#Google AI Lab

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存在しない神社を作り上げたGoogle AI Lab

このTumblrが回ってきたので、どこだろうと。 https://www.tumblr.com/emmyinjapan/786506396914073600/agato-shrine-torii-on-the-way-to-agato-shrine-i リブログで表示されたとき、ハッシュタグの #fukuoka が出てこなかったので福岡だとは気づかなかった。 そこでGoogleさんに問いかけてみた「AGATO SHRINE」ってどこだと。 「AGATO」ってまずはどういう漢字なのかもわか��ない。これが日本語の大きな問題である。 OYAMA（小山）と　OYAMA（大山）のへ梵���。更にKOYAMA（小山）と…

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3 fotografías analógicas combinadas con #ai (sujeto, escena, estilo)

[kagiura-akira]

I'm gonna say something controversial because it goes against everything I stand for regarding doing research for oneself, but there is nothing I hate more—as a chemist for a contract research organization—than when a client "does their own research."

As in, when a salesperson or even like a small time CEO or CFO looks up how something works and tries to understand it but fails fantastically.

My guy, you hired me to test your samples. I don't need you to tell me how methylcobalamin interferes with arsenic on an ICPMS. If you think Google AI knows better than me, I dare you to click on the links of the summaries it provides and tell me WHERE the skimmed content says this bullshit.

[monetizeme]

"A Niantic executive said that he “could definitely see” governments and militaries purchasing the company’s newly announced AI model for navigating the real world, which would be based on scan data generated by Pokémon Go players, but that if the use case is specific to the military and “adding amplitude to war, then that’s definitely an issue.” 

The comment was made by Brian McClendon, Niantic���s Senior Vice President of Engineering and formerly the co-creator of Google Earth, Street View, and Google Maps, at the investigative journalism group Bellingcat’s Bellingfest event on November 14. McClendon was giving a talk titled “Coordinates of tomorrow: Why spatial computing needs a new map,” which covered his history in the industry, his work at Google and Niantic, and some details on Niantic’s Large Geospatial Model, or LGM, that the company announced two days earlier. 

During a questions and answers portion after his talk, Bellingcat’s open source analyst and ex-British Army officer Nick Waters said that LGMs would be “unbelievably useful” to the military and asked if McClendon could see governments and militaries purchase LGMs from Niantic. 

“I could definitely see it,” McClendon said. “I think the question is would there be anything that they would do with it that would be outside of what a consumer or a Bellingcat want to do with it. If the use case is identical then that seems completely fine. If the use case is specific in military and adding amplitude to war then that’s obviously an issue.”

McClendon did not rule out selling Niantic’s data or LGM to governments and militaries."

[hailing-stars]

in case you were wondering... below is what happens when you ask google labs to write a fic about iron man... I would actually read it though... 

Tony Stark was a man of many talents. He was a brilliant engineer, a successful businessman, and a playboy philanthropist. But he was also Iron Man, the world's greatest superhero.

Iron Man had saved the world countless times, but he was always looking for new challenges. One day, he decided to take on the biggest challenge of his life: he would become a father.

Tony and his wife Pepper Potts had been trying to have a baby for years, but they had been unsuccessful. They had tried everything, from in vitro fertilization to adoption, but nothing had worked.

One day, Tony was working in his lab when he had an idea. He would use his technology to create a artificial womb that could grow a baby from scratch.

Tony worked on the project for months, and finally, he was ready to test it out. He inserted a fertilized egg into the womb, and waited.

Nine months later, Tony and Pepper were overjoyed to welcome their baby girl into the world. They named her Morgan, after Tony's mother.

Morgan was a healthy and happy baby, and Tony and Pepper were the proud parents. They loved Morgan more than anything in the world.

But Tony knew that Morgan was different from other children. She was born with a rare genetic condition that gave her superhuman abilities.

Tony was determined to protect Morgan from the dangers of the world. He built her a special suit of armor that would allow her to control her powers.

Morgan loved her new suit of armor, and she quickly became a skilled superhero. She teamed up with her father to fight crime and protect the innocent.

Tony and Morgan were a great team, and they saved the world many times together. But Tony knew that Morgan would one day have to face the world on her own.

He trained her hard, and he taught her everything he knew about being a superhero. But he also taught her about responsibility and compassion.

Tony knew that Morgan would make a great superhero, but he also knew that she would always be his little girl.

[prasaddhumal82]

Google Search Evolves: Introducing AI Mode and Gemini Capabilities

Google is transforming its iconic Search experience with the rollout of AI Mode and the integration of its Gemini model. This marks a significant shift from simply delivering information to offering intelligent, interactive search capabilities. What Is AI Mode? AI Mode is a new, advanced search experience designed for users seeking deeper, more contextual answers. Built on Google’s Gemini 2.5…

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Google Destekli Isomorphic Labs, 600 Milyon Dolar Yatırım Aldı: Hedef “Tüm Hastalıkları Çözmek”

🧬 Google destekli yapay zekâ ilaç şirketi Isomorphic Labs, ilk dış yatırım turunda 600 milyon dolar fon topladı. 🧠 CEO Demis Hassabis: “Hedefimiz tüm hastalıkları yapay zekâyla çözmek.” 🧪 AI ile geliştirilen ilk ilaçlar, 2025 yılı sonunda klinik denemelere girebilir. 💸 Thrive Capital Liderliğinde 600 Milyon Dolarlık Dev Yatırım Isomorphic Labs, yapay zekâ destekli ilaç geliştirme alanında çığır…

[manmishra]

🚀 Exciting news for publishers! Google has updated the Robots Meta Tag documentation to include AI Mode adjustments. Learn how to protect your content and amplify visibility in search results. Check out our latest article for all the details! #SEO #GoogleUpdates #AIMode #DigitalMarketing

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Google Gemini VS. OpenAI ChatGPT VS. Anthropic Claude 人工智慧《超級瑪利歐》大對決，誰能最快完成闖關遊戲？

AI 人工智慧在遊戲測試領域又邁出新一步，這次的挑戰目標是經典紅白機遊戲《Super Mario Bros. 超級瑪利歐兄弟》。這次測試是由加州大學聖地牙哥分校的 Hao AI Lab 進行，找來多款知名 AI 參與即時遊戲測試，結果顯示 Anthropic 的 Claude 3.7 表現最佳，其次是 Claude 3.5，而 Google 的 Gemini 1.5 Pro 和 OpenAI 的 GPT-4o 則遇到了不少挑戰。 Continue reading Google Gemini VS. OpenAI ChatGPT VS. Anthropic Claude 人工智慧《超級瑪利歐》大對決，誰能最快完成闖關遊戲？

[amrtechinsights]

Unlock the future of computing with #Google's groundbreaking Quantum AI Lab! 🚀 From revolutionizing industries to shaping the next era of technology, quantum computing is here to stay. 🌐🔍 #QuantumComputing #AI #TechInnovation #FutureOfTech #GoogleAI #DisruptTheNorm #NextGenComputing #TechRevolution

[techverse1]

Google Unveils Quantum Computing Breakthrough with New 'Willow' Chip

Google has introduced a groundbreaking new quantum computing chip, named "Willow," which marks a significant step in the advancement of quantum technology. According to Google, Willow can solve a complex problem in just five minutes—a task that would take the world's fastest supercomputers ten septillion years to complete, or 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years.

A Milestone in Quantum Computing

The Willow chip is the latest innovation from Google’s Quantum AI lab. It incorporates critical breakthroughs and demonstrates potential pathways toward creating a functional, large-scale quantum computer. However, experts caution that while Willow showcases impressive performance, it remains largely experimental, and the development of quantum computers capable of addressing real-world challenges is still years—and billions of dollars—ahead.

Quantum Computing: A Quick Primer

Quantum computers operate fundamentally differently from classical computers by leveraging quantum mechanics—the behavior of ultra-small particles—to perform certain computations far faster than traditional machines. This could one day revolutionize complex processes like drug discovery, climate modeling, and nuclear fusion research.

However, quantum computers also raise concerns. Experts fear their power could potentially disrupt encryption methods safeguarding sensitive information. For example, Apple is already working to make iMessage communications "quantum-proof" to guard against future quantum computing breakthroughs.

Willow’s Key Innovations

Willow represents a major technological step by addressing a long-standing issue in quantum computing: error correction. Quantum computers are prone to errors, especially as the number of qubits (quantum bits) increases. Willow’s design introduces a significant reduction in error rates across the system as the number of qubits scales up—a breakthrough that has eluded researchers for nearly three decades.

Hartmut Neven, head of Google’s Quantum AI lab, describes Willow's development as “comparable to having a plane with multiple engines—the more engines you have, the safer and more reliable the system becomes.” While this is a major step forward, Google notes that additional progress is required to bring error rates even lower before quantum computers can become fully practical.

Industry and Global Impacts

Quantum computing remains a global priority, with governments and companies investing heavily in the field. In the UK, the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC) was recently established, with director Michael Cuthbert emphasizing that Willow represents a significant milestone but is not yet a "breakthrough" in solving all quantum computing challenges.

Moreover, different quantum computing approaches are being explored globally. For example, researchers at Oxford University and Osaka University in Japan recently developed low-error rate qubits that can function at room temperature. Unlike Google’s Willow, which requires ultra-low temperatures to operate, these qubits promise alternative pathways for the future of quantum computing.

The Next Frontier

While Willow showcases impressive potential, Google acknowledges that building quantum computers capable of solving practical, real-world problems is still a long-term goal. The chip, produced at Google’s newly constructed quantum manufacturing facility in California, reflects significant advancements that could lead to practical applications like pharmaceutical development, climate research, improved battery technology, and complex logistical problem-solving.

The research findings behind Willow have been published in Nature, highlighting its performance and the technological strides made to reduce quantum computing errors.

The Road Ahead

While this technological leap forward is promising, Google, governments, and private companies must continue pursuing research and innovation to make quantum computing scalable, affordable, and widely applicable. Quantum computing is at the threshold of potentially reshaping industries and scientific discovery—Willow is merely the first step in this ambitious journey.

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Agreeing with the above, but also very curious how that's going to play out with companies/organisations that use google drive as their main storage/shared work place... (also how that would then affect cyber security and data protection regulations in varying countries)

Like one of my old jobs had everything from funding documents and draft articles to workflows on google drive, and a non-zero amount of those were on google doc or sheets (despite my desperate pleading due to hating how it messed up with Microsoft Word and Excel formatting)...

Hey, I usually don't make serious posts, but this one is a big deal to me and many other small creatives, so please read or spread the message, especially in light of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.

Google Labs is introducing a new ai that will just scrape your documents for ideas, plots, and other things to feed its algorithms. This information is stored SEPARATELY from your Google account. 

Google will be collecting this user data and have at their disposal the ability to have free scripts for any content they want to produce without giving a cent to the original authors of these scripts, novels, character organizers, fics, etc. that the ai would be heavily basing these generated stories on. But that's not all, these ai's are also showing these works to human reviewers in order to "help improve quality of products" sharing works without consent of the author with real actual people to see if the ai is responding well enought to the prompts and imput (aka the intire documents as this is a fully intagrated ai -_-)

The reason this is going to be so terrible is that not if but when Google decides to open a production company (youtube movies will be first but they likely will open another streaming platform) these scripts their ai wrote them are probably going to be almost wholly plagiarized from docs user content that was stolen, without paying an actual writer anything at all.

If you are at all creative in the slightest PLEASE get your work off of docs before the features are fully integrated, scrub your google drive, and move to another program. Mircosoft, Libre (free and open source) ANYTHING to protect your works and if possible move away from Google products generally. Use a different search engine even. I'm going to link two TikTok creators from who I found this information as well as a list of alternative products to use away from Google in hopes to avoid them. Make them feel the backlash. It doesn't matter if they already have your data take charge of your internet person and DON'T GIVE IN

Ecosia (browser)

DuckDuckGo (browser)

Microsoft Products (Not amazing but not drifting yet, I like the free version enough)

Libre Office (free & open source!!)

Waze (maps)

Please add on if you can any information or resources! Stay vigilant and stay informed

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Ouch!

EXTRACT: Any artist making pictures for a book would have hundreds of ideas, and then winnow them down to a few that were most appropriate. In practice, Infinite Wonderland just outsources this work to the reader, who must click and click again until they get something they kind of like, sort of how Ikea makes furniture cheaper by outsourcing its assembly to you. Except the Ikea table is finished when it’s finished, and Infinite Wonderland is unstable by design, constantly moving around like a bad dream.

[inkskinned]

i have chronic pain. i am neurodivergent. i understand - deeply - the allure of a "quick fix" like AI. i also just grew up in a different time. we have been warned about this.

15 entire years ago i heard about this. in my forensics class in high school, we watched a documentary about how AI-based "crime solving" software was inevitably biased against people of color.

my teacher stressed that AI is like a book: when someone writes it, some part of the author will remain within the result. the internet existed but not as loudly at that point - we didn't know that AI would be able to teach itself off already-biased Reddit threads. i googled it: yes, this bias is still happening. yes, it's just as bad if not worse.

i can't actually stop you. if you wanna use ChatGPT to slide through your classes, that's on you. it's your money and it's your time. you will spend none of it thinking, you will learn nothing, and, in college, you will piss away hundreds of thousands of dollars. you will stand at the podium having done nothing, accomplished nothing. a cold and bitter pyrrhic victory.

i'm not even sure students actually read the essays or summaries or emails they have ChatGPT pump out. i think it just flows over them and they use the first answer they get. my brother teaches engineering - he recently got fifty-three copies of almost-the-exact-same lab reports. no one had even changed the wording.

and yes: AI itself (as a concept and practice) isn't always evil. there's AI that can help detect cancer, for example. and yet: when i ask my students if they'd be okay with a doctor that learned from AI, many of them balk. it is one thing if they don't read their engineering textbook or if they don't write the critical-thinking essay. it's another when it starts to affect them. they know it's wrong for AI to broad-spectrum deny insurance claims, but they swear their use of AI is different.

there's a strange desire to sort of divorce real-world AI malpractice over "personal use". for example, is it moral to use AI to write your cover letters? cover letters are essentially only templates, and besides: AI is going to be reading your job app, so isn't it kind of fair?

i recently found out that people use AI as a romantic or sexual partner. it seems like teenagers particularly enjoy this connection, and this is one of those "sticky" moments as a teacher. honestly - you can roast me for this - but if it was an actually-safe AI, i think teenagers exploring their sexuality with a fake partner is amazing. it prevents them from making permanent mistakes, it can teach them about their bodies and their desires, and it can help their confidence. but the problem is that it's not safe. there isn't a well-educated, sensitive AI specifically to help teens explore their hormones. it's just internet-fed cycle. who knows what they're learning. who knows what misinformation they're getting.

the most common pushback i get involves therapy. none of us have access to the therapist of our dreams - it's expensive, elusive, and involves an annoying amount of insurance claims. someone once asked me: are you going to be mad when AI saves someone's life?

therapists are not just trained on the book, they're trained on patient management and helping you see things you don't see yourself. part of it will involve discomfort. i don't know that AI is ever going to be able to analyze the words you feed it and answer with a mind towards the "whole person" writing those words. but also - if it keeps/kept you alive, i'm not a purist. i've done terrible things to myself when i was at rock bottom. in an emergency, we kind of forgive the seatbelt for leaving bruises. it's just that chat shouldn't be your only form of self-care and recovery.

and i worry that the influence chat has is expanding. more and more i see people use chat for the smallest, most easily-navigated situations. and i can't like, make you worry about that in your own life. i often think about how easy it was for social media to take over all my time - how i can't have a tiktok because i spend hours on it. i don't want that to happen with chat. i want to enjoy thinking. i want to enjoy writing. i want to be here. i've already really been struggling to put the phone down. this feels like another way to get you to pick the phone up.

the other day, i was frustrated by a book i was reading. it's far in the series and is about a character i resent. i googled if i had to read it, or if it was one of those "in between" books that don't actually affect the plot (you know, one of those ".5" books). someone said something that really stuck with me - theoretically you're reading this series for enjoyment, so while you don't actually have to read it, one would assume you want to read it.

i am watching a generation of people learn they don't have to read the thing in their hand. and it is kind of a strange sort of doom that comes over me: i read because it's genuinely fun. i learn because even though it's hard, it feels good. i try because it makes me happy to try. and i'm watching a generation of people all lay down and say: but i don't want to try.

[warrenwoodhouse]

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[shivanisingh]

loving this ai tool; which reminded of a college project teaching typography basics to fifth graders.