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Who is Jacob Lee Bard and why the Kentucky State University shooting suspect was not indicted

Who is Jacob Lee Bard and why the Kentucky State University shooting suspect was not indicted

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Frankfort grand jury declined to indict Jacob Bard Lee, the 48-year-old man accused of fatally shooting a Kentucky State University (KSU) student and injuring another last week, on Tuesday, December 23. Kentucky State University shooting suspect not indicted by grand jury (Hannah Brown/The State Journal via AP, File)(AP) The decision of “No True Bill” by the jury came after they decided that there wasn’t sufficient evidence to pursue murder or first-degree assault charges. Bard’s attorney said on Tuesday that the grand jury found that Bard acted in self-defense on the day of the shooting. This effectively ends the prosecution of Brad in the December 9 incident under Kentucky law. His attorneys said in a written statement that “This matter is now closed.” Read more: Kentucky State University shooting: Injuries reported after gunfire; details out What happened, and who is Jacob Bard Lee? On December 9, Bard was arrested on the KSU campus after he allegedly killed a student, De’Jon Fox, 19, of Indianapolis and injured another critically. Due to safety concerns regarding an alleged assault …

EU AI Rules Delay Tech Rollouts, But Civil Societies Says Safety Comes First

EU AI Rules Delay Tech Rollouts, But Civil Societies Says Safety Comes First

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Tech companies are adamant that the regulation of artificial intelligence in the E.U. is preventing its citizens from accessing the latest and greatest products. However, a number of civil society groups feel otherwise, maintaining that AI developers need to produce products that uphold their customers’ safety and privacy. Some of tech giants’ delayed launches in EU There have been a number of instances where the launches of AI products in the E.U. have either been delayed or cancelled as a result of regulations. For instance, this week, Meta’s Llama 4 series of AI models was released everywhere except Europe. Its AI chatbots integrated into WhatsApp, Messenger, and Instagram only made it to the bloc 18 months after the U.S. Similarly, Google’s AI Overviews currently only appear in eight member states, having arrived nine months later than in the States, and both its Bard and Gemini models had delayed European releases. Apple Intelligence has only just become available in the E.U. with the release of iOS 18.4, after “regulatory uncertainties brought about by the Digital Markets …

Google Renames Bard to Gemini, Launches Gemini Advanced

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Google has officially launched Gemini Advanced. After multiple reports and Google CEO Sundar Pichai’s statements during the company’s quarterly earnings call confirming its arrival, the subscription tier of the tech giant’s most powerful AI model is now live. Alongside Bard, the free version of the generative AI chatbot, which now runs on the Gemini Pro model, has also been renamed Gemini. As a promotional offering, Gemini Advanced is currently being offered for no charge for two months. Pichai announced the launch of the subscription tier of the AI in its newsroom and said, “The version with Ultra will be called Gemini Advanced, a new experience far more capable at reasoning, following instructions, coding, and creative collaboration.” He also revealed that the Gemini Advanced subscription will be called the Google One AI Premium plan and will be bundled with Google One. As a result, users who subscribe to it will also get all the other benefits of Google One and 2TB of cloud storage space. Highlighting its features, a separate post mentioned that Gemini Ultra could …

Google Bard to Be Renamed to Gemini; Android App, Advanced Subscription Coming Soon: Report

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Google Bard might soon get a new name, along with an Android app, as per a new report. A tipster shared a screenshot of Bard’s changelog dated February 7, which makes multiple big announcements around the artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot. The most notable among them is the rebranding exercise of Bard to Gemini, highlighting the name of the foundation model that powers the chatbot. Additionally, the leak also mentioned the announcement of the previously confirmed paid Advanced tier and a new Android app. Tipster Dylan Roussel posted the screenshot which mentioned several announcements by Google. Apparently, the changelog was found within Bard’s web interface. On rebranding, the reported changelog stated, “We’re committed to giving everyone direct access to Google AI and, as of this week, every Gemini user across our supported countries and languages has access to Google’s best family of AI models. To better reflect this commitment, we’ve renamed Bard to Gemini.” This corroborates with a previous report by 9to5Google which spotted that all strings in the latest Google app beta version that earlier …

Google Bard Gets Big Upgrade; Can Generate AI Images, Supports More Languages

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Google Bard received a big update on February 1, that adds multiple new capabilities to the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot. The most notable upgrade is the image generation capability, and it will now be able to generate images from text inputs. However, it still cannot produce image-to-image outputs. Alongside, the tech giant also expanded Google Bard to more than 230 countries and territories, and said that it will now support more than 40 languages. The update came just a day after Google revealed in its quarterly earnings call that Google Bard Advanced, powered by Gemini Ultra, will come with a paid subscription. Google made the announcement via a blog post where it highlighted the list of upgrades for the AI chatbot. The addition of the AI image generator is a late but big move for the company given many of its rivals such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT Plus, Microsoft Copilot, and Baidu’s Ernie Bot had this feature for a while. Google Bard’s image generation capabilities come from the Imagen 2 model, which also powers the tech …

Google Bard Advanced Confirmed to Get a Paid Subscription, to Be Powered by Gemini Ultra AI Model

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Google Bard Advanced, the company’s upcoming generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered chatbot, has been confirmed to get a paid subscription model. Google made the announcement during its Q4 2023 earnings call but did not disclose pricing details or a possible launch date. Google’s AI chatbot was first announced in early 2023 as a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot (formerly known as Bing Chat). At the time of the announcement, it was powered by the tech giant’s Language Model for Dialogue Applications (LaMDA), and later by the Pathways Language Model 2 (PaLM 2). However, in December 2023, Google unveiled its latest AI model Gemini and claimed it to be the company’s “largest and most capable AI model.” It came in three versions. Gemini Nano is for on-device performances and is presently available on Google Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro. Gemini Pro is the standard AI model capable of a wide range of tasks including multimodal capability and it subsequently replaced PaLM 2 to power Google Bard chatbot. The most powerful version, Gemini Ultra, has …

Google cancels contract with an AI data firm that’s helped train Bard

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Google ended its contract with Appen, an Australian data company involved in training its large language model AI tools used in Bard, Search, and other products, even as the competition to develop generative AI tools increases. “Our decision to end the contract was made as part of our ongoing effort to evaluate and adjust many of our supplier partnerships across Alphabet to ensure our vendor operations are as efficient as possible,” Google spokesperson Courtenay Mencini said in a statement sent to The Verge.  Appen notified the Australian Securities Exchange in a filing, saying it “had no prior knowledge of Google’s decision to terminate the contract.” Human workers at companies like Appen often handle many of the more distasteful parts of training AI and are often the lower-paid, often ignored backbone of the entire industry. At Appen, contractors help rate data quality and answers from AI models. Fast Company wrote last year that some Appen employees who are members of the Alphabet Workers Union had been petitioning Appen to increase wages from $10 an hour to $15. …

Google Bard Advanced Tipped to Arrive as Paid Subscription, Might Be Linked to Google One

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Google’s Bard Advanced chatbot — a more powerful version of the service that competes with Microsoft’s Copilot and OpenAI’s ChatGPT — might not be free to use, according to details spotted by a developer. Google does not have a very good record when it comes to keeping details of its upcoming products a secret, and now some additional details related the advanced version of its Bard AI chatbot have surfaced online that suggest users will have to eventually pay to access Bard Advanced. Spotted by developer Bedros Pamboukian (via Android Authority) on X (formerly known as Twitter), the code on the Google Bard website contains references to Bard Advanced. The first sentence states “Try Bard Advanced for 3 months, on us.” A second sentence reads, ” Get more capable large language models with advanced math and reasoning skills with Bard Advanced for 3 months on us.” hi, bard advanced will be free for 3 months and you’ll need Google One too, enjoysies the fact that it’s in prod implies it’s ready & being tested (currently an …

ChatGPT App Could Soon Be Set as the Default Assistant on Android Phones: Report

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The rise of generative AI applications like OpenAI’s ChatGPT and Microsoft’s Copilot have made existing standard AI voice assistants like Siri and Google Assistant feel obsolete. Where advanced chatbots can hold human-like conversations, respond to queries on multiple topics, and can now even pull real-time information from the Internet, AI assistants on phones can do limited tasks. The ChatGPT app on both iOS and Android goes a long way in substituting the default assistant on the device. But now, OpenAI’s wildly successful chatbot, could likely properly replace Google Assistant on Android smartphones. A report by Android Authority says that a code within the latest version of the ChatGPT Android app suggests that it could be set as the default assistant on an Android device.. According to the report, ChatGPT version 1.2023.352, which released last month, included a new activity named ‘com.openai.voice.assistant.AssistantActivity.’ The activity remains disabled by default, but can be manually enabled and launched. Once launched, it shows up on the device screen as an overlay with the same animation as ChatGPT app’s voice chat …

What Is Google Bard, and How Does It Work?

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Bard is Google’s artificial intelligence chatbot that generates responses to user-provided natural language prompts. In response to a prompt, Bard can pull information from the internet and present a response. The large language model behind Bard delivers the response in natural language — in contrast to a standard Google search, where a result consists of a snippet of information or a list of links. Google announced Bard in February 2023 after OpenAI and Microsoft both garnered attention for AI chatbot systems. And in May 2023, Bard and related AI advancements featured prominently in Google’s I/O event. According to Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google and Alphabet, Bard is ” … an experimental conversational AI service.” In fact, Google places the word “Experiment” next to the system’s name to show it’s still a work in progress. Additionally, Google indicates that “Bard may display inaccurate or offensive information that doesn’t represent Google’s views” in a disclaimer placed below the prompt box. Jump to: What is Google Bard used for? Bard’s prompt-response process can help you obtain answers faster …