How do many of the AI startups make money? Many have launched products that are freely available and without ads. There are multiple answers to the question, depending on the business’ strategy. Some want growth at all costs to sell the business later on. Others plan to introduce ads or subscriptions at a later point…
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Why you may not want to say “thank you” or “please” to AI
What is the proper etiquette when chatting with AIs? Do you say “thank you”, “please” or “see you next time”, or do you prefer the direct approach and avoid any form of politeness when communicating with AI tools? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was recently asked about the electricity costs that these pleasantries would generate. According…
Google Translate may get an AI infusion soon: here is what it does
Millions of Internet users use Google Translate as their daily driver for translations. Google has integrated the service into its Chrome browser and it is also available as an application for Android. Soon, Google may introduce new AI functionality in Google Translate. Here is what you need to know about that. The details: Good to…
You can now call ChatGPT: what is next? Fax? Letters?
So, AI systems seem to be almost everywhere already or are in the process of being integrated into pretty much any device or product. OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT, has now announced that you may call ChatGPT to have a chat with the AI. Call 1-800-ChatGPT, or 1-800-242-8478, to do so. You should note that you…
Copilot Vision monitors your online activity for your own benefit
Copilot Vision is an experimental AI-feature that, Microsoft promises, is going to revolutionize the online life of computer users. Microsoft says that Copilot Vision sees the pages that users are on, reads the content of the pages, and is there for users when they have questions about current or past content, or want to have…
Microsoft relaunches controversial AI-feature Recall: a bug highlights why it is still problematic
Microsoft released a new build to the Canary insider channel that gives testers on Copilot+ PCs the option to test the AI feature Recall again. You may remember that Microsoft announced it with some fanfare earlier this year only to be overwhelmed by the negative response that it received. It got pulled quickly by Microsoft…
Recall: Microsoft’s second attempt begins with security and privacy changes
The initial announcement of the AI feature Recall is a great example of shooting yourself in the foot. When Microsoft announced Recall, it floated on a wave of positive and encouraging AI news and developments. Recall was never tested in Insider builds prior to the announcement, at least to my knowledge. While the reason for…
X’s AI Grok uses your data for training by default – here is how you can turn that off
If you use X, you may have heard about the AI Grok already. Currently, xAI and Grok are playing catch-up with the current AI allstars. Plans are to push Grok to first place by the end of the year. Whether that is going to happen or not remains to be seen. What is clear is…
Microsoft working on next step to make AI centerpiece of Bing Search
In some years from today, search engines will likely look completely different. The traditional way of showing links to websites that match the search query best, at lest according to the search engine that you are using, is being phased-out. The replacement comes in form of AI generations. AI takes the user’s query, generates a…
Opera launches preview of Opera One R2 with improved functionality
Opera Software has released a preview version of its upcoming updated Opera One browser. Called Opera One R2, it comes with new and improved functionality. Where to download: you can download Opera One R2 Preview from this page on Opera’s website. Note: if you install the browser on Windows, you may get a SmartScreen security…









