Generative AI Weekly Developments | 22-28th Apr'24
AI Breakthroughs, Research Highlights & Ethics
New Ray-Ban | Meta Smart Glasses Styles and Meta AI Updates
- New styles of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses introduced.
- Video calling added via WhatsApp and Messenger.
- Meta AI with Vision for hands-free information.
- Available for pre-order in 15 countries including the US and Canada.
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In mind-bending chat with deepfake digital twin, Reid Hoffman discusses Microsoft’s big AI hire
- Reid Hoffman interviews his AI-generated digital twin.
- Discussion on AI ethics, regulation, and human connections.
- Insights into Inflection AI's focus after Mustafa Suleyman’s move to Microsoft.
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Alphabet, Microsoft earnings show hefty AI bets are driving growth
- Alphabet and Microsoft's AI investments lead to significant revenue growth.
- Introduction of AI-driven features like Copilot AI assistant and Gemini chatbot.
- Alphabet's market value crosses $2 trillion.
- [Link to news]
Jensen Huang Personally Delivers First NVIDIA DGX H200 to OpenAI
- NVIDIA's new DGX H200 enhances
memory and speed for AI tasks.
- Hand-delivered by CEO Jensen Huang to OpenAI.
- Significant advancements in AI hardware demonstrated.
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Amazon Introduces Custom AI Capabilities in Race Against Cloud Rivals
- Amazon enhances AI capabilities in AWS to compete in the cloud market.
- New features enable customization and integration of AI models.
- Focus on providing diverse AI model options to developers.
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SenseTime unveils latest large model SenseNova 5.0, full-stack large model matrix
- SenseTime upgrades SenseNova 5.0 with enhanced AI capabilities.
- Improvements in creative writing, reasoning, and technical tasks.
- Expansion of AI applications in various industries.
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New Cohere Toolkit Accelerates Generative AI Application Development
- Cohere introduces a toolkit for faster AI application development.
- Open-source, deployable across multiple cloud platforms.
- Focus on enhancing productivity and streamlining development.
- [Link to news]
VideoGigaGAN: Towards Detail-rich Video Super-Resolution
- Introduction of VideoGigaGAN for high-quality video super-resolution.
- Improved detail and temporal consistency in video upscaling.
- Sets new standards in video enhancement technology.
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LLM Agents can Autonomously Exploit One-day Vulnerabilities
- GPT-4 demonstrated ability to autonomously exploit cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
- Raises concerns about the potential misuse of powerful AI models.
- Emphasizes the need for careful management and regulation of AI.
- [Link to news]
Phi-3 Technical Report: A Highly Capable Language Model Locally on Your Phone
- Introduction of phi-3-mini, a powerful AI model that can run on mobile phones.
- Significant capabilities despite its small size.
- Potential to transform on-device AI applications.
- [Link to news]
Teacher arrested after using AI to impersonate voice of principal making racist comments
- Misuse of AI technology in creating a fake audio recording.
- Incident highlights ethical concerns and potential harms of AI.
- Legal consequences and community impact of AI misuse.
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Biden administration taps tech CEOs for AI safety and security board
- Establishment of an AI safety and security board by the Biden administration.
- Involvement of major tech CEOs to develop strategies for AI safety.
- Focus on protecting critical infrastructure from AI-related threats.
- [Link to news]