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Last month, Meta debuted its Twitter competitor, Threads. Available on both iOS and Android, the company began ideating a text-based platform of its own around the time Elon Musk acquired Twitter in October. Not long after, the launch of Threads was seemingly pushed forward when Musk announced a cap on how many Tweets users could view without paying.Since rolling out in July, Threads has quickly assembled a loyal user base. Mark Zuckerberg is now angling to expand its usage by bringing Threads to the web. The platform isn’t available in desktop form just yet, but Zuckerberg ensures users it will arrive in the coming days.The Meta CEO also shared a down-to-earth snapshot of him working on the web version of Threads.“Actual footage of me building Threads for web,” he captioned the image. “Ro...

The co-founders of ElevenLabs were inspired to create the AI software company after streaming English-language movies that had been dubbed, albeit, not totally correctly.Shortly after launching last year, they unveiled a text-to-speech model and shortly after, a program called VoiceLab, which allows users to submit recordings of their voice to generate an AI-generated version. Using that replication, they can type text and have it read aloud by the digital voice.VoiceLab has now left beta and has expanded to encompass 30 different languages. Among the supported languages are Korean, Dutch, Turkish, Swedish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Filipino, Ukrainian, Greek, Czech, Finnish, Romanian, Danish, Bulgarian, Malay, Hungarian, Norwegian, Slovak, Croatian, Classic Arabic, Tamil, English, Polish, G...

OpenAI has recently shared that it is working on a system to revolutionize content moderation using its GPT-4 LLM. The system would utilize artificial intelligence (AI) to provide faster policy updates, consistent ruling and reduced stress on human moderators.Traditionally, content moderation has been a mental and labor-intensive process -- with human moderators shouldering the responsibility of sifting through large amounts of content and filtering out harmful material. As it stands now, this model of filtration consumes a large amount of time and also exposes moderators to emotional distress in some cases.Another benefit to using GPT-4 for an AI-based content moderation system would be the ability to interpret and adapt intricate content policies in real time. This is an aspect that hist...

Snapchat, following the release of its OpenAI-powered chatbot My AI, has been discovered to be working on a new generative AI feature or offering titled "Dreams."Based on the little information known about "Dreams," the feature appears to be designed to place users' selfies in AI-generated "fantastical places and scenarios," according to researcher Steve Moser.Further clues indicate that the feature might also include a "Dreams with Friends" aspect, allowing for connected use of the new offering as opposed to solo exploration. Other hints revealed include "Dream Packs," which likely means these upcoming features will have optional paid content available, although it's uncertain what form that might take at the time of writing.With over 150 million Snapchat users sending messages with My AI...

X, formerly known as Twitter, has been reported to be slowing down access to a variety of online competitors as well as organizations Elon Musk has shown public disdain for in the past.Sites include Meta, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, Substack, Reuters, the New York Times and more -- all of which have seemingly been targeted using throttling methods that delay loading times of links clicked on within X by as much as five seconds.As a result of the throttling, t.co, X's link-shortening service, experienced a slowdown. It's worth noting that this system permits X to redirect traffic, enabling it to throttle competitors and as a byproduct potentially impact ad revenue.While bad and potentially alarming news for Musk's enemies, it would seem that following initial reports of these delays, X has...