Investing in data centers or chip factories is nothing new or surprising in the tech industry. But reviving a defunct nuclear power plant is something quite unseen before.
This issue will show this and how AI infuriates writers and when a fake podcast can actually be a good thing.
09.03.2024 Deepmind improves LLM accuracy with GenRM
A paper from Google DeepMind, University of Toronto, Mila and the University of California, Los Angeles introduced GenRM. The tool aims to be a more practical verifier for LLMs when other methods fail. The core of the method is to use tokens representing the parts of a response, with the model tasked to answer whether the token is correct in the context of the prompt.
More can be found in VentureBeat.
09.03.2024 National Novel Writing Month criticized for allowing AI submissions
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is a nonprofit organization that has been around for 25 years, encouraging everyone interested to draft a novel in the month of November. The organization announced that it will accept the use of AI as a tool to enhance the writing process. The decision both garnered support and raised criticism, including from established authors and former organization board members.
More can be found in VentureBeat.
09.05.2024 M&S uses AI as personal style advisor
The 130-year old fashion retail company uses AI to suggest items to buy. The technology takes into account six different factors, including the emotional and descriptivity of the language used. The ultimate goal of the system is to deliver a better, more tailored experience to users by prioritizing the most relevant offers for a particular individual.
More can be found in The Guardian.
09.06.2024 Getty Images delivers “cleanest” visual dataset
Having an astounding library of images from Global Photographers, Getty Images aims to gain a reputation as the most trustworthy AI training partner in the world. The dataset provided by the company is deemed to be free of all legal issues and quality doubts.
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09.11.2024 Google creates fake podcasts from notes
In this context, the word “fake” may be a little misleading – the tech giant is testing new functionality that produces two AI agents which “talk” about documents one has fed the system. The functionality is embedded in the NotebookML app, which aims to support knowledge management, both personal and professional. This feature is just the next step after delivering written summaries provided by the Gemini model.
More can be found in TheVerge.
09.12.2024 OpenAI claims that GPT-4o reaches PhD-level performance
Contrary to previous models, the new GPT-4o1 takes more time to “think” about responses to be delivered to the user, making the system less prone to hallucinations or mistakes. For example, the new model was capable of solving 83% of the International Mathematics Olympiad tasks, compared to 13% solved by the previous model, GPT-4o.
More can be found in VentureBeat.
09.16.2024 Slack now hosts external AI agents
The use of AI-powered agents will be made available on Slack for paying users. The agents will not be “native” to Slack, but will be delivered by external partners, like Asana, Cohere, Writer, and Adobe Express, among others. The agents will enable users to interact with the tools via chatbot interface, for example, to finish or reschedule a task.
More can be found in VentureBeat.
09.17.2024 Electronic Arts go for AI in game development
According to EA COO Laura Miele’s speech during EA Invertor’s day, the company will use AI tools as support in browsing and searching through the company’s asset database, containing over 100 million available items. Onboarding new, AI-supported tools has an aim to make work easier and more straightforward for developers, ultimately improving the quality of their work.
More can be found in VentureBeat.
09.18.2024 One in five UK GPs use ChatGPT
One in five general practice doctors in the UK have declared their use of tools like ChatGPT in their work. Almost one in three (29% to be precise) used generative AI to prepare documentation after an appointment. Also, 28% used the tool to suggest an alternative diagnosis.
More can be found in The Guardian.
09.18.2024 YouTube will use GenAI to generate titles
YouTube announced that Generative AI features will support creators with titles, outlines of videos, and even the first lines introducing what is going to happen there. The company has announced the new tool as brainstorm support, yet the suite can also be used as a comprehensive environment to deliver full videos. Features are rolling out slowly and are expected to be shipped to users by the end of this year or early next year.
More can be found in TheVerge.
09.24.2024 Warner Bros uses Google Cloud to generate captions
Warner Bros’ Max streaming platform (formerly known as HBO Max) will use the Google Cloud Platform AI capabilities to prepare closed captions for selected shows. According to Google, the cooperation is expected to cut the time of caption preparation by 80% and costs by 50%.
More can be found in The Verge.
09.20.2024 Microsoft wants to revive defunct nuclear power plant
The tech giant has a new aim to revive the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, aiming to use its full 837 megawatts of power to train and support its AI models. The power unit was shut down in 2019 due to economic reasons. The complex will be renamed the “Crane Clean Energy Center” in honor of the late Chris Crane, former CEO of Exelon. The revival needs approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, followed by approvals from local authorities. If everything goes according to plan, the power plant will be back online in 2028.
More can be found in The Verge.
