Apple Cutting Take care of Google AI?

Apple is poised to expand its AI integration beyond iPhones, iPads, and Macs to incorporate Vision Pro headsets, in accordance with Bloomberg’s resident Apple whisperer Mark Gurman. This move will likely incorporate Google Gemini alongside ChatGPT, enhancing Apple devices with advanced chatbot capabilities. While Apple Intelligence is slated for beta release this fall, it goals to monetize AI directly, moving beyond hardware-centric features. Gurman suggests a possible shift to subscription-based Apple Intelligence services in the long run.

Despite delays in Vision Pro integration this 12 months, Apple continues to refine its retail strategy, allowing users to preview personal media and introducing a more comfortable Dual Loop headband. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicts AirPods with infrared cameras by 2026, enhancing spatial audio and gesture controls, particularly when paired with the Vision Pro. Read more.

Solos, known for its AirGo smart glasses, is gearing as much as compete directly with Ray-Ban Meta by introducing the AirGo Vision model. This latest iteration integrates a front-facing camera positioned discreetly within the frame’s corner, just like Ray-Ban’s popular models, and guarantees easy accessibility to AI-powered visual search and interactive features on the move.

Unlike its competitors, Solos embraces an open architecture, accommodating AI models like ChatGPT-4o, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude. The camera, situated on the glasses’ arm slightly than inside the principal frame, supports voice-activated photo capture but excludes video recording.

AirGo Vision’s modular design allows users to swap out the front panel for personalized aesthetics. Adding to its functionality, the glasses feature an LED notification light for alerts and camera status updates. Solos plans to launch the AirGo Vision later this 12 months alongside three camera-free styles priced at $250. Read more.

In a recent evaluation conducted by LMSYS Org, GPT-4o and Claude 3.5 Sonnet emerged as leaders in vision language models (VLMs), excelling notably in image recognition in comparison with rivals like Gemini 1.5 Pro and GPT-4 Turbo. Over a span of two weeks, feedback from greater than 17,000 users in 60 languages underscored these models’ superior performance. While Claude 3 Opus showed strong capabilities in linguistic tasks, Gemini 1.5 Flash demonstrated comparable effectiveness in VLM applications.

The study encompassed a big selection of practical uses similar to image description, mathematical problem-solving, document comprehension, meme interpretation, and storytelling. Looking ahead, LMSYS Org plans to reinforce its platform to accommodate multiple images, PDFs, videos, and audio files. Read more.

MIT’s CSAIL department has introduced RoboGrocery, a soft robotic system designed for packing groceries. Combining computer vision and a versatile gripper, it efficiently handles various items. In tests, researchers presented 10 unfamiliar objects, starting from delicate grapes to sturdy soup cans, on a conveyor belt.

The system’s vision system identifies objects and assesses their placement. For example, delicate items like grapes are handled fastidiously, while rigid items like soup cans are placed securely in bags. Lead creator Annan Zhang notes the system’s potential for automating grocery packing, although industrial deployment is pending further development. Beyond groceries, the technology shows promise for industrial applications like recycling plants. Read more.