It seemed like the simplest of things — the sound of her own voice. But Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) “cried happy tears” recently when she typed out some words and heard them read aloud by an artificial intelligence-generated version of the speaking voice she has all but lost to a degenerative medical condition.
“My new — old — AI voice,” she called it in a recent video introducing the voice to her constituents.
Apple has approved UTM SE, an app for emulating a computer to run classic software and games, weeks after the company rejected it and barred it from being notarized for third-party app stores in the European Union. The app is now available for free for iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS.
These advergames (adverts presented in the format of a video game), typically splash corporate branding over a set of game mechanics simple enough for Roblox’s young player base. And despite broader allegations of a lack of child safeguarding levelled against Roblox (which they deny), corporates are rushing to build them. Brands from Walmart to Wimbledon, McDonald’s to Gucci, Nike to the BBC have all launched advergames on the platform. Some have been visited hundreds of thousands of times, others tens of millions, all while Roblox courts further brand involvement by touting its huge, young user base as a big draw in a crowded advertising market.
The Verbier Festival and Apple Music Classical will offer subscribers exclusive playlists from VF Gold, the Festival’s musical programming, artists and more, in a dedicated space on the app that will be regularly updated.
Bear, an Apple-exclusive note-taking app, easily stands out due to its aesthetics, customization options, robust note organization, and affordable pricing. It strikes the perfect balance between simplicity and functionality, and doesn’t require a masterclass to get started.
The latest update is a major one, not only bringing a version of the emulator that’s optimized for iPad, but also seamless switching between iPhone and iPad, some improvements to DS compatibility, new skins and menu button gestures, and a new logo.
The model was helpful—but only to an extent. They found that while AI improved the output of less creative writers, it made little difference to the quality of the stories produced by writers who were already creative. The stories in which AI had played a part were also more similar to each other than those dreamed up entirely by humans.
The research adds to the growing body of work investigating how generative AI affects human creativity, suggesting that although access to AI can offer a creative boost to an individual, it reduces creativity in the aggregate.
Universities are in a race for relevance in the field of generative AI as private companies, loaded with talent and pricey chips, drive the conversation.
Outspent by Silicon Valley, some are turning their research focus to less computing-power intensive areas of artificial intelligence, even as they seek to build additional computing resources capable of powering bigger models.
I just remember that I have stopped using the Apple Music Classical app. I am using the regular Apple Music app for both of my classical and non-classical music entertainment needs. Perhaps I missed the advantage of using the Apple Music Classical app, or Apple hasn't worked hard enough to differentiate them?
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