AIR#47 - April 20, 2024
Good morning, AI aficionados! Today's brew of AIR: The AI Recon serves up a frothy mix of breakthroughs, ethical quandaries, and technological marvels that are steering the future of artificial intelligence into new, uncharted territories. At the forefront, we're witnessing a titanic clash of AI titans as Llama 3 70B throws down the gauntlet, outperforming GPT-4 in chatbot performance and topping the LMSYS leaderboard. This seismic shift is not just a scoreboard shuffle; it's a clarion call to the AI community, highlighting the rapid pace of innovation and the ever-blurring lines between human and machine intelligence.
As we dive deeper, the plot thickens with DuckDuckGo's latest move, launching a private AI chat service that marries GPT-3.5 and Claude models to ensure your conversations stay just that—yours. In a digital era where privacy often feels like an afterthought, this initiative stands as a beacon of hope, promising a sanctuary where your thoughts and queries remain untouched by the prying eyes of data miners. It's a bold step towards redefining user trust and confidentiality in an increasingly AI-driven world.
Meanwhile, on the corporate chessboard, Google's CEO Sundar Pichai announces a major reorganization aimed at supercharging AI development and execution. This strategic pivot isn't just about streamlining operations; it's a testament to AI's growing influence across all facets of technology and society. As Google doubles down on AI, merging teams for faster innovation and enhanced safety, we're reminded of the colossal impact these algorithms are poised to have on our daily lives, from the way we search to how we interact with the digital world. So, as you sip on your morning cup, let's navigate these exciting developments together, exploring the boundless possibilities and challenges that lie ahead in the AI odyssey.
Business
🔥 DuckDuckGo Launches Private AI Chat with GPT-3.5 and Claude Models
DuckDuckGo introduces AI Chat, a private chat service using GPT-3.5 and Claude, ensuring conversations aren't saved or used for AI training.
Google CEO Sundar Pichai Announces Major Organizational Changes to Boost AI Development and Execution
Sundar Pichai announces Google's major reorg focusing on AI, merging teams for faster innovation, and enhancing AI safety and product development.
Early Impressions: GPT-4 Fine-Tuning Surpasses GPT-3.5 in Supersimple's Data Analytics
GPT-4 fine-tuning outshines GPT-3.5 in Supersimple's analytics, promising over 50% improvement in data query handling, albeit with higher costs and latency.
Meta Unleashes Llama 3 to Rival ChatGPT: A Global AI Showdown Begins
Meta's Llama 3 AI aims to outsmart ChatGPT, integrating into Meta platforms and launching with new features for a global audience.
Exelon CEO Predicts 900% Surge in AI-Driven Power Demand in Chicago
Exelon CEO forecasts a 900% spike in Chicago's AI-driven power demand, signaling a major shift in data center energy consumption.
Engineering
Llama 3 70B Rivals GPT-4 in Chatbot Performance, Topping LMSYS Leaderboard
Llama 3 70B outperforms GPT-4, leading the LMSYS chart. Teknium shares the news, sparking major buzz online.
Llama 3: A Leap Towards Open Conversations with Reduced Censorship
Llama 3 revolutionizes AI convos with lower censorship, enhancing discussions on a broader range of topics.
Intel's "Hala Point": The World's Largest Neuromorphic Computer Revolutionizes AI Efficiency
Intel's "Hala Point" sets a new AI efficiency standard, mimicking the human brain for 50x faster processing and 100x less energy usage.
AI-Controlled F-16 Dogfights Human Pilots in DARPA, US Air Force Breakthrough
AI-controlled F-16 dogfights human pilots in groundbreaking US Air Force and DARPA test, showcasing a leap in autonomous combat aviation.
Andrej Karpathy's llm.c: A Revolution in GPT-2 Training with C/CUDA, Rivaling PyTorch Speeds
Andrej Karpathy's llm.c revolutionizes GPT-2 training with C/CUDA, matching PyTorch speeds in a sleek 2,000 line code.
[Github] Run Meta's LLaMA 3 70B on Any OS with Llamafiles
Run Meta's LLaMA 3 70B on any OS! New llamafiles make it easy across Linux, MacOS, Windows, and more. Perfect for AMD64 & ARM64 setups. #AIRevolution
[Paper] Dynamic Typography: Automated Text Animation via Video Diffusion Prior by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Tel-Aviv University
Dynamic Typography transforms static text into compelling animations with a new technique, making words move with meaning and emotion.
Beginner's Guide to Gemini 1.5 Pro and Google AI Studio
Dive into AI with Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro & AI Studio: A beginner's guide to crafting, testing, and deploying AI models with ease.
OpenAI Ends DALL-E 2, Ushering in DALL-E 3 Era
OpenAI transitions from DALL-E 2 to DALL-E 3, marking the end of an era for AI-generated art and the start of more detailed creations.
Microsoft Research Asia's VASA-1 Creates Realistic Deepfakes from a Photo and Audio
Microsoft's VASA-1 AI creates lifelike deepfakes from just a photo and audio, opening doors to real-time virtual avatars but raising deepfake concerns.
🔥 Meta's Llama 3 8B Surpasses Wizard 2 in AI Performance
Meta's Llama 3 8B model impresses, rivaling Wizard 2 with its advanced reasoning, even in a compact 8B size. A game-changer in AI performance.
[GitHub Blog] GitHub Proposes Policy Update to Combat Deepfakes and Protect Responsible AI Research
GitHub updates policy to block deepfakes and non-consensual content, fostering responsible AI research while combating misinformation.
Free AI Tool by Moltar: Revolutionizing School Work for Neurodivergent Students
Moltar's new AI tool makes school easier for neurodivergent students by analyzing and reading documents for them. Try it for free!
Linus Torvalds Blasts Evil Developers and AI Hype at Open Source Summit
Linus Torvalds critiques "evil" devs, hardware woes, and mocks AI hype at Open Source Summit, while Linux remains steady.
Microsoft Unleashes VASA-1: The AI That Turns Photos into Realistic Deepfake Videos
Microsoft's VASA-1 AI transforms photos into deepfake videos with realistic facial animations, raising both awe and alarm. No public release planned.
Academic
🔥 Tim Bray Tests Meta.ai's Llama 3: A Cautionary Tale of AI's Plausible Yet Erroneous Narratives
Tim Bray's test of Meta.ai's Llama 3 reveals AI's knack for creating plausible yet factually incorrect narratives, highlighting the danger of relying on AI without error bars.
Comprehensive Guide to AI for Math: Resources, Tools, and Collaborative Platforms
Unlock the potential of AI in math with this comprehensive guide, featuring resources, tools, and platforms for collaboration and education.
AI's Creation of Digital People: A Threat to Civilization - The Atlantic
AI creating "counterfeit people" could end civilization, undermining trust and freedom. Urgent laws needed to combat this existential threat.
AI Outperforms Humans in Key Benchmarks: Stanford HAI Report Reveals
Stanford HAI reports AI surpasses humans in key benchmarks, signaling a new era where AI outpaces human abilities in image classification, reading, and more.
Linus Torvalds Discusses Security, AI, and the Future of Open Source
Linus Torvalds talks candidacies of open source in AI era, emphasizing trust, community, and skepticism towards AI replacing jobs.