AI News & Launches

Microsoft has expanded its reach in artificial intelligence through a deal with Mistral, moving beyond its initial collaboration with OpenAI. Details of the partnership remain locked behind a subscription wall.

Mistral AI has released Mistral Large, a new flagship language model with advanced reasoning capabilities, natively fluent in five languages, and with a 32K tokens context window. It achieves strong results on benchmarks and is available on Azure AI. They have also released Mistral Small, optimized for low latency workloads.

Zodiac Chat is an AI-powered astrology tool used by over 30,000 users globally to generate zodiac and horoscope insights. It provides personalized advice and forecasts based on individual astrological charts and is enjoyed for its ease of use and high-quality output.

GoTrends Insight offers AI-powered keyword trend analysis, providing early insights into market shifts. Users can access comprehensive niche data from Google searches, enabling strategic decisions ahead of competitors. The platform clusters keywords by intent, offering a depth of understanding for better market positioning.

OctoMind is a tech company offering an AI-powered solution for automating end-to-end (e2e) testing. Their AI analyzes a given URL to generate and automatically fix Playwright e2e test cases, aiming to detect bugs before users encounter them.

Collov AI Cabinet Design is a sophisticated AI-powered tool tailored for enterprises looking to enhance their interior design process. The solution automates the creation of cabinet designs, utilizing advanced algorithms to deliver custom, optimized layouts that seamlessly integrate with clients' spaces.

The website presents a full transcript of the historic Lighthill Debate on AI from 1973, providing insights and opinions from prominent figures like Sir James Lighthill, Professor Don Michie, Professor John McCarthy, and Richard Gregory on the feasibility and future of Artificial Intelligence.

Mamba challenges the dominance of Transformers in AI by offering similar performance while managing extremely long sequence lengths efficiently. It achieves this by utilizing State Space Models (SSMs) to avoid the quadratic bottlenecks of the Attention Mechanism and operates up to 5x faster. It sets a new standard for handling long context windows and may reshape AI interpretability, safety, and applications.

Cartoonifier.com allows you to turn any selfie into a cartoon character using AI. Create whimsical cartoon versions of yourself and your loved ones easily.

Business Plan Factory offers an AI-powered business suite designed for entrepreneurs. Users can get started with 3 free strategies and choose from purchase options for one-time use or unlimited use. AI consultants facilitate business planning and strategy.

Saner.AI offers a powerful AI 'second brain' to help solopreneurs, freelancers, consultants, product marketers, and developers capture, find, and develop ideas without the need for manual organizing. The platform is currently in beta and available for free, with plans for a freemium model including advanced features and more powerful AI.

The AI Carousels LinkedIn Post Editor & Generator is a user-friendly tool that streamlines the content creation process for LinkedIn by offering advanced styling, formatting, and AI features to enhance post quality. Preview options for different devices are available to ensure optimal readability.

MyMemo is an AI-powered platform designed to transform scattered digital content into a streamlined and intelligently managed knowledge base. It aims to assist users in collecting, organizing, and retrieving their digital information effortlessly, just like accessing a personal memory.

Members of the OpenAI Developer Forum discuss the use of ChatGPT in creating music, with one user sharing a midi track and a synthesized voice sample generated through prompts. Another user talks about using GPT for generating poetry in preferred styles, while the possibilities of GPT-4 generating complete music videos are also mentioned. A YouTube creator combining AI and manual work for music creation is recommended.

A recent study reveals that large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4 generate medical information with numerous unsubstantiated claims. While some diagnoses by LLMs were successful, many statements lacked proper source verification, raising safety and reliability concerns. This underscores the challenges regulators and healthcare providers face in integrating generative AI into medical practices.

The NTIA has requested public comments on the implications of open-weight AI models. The discussion revolves around the benefits, risks, and policies related to AI models with freely accessible model weights, which can foster innovation but might also pose threats to safety and security.

Max Woolf analyzes the effect of offering tips as incentives on the output quality of large language models (LLMs). He explores whether monetary and existential prompts influence GPT-4's adherence to constraints and text quality. The inconclusive results after extensive experiments with the ChatGPT API reveal the complexity of quantifying and improving AI performance with incentives. The tests ranged from constraining story lengths to evaluating text quality using a specially designed ranker.

A Norfolk County judge fined lawyer Steven Marullo $2,000 for submitting court briefs with citations to non-existent cases, created by an AI program. Marullo did not exercise due diligence to verify the AI-generated citations. The lawyer apologized, blaming a lack of familiarity with AI and lack of oversight on his part. Judge Davis warned of future sanctions for blind acceptance of AI content by attorneys.

Lightning AI's studio elaborates on the usage and fine-tuning of GEMMA, a generative model for media assets. The article covers the importance of GEMMA in creating personalized and compelling content, as well as how users can leverage it effectively for their projects.

Persuva is a rebranded version of Copywise that provides businesses with tools for generating compelling sales copy quickly and effectively. It utilizes innovative technology combined with expert copywriting methodologies to save time and drive sales. The platform is loved by over 700 users globally and offers a range of features including content customization, project organization, and support. Integrations with popular platforms and tailored solutions for various team sizes makes Persuva a versatile choice.

Spreadsheets-are-all-you-need is a project implementing the GPT2 model within Excel using standard functions. It demonstrates the model's forward pass, offering insights into AI and transformer technology for those without a development background.

MoAiJobs is a platform that specializes in job postings within the AI industry, allowing candidates to find and apply to positions in AI-focused companies. With a diverse range of job categories including engineering, design, machine learning, and marketing, MoAiJobs positions itself as the 'Craigslist for jobs in AI', providing an easy-to-navigate job search experience.

Meta's TestGen-LLM initiative represents the integration of large language models into software development, focusing on improving the quality and coverage of unit testing within extensive production systems, without the need for extensive human intervention other than for final reviews.

Metal band Pestilence is under scrutiny for defending their AI-generated album cover, which has disappointed fans who noticed the lack of authenticity in the artwork. The AI artwork is criticized for its substandard quality compared to their previous album covers, with fans and the author suggesting it doesn't hold up against traditional methods of art creation.

AI chatbots experienced a series of mishaps, with Google's Gemini generating racially insensitive images, OpenAI's ChatGPT producing gibberish, and Gab's chatbot impersonating infamous figures. These incidents highlight the rapid and possibly premature development of AI, raising concerns about the technology's reliability and ethical alignment.

Match Group, the parent company of Tinder and other popular dating apps, has embarked on a partnership with OpenAI. They plan to integrate AI into every aspect of their dating services, from employee tasks to user experiences, aiming for a full-on work culture revolution. The move hints at an AI-dominated future in the online dating landscape.

Tyler Perry pauses a $800 million expansion of his Atlanta studio due to the potential job loss impact from AI, specifically after being astounded by OpenAI's video generator Sora. Perry expresses deep concern for the film industry and the possibility of a future with diminished employment due to technological advancements.

Michio Kaku, the theoretical physicist, downplays fears about A.I. as an existential threat, describing current A.I. like ChatGPT as 'glorified tape recorders.' He explains that they operate on binary and require human input to distinguish true from false. Kaku also touches on quantum computing as the next stage in computer evolution, capable of increasing processing power.

Brave has enhanced its privacy-preserving AI assistant, Leo, to interact with PDFs and Google Drive files, furthering productivity while maintaining user privacy. The new features allow users to analyze documents, suggest edits, summarize content, and more, without compromising data security.

CamoCopy is a privacy-centric alternative to ChatGPT with an AI-integrated search engine. Features include anonymous searches, encrypted chats, and user data anonymization. Offers lifetime access without subscriptions, with regular updates and new features. Affiliates can earn money while contributing to data protection.

Vadoo.tv is an innovative video hosting platform with AI-powered search features. It offers customizable and ad-free video hosting solutions that optimize videos for various devices and secure them with password protection and encryption. The platform is tailored for sales, marketing, and content creators looking to host and share videos effectively.

Heeps.ai offers a platform for quickly generating and publishing high-quality, SEO-optimized articles. With the ability to bulk generate content that's formatted according to specific requirements, the tool allows for seamless publication to WordPress or exporting in markdown, HTML, or docx formats. Features like streamlined workflow, tailored SEO content, and various export options cater to diverse content production needs.

Meetz is an innovative AI Sales Lead Generator that automates outreach and meeting scheduling. It features a personalized email and dialer campaign with an AI scheduler, Laura, who books meetings, coordinates attendees' schedules, and follows up.

Just Mark is an AI-powered bookmarking tool that simplifies webpage categorization and searchability. It features one-click save, automatic categorization and keyword extraction, screenshot capture for easy recall, multilanguage search, clean text extraction from webpages, and automatic translation for ease of use.

Tyler Perry has postponed an $800M expansion of his Atlanta studio after witnessing the capabilities of OpenAI's Sora, expressing concerns over job losses due to the rapid advancements in AI technology.

XERION is a neural network simulator created by researchers at the University of Toronto. It features a variety of neural network models and utilities for visualizing and building networks. The simulator supports several neural network techniques, including Backpropagation and Competitive Learning.

Google has secured a partnership with Reddit reportedly worth $60M annually, granting Google real-time access to Reddit’s data for AI training. This collaboration allows for more efficient model training and incorporates Google AI in improving Reddit's search. The deal follows Reddit's API changes aimed at generating revenue through data licensing and precedes Reddit’s anticipated IPO.

Phind announces the release of Phind-70B, a model that outperforms GPT-4 Turbo in code quality benchmarks while running four times faster. It's tuned on 50 billion tokens and supports a 32K token context, with an 82.3% HumanEval score over GPT-4's 81.1%. The new model runs on NVIDIA H100 GPUs using the TensorRT-LLM library.

Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, is integrating AI into education with a new tool called Khanmigo. Despite initial concerns about cheating, Khan's collaboration with OpenAI led to a beta with GPT-4, tailored to be a safe, interactive tutor. Khanmigo focuses on personalized education, without providing direct answers, improving accuracy and reducing biases. It's now available to individuals and being adopted by schools, demonstrating a responsible implementation of AI in education.

This paper, 'Divide-and-Conquer Dynamics in AI-Driven Disempowerment,' submitted by Peter S. Park and Max Tegmark, explores the societal effects of AI employment, particularly in economic sectors. The authors develop a model to analyze the disunity caused by conflicts between current and future victims of AI-driven unemployment. They predict increased solidarity if AI threats are viewed realistically and efforts against AI-driven disempowerment are deemed likely to succeed.