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If You Use Google Chrome, Your Device May Have Secretly Downloaded a 4GB AI Model

AI tools that autonomously perform tasks for users mark a major step forward from chatbots, according to tech experts.

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The headline split One side frames it as "Why Google's Gemini Spark AI agent could be a game changer". The other frames it as "If You Use Google Chrome, Your Device May Have Secretly Downloaded a 4GB AI Model".
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Left / center-leftWhy Google's Gemini Spark AI agent could be a game changer

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CBS NewsNews report · May 21, 9:42 PM

Why Google's Gemini Spark AI agent could be a game changer

AI tools that autonomously perform tasks for users mark a major step forward from chatbots, according to tech experts.

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CNETNews report · May 21, 7:38 PM

If You Use Google Chrome, Your Device May Have Secretly Downloaded a 4GB AI Model

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WiredNews report · May 21, 3:48 PM

I Cloned Myself With Gemini’s AI Avatar Tool. The Result Was Unnervingly Me

I used the Gemini app to generate lifelike videos featuring a digital clone of myself. Google sees this as the future of creation. I’m still creeped out.

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The AtlanticNews report · May 21, 12:01 PM

This Literary AI Scandal Changes Everything

A magazine’s response to accusations of publishing AI-generated fiction points to a new phase in the struggle to keep literature human.

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AxiosNews report · May 21, 9:20 AM

Two hours that changed AI

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Over the course of two hours Wednesday afternoon, the AI industry produced an extraordinary stream of headlines mapping out the vast architecture of its ambitions. Why it matters: One histo...

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May 21, 9:20 AM: Axios joined the source map.

May 21, 12:01 PM: The Atlantic joined the source map.

May 21, 3:48 PM: Wired joined the source map.

May 21, 7:38 PM: CNET joined the source map.

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