{"id":78067,"date":"2023-04-30T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-30T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=78067"},"modified":"2025-09-11T02:50:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T23:50:01","slug":"spot-learns-to-speak-grimes-backs-ai-music-and-other-ai-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/spot-learns-to-speak-grimes-backs-ai-music-and-other-ai-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Spot learns to speak, Grimes backs AI music, and other AI news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We aim to inform readers not only about events in the bitcoin industry, but also about developments in related technological fields \u2014 cybersecurity and the world of artificial intelligence (AI).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/forklogAI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">ForkLog AI<\/a> has compiled the week\u2019s most important AI news.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-text-wrappers-keypoints article_keypoints\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bard learned to generate code.<\/li>\n<li>A startup founded by former Apple employees unveiled a wearable AI device with a projector.<\/li>\n<li>Bill Gates said that within eighteen months chatbots will teach children to read.<\/li>\n<li>OpenAI allowed turning off chat history in ChatGPT.<\/li>\n<li>A student developed an AI monocle to assist in sustaining conversations.<\/li>\n<li>Singer Grimes allowed AI musicians to use her voice.<\/li>\n<li>Spot the robot dog learned to speak thanks to ChatGPT.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bard\"><strong>Bard learns to generate code<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Google <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.google\/technology\/ai\/code-with-bard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">taught<\/a> Bard to generate, explain, debug and optimize program code. The tool can also write functions for Sheets.<\/p>\n<p>AI supports code generation in 20 programming languages, including C++, Java, JavaScript and Python. It can export generated code to Colab, Google\u2019s cloud development environment.<\/p>\n<p>The company noted that sometimes Bard &#8220;does not produce the expected result&#8221; and can generate incomplete code. The chatbot&#8217;s answers should be checked and tested, Google added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"humane\"><strong>Apple alumni unveil wearable AI device<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The startup Humane, founded by former Apple employees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/04\/21\/humane-ai-powered-wearable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">developed<\/a> a wearable AI gadget with a projector.<\/p>\n<p>According to Humane CEO Imran Chaudhri, the device operates autonomously, independent of a smartphone. The device can process voice commands and gestures, voicing the result or projecting information onto nearby objects, for example the palm of a hand.<\/p>\n<p>During the demo Chaudhri took a call from his wife and a colleague.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First demo of the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Humane?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Humane<\/a> upcoming AI-powered wearable device. A phone call.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZarifAli9?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ZarifAli9<\/a> for sharing! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7qyDScPkOh\">pic.twitter.com\/7qyDScPkOh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Geskin (@BenGeskin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BenGeskin\/status\/1649291001628860419?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 21, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The device can surface information about missed emails, display messages and calendar notifications, translate text and voice it.<\/p>\n<p>It is also equipped with a camera for object identification. Chaudhri demonstrated how the system recognized a chocolate bar packaging and provided diet-aware tips.<\/p>\n<p>The release date and price are unknown. However, the company opened a <a href=\"https:\/\/hu.ma.ne\/subscribe\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">waitlist<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"bill-gates\"><strong>Bill Gates: within 18 months chatbots will teach children to read<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/04\/22\/bill-gates-ai-chatbots-will-teach-kids-how-to-read-within-18-months.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">said<\/a> that in the next 18 months AI-powered chatbots will be able to teach children to read.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the technology needs refinement. By improving AI&#8217;s reading and human-language reproduction capabilities, the algorithms will become more accurate in mathematics. If developers spend some time on refinements, AI could help teachers and provide feedback, the billionaire said.<\/p>\n<p>He noted that chatbots already possess an &#8220;incredible ability for fluent reading and writing.&#8221; Soon this will help them train students to improve these skills, he added.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"opera\"><strong>Opera unveils AI-powered browser<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The company Opera unveiled the Opera One browser with AI features. By the end of 2023 it will replace the flagship browser on Windows, macOS and Linux devices.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"871\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hCUnlkfDOWI\" title=\"This is Opera One\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Opera One features a revised tab grouping concept called Tab Islands. The browser automatically groups open web pages by context. For example, when searching for a place to dine it aggregates tabs with menus and restaurants.<\/p>\n<p>Each group is marked with a vertical colored bar and supplemented with hints for easier search.<\/p>\n<p>According to the company, Opera One uses the Multithreaded Compositor mechanism for smooth rendering of complex web animations using the device&#8217;s GPU.<\/p>\n<p>It is also known that the new browser will come with built-in integration with ChatGPT and ChatSonic by default.<\/p>\n<p>For now Opera One is available in a developer preview. Later in 2023 it will be opened to all users.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"openai\"><strong>ChatGPT can opt out of remembering dialogues for training<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>OpenAI <a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/blog\/new-ways-to-manage-your-data-in-chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">allowed<\/a> disabling chat history in ChatGPT. The company will also roll out a business version of the bot in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>New controls are available in user settings under Data Controls. After turning off the Chat History&#038;Training option, recent chats with the bot will disappear from the sidebar, and the company will not be able to use them for AI training.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-26_11-37-17-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"Disabling chat history in ChatGPT\" class=\"wp-image-205672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-26_11-37-17-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-26_11-37-17-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-26_11-37-17-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-26_11-37-17.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Disabling chat history in ChatGPT. Data: OpenAI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OpenAI noted that chats will be stored for 30 days and, if necessary, reviewed for abuse.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the new settings there is a simplified export option. The feature will let users email themselves copies of saved OpenAI information.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"gitlab\"><strong>GitLab unveils assistant for writing code<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The GitLab <a href=\"https:\/\/about.gitlab.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/24\/velocity-with-guardrails-ai-automation\/\">taught<\/a> AI to explain potential vulnerabilities to developers.<\/p>\n<p>The technology is based on a large language model. It will help programmers identify the best way to fix a vulnerability within the context of a codebase. In the future GitLab plans to teach AI to automatically fix encountered issues.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"893\" src=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-25_14-50-47-1024x893.jpg\" alt=\"Demonstration of the assistant in vulnerability detection. Data: GitLab.\" class=\"wp-image-205673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-25_14-50-47-1024x893.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-25_14-50-47-300x262.jpg 300w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-25_14-50-47-768x670.jpg 768w, https:\/\/forklog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/photo_2023-04-25_14-50-47.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Demonstration of the assistant in vulnerability detection. Data: GitLab.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company stressed that they built AI features with privacy in mind and do not plan to use customers&#8217; personal data to train models.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chief Executive David DeSanto, GitLab&#8217;s overarching AI goal is to tenfold the efficiency of developers and the entire software development lifecycle.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"grimes\"><strong>Grimes allows use of her voice for AI music synthesis<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The singer Grimes proposed a 50% royalty on any successful AI-generated music using her voice.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;ll split 50% royalties on any successful AI generated song that uses my voice. Same deal as I would with any artist i collab with. Feel free to use my voice without penalty. I have no label and no legal bindings. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KIY60B5uqt\">pic.twitter.com\/KIY60B5uqt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ?????? (@Grimezsz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grimezsz\/status\/1650304051718791170?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The artist called the royalties split &#8220;the same deal as with any other artist she collaborates with.&#8221; Grimes granted AI creators a license to use her voice &#8220;without penalties&#8221; since she has &#8220;no label and no legal obligations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The artist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Grimezsz\/status\/1650325296850018306\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">added<\/a> that she is developing a program capable of convincingly mimicking her singing. She also considers uploading stems and samples so people can train their own algorithms.<\/p>\n<p>According to Grimes, it&#8217;s cool &#8220;to be merged with a machine.&#8221; The artist said she likes the idea of opening up the source code of all art and &#8220;killing&#8221; copyrights.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"spot\"><strong>Spot learned to talk<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Boston Dynamics&#8217; Spot robot was taught to talk using ChatGPT and Google&#8217;s speech synthesizer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We integrated ChatGPT with our robots.<\/p>\n<p>We had a ton of fun building this!<\/p>\n<p>Read on for the details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DRC2AOF0eU\">pic.twitter.com\/DRC2AOF0eU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Santiago (@svpino) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/svpino\/status\/1650832349008125952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>According to AI expert from partner Levatas, Santiago Valda rama, in completing tasks the robots gather a data array, information from which was previously hard to obtain on request.<\/p>\n<p>Now Spot can display configuration files and mission results, ask questions and receive a voice response.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"rnc\"><strong>RNC created dystopian AI-generated advertising<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The National Committee of the Republican Party (RNC) used AI to create a dystopian political advertisement.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"871\" height=\"490\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kLMMxgtxQ1Y\" title=\"Beat Biden\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The spot responds to President Joe Biden&#8217;s 2024 election bid announcement. The video describes what allegedly could happen if he is reelected.<\/p>\n<p>The RNC visualised some upcoming domestic and international events using AI-generated imagery. These include: a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, mass immigration waves at the US-Mexico border, and the complete collapse of civilization in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"edge\"><strong>Researchers develop dancing AI animator<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Researchers at Stanford University <a href=\"https:\/\/techxplore.com\/news\/2023-04-ai-powered-animator-generative-ai-choreography.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">developed<\/a> a dancing AI animator called EDGE.<\/p>\n<p>The generative AI model can &#8220;bring to life&#8221; a character in step with any musical piece. It also allows editing specific parts of a dance sequence.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zyY0PZE8diM\" title=\"Editable Dance GEneration (EDGE)\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the near future users will be able to upload their music and movements captured via a web camera into EDGE.<\/p>\n<p>Experts launched the EDGE Playground website to demonstrate the capabilities of the dance-generation technology.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"monocle\"><strong>Student created an AI monocle<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Stanford student Bryan Chang <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/z3mxaw\/diy-gpt-powered-monocle-will-tell-you-what-to-say-in-every-conversation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">developed<\/a> an AI monocle named RizzGPT to assist in maintaining dialogues.<\/p>\n<p>The device attaches to glasses and listens to the user&#8217;s conversations. When a conversational partner asks a question, the system generates an answer and displays it over the lenses.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p>meet lifeOS: an operating system for your entire life ?<\/p>\n<p>a personal AI agent delivered directly through AR smart glasses ?<\/p>\n<p>it uses computer vision to ?\ufe0frecognize?\ufe0f your friends\u2019 face<\/p>\n<p>then brings up relevant details to talk about based on your texts with them (memory?) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BgCuODV4k2\">pic.twitter.com\/BgCuODV4k2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 bryan (@bryanhpchiang) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bryanhpchiang\/status\/1645501260827885568?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 10, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To build RizzGPT Chang combined the GPT-4 algorithm, the Whisper speech recognition platform, and the open-source AR device Monocle.<\/p>\n<p>He also developed LifeOS, trained on his personal messages, friends&#8217; photos and other data. It can recognise familiar people and add local details to conversations with them.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"ventures\"><strong>Top AI deals of the past week<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>From 23 to 30 April 2023, AI startups raised over $154 million. Here are the most interesting deals.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Pinecone, a creator of vector databases and semantic AI search technology, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinecone.io\/learn\/series-b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">received<\/a> $100 million.<\/li>\n<li>Haltian, an IoT devices and deployment services provider, <a href=\"https:\/\/haltian.com\/newsandpress\/iot-company-haltian-raises-22me-to-help-building-owners-hit-their-esg-goals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">raised<\/a> $24 million.<\/li>\n<li>Hydrosat <a href=\"https:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2023\/04\/25\/with-20m-in-new-funding-hydrosat-preps-climate-monitoring-satellites-for-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">raised<\/a> $20 million to develop thermal infrared satellites for real-time Earth data collection.<\/li>\n<li>AirOps <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airops.com\/blog\/announcing-airops-7m-seed-fundraise-led-by-wing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">raised<\/a> $7 million to help companies build applications on top of large language models.<\/li>\n<li>Consensus AI, the creators of an AI search for scientific research, <a href=\"https:\/\/consensus.app\/home\/blog\/announcing-our-seed-funding-round\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">received<\/a> $3 million.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also on ForkLog:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The US will study <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/us-to-study-use-of-ai-for-national-security\">the use of AI<\/a> for national security.<\/li>\n<li>Binance launched <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/binance-launches-chatgpt-based-chatbot-within-its-online-academy\">a ChatGPT-based chatbot<\/a> in its online academy.<\/li>\n<li>The UK <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/uk-to-allocate-100m-for-sovereign-ai\">will allocate \u00a3100 million<\/a> for a \u201csovereign\u201d AI program.<\/li>\n<li>Google unveiled <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/google-unveils-ai-toolkit-for-cybersecurity\">a package of AI tools<\/a> for cybersecurity.<\/li>\n<li>Hugging Face <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/hugging-face-unveils-open-source-rival-to-chatgpt\">introduced<\/a> a competitor to ChatGPT.<\/li>\n<li>Nvidia released <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/nvidia-unveils-tool-for-building-safe-ai-models\">a tool<\/a> for building safer language models.<\/li>\n<li>The EU AI Act <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/eu-algorithm-law-to-affect-19-platforms\">will affect<\/a> 19 platforms.<\/li>\n<li>Elon Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/elon-musk-discussed-artificial-intelligence-with-senate-majority-leader-chuck-schumer\">discussed AI<\/a> with Senator Chuck Schumer.<\/li>\n<li>The Biden administration was urged to <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/biden-urged-to-accelerate-ai-regulation\">accelerate<\/a> AI regulation.<\/li>\n<li>Media: The EU <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/eu-to-set-rules-for-generative-ai-reuters-reports\">will introduce rules<\/a> for developers of generative algorithms.<\/li>\n<li>Tencent <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/tencent-unveils-platform-for-creating-digital-humans\">unveiled<\/a> a platform for creating digital humans.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have compiled the week&#8217;s most important AI 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