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Google is making Gemini just a bit better. Starting today, the company's chatbot will recall past conversations in an effort to provide more useful responses. "That means no more starting over from scratch or having to search for a previous conversation thread," Google explains. "Plus, you can build on top of previous conversations or projects youve already started." Google notes Gemini "may" indicate if it referenced a past conversation to formulate a response. If the idea of a chatbot recalling information about you makes you feel uncomfortable, Google says users can "easily review, delete or decide how long" Gemini retains their chat history. Additionally, it's possible to disable this feature altogether from the My Activity panel. Gemini is not the first chatbot to include a memory feature. ChatGPT will "remember" things about you in certain contexts. For example, I recently asked OpenAI's chatbot a question about Jeff Buckley's vocal range, to which it later asked me if I was a fan of his music. When I said yes, a notification appeared stating "memory updated." More broadly, building chatbots with long, reliable memories is part of the "agentic" AI future many companies, including Google and OpenAI, are building towards. At I/O 2024, for instance, Google debuted Project Astra, which featured a built-in memory, though it was limited to a relatively short window of time and could "mis-remember" things. Gemini's new memory feature has begun rolling out in English to Gemini Advanced subscribers. It will become available in more languages over the coming weeks. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/gemini-advanced-can-now-recall-your-past-conversations-to-inform-its-responses-222407226.html?src=rss
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The spiritual successor to Life is Strange is heading to the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog as a day-one freebie. The first installment of Dont Nods Lost Records: Bloom & Rage hits Sonys subscription service later this month, along with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and immersive tennis in TopSpin 2K25. In addition, Sony previewed a couple of other cool-looking day-one titles heading to the service before long: Blue Prince and Abiotic Factor. Lost Records: Bloom & Rage tells the story of four high school friends (and punk rockers!) living in a deceptively picturesque Michigan town in 1995. The narrative adventure jumps between that era and 2022 as we gradually peel back the layers of, well, some freaky-ass stuff the girls uncovered. Don't Nod Each timeline gives you more of a glimpse into the life-changing secrets they stumbled upon back when Blues Traveler was on the charts and why theyre reuniting 27 years later. If you were into the Life is Strange series, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage should be right up your alley. PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium members can claim the game on its February 18 release date. And if you get sucked into the world, you wont have long to wait for the next chapter: It arrives in the April 15 batch of Sonys catalog. EA / Respawn Thats also when Extra and Premium subscribers can claim Respawns Star Wars: Jedi Survivor. The follow-up to Jedi: Fallen Order puts you back in the boots of Cal Kestis as he tries to fend off the Empire and rebuild the Jedi Order. In our 2023 preview, Engadgets Igor Bonifacic found it to be a bigger and better (if perhaps a bit too safe) sequel with larger worlds and new Force abilities to explore, as well as a handy grappling hook to kick it like Bionic Commando. Arriving a bit later is Blue Prince, Dogubombs clever title that takes the escape room concept and expands it into an entire mansion. Set in 1993, you inherit Mount Holly Estate, a sprawling building with a layout that changes daily. You get to choose its room configurations. The mansion has 45 rooms; your challenge is to find the 46th before all of your allotted movements expire. Each door is a decision, the developer promises. And each room you pick adds another layer of strategy, puzzles and exploration to your adventure. PS Plus subscribers can step into the mysterious world of Blue Prince on its release date this spring. Playstack / Deep Field Games Another day-one Plus title, Abiotic Factor is a six-player survival crafting game. Deep Field Games creepy title has throwback graphics and a survival crafting vibe. Up to six players (but you can play solo, too) take on the roles of scientists stranded miles underground in a strange research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade and chaos from a dozen realms, the worlds greatest minds must survive against the universes biggest threats, the game blurb reads. It arrives as a day-one Game Catalog release this summer. Other titles available for Premium and Extra members on February 18 include Hangar 13s TopSpin 2K25, where you can play as (among others) Serena Williams, Roger Federer or even throwbacks like Maria Sharapova and John McEnroe. The 2021 remake of the 1998 RPG SaGa Frontier is also on tap, as well as narrative sci-fi adventure Somerville, puzzle game Tin Hearts and the medieval slash-em-up Mordhau.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/playstation/lost-records-and-blue-prince-are-coming-to-the-playstation-game-catalog-at-launch-213659797.html?src=rss
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Metas Oversight Board is coming under new pressure to respond to the companys recent policy changes on fact-checking and moderation, which were made without input from the advisory group. A coalition of civil society organizations has published an open letter to the Oversight Board saying the group should resign en masse as recent developments make it clear that the company has abandoned any pretense of oversight and acts with no regard as to the consequences. The letter, which was first reported by The Washington Post, comes from the Global Coalition for Tech Justice, which is made up of more than 250 human and digital rights advocates, fact-checking organizations and other civil society groups from around the world. A mass resignation would be a historic act of conscience one that makes clear Metas reckless disregard for human rights cannot be excused, ignored, or concealed behind the curtains of an oversight board that has no real power, the letter says. By stepping down collectively, you would show solidarity with all those communities impacted by Metas unconscionable actions, increase public pressure on Meta and demonstrate that true accountability cannot exist within a system designed to suppress it. Last month, Mark Zuckerberg announced that Meta would end its long-running fact-checking programs and roll back content moderation standards that protected immigrants and LGBT people on its platform. The Meta CEO, who upon creating the board said that Facebook should not make so many important decisions about free expression and safety on our own, reportedly decided to make the changes following a visit with then President-elect Donald Trump last year and consulted only a handful of people at Meta. The Oversight Boards co-chair later said that these changes came as a surprise to the group, which was created to help shape platform-wide policy but was not consulted ahead of time in this instance. The Global Coalition for Tech Justice isnt the first group to question the Oversight Boards role in the wake of Zuckerbergs sweeping policy changes. Members of Congress also recently raised the issue in a letter addressed to the Meta CEO. The Oversight Board, once touted as a beacon of accountability, is rendered toothless when Meta itself refuses to adhere to the principles of trust and safety, they wrote. One member of the Global Coalition for Tech Justice has been even more direct. If the Oversight Board has no role (even consultory) in the single biggest change in content moderation since their founding, clearly the experiment has failed, the Real Facebook Oversight Board, a group of longtime Oversight Board critics, said in a statement last month. Meanwhile, the Oversight Boards response to Metas changes has so far been muted. The group published a statement shortly after Zuckerbergs announcement, saying that it would engage with Meta on its plan to implement community notes. It later added a brief update that said it would be reviewing the implications of the various changes that go beyond fact-checking. Representatives for Meta and the Oversight Board didnt immediately respond to a request for comment. In a statement to The Washington Post, the board said that it planned to propose nuanced policy recommendations that Meta must respond to.This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/civil-society-groups-urge-metas-oversight-board-to-resign-in-protest-211134922.html?src=rss
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