OpenAI takes on Google with ChatGPT’s new search feature: Here’s how to try it out

OpenAI takes on Google with ChatGPT’s new search feature: Here’s how to try it out

After much speculation over the past year, OpenAI is finally taking on Google and Microsoft Bing with the addition of search functionality in ChatGPT. The new search feature is powered by the GPT-4o model and is a more evolved version of the SearchGPT prototype unveiled by the company earlier this year. The ChatGPT search feature … Read more

Project Jarvis: Google working on AI agent that could soon take over your web browser, says report

Project Jarvis: Google working on AI agent that could soon take over your web browser, says report

Google is reportedly working on a new AI agent that can take over your computer, but it isn’t as bad as it sounds. This AI agent, codenamed Project Jarvis (in an apparent reference to the JARVIS voice assistant from the Iron Man movies), is said to be trained specifically to take over a person’s web … Read more

Google introduces new image editing feature, enhancing customisation for Gemini AI: How it works

Google introduces new image editing feature, enhancing customisation for Gemini AI: How it works

In a significant update to its Gemini AI image generator, American tech giant Google has introduced an innovative editing tool that allows users to fine-tune specific parts of generated images. This feature, now included in the latest Android 15 Beta version, aims to provide a more customisable approach to image generation by enabling users to … Read more

PM Modi discusses AI – semiconductors during roundtable with Sundar Pichai, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: ‘Commited to making…’

PM Modi discusses AI - semiconductors during roundtable with Sundar Pichai, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang: ‘Commited to making…’

Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with top American CEOs, including Google’s Sundar Pichai, Nvidia’s Jensen Huang, Adobe’s Shantanu Narayen and IBM’s Arvind Krishna, at a tech CEOs roundtable in New York. The roundtable, held at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, was part of the second leg of the Indian Prime Minister’s three-day visit to … Read more

Google’s AI model under EU regulator’s scanner; probe launched over privacy concerns. All you need to know

Google’s AI model under EU regulator’s scanner; probe launched over privacy concerns. All you need to know

European Union regulators said Thursday they are investigating Google’s artificial intelligence (AI) model, Pathways Language Model 2 (PaLM2), to determine if it complies with the region’s stringent data privacy laws. The inquiry, initiated by Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (DPC), forms part of broader efforts by national regulators across the EU to assess how AI systems … Read more

Google does an Elon Musk: Netizens remember Tesla CEO as Gemini live demo fails twice during Pixel 9 launch; here’s why

Google does an Elon Musk: Netizens remember Tesla CEO as Gemini live demo fails twice during Pixel 9 launch; here’s why

Google introduced its Pixel 9 lineup at the Made by Google event on Tuesday with many new AI features that are powered by the company’s Gemini AI model. The new feature were demonstrated by Google via live demos and things turned a bit awkward for the company when a live demo of a new Gemini … Read more

Sebi’s game plan to regulate influencers may involve social media giants like Google

Sebi’s game plan to regulate influencers may involve social media giants like Google

MUMBAI : India’s markets regulator has devised a seven-point plan to regulate the growing tribe of financial influencers, said Kamlesh Varshney, full-time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), at the FICCI’s 21st Annual Capital Markets Conference (CAPAM) on Friday. Varshney added that the plan has seven elements, including a mixture of … Read more

Mint Primer | The search for an engine: Should Google worry?

Mint Primer | The search for an engine: Should Google worry?

Google became one of the world’s largest companies by building the world’s most popular internet search engine. But the advent of AI has spawned an army of rivals ready to upstage its monopoly. Now, with OpenAI showcasing SearchGPT, should Google be scared? Is SearchGPT really novel? Not really. Microsoft’s Bing—incidentally powered by OpenAI’s generative pre-trained … Read more

Why OpenAI-Google battle is not just about search. It’s also about building the most powerful AI

Why OpenAI-Google battle is not just about search. It's also about building the most powerful AI

While this is the obvious part, beneath the surface, the bigger fight is also about controlling all streams of user data, including those from search engines and social media, which can help big tech companies such as Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, Nvidia and Elon Musk’s xAI build the world’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) model. … Read more