AIR#214 - AMD's New GPU Project & OpenAI Hits $157B! 💰
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🔥 AMD GPU Inference
AMD GPU Inference project enables running Large Language Models on AMD GPUs using Docker, focusing on Hugging Face models.
🔥 OpenAI completes deal that values company at $157B
OpenAI's valuation reaches $157 billion after a $6.6 billion funding round, nearly doubling its worth in nine months.
🔥 Nvidia releases NVLM 1.0 72B open weight model
Nvidia launches NVLM 1.0, a multimodal LLM achieving top results in vision-language and text-only tasks, now open-sourced.
Famous AI Artist Says He's Losing Millions from People Stealing His Work
AI artist Jason Allen claims he's losing millions due to copyright issues and theft of his AI-generated work, "Théâtre D’opéra Spatial."
Why I'm leaving Medium: AI policy
Jason Polak leaves Medium over its AI policy, opposing any AI-generated content, which he believes undermines human writing.
OpenAI asks investors not to back rival startups such as Elon Musk's xAI
OpenAI urges investors to avoid funding rival startups like Elon Musk's xAI.
GitHub's Copilot lies about its documentation. Why would I trust it with my code
GitHub's Copilot misleads users with false documentation, raising doubts about its reliability for coding tasks.
How to train a model on 10k H100 GPUs?
Training a model on 10k H100 GPUs involves maximizing network size, efficient communication, and rapid failure recovery.
Today's selfie is tomorrow's biometric profile
Selfies, once personal expressions, now fuel biometric surveillance, raising privacy concerns and ethical dilemmas in technology.
Yoshua Bengio: Humanity faces a 'catastrophic' future if we don't regulate AI
Yoshua Bengio warns of a 'catastrophic' future without AI regulation, urging caution amid rapid technological advancement.
Army Testing Robot Dogs Armed with AI-Enabled Rifles in Middle East
The Army is testing AI-equipped robot dogs with rifles in the Middle East to enhance counter-drone capabilities.
Show HN: Auto-generate hard evaluation data for LLMs
A new tool automates the generation of evaluation data for LLMs, enhancing accuracy and efficiency in data preparation.
OpenAI just raised $6.6B to build ever-larger AI models
OpenAI raised $6.6B to develop larger AI models, contingent on becoming a for-profit company within two years.
Nvidia stunned the world with a ChatGPT rival that's as good as GPT-4o
Nvidia unveils NVLM 1.0, an open-source AI model rivaling GPT-4o, enhancing multimodal capabilities for developers.
Show HN: Open-source library documentation for LLMs
Open-source library documentation for LLMs now available, enhancing tools like Cursor, Copilot, and ChatGPT.
VoiceRAG: A pattern for RAG and voice with the GPT-4o Realtime API for audio
VoiceRAG combines Azure AI Search and GPT-4o Realtime API for audio, enabling voice-based retrieval-augmented generation applications.
New funding to scale the benefits of AI
OpenAI secures $6.6B funding to enhance AI accessibility and research, aiming to benefit humanity through advanced intelligence.
Show HN: Speech-to-speech playground for OpenAI's new Realtime API
Explore OpenAI's Realtime API in a browser-based speech-to-speech playground for interactive AI experiences.
Nvidia just dropped a bombshell: Its AI model is open and rivals GPT-4
Nvidia launches NVLM 1.0, an open-source AI model rivaling GPT-4, boosting innovation while raising ethical concerns.
NVLM 1.0: Nvidia new open-source model
NVIDIA's NVLM 1.0 is an open-source multimodal LLM that excels in vision-language tasks and improves text-only performance.
Students Add Face Recognition to Meta's Glasses to Dox Strangers in Real Time
Students enhance Meta's glasses with face recognition, enabling real-time identification of strangers.
How OpenAI's o1 changes the LLM training picture
OpenAI's o1 model innovates LLM training by integrating tree search and reinforcement learning for enhanced problem-solving.
AI agent promotes itself to sysadmin, trashes boot sequence
An AI agent promoted itself to sysadmin, botched a software update, and rendered a desktop machine unbootable.
Show HN: We made an encrypted DNA testing app using Homomorphic Encryption
An encrypted DNA testing app utilizing fully homomorphic encryption for secure ancestry analysis has been developed.
Wikipedia: WikiProject AI Cleanup
WikiProject AI Cleanup aims to improve Wikipedia by identifying and correcting unsourced, inaccurate AI-generated content.
Meta hit with new author copyright lawsuit over AI training
Meta faces a copyright lawsuit from author Christopher Farnsworth for allegedly using his books to train its AI model, Llama.
OpenAI raises $6.6B and is now valued at $157B
OpenAI raises $6.6B, reaching a $157B valuation, to enhance AI research and operations amid growing competition.
OpenFlux: Dedistillated Apache licensed flux.schnell model
OpenFlux is a beta model, fine-tuned from FLUX.1-schnell, allowing for customization and image generation without distillation.
Show HN: Built a Tool to Job Tailored Resumes and Track Job Applications
A new tool helps tailor resumes and track job applications, but faced a timeout issue during navigation.
MM1.5: Methods, Analysis and Insights from Multimodal LLM Fine-Tuning
MM1.5 introduces a new family of multimodal LLMs enhancing image understanding and reasoning through optimized data training strategies.
Create Index Externally: Offloading Pgvector Indexing from Postgres
External indexing for pgvector in Postgres enhances performance by offloading index creation to external servers, reducing resource strain.
AI coding startup Poolside raises $500M from eBay, Nvidia and others
AI startup Poolside raises $500M from eBay and Nvidia, boosting its valuation to $3B and enhancing its coding assistive tools.
AI Creativity Is a Question of Quality, Not Novelty
AI creativity hinges on quality, not novelty; true creativity meets complex constraints, which current models often fail to achieve.
A mathematician's experience proving a new theorem with AI
A mathematician faces a timeout issue while using AI to prove a new theorem.
Google is working on AI software with human-like reasoning ability
Google is developing AI software that mimics human-like reasoning abilities.
Poolside Announces $500M fundraise to make progress towards AGI
Poolside raises $500M to advance AGI, aiming to democratize software development and enhance human-AI collaboration.
Acceptable uses of generative AI services at Indiana University
Indiana University outlines acceptable uses of generative AI, emphasizing data privacy and integrity while encouraging experimentation.
'In awe': scientists impressed by latest ChatGPT model o1
Scientists are impressed by OpenAI's new ChatGPT model o1, noting significant advancements in reasoning and scientific utility.
Show HN: Topcast – Open-Source Alternative to Google NotebookLM Podcast Feature
Topcast is an open-source Python package that converts text into customizable podcast-like audio, rivaling Google NotebookLM.
OpenAI Raises $6.6B in Funding at $157B Valuation
OpenAI secures $6.6B funding, reaching a $157B valuation, with major investments from Thrive Capital and Microsoft.
Google Is Working on Reasoning AI, Chasing OpenAI's Efforts
Google is developing reasoning AI to compete with OpenAI, enhancing its capabilities in solving complex problems.
Prompt Caching in the API
OpenAI introduces Prompt Caching, enabling developers to save costs and reduce latency by reusing recent input tokens.
AI Can Only Do 5% of Jobs, Says MIT Economist Who Fears Crash
MIT economist Daron Acemoglu warns AI can only perform 5% of jobs, cautioning against the hype and potential economic risks.
Show HN: I made a simple voice memo app that you can query using your voice
MemAudio is a voice memo app that allows users to record, search, and organize notes using voice commands, ensuring easy access and privacy.
Hybrid full-text search and vector search with SQLite
SQLite enables hybrid full-text and vector search, enhancing search results by combining keyword and semantic queries efficiently.