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#OpenAI has upgraded #ChatGPT with #GPT51, introducing two new models: GPT-5.1 #Instant, which is faster and more #conversational, and GPT-5.1 #Thinking, which adapts its #reasoning power based on query complexity. The update also includes increased #personalisation options. OpenAI emphasises the importance of user feedback. https://venturebeat.com/ai/openai-reboots-chatgpt-experience-with-gpt-5-1-after-mixed-reviews-of-gpt-5?eicker.news #tech #media #news

GPT-5.1: A smarter, more conversational ChatGPT

https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-1/

#HackerNews #GPT5.1 #ChatGPT #AI #Conversational #Technology #Innovation

Conversational and tangible Human-AI Interaction - recently, students from Prof. Pengcheng An's research group at the Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen, China; and from my own research group at the Technische Universität Graz, Graz, Austria, met online to share their latest research in #HCI and #AI, focussed on #conversational and #tangible Human-AI interaction, for human productivity, learning and well-being.

https://anpengcheng.cn/

https://www.staff.tugraz.at/viktoria.pammer-schindler/

Strava Conversational Tools

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The sun is shining. For a day or two the grey Autumn weather is gone. This would be a good time for a spontaneous bike ride. The issue with this is that Strava is great for sharing activities that are planned in advance, and those that have passed. It's easy to get kudoes. It isn't easy to converse.

They have instant messaging but it is only available via the mobile phone app, rather than from the web interface. It is seldom used so to use it might appear spammy to use it like we use Signal or Whatsapp.

With the beautiful weather, and blue skies we have today, it seems a shame not to have a spontaneous social ride. It would be easy to say "hey, let's meet here at that time and go for a spontaneous ride. This is especially true since the weather could be bad for the weekend. It might rain for the entirety of Saturday and Sunday.

I suspect that weather, rather than motivation, is keeping people indoors. If the weather was nice people would leave their indoor trainers and enjoy the Autumn air, sights and sounds.

And Finally

I suspect that if Strava, and Meetup.com, as well as WhatsApp for events, became more conversational, so the amount of noise would go up, as well as the number of activities decline. Strava, and Meetup.com fill the niche of giving us a place to organise events, and then speak in person.

Twitter was great for online conversations that eventually resulted in tweetups, but those days are long gone, due to algorithms, and now AI bots making conversations between individuals more challenging.

#conversational #coonversations #networking #social #spontaneous #strava

Cycling by the Petit Molard down towards the lake

Android users can now use conversational editing in Google Photos

https://blog.google/products/photos/android-conversational-editing-google-photos/

#HackerNews #Android #Conversational #Editing #Google #Photos #Tech #News #PhotoEditing

To #getcited by #AI, content needs to provide information gain through unique, high-effort research. Traditional #SEOcontent, like ultimate guides, lacks value and is no longer effective. Instead, focus on creating #targeted, #conversational #content using the same data sources as #AIengines, prioritising #humanwritten content over AI-generated material. https://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-get-your-content-recommended-by-ai-llm/550260/?eicker.marketing #performance #marketing #analytics

Conversational AI meetup starting soon organized by Rasa in London
#rasa #conversational #tech #llm

projected screen with welcome message for conversational meetup event

It’s #AwkardSilences Day … “Studies show that embracing awkward silences improves #emotional #self-regulation, fosters #empathy and builds #trust between #conversational partners.” www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

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🥳BESSER version 3.0 released🎉

New major version of the #opensource #lowcode BESSER framework just released 👏👏👏

Main New Features and Improvements:

☑️ Model (and generate) your #conversational #agents with our new BESSER Agentic Framework graphical editor

☑️Enhanced #structural models with #metadata support - you can now add descriptions and URIs to classes

☑️Improved the Python Generator to support generation of methods to handle bidirectional consistency in associations

⚙️Full details: https://github.com/BESSER-PEARL/BESSER/releases/tag/v3.0.0

graphical editor for modeling and creating agents

👋#call4reading

✍️Optimizing Automated #Conversational Large #Language Models for Higher Educational Institution #by Mohammed Varaliya, Mahendra Kanojia and Subhashish Nabajja

🔗https://cspub-ijcisim.org/index.php/ijcisim/article/view/729

What’s the most underrated skill in tech?

It’s not coding. It’s asking questions. 💡

Asking 'Why?' or 'How does this work?' or 'Who?' has opened so many doors. And it sets yourself as a curious person.

#AskQuestions

#tech #skills #curiosity #personaldevelopment #insightful #motivational #conversational #inquisitive

Collaborate and discuss at #CUI2025 Workshops! 💬 Propose a half or full-day session on any topic related to Conversational User Interfaces and connect with the community.

⏳ Deadline: Less than two months away—4 Feb 2025!

Details: https://cui.acm.org/2025/submit/workshops/

#CUI #HCI #conversationAI #conversational agents #conversationalinterfaces @sigchi