traffic law violations (steady expansion attracts regulatory scrutiny

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/15/waymo-under-investigation-whats-next

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/spate-of-self-driving-probes-points-to-us-setting-higher-safety-bar-1.2073286

Connected cars’ illegal data collection and use now on FTC’s “radar” (Car companies in general are behind on norms of privacy and security within tech industry)

https://arstechnica.com/cars/2024/05/connected-cars-illegal-data-collection-and-use-now-on-ftcs-radar/

Nissan and Kia can track sexual activity https://jalopnik.com/auto-privacy-report-kia-nissan-driver-sex-data-1850812549

BS DETECTOR

AI gun detection company’s scanners being tested in NYC

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/mar/29/new-york-city-subway-ai-gun-scanners

https://www.wired.com/story/evolv-gun-detection-nyc-subways-emails/

Tested before in 2022 https://hellgatenyc.com/nyc-ai-weapons-scanners-pilot-false-positives

Possibly will end up in schools soon?

https://www.techtimes.com/articles/304556/20240512/state-governments-soon-approve-funding-ai-powered-gun-detection-systems.htm

https://www.evolvtechnology.com/

NEEDLE FINDER 3000

TikTok is testing AI-generated search results