Madeline J. Clarke

6 days ago | techrepublic.com | Madeline J. Clarke

Skip to content Published April 18, 2025 Learn about how Copilot Studio’s computer use agents bring the system new functionality and more benefits to users. Copilot Studio’s new computer use feature for AI automation. Image: Microsoft Microsoft announced this week that a new computer use feature is coming to Copilot Studio. Computer use will allow users to build AI-driven agents capable of interacting with their desktop and browser applications, as long as the third-party system it uses has a...

1 week ago | eweek.com | Madeline J. Clarke |Clarke Content

OpenAI announced on Monday the release of GPT-4.1, the newest successor to its GPT-4o series of AI language models. According to OpenAI, GPT-4.1 excels at instruction following, coding, and long-context processing. The GPT-4.1 large language model brings improved features and enhanced coding capabilities to the next generation GPT-4o model lineup. The GPT-4o series includes the GPT-4.1 mini and GPT-4.1 nano models. OpenAI confirmed the mini will receive supervised fine-tuning support.

1 week ago | eweek.com | Madeline J. Clarke |Clarke Content

Artificial intelligence may be the missing piece needed to make the longstanding human dream of communicating with animals possible. Earth Species Project researchers have created NatureLM-audio, an AI audio language foundation model that can use animal vocalizations to identify various aspects of communication and behavior. NatureLM-audio is the first large audio-language model designed specifically to analyze animal sounds.

1 week ago | eweek.com | Madeline J. Clarke |Clarke Content

Sarah Wynn-Williams, a former executive who served as Meta’s Director of Global Public Policy, testified before Congress on April 9 regarding the company’s alleged involvement in aiding China’s advancement in the AI race — posing a threat to U.S. national interests. Meta has stated that the claims are false. Wynn-Williams told the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism that she witnessed senior executives undermining U.S. national security.

2 weeks ago | eweek.com | Madeline J. Clarke

Microsoft announced on April 4 its new generative AI model for gaming called WHAMM (World and Human Action MaskGIT Model), which is capable of supporting real-time gameplay. WHAMM is an updated version of the original WHAM-1.6B model and has significantly faster visual output. It can generate images at over 10 frames per second — a substantial step up from WHAM-1.6B, which could generate only about 1 image per second.