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AIRIS is a learning AI teaching itself how to play Minecraft

November 12, 2024
A new learning AI has been left to its own devices within an instance of Minecraft as the artificial intelligence learns how to play the game through doing, says AI development company SingularityNET and the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance (ASI Alliance). The AI, named AIRIS (Autonomous Intelligent Reinforcement Inferred Symbolism), is essentially starting from nothing inside Minecraft to…
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Meet the startup that just won the Pentagon’s first AI defense contract

November 8, 2024
The Department of Defense has awarded its first generative AI defense contract to Jericho Security, marking a strategic shift in military cybersecurity. The $1.8 million Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Phase II contract, announced through AFWERX, tasks the New York-based startup with developing advanced cybersecurity solutions for the Department of the Air Force. “This is one of the…
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Microsoft’s new Magnetic-One system directs multiple AI agents to complete user tasks

November 7, 2024
Enterprises looking to deploy multiple AI agents often need to implement a framework to manage them.  To this end, Microsoft researchers recently unveiled a new multi-agent infrastructure called Magnetic-One that allows a single AI model to power various helper agents that work together to complete complex, multi-step tasks in different scenarios. Microsoft calls Magnetic-One a generalist agentic…
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Trump’s victory will benefit Elon Musk and xAI

November 7, 2024
Disclaimer: I voted for Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election and stand by my choice. Republican politician and businessman Donald J. Trump has won the 2024 U.S. presidential election in a strong political comeback, despite various pre-election polls showing him…
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Mike Verdu of Netflix Games leads new generative AI initiative

November 5, 2024
Mike Verdu, who had largely spearheaded Netflix’s foray into gaming in recent years as VP of Netflix Games, announced on LinkedIn a new role within Netflix Games leading the company’s effort to capitalize on generative AI. The role, Vice President of GenAI for Games, focuses on using generative AI for the next step in creating games with big teams. “GenAI is that next challenge. I don’t…
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