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Using Google NotebookLM to generate a podcast
There's been a lot of buzz about a Google AI tool lately - Google NotebookLM - and how you can use it to create an audio overview/podcast of your content, information, files etc. I'm always eager to try these new AI tools out and started [...]
Cool things you (probably) didn’t know your iPhone could do – even before AI
Sometimes, Apple adds features to iOS and doesn't really make much of a fuss about them - usually because there's something else which is a more razzamatazz-y feature in the particular iOS release. Here are some of them, that you might (or might not) already know [...]
iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia
At Apple's WWDC 2024, Apple announced iOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia. iOS 18 Apple Intelligence is the main feature of iOS 18 even though it doesn't appear until iOS 18.1 is released, likely in October 2024. It adds artificial intelligence capabilities and large language [...]
AI News Summer 2024
We're into Summer 2024 and there's been some more AI news, coming from the usual players in the AI field. At WWDC 2024, Apple announced their own AI - Apple Intelligence - which will bring lots of AI features to the Apple ecosystem, including devices and [...]
Recent AI news
There's been a lot happening recently in the AI world - Google’s IO 2024 event was mostly about AI, OpenAI introduced their latest ChatGPT and Apple are said to be close to announcing deal with OpenAI to add ChatGPT to iOS 18. Google's IO 2024 event [...]
Added an AI Chatbot Testing service and page
I recently added an AI Chatbot Testing service and page to the site - and to my set of testing services. This service will come in handy if you're adding a chatbot to your site or app - and it needs deep testing. I'll be looking [...]
Testing the AI Chatbots – Results
The detailed results per AI Chatbot test are on each test page and here we have an overview. Results Overview In 1st Place... Perplexity AI - Overall Score = 9.5 Very good all round, only negative points are a couple of errors in the answer [...]
Testing the AI Chatbots – Questions
I tested the AI Chatbots with a wide range of questions and these included: simple questions with factual answers that can be determined as correct or incorrect An example question was: When was the Battle of Hastings? And a follow up question was: Who died at [...]
Testing the AI Chatbots – Google Gemini
Google Gemini Tested gemini.google.com/app via Chrome browser - checked version and it says 'Gemini family of models, including 1.0 Pro' - March 2024 Answer to Question 1 Screenshot of Google Gemini answer to Question 1 – When was the Battle of Hastings? – showing the [...]
Testing the AI Chatbots – Microsoft Copilot
Microsoft Copilot Tested iOS App version 20240206.2.180000000 - Chose option to 'Use GPT-4' - March 2024 Answer to Question 1 Screenshot of Microsoft Copilot answer to Question 1 - When was the Battle of Hastings? – showing that it provides useful information, sources and an [...]
Testing the AI Chatbots – Perplexity AI
Perplexity AI Tested iOS App version 2.13.0 in February 2024 Answer to Question 1 Screenshot of Perplexity AI answer to Question 1 - When was the Battle of Hastings? - showing the way Perplexity AI displays its results, with sources, images gallery etc Accuracy Issues [...]
Testing the AI Chatbots – OpenAI ChatGPT
OpenAI ChatGPT Tested iOS App version 1.2024.052 (22222) - Says ChatGPT 3.5 in header - March 2024 Answer to Question 1 Screenshot of OpenAI ChatGPT answer to Question 1 – When was the Battle of Hastings? – showing the sparse way it answers questions, with [...]
Testing the AI Chatbots
With a range of AI Chatbots to choose from now, I decided to do my own test of them, to get an idea of the differences between them, also to test their accuracy and other features. This set of tests will also enable me to [...]
Added The QA Chatbot to the site
I recently added The QA Chatbot to the site, to try it out. It seems to work very well, with a couple of quirks such as repeating answers - but nothing's perfect! The chatbot is provided by Chatzap and you provide the name and the 'knowledge' [...]
iPhone frozen screen issue – resolved!
My iPhone 13 screen froze recently and wasn't accepting any touch inputs at all. The screen displays fine, but no input recognised. I tried the usual combo of buttons but that ends up with screen of options where you have to be able to touch/select the [...]
First thoughts on iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma
I've been using iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma for a while now and these are my first thoughts on them: - the upgrades for both were seamless, which makes a nice change from upgrade shenanigans used to have several years ago... - the best features are [...]
Browsers patched for big security vulnerability
Main browsers are patched for a big security vulnerability https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/13/23872484/chrome-firefox-brave-edge-security-update-webp-vulnerability
The A-Z of AI terms – BBC Future
This A-Z of AI terms is interesting, from Diffusion models to Ghosts, from Model collapse to Weak AI. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230717-what-you-should-know-about-artificial-intelligence-from-a-z
What are the best free AI art generators? Hacker Noon
https://hackernoon.com/what-are-the-best-free-ai-art-generators-of-2023
New AI systems collide with copyright law – BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-66231268
AI Tool Report
I recommend the AI Tool Report, a newsletter for the latest on AI tools, news and opportunities. You can signup via this link and find out more at https://aitoolreport.beehiiv.com/
AI training course – AI For Everyone
I recently started a free AI training course called AI For Everyone at Coursera. It goes through What is AI? and info on Machine Learning, data, AI terminology, plus how you might use AI in your work/company. It's good to go through the AI basics [...]
Apple announces iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma
At Apple's WWDC 2023, Apple announced iOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. iOS 17 Phone - can customise contact screen with your Contact Poster, like Lock Screen Live Voicemail - send call to voicemail and see live transcript Messages app updates Stickers updates FaceTime - leave a [...]
My thoughts on AI
There was an initial wave of AI frenzy a few years ago, with every tech product producer, tech company, tech commentator mentioning AI as much and as often as possible, it seemed a passing fad, where they'd just substituted the easier to understand word AI for [...]
These 5 hidden iOS tricks will help you navigate your iPhone faster
https://www.techradar.com/news/these-5-hidden-ios-tricks-will-help-you-navigate-your-iphone-faster
AI creators must study consciousness, experts warn – from BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65401783
What happens when ChatGPT starts to…
What happens when ChatGPT starts to feed on its own writing? - Vox www.vox.com/future-perfect/23674696/chatgpt-ai-cre…
Reddit will start charging AI models…
Reddit will start charging AI models learning from its extremely human archives | Ars Technica arstechnica.com/information-technology/2023/04/red…