ChatGPT’s latest: the Advanced Voice Mode allows users to have natural conversations with ChatGPT using real-time voice interaction. This feature makes it feel more like speaking to a person than using a standard chatbot. Users can ask questions and interrupt when needed, making the conversation more fluid and responsive. This new mode has been available to a small group, and is still in its testing phase. It was first demonstrated earlier in the year, and OpenAI is gradually releasing it to more users who subscribe to the Plus service. Who Can Access Advanced Voice Mode? A user on X shared a screenshot from OpenAI, and in the message, they announced, “As of now, access to Advanced Voice mode is being rolled out in a limited alpha to a select group of users. While… Source link
Read More »‘Hezbollah drone video’ actually shows Ukrainian drone targeting Russian oil refinery – Full Fact
A video shared on social media with claims it shows Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system failing to intercept a Hezbollah drone actually shows a Ukrainian drone targeting an oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia, earlier this year. One post on X, formerly Twitter, is captioned: “Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome failing to intercept Hezbollah’s drone as it makes its way to pound a regime’s power plant in northern occupied territories.” The video has also been shared on Facebook, sometimes with the caption “a Hezbollah drone reaches oil refineries in northern occupied Palestine”. But the video shared with these claims is not recent, and does not show a Hezbollah drone attack. The video actually shows a Ukrainian drone striking a Russian oil refinery in Tuapse,… Source link
Read More »Sam Altman: The ‘Intelligence Age’ May Be Only a Few Thousand Days Away
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman believes superintelligent AI is only a “few thousand days” away and will forever change the way we live. Altman wrote a blog post outlining his very optimistic vision for superintelligent AI to solve intensive problems and push human progress forward more than ever before. (Superintelligent AI refers to technology that surpasses human capabilities). The post came one day after a New York Times report revealed the executive is teaming up with famed former Apple designer Jony Ive on a top-secret AI device project. Altman wrote how changes with AI won’t happen at once but will help us “accomplish much more than we ever could without AI.” He described children having virtual tutors who will be able to provide personalized instruction on various topics, in different… Source link
Read More »Video does not show recent footage of Israeli tanks moving to the Israel-Lebanon border – Full Fact
A video being shared on social media with claims it shows recent footage of Israeli tanks being moved north from Gaza to the Lebanese border is almost a year old, and actually shows tanks moving to Re’im in southern Israel in the aftermath of the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel. Posts being shared on X, formerly Twitter, and Facebook, say the video shows “new tanks that were recently in training in Gaza are now heading to the north as part of Division 98, the elite division of the IDF”. Other versions have the caption: “IDF’s 98th Ha’Esh Division completes arrival at Lebanese border from Gaza Strip”. Israel has reportedly moved its 98th division to the country’s north, on the border with Lebanon, in recent days due to heightened tensions with the armed group… Source link
Read More »The most memorable IIFA Awards moments over the years
Priyanka Chopra and John Travolta perform at the IIFA Awards in Toronto in 2014. Photo: IIFAPriyanka Chopra and John Travolta perform at the IIFA Awards in Toronto in 2014. Photo: IIFA As Abu Dhabi prepares to celebrate all things Bollywood and host the event for the third year in a row, here is a look back on what has happened at past shows The Arts Edit A guide to arts and culture, from a Middle Eastern perspective Sign up By signing up, I agree to The National’s privacy policy Source link
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