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5 months ago
Biofy.io

Biofy is a comprehensive social media link management platform providing a variety of tools like link-in-bio features, URL shortening, QR code generation, analytics, and more, all aimed at enhancing online presence and efficiency.

5 months ago
Elixir and Machine Learning in 2024 so far: MLIR, Arrow, structured LLM, etc.

The Dashbit blog post by JosΓ© Valim from May 29th, 2024, discusses major updates in the Elixir and Machine Learning ecosystem. Key points include MLIR support in Nx, full compatibility with Arrow numeric types in Explorer, new features in Scholar for traditional ML, and the introduction of new projects like instructor_ex and updates to langchain and Bumblebee.

5 months ago
Today's AI Isn't Sentient

Co-founders of the Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence at Stanford argue against AI sentience, emphasizing the difference between humans and language models. The article discusses misconceptions about AI and highlights the need for understanding how sentience emerges in biological systems.

5 months ago
Codestral: Mistral's Code Model

Mistral AI introduces Codestral, a 22B generative AI model designed for code generation that supports 80+ programming languages. It features a large context window of 32k to outperform competitors and provides developers with tools to enhance coding efficiency and reduce errors.

5 months ago
Training /= chatting: ChatGPT and other LLMs don't remember everything you say

Simon Willison discusses a common misconception about large language models like ChatGPT, clarifying that they are stateless and do not remember or learn directly from user interactions. He explains the technical structure of LLMs and argues that training involves pre-processing vast amounts of data to teach models to generate text, but not constant updates from user input.

5 months ago
OpenAI training its next major AI model, forms new safety committee

OpenAI announces the beginning of training its next AI model and forms a new 'Safety and Security Committee'. The committee, which includes CEO Sam Altman, will oversee risk management and safety for projects, addressing recent public setbacks and criticism. It is currently unclear whether this model will be GPT-5 or a further development.

5 months ago
Former OpenAI board member explains why they fired Sam Altman

Helen Toner, a former OpenAI board member, detailed why the board fired CEO Sam Altman in an episode of 'The TED AI Show.' Trust in Altman was eroded due to his undisclosed ownership of the OpenAI Startup Fund, providing inaccurate company safety information, and personal retaliation against Toner. After describing a toxic work culture and evidence of manipulation, the board made its move. Despite an interim CEO shuffle and employee support for Altman, Toner cites his prior firings and management style as patterns leading to distrust.

5 months ago
AI-Powered Sleep Stories

Introducing the AI-Sleep Story Generator from BinauralBeatsFactory, the ultimate tool for achieving a restful night's rest. Utilizing AI technology, it crafts personalized and soothing audio stories tailored to your preferences to help you drift off to sleep.

5 months ago
Backseat AI by Tyler1

Backseat.gg, co-founded by prominent gamer Tyler1, offers pro-level live coaching and AI-powered commentary in League of Legends. It's designed to be a personal coach, companion, and cheerleader, with features like post-game analysis, squad callouts, pre-game tips, all set to launch soon.

5 months ago
Qaiz

Qaiz is an interactive online platform for creating and playing quizzes on various topics. Utilizing an AI named Quizabella, it generates quizzes in seconds and allows users to compete live with friends, track scores, and enjoy real-time commentary.

5 months ago
Fryderyk

Fryderyk is an AI-integrated music making web application designed to function as an AI assistant for creating various musical elements such as rhythm, lead, and bass on different instruments.

5 months ago
Every Bookkeeping & Taxes

Every.io offers full back office setup and management in one place with a finance and HR concierge support. The platform provides up to 2% cashback on debit card spends, FDIC insured banking services, AI-enabled bookkeeping, corporate taxes, and a complete payroll and HR suite. Testimonials from founders highlight the efficiency and convenience of Every.io's integrated services.

5 months ago
AI headphones let you listen to a single person in crowd, by looking at them

A University of Washington research team has developed an AI system for headphones enabling users to focus on one speaker's voice in noisy environments. By looking at a speaker for 3-5 seconds, the headphones 'enroll' the speaker, cancel other sounds, and enhance the target speaker's voice as desired.

5 months ago
ChatTTS-Best open source TTS Model

ChatTTS is a generative text-to-speech model tailored for dialogue scenarios such as LLM assistants, supporting both English and Chinese languages. The model, trained on over 100,000 hours of data, prioritizes conversational TTS with fine-grained prosodic control and offers natural expressiveness in synthetic speech.

5 months ago
Temu's semi-managed model could change everything

Temu, Pinduoduo's cross-border e-commerce platform, is utilizing a semi-managed model that may revolutionize the industry. Temu has attracted significant consumer attention, with a large user base and ambitious global expansion plans. Recent developments show Temu's impactful growth strategies, customer demographics and retention, innovations in logistics, and pricing adjustments aimed at improving profitability and customer experience.

5 months ago
Facebook will soon use your photos, posts and other info to train its AI

Facebook, under its parent company Meta, announced plans to use user data including photos and posts to train its AI services. Automatically opting users in with an option to opt out through several steps has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. The policy changes, related to Meta's AI and creative tools, are based on 'legitimate interests', which have been challenged by experts citing GDPR laws, especially concerning sensitive data.

5 months ago
Ex-OpenAI board member reveals what led to Sam Altman's brief ousting

Ex-OpenAI board member Helen Toner disclosed reasons for Sam Altman's temporary removal as CEO, citing lies to the board and withholding information, including the release of ChatGPT and the structure of company ownership. Trust issues arose, leading to serious discussions about firing him.

5 months ago
Llama 3-V: Matching GPT4-V with a 100x smaller model and 500 dollars

Aksh Garg presents Llama 3-V, an open-source multimodal model comparable to GPT4-V, with a smaller model size and lower cost. Achieving 10-20% higher benchmarks than SOTA Llava, Llama 3-V integrates visual understanding into Llama3 using SigLIP for image embedding and a projection block for textual and visual token alignment.

5 months ago
Reproducing GPT-2 in llm.c

The discussion focuses on reproducing the GPT-2 (124M) model using llm.c, an efficient C/CUDA code, at a low cost of about $20, providing an in-depth guide for the process.

5 months ago
Reproduce GPT-2 in llm.c

Andrej Karpathy, AI researcher at OpenAI, shares his latest breakthrough in neural network optimization techniques which has garnered significant interest within the deep learning community.

5 months ago
An Air Quality Model That Is Evolving with the Times

The Sulfur Transport and Deposition Model (STEM), a leading air quality model initially designed to simulate atmospheric sulfur, continues to evolve and find new applications. It plays a crucial role in advancing the understanding of air composition and its changes, thereby informing environmental science and policymaking. STEM is being updated to interface with modern meteorological and land surface models, enabling refined simulations and supporting emerging topics such as environmental justice.

5 months ago
VIVA

VIVA is an AI-powered creative visual design platform that enables the creation of stunning visual content with the help of artificial intelligence. It streamlines the design process and empowers users to produce professional-level designs effortlessly.

5 months ago
Tonic Textual

Tonic.ai provides tools and platforms for software and LLM development with a strong focus on data privacy and security. Their offerings include products like Tonic Structural, Tonic Subset, Tonic NoSQL, and Tonic Textual, tailored for various data management needs.

5 months ago
Squire AI

Squire is a context-aware AI assistant designed to streamline the code review process by writing pull request descriptions, reviewing code, and suggesting code changes. It's trusted by fast-shipping teams to improve code quality and accelerate production.

5 months ago
Frontly

Frontly.ai is a no-code platform that empowers users to build AI-powered apps, automate tasks, and modernize interfaces with easy-to-use tools like Tables, Charts, and Forms. It offers advanced access controls for data management and fully branded client-facing portals.

5 months ago
Lawformer AI

Lawformer is an AI-powered platform providing legal professionals with an extensive database of clauses and terms, an AI tool for breaking down complex contracts, a learning platform for developing contract drafting skills, and a customizable library of clauses.

5 months ago
Docu Dig

Docu Dig offers an AI-driven smart search platform for efficient, secure content search and insights within your documents. It enhances team productivity through advanced AI technology and context-driven search capabilities for various industries including law, healthcare, and finance.

5 months ago
Tykr Mobile App (iOS and Android)

Tykr is a comprehensive platform that functions as both a stock screener and an educational resource for investors. It provides over 40,000 US and international stocks, 1,500 ETFs, and 1,500 cryptocurrencies for screening. Tykr offers straightforward onboarding and step-by-step investing education, aiming to instill clarity and confidence in personal investing.

5 months ago
StartKit.AI

StartKit.AI provides a comprehensive boilerplate for launching AI SaaS products quickly, without requiring AI experience. It includes pre-built API routes, authentication, user and API limit management, and integrations for payments and emails.

5 months ago
AI vs. a giraffe with no spots (2023)

On August 28, 2023, Janelle Shane reported on how AI image recognition models failed to identify a unique, spotless giraffe born at Brights Zoo. Despite their advancements, models like MMICL and InstructBLIP often provide incorrect or inconsistent descriptions when faced with rare phenomena like the spotless giraffe, showcasing the limitations of AI in handling uncommon visuals.

5 months ago
Coursera on Red Teaming LLM Applications

Red Teaming LLM Applications is a beginner-friendly course offered by Coursera, focusing on identifying and evaluating vulnerabilities in large language model applications. Taught by experts Matteo Dora and Luca Martial from DeepLearning.AI, this course equips learners with red teaming techniques and hands-on experience to improve security and reliability of LLM applications.

5 months ago
Jector AI

Jector.ai offers an AI generation tool tailored for studio directors and product photographers. It simplifies creating professional AI-generated backgrounds, reducing reliance on purchasing props and reshooting products. With over 60,000 generations and 200 customers, Jector.ai stands out for its node-based generation history, multilingual support, and community-driven development.

5 months ago
Apple signs deal with OpenAI for iOS, still wants Google as an 'option'

Apple has reportedly sealed a deal with OpenAI to integrate chatbot features in iOS 18 according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Although Apple is incorporating technologies from OpenAI, they are still in talks with Google for its Gemini as an alternative option. Apple continues to develop its in-house Ajax AI model for internal device tasks, while leveraging OpenAI's capabilities for more complex tasks including text and image analysis. Additionally, upcoming iOS 18 is expected to offer custom emoji and other AI-based features.

5 months ago
Rehance

Rehance.AI is an AI copilot for SaaS applications aimed at enhancing user productivity by allowing the AI to perform every task that a user can. It offers quick setup, and 100 free requests each month with no credit card required.

5 months ago
AI Menti Builder

Mentimeter introduces the AI Menti Builder, enabling users to generate presentations in seconds. It's designed for any type of group interaction, such as meetings or classes, with a focus on engagement and reducing preparation time. The tool allows for quick creation, customization, and interaction with an interactive draft.

5 months ago
StickerAIArt

StickerAIArt is a unique platform that allows users to create custom stickers from prompts or photographs with stylistic options ranging from anime to Pixar. Quick generation, artistic flair, ready-to-print capability, and seamless sharing are among its top features.

5 months ago
Streaks66

Streaks 66 - Habit Tracker AI is an app that assists users in establishing new habits over a 66-day period, facilitated by an AI-powered Habit Coach. It provides various difficulty modes, reminders, habit sharing, iCloud sync, and in-app purchases for enhanced features.

5 months ago
ChatGPT Notepad

ChatGPTnotepad.com is an online tool designed to save running notes alongside ChatGPT conversations. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for users to jot down thoughts, ideas, and information without having to switch between different applications or tabs.

5 months ago
AI firms mustn’t govern themselves, say ex-members of OpenAI’s board

Ex-OpenAI board members Helen Toner and Tasha McCauley argue against self-governance for AI firms, stressing the need for regulation to align market forces with the public good. They reflect on their tenure at OpenAI and how it failed to self-govern despite its mission to benefit 'all of humanity.'

5 months ago
Self-hosted offline transcription and diarization service with LLM summary

Transcription Stream offers a self-hosted transcription and diarization service called Transcription Stream Community Edition, which functions completely offline. It features drag-and-drop functionality, a web interface for file management, summary generation with Ollama and Mistral, and full-text search capabilities with Meilisearch.

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