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Google AI News: Week Ending 05/03/2024

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Gemini

“Quickly start your chat with Gemini using the new shortcut in the Chrome desktop address bar👇 Step 1: Type “@” in the desktop address bar and select Chat with Gemini Step 2: Write your prompt Step 3: Get your response on 

Chrome’s Built-In AI Is the Biggest Update to the Browser in Over 15 Years

https://www.inverse.com/tech/google-chrome-gemini-ai-browser

“I think people are still missing how much LLMs can do when given giant context windows and multimodal abilities. I gave Gemini 1.5 an upload of a video we did on prompting last year (here: 

“Delighted to share ✨Med-Gemini✨ – our new family of multimodal models for medicine unlocking new possibilities for health – 

“Google just integrated a new feature in Chrome that lets users type ‘@’ to pull up Gemini. I’m a sucker for AI features that integrate seamlessly into existing workflows. 1. Practically no learning curve for a new AI tool 2. Instantly improves the product and takes advantage of” / X

DeepMind

DeepMind Researchers Propose Naturalized Execution Tuning (NExT): A Self-Training Machine Learning Method that Drastically Improves the LLM’s Ability to Reason about Code Execution – MarkTechPost

DeepMind Researchers Propose Naturalized Execution Tuning (NExT): A Self-Training Machine Learning Method that Drastically Improves the LLM’s Ability to Reason about Code Execution

Other Google News

“Search engine market share in the US for April 2024 What????? Historically closer to 88-90% for Google 

Google has laid off their Python Foundation team and asked them to train their replacements who will be in the Munich office.  This is similar to layoffs in their finance department a few weeks ago where some positions were moved outside the country where they’re cheaper.

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1784450545509658867.html

Google cuts hundreds of ‘Core’ workers, moves jobs to India, Mexico

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/01/google-cuts-hundreds-of-core-workers-moves-jobs-to-india-mexico.html

Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference | TechCrunch

Google lays off staff from Flutter, Dart and Python teams weeks before its developer conference

OpenAI to Challenge Google with Its Own Search Engine in May: Report | Beebom

https://beebom.com/openai-search-engine-report

“Are you ready for #GoogleIO? Join us for @Google’s biggest developer conference, featuring innovations, breakthroughs and the latest news. 🗓️ May 14 đź•™ 10am PT Stay tuned for more updates coming soon. → 

Google announces new investments in data centers and AI upskilling

https://blog.google/inside-google/infrastructure/google-data-centers-ai-skills-investments

Google pulls RISC-V support from generic Android kernel • The Register

https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/01/riscv_support_android_pulled

Nvidia’s AI chatbot now supports Google’s Gemma model, voice queries, and more – The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/1/24146130/nvidia-chatrtx-google-gemma-ai-model-features-updates

Microsoft’s OpenAI investment was triggered by Google fears, emails reveal – The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/1/24146302/microsoft-openai-investment-google-worries-internal-emails

Friends From the Old Neighborhood Turn Rivals in Big Tech’s A.I. Race – The New York Times

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AI News #31: Week Ending 05/03/2024 with Executive Summary and Top 95 Links

The post you just read is an deep dive extension of my weekly newsletter, This Week In AI, an executive summary of the top things to know in AI. Each week, I create an accessible overview for laypeople to feel confident they are conversant with the week’s AI developments. I include a curated list of must-click links of the week, to offer everyone a hands-on opportunity to explore the most intriguing updates in artificial intelligence across various categories, including robotics, imagery, video, AR/VR, science, ethics, and more. Beyond the overview, I post these topic-based deeper dives (below). If you haven’t read this week’s overview, I recommend starting there.

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