You’ve likely heard that a picture is worth a thousand words, but can a large language model (LLM) get the picture if it’s never seen images before? As it turns out, language models that are trained purely on text have a solid understanding of the visual world. They can write image-rendering code to generate…
As we bid Google Universal Analytics its final adieu, we caught up with Product Director of Google Analytics, Steve Ganem, about its successor — Google Analytics 4 (GA4). We wanted to know how its meeting the needs of digital marketers, its privacy compliance, and what’s on the roadmap for enhancements. (The interview was editied for…
In Reinforcement learning (RL), effectively integrating human feedback into learning processes has risen to the forefront as a significant challenge. This challenge becomes particularly pronounced in Reward Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), especially when dealing with multiple teachers. The complexities surrounding the selection of teachers in RLHF systems have led researchers to introduce the…
The Justice Department’s antitrust case against Google and its search engine dominance is set to begin Tuesday. The case, U.S. et al v. Google, focuses on the company’s popular search engine, alleging Google used its 90% market share to illegally throttle competition in both search and search advertising. This is one of several antitrust cases against…
Google has fixed the Google Ads issue with serving and spending that started on Wednesday morning and lasted almost three days. Google posted an update at 5:28 pm ET today saying, “The problem with Google Ads has been resolved. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience and continued support.” The issue…
If you have a Google Business Profile, it’s a good idea to frequently check and see how your it’s performing. Just like your website’s analytics, checking your GBP’s performance helps you understand: How many calls you’re getting. How people are finding your listing. How many users are getting directions to your business. And more. Let’s…
It’s getting harder to find Google Search results that don’t include Search Generative Experience (SGE) results. In three industries (education, B2B tech and ecommerce), SGE appeared on 98% of queries over the past 30 days. Also, it appears SGE has become active in three new countries: Romania, Poland and Turkey – though Google hasn’t announced…
Meta has launched a new search tool that tracks branded content campaigns. The feature, titled “Search Branded Content”, is located in the Ads Library and gives users the option to filter the database by platform, date range (currently, only the previous seven days is available) and username. From here, you’ll get deeper insights into competitor…
Google Ads today introduced six new AI features for Performance Max campaigns. Why we care. You’ll want to explore these new PMax features to see whether they help you uncover new insights or improve campaign performance and ROI. Customer Value mode. This new PMax feature, in beta, is meant to help PMax advertisers who use…
Consistency models represent a category of generative models designed to generate high-quality data in a single step without relying on adversarial training. These models attain optimal sample quality by learning from pre-trained diffusion models and utilizing metrics like LPIPS (learning Perceptual Image Patch Similarity). The quality of consistency models is limited to the pre-trained…