AI Powers Unleashed: Personal Assistants, Fake News Fiascos, and Multilingual Marvels
Last week, we dove into the future of AI—well, this week, it's taking a few bold (and occasionally questionable) leaps forward! ChatGPT's new assistant features are here to keep you on track, Meta's AI is now fluent in 101 languages, and Apple’s AI news alerts learned the hard way that not all headlines are created equal. Buckle up (but not too tight), we’ve got some exciting updates and a few hiccups to explore!
ChatGPT Levels Up: Meet Your New AI Assistant!
ChatGPT's new Tasks feature turns it into a personal assistant with scheduling powers! Subscribers to Plus, Team, and Pro plans can now set reminders and automate actions like daily weather updates or bedtime jokes. Manage tasks in chat or a new web menu, with notifications keeping you on track. Just note: it’s still in beta, limited to 10 tasks at a time, and free users are out of luck (for now).
This shift marks ChatGPT's leap into virtual assistant territory, moving beyond real-time responses to future planning. While Tasks has potential, its reliability remains to be seen — so maybe don't trust it with your critical meeting reminders just yet!
Apple’s AI News Alerts: From Headlines to Head-Scratchers
Apple's AI news summariser just had its "oops" moment—falsely reporting bizarre headlines like Rafael Nadal’s love life and phantom darts victories.
After a BBC complaint about AI-generated alerts sporting the broadcaster’s logo, Apple hit pause on the feature, which had also falsely claimed Israel’s PM was arrested. Apple promises a reboot with better fact-checking and error warnings.
For now, the AI summaries are off your lock screen, but the lesson is clear: AI might craft headlines, but it’s not ready to make them.
Meta’s AI Speaks 101 Languages—Instantly, No Text Needed
Meta’s SEAMLESSM4T is a game-changer in translation tech, skipping the clunky “speech-to-text-to-speech” routine. This AI translates spoken words directly into 36 languages—faster and more accurately than top systems, even handling low-resource languages often overlooked. And it’s open-source, giving researchers a chance to tweak and innovate.
Still, challenges remain. Cultural nuances, accents, and gender biases can trip it up, and mistranslations in critical contexts like medicine or law could have serious consequences. But as a step toward a universal translator, SEAMLESSM4T edges closer to the stuff of sci-fi dreams—an AI Babel fish for our multilingual world.
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