Maxwell Zeff
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How to Easily Improve Your Espresso With a Spritz of Water and Volcanic Physics
Grinding coffee beans with a spritz of water can reduce static electricity, creating less mess and improving the taste of espresso, according to Oregon-based researchers who borrowed from the physics of volcanoes to design the experiment. The team of chemists and volcanologists found that the inside of a coffee grinder creates similar conditions to those inside…
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Our First Test of Meta’s AI Image Generator Was a Hilarious Flop
Meta released a standalone AI image generator on Wednesday that will convert your text-based queries into fantastical, high-resolution images in mere seconds. The free tool, Imagine with Meta AI, is powered by Emu, the company’s image foundation model. Meta rolled out this product to compete with OpenAI’s Dall-E, Midjourney, and Stable Diffusion. Imagine functions similarly…
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Google’s ChatGPT Competitor Gemini Could Preview This Week
Google is reportedly set to virtually preview its generative AI competitor to ChatGPT, Gemini, as soon as this week, according to The Information Monday. The search giant hopes to catch OpenAI on its heels as the Microsoft-backed company recovers from its dramatic board kerfuffle along with the firing and re-hiring of Sam Altman. Google delayed…
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Sam Altman May Have Found a Loophole to Cash in at OpenAI
Sam Altman reportedly has no equity in OpenAI, a strange move for a tech founder, but new reporting from Wired this weekend shows the CEO would profit from an OpenAI deal to buy AI chips. OpenAI signed a previously unknown deal back in 2019 to spend $US51 million on advanced chips from a startup Sam…