ReadSpeaker markets its products, including Iona, as an "AI voice generator," but it said all of its programmes are based on "human voice talent". The firm uses a text-to-speech model, that means a user can type anything and Iona will read it out loud. The technology uses artificial intelligence learning but AI needs something to learn from. In this instance, it is voice recordings of an accent or language it is trying to emulate. In response to the complaints, the tech firm said: "ReadSpeaker is aware of Ms Potter's concerns, and has comprehensively addressed these with Ms Potter's legal representative several times in the past."

The chirping of birds, the buzzing of bugs, the soft patter of Google CEO Sundar Pichai's shoes as he bounds across the stage. The sounds of spring are here, so you know what that means: Google I/O is blooming. Hot on the heels of Apple's iPad launch event last week, Google is going all out for its I/O developer conference on Tuesday, May 14. The event is taking place at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, California, just down the road from Google's headquarters. The keynote starts at 10 am PDT on Tuesday, and as usual, it will be livestreamed.

Now the tech giant is gearing up to host its first one of the year – and it's taking place in less than two weeks. Apple CEO Tim Cook has posted a cryptic animated teaser for the event, which he confirmed will be streamed online on May 7. The animation features the Apple logo being drawn in a variety of bright colours and artistic styles, including one with a hand holding a stylus. The Apple boss also told his X followers to'pencil us in', alluding to what the company has in store. The Apple boss also told his X followers to'pencil us in', alluding to what the company has in store. The event will be streamed online on Apple TV and Apple's website from 10am Eastern Time (3pm BST) on May 7 Apple's website also features an abridged version of the animation and confirms further details about the event.

With the release of Apple's VisionPro today, it has already been a year of huge technological leaps for the tech giant. But CEO Tim Cook has now confirmed that 2024 could have an even bigger surprise in store after teasing a big announcement on artificial intelligence (AI). Although Apple's products already include some machine learning features, they are yet to produce an AI product to rival ChatGPT. But now the Apple boss has revealed that Apple will be sharing details of their'ongoing work' in AI'later this year'. Cook would not reveal exact details of what AI features could be coming but said: 'We have got some things that we're incredibly excited about.' Speaking on Apple's quarterly earnings report on Thursday, Tim Cook said: 'As we look ahead, we will continue to invest in these and other technologies that will shape the future.

The past few weeks have seen major AI announcements by Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and other organizations. Tech companies are scrambling to solidify their position in the fast-expanding market for large language models (LLM) and generative AI. And as big tech continues to pour more money into the field, competition is gradually becoming polarized between Microsoft and Google. So far, Microsoft has proven to be craftier and more capable in getting LLMs generative machine learning models to work in its products. But the race is not over, and we might yet see Google (or some other company) take the lead.

CES is the world's most prominent technology event, serving as a testing ground for new technologies and worldwide innovators. This is where the world's most well-known brands conduct business and meet new partners, as well as the brightest innovators, take the stage. The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) owns and produces CES, which showcases every facet of the technology industry. Manufacturers, developers, and suppliers of consumer technology products, content, technology delivery systems, and more are featured at CES. Exhibitors present items in all areas of consumer technology, including 5G connectivity, artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, smart cities, sports, robotics, and more. This article explores the top AI announcements made at CES 2022 till now.

Twice a year, NVIDIA, a Silicon Valley-based technology company that pioneered and popularized the use of Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), runs a conference called the GPU Technology Conference (GTC) aimed to showcase advancements in the use of processing technology for emerging technology use cases. It should come as no surprise that recent GTC events have focused on AI, given how compute-intensive machine learning training and inference can be. Each year, it seems that the GTC events have become more and more about AI only, to the virtual exclusion of other areas where GPUs are being applied. That being said, there were a number of interesting announcements that came out of the NVIDIA GTC 2019 event that are of interest beyond those that follow the company's own products and solutions. One of the most interesting announcements was not about a new product or feature.

Corporations and politicians share a tendency to say things that are narrowly true, though a lack of context renders the statements misleading. Mastercard on Nov. 30 offered a terrific example of this in the security arena. On that day, the card brand rolled out something it calls Decision Intelligence, which it said "uses artificial intelligence technology to help financial institutions increase the accuracy of real-time approvals of genuine transactions and reduce false declines." It then elaborated why it saw this as news: "This is the first use of AI being implemented on a global scale directly on the Mastercard network." It also labels Decision Intelligence as "a radical new approach," one that "takes a broader view in assessing, scoring and learning from each transaction. That score then enables the card issuer to apply the intelligence to the next transaction."