AI News & Launches

Google announces a significant internal reorganization, merging its Android and hardware teams into a new 'Platforms and Devices' team. Led by Rick Osterloh, the team aims to accelerate AI integration across Google's product line, including Pixel devices, Android, Chrome and more. The shift, emphasizing the importance of AI, is anticipated to rapidly advance Google's offerings through closer collaboration between hardware and software initiatives.

Tabnine is an AI-powered coding assistant that offers code completion and boosts productivity for developers. With features like personalization, security, and support for popular IDEs, it is trusted by millions worldwide. It promises to keep your code private and respects coding standards while delivering enterprise-grade security.

Elisa Shupe won a pivotal copyright case regarding her book written with the help of AI, setting a legal precedent. The US Copyright Office granted her a unique type of copyright for the 'selection, coordination, and arrangement' of AI-generated text, rather than for the text's actual content.

Cascadeur is a standalone 3D animation software designed for both professionals and beginners, focusing on physics-based keyframe animation. It features AI-assisted tools for quick posing, AutoPhysics for natural motion, and is compatible with .FBX, .DAE, and .USD files for smooth workflow integration.

FacelessVideos.ai is a service that allows users to create viral, faceless videos for platforms such as YouTube and TikTok in seconds. The service offers an easy 3-step process: writing a video prompt, generating the video using AI, and publishing it. They provide the first 100 videos for free and have different pricing tiers starting at $19.99/month.

EU science advisers recommend establishing a 'CERN for AI' named EDIRAS to boost academic AI research. The proposal aims to provide extensive computational power, cloud infrastructure, quality data, talent, and training. However, there are concerns regarding its narrow focus, distributed nature, and lack of a definitive budget.

Logitech is offering a free AI upgrade to users of its mice and keyboards by integrating a new feature that allows quick access to ChatGPT. The new Logi AI Prompt Builder software window helps users utilize the chatbot without disrupting their workflow. Logitech has also launched the Signature AI Edition of the M750 mouse, designed for this feature, available for $49.99 in the US and UK.

OpenAI's latest AI model has demonstrated capabilities nearly on par with human doctors when it comes to diagnosing eye conditions, raising potential for future applications in the healthcare industry. This article delves into the advancements and possible impacts of AI in medical diagnostics.

AlphaCorp AI provides access to a variety of AI models through a group chat platform, offering features like multiple responses from different AIs and AI-to-AI chat simulations. The service is subscription-based, with automatic model updates, and a range of pricing plans that cater to casual or intensive users.

Wayfair reportedly fired numerous employees after having them train an AI that would replace their jobs. Employees were led into a 'mandatory meeting' which turned out to be their dismissal. Wayfair is said to be offshoring management of the AI to regions with cheaper labor, and employees were cautioned against social media posts regarding the layoffs.

Optimate is your complete sales operations system that encompasses all aspects of sales from payments collection, invoicing, KPI tracking, to commission payouts. It aims to automate processes, optimize business performance, and scale ventures efficiently.

ShiftX offers innovative process improvement solutions by converting text and images into comprehensive workflows with the aid of AI. Empower teams to enhance efficiency by generating and editing intuitive process flows while collaborating in real-time.

Math Solver GPT by scriptbyai.com is an instant math solution service that can solve math expressions from an uploaded image, exclusive for ChatGPT Plus members.

Tabula is an AI-powered data analytics tool offering easy-to-use visual analytics without code, allowing access, unification, standardization, and analysis of data. It integrates with existing data stacks and supports local files and cloud warehouses.

Brave Search offers a privacy-focused search engine with an independent index, AI-driven answers, and community-driven ranking options, without bias, censorship, or tracking. It is part of the Brave ecosystem, complementing the Brave browser's mission for a user-first online experience.

ExplainIt is an AI-Powered chatbot creation tool designed to improve customer experience by generating instant, interactive chats for your documentation. It offers easy integration, crawler feature, customization, and a user-friendly interface.

FitMachine is an AI-powered fitness app offering personalized and character-driven workouts anytime and anywhere. It provides unique sessions tailored to preferences and available time, offering a dynamic fitness experience.

NVIDIA's AI models have set new records in speech recognition and translation for speed and accuracy. The NVIDIA Parakeet is a family of models providing robust English speech transcription, while the NVIDIA Canary model is a multilingual multitask model excelling in transcription and translation. In addition, NVIDIA's P-Flow model won the LIMMITS '24 challenge by synthesizing a speaker's voice into seven languages using a short audio clip.

A discussion about the 'closed core' software model, where the main system is proprietary and additional modules are open-source, is taking place on Hacker News. Users are debating the benefits and pitfalls of this approach, with examples from various companies and opinions on its impact on community engagement and adoption.

Cyc, an AI project since 1984, aims to codify human-like common-sense knowledge. After 40 years, the project developed a vast knowledge base of 1.5 million concepts, yet it's overshadowed by the rise of machine learning. Despite its significance, Cyc is seen as an anachronism in an era of neural networks.

The Financial Times published an article discussing the burgeoning demand for artificial intelligence and the potential risk this poses to the global electricity supply. As AI technology becomes increasingly ingrained in various sectors, energy consumption is spiraling, prompting concerns over the sustainability of this trajectory and the need for efficient and green energy solutions.

The website showcases a recording from asciinema, a service for recording terminal sessions and sharing them on the web. The recording, titled 'Effort Engine demo' by user kolinko, provides a preview of the Effort algorithm. It has accumulated over 3700 views. Additional features include the ability to share, embed, and download the recording in various formats.

The article discusses the effectiveness of vector embeddings for search and recommendations in app development, highlighting tools like Pgvector, tips for implementation, and the benefits of vector embeddings in simplifying code.

Growing artificial intelligence (AI) technology is causing a significant increase in global electricity demand due to power-intensive data centers, creating a new bottleneck. Industry leaders like Elon Musk and Andy Jassy have expressed concerns over the energy constraints to AI's growth. Investments in AI infrastructure by tech giants such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Alphabet are massive, yet capacity issues in places like northern Virginia are prompting a global search for data center locations.

Stability AI announces the availability of Stable Diffusion 3 and its Turbo version on the Stability AI Developer Platform API, expanding the text-to-image AI model's capabilities, and partnering with Fireworks AI for reliable API performance. An open-source release for self-hosting is anticipated.

Mistral AI's Mixtral 8x22B, a sparse Mixture-of-Experts model, surpasses industry benchmarks with 39B active parameters for advanced performance and efficiency. It's licensed under Apache 2.0 for unrestricted use, excelling in multilingual, mathematical, and coding tasks.

SpeedLegal streamlines contract review using AI technology, enabling users to analyze risks, understand legal terms, and get personalized suggestions. It offers a contract manager, automatic summaries and reminders, catering to various industries and contracts in multiple languages.

Karl Guttag criticizes Humane AI's pico laser projection technology as a hyped scam. Discussing its issues, he questions the utility over smartphones, citing major industry figures fooled into a $230M investment.

Ollama v0.1.32 introduces new models including WizardLM 2, Snowflake Arctic Embed, Command R+, DBRX, and Mixtral 8x22B. The update enhances VRAM utilization and splits larger models between GPU and CPU on macOS for improved performance. Various fixes and new contributors are noted.

SpeedLegal is an AI-powered platform that simplifies legal operations by offering automated document analysis, contract management, and other legal services to streamline the workload for lawyers and legal professionals.

Collato offers an AI meeting assistant and notetaker designed to transcribe and record meetings, allowing users to focus on the discussion. It lets you integrate various sources and transform notes into documents using customizable templates. The platform prioritizes data privacy, with SOC 2 certification, GDPR compliance, and military-grade encryption.

Zoom offers a comprehensive suite of collaboration tools designed to enhance productivity, streamline communications, and improve employee engagement. Their platform utilizes AI-powered features to optimize virtual meetings, team chat, phone systems, scheduling, and online whiteboard functionalities, enabling effective hybrid work and team workflows.

CompliantChatGPT offers a secure, HIPAA-compliant way to use AI-powered chatbots in healthcare. It provides data security by tokenizing PHI, enhancing productivity, and offering features like speech-to-text notes and personalized healthcare solutions.

Superwhisper is an AI-powered voice to text application designed specifically for macOS. It enables users to transcribe speech into text efficiently, supporting over 100 languages. The app boasts features such as custom vocabulary, offline functionality, and a focus on privacy and security.

A discussion on Hacker News advocates for capturing snapshots of the current web largely free of AI-generated content. Concerns arise about the increasing prevalence of AI-generated material and its impact on search relevance and information integrity. Users suggest existing archives like Common Crawl and the Internet Archive, while questioning the resources big tech companies might have and the quality of AI content.

A Vox article by Constance Grady discusses the influx of low-quality, scammy ebooks on Amazon, a trend driven by AI tools and get-rich-quick schemes. The article highlights how individuals use AI and cheap ghostwriting to create and sell ebooks infused with misinformation. It details the practices of 'gurus' like the Mikkelsen twins who teach others how to profit from the ebook grift, contributing to a marketplace flooded with garbage content.

Apple's iOS 18 is expected to introduce advanced AI features with a focus on privacy by processing data directly on the iPhone, bypassing the need for cloud services. The features, including a new in-house language model known as 'Ajax', aim for offline functionality for basic tasks, while more complex operations will still require an internet connection. This direction could provide Apple with a competitive edge in the AI space by addressing privacy concerns associated with cloud-based AI solutions.

interviewing.io refutes Bloomberg's claims of racial bias in OpenAI's ChatGPT, revealing no evidence of racial bias after statistical significance testing. However, while ChatGPT isn't racist, it was found to be ineffective at judging resumes, overemphasizing pedigree over actual skill, which could disadvantage candidates from non-traditional backgrounds.

The NSA released a Cybersecurity Information Sheet titled 'Deploying AI Systems Securely,' offering guidance for protecting AI systems. It's designed for National Security System owners and the Defense Industrial Base. This initiative is led by the new NSA's Artificial Intelligence Security Center (AISC) in collaboration with international security partners, providing strategies for confidentiality, integrity, and availability of AI systems.

Megalodon presents an efficient neural architecture for pretraining and inference with unlimited context length, outperforming solutions like linear attention and state space models. The approach introduces components such as complex exponential moving average and normalized attention mechanisms to improve capability and stability. Megalodon achieves significant efficiency at a 7 billion parameter scale.