Irfan Ahmad

3 days ago | digitalinformationworld.com | Irfan Ahmad

As the various advanced machine-learning programs we’ve collectively taken to calling “AI” become more and more popular, questions surrounding data privacy come to the fore. From large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT to multimodal LLMs like Gemini, there’s no doubt that these programs have the potential to make life easier for people across countless industries.

3 days ago | digitalinformationworld.com | Irfan Ahmad

The latest beta version for Android, version 2.25.19.14, gives a first look at this approach. It shows WhatsApp developing tools that will allow people to fine-tune how ads appear within their feeds. This would let them manage preferences for ads connected to both Status and Channels. Image from the beta version, as spotted by WBI, reveals that WhatsApp is preparing to add controls that will help users track ads they’ve come across.

3 days ago | digitalinformationworld.com | Irfan Ahmad

A recent study has shown that artificial intelligence and people actually see objects in different ways. Where humans tend to focus on what things mean, AI mostly pays attention to how objects look, their shape, color, or surface details seem to guide the AI’s attention. The research, carried out by scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, found that even when AI seems to make decisions like humans, the way it gets there can be completely different.

3 days ago | digitalinformationworld.com | Irfan Ahmad

ElevenLabs has come up with a new way for people to create voice clips using just their phones. It’s a mobile app now, works on both iPhone and Android, and it doesn’t ask you to open a web browser anymore. Before this, if someone wanted to make audio using ElevenLabs’ voice tools, they had to rely on the website. It was fine for the most part, but it wasn’t exactly easy when you were trying to do it from a smartphone. The whole thing felt a bit clunky, not something you’d call smooth or quick.

3 days ago | digitalinformationworld.com | Irfan Ahmad

The update is not arriving for everyone at once. It’s starting to appear now for some people, and Google is gradually making it available more widely. When it turns up on your device, you can press and hold the address bar to bring up an option that moves it to the lower edge of the screen. There’s also a setting inside the browser’s menu where you can make the same change, if you prefer to adjust it there. For Android users, the address bar has remained in the same place for more than a decade.