BREAKING Canada will cut its permanent immigration levels by at least 20 per cent
Canada will lower the number of permanent immigrants it allows into the country by at least 20 per cent from its previous target of 500,000, 愛污传媒 confirmed Wednesday.
Amazon is experimenting with using artificial intelligence to sum up customer feedback about products on the site, with the potential to cut down on the time shoppers spend sifting through reviews before making a purchase.
On the Amazon product page for Apple鈥檚 third-generation AirPods, for example, the AI feature now sums up the more than 4,000 user ratings to note that the wireless headphones 鈥渉ave received positive feedback from customers regarding their sound quality and battery life.鈥 But, it adds, 鈥渕ixed opinions were also expressed about the performance, durability, fit, comfort, and value of the headphones.鈥
The summary features the disclaimer: 鈥淎I-generated from the text of customer reviews.鈥
鈥淲e are significantly investing in generative AI across all of our businesses,鈥 Amazon said in a statement to CNN on Monday, referring to the technology that underpins services such as ChatGPT.
The effort, first reported by CNBC, marks Amazon鈥檚 latest attempt to incorporate generative AI into its services and has the potential to help customers quickly determine the pros and cons of various products. But there are limits.
For starters, the AI wording is not always intuitive. In the AirPods review, for example, the blurb says 鈥渁ll customers who mentioned stability had a negative opinion about it.鈥
As with other generative AI tools, which are trained on vast troves of data online to come up with responses, there are also concerns about tone, accuracy and its potential to 鈥渉allucinate鈥 details.
鈥淕iven that generative AI is based on probability, mistakes are possible 鈥 and summaries may not be an accurate reflection of customer reviews,鈥 said Reece Hayden, a senior analyst at market research firm ABI Research. 鈥淭he possibility of hallucinations will be a worry for customers and merchants.鈥
Hayden also questions whether the tool will be able to decipher fraudulent or bot-created reviews. 鈥淭hese reviews will be treated equally and therefore the summary may reflect fake, non-customer reviews,鈥 Hayden said. (Amazon didn鈥檛 immediately respond to a request for comment on this possibility.)
Amazon isn鈥檛 the only e-commerce company blending generative AI into the shopping experience. Some companies such as Shopify and Instacart are using the technology to help inform customers鈥 shopping decisions. Meanwhile, eBay recently rolled out an AI tool to help sellers generate product listing descriptions.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said in a letter to shareholders in April that the company remains focused on 鈥渋nvesting heavily鈥 in the technology 鈥渁cross all of our consumer, seller, brand, and creator experiences.鈥 The company is also reportedly working on adding ChatGPT-like search capabilities for its e-commerce store, and it鈥檚 rumoured to be planning to use generative AI to bring conversational language to a home robot.
Last month, Dave Limp, senior VP of devices and services, told CNN there is great interest in bringing generative AI to virtual assistant Alexa, so users can interact with the technology in a more fluid, natural way.
Canada will lower the number of permanent immigrants it allows into the country by at least 20 per cent from its previous target of 500,000, 愛污传媒 confirmed Wednesday.
The president and CEO of New Brunswick-based Covered Bridge Potato Chips is taking an 'extended leave of absence' after being charged with domestic violence this past weekend.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberal party is 'strong and united,' despite efforts from within his caucus to oust him as leader.
A memorial is growing outside a Walmart in Halifax after a 19-year-old employee was found dead inside an oven in the store Saturday night.
A search has started at Prairie Green Landfill for the remains of two victims of a serial killer.
The Bank of Canada made a sizable cut to its key lending rate Wednesday from 4.25 per cent to 3.75 per cent as the global economy continues to expand. The half percentage point cut is the fourth rate cut in a row by the central bank as inflation dropped from 2.7 per cent in June to 1.6 per cent in September.
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McDonald鈥檚 worked Wednesday to reassure customers that its U.S. restaurants are safe as federal investigators tried to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E. coli outbreak linked to the fast-food giant's Quarter Pounder hamburgers.
Turkiye鈥檚 air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria on Wednesday in apparent retaliation for an attack at a key state-run defence company that killed five people and wounded more than a dozen others.
He is a familiar face to residents of a neighbourhood just west of Roncesvalles Avenue.
A meteor lit up our region's sky last night 鈥 with a large fireball shooting across the horizon over Lake Erie at around 7:00 p.m.
Residents of Ottawa's Rideauview neighbourhood say an aggressive wild turkey has become a problem.
A man who lost his life while trying to rescue people from floodwaters, and a 13-year-old boy who saved his family from a dog attack, are among the Nova Scotians who received a medal for bravery Tuesday.
A newly minted Winnipegger is hoping a world record attempt will help bring awareness for the need for more pump track facilities in the city.
A Springfield, Ont. man is being hailed a 'hero' after running into his burning home to save his two infant children.
Hortense Anglin was the oldest graduate to make her way across the platform at York University's Fall Convocation ceremony this week. At the age of 87, she graduated with an Honours degree in Religious Studies.
Looking for a scare with good intentions this Halloween season? The ghosts and ghouls of Eganville, Ont. invite families to tour the Haunted Walk at Lekbor Manor.
The image of a sleepy Saskatchewan small town with 'not a lot going on' is a well-known anecdote. However, one Saskatchewan company is hoping to change that 鈥 and allow communities both on and off the beaten path to share their stories and advertise what they have to offer.