AIR#92 - June 04, 2024

Good morning, AI aficionados! As you sip your morning coffee, brace yourself for another thrilling edition of AIR: The AI Recon. Today, we kick things off with a thought-provoking piece urging scientists to use AI as a tool rather than an oracle. This cautionary tale serves as a reminder to avoid the pitfalls of hype-driven errors and flawed research, ensuring that AI remains a valuable asset rather than a misleading authority in scientific endeavors.

But it's not all about caution and care. In a bold prediction, experts suggest that AI could potentially replace CEOs, with a staggering 43% of business leaders believing their roles could be taken over by data-driven decision-making machines. This revelation opens up a fascinating dialogue about the future of leadership and the evolving role of human intuition in corporate governance. Meanwhile, AMD is making waves with the unveiling of their MI325X AI accelerator, boasting a whopping 288GB of memory to challenge Nvidia's H200. This development promises to ignite fierce competition in the AI hardware arena, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in AI performance.

As we delve into these stories, don't miss the intriguing security concerns surrounding Windows 11's new Recall feature, which screenshots everything you do, raising significant data vulnerability issues. And for those looking to stay ahead in the AI landscape, the upcoming launch of Stable Diffusion 3 on June 12 promises enhanced AI capabilities and realistic image generation. So, sit back, sip your coffee, and let's dive into the dynamic world of artificial intelligence together!

Business

CEOs Could Be Replaced by AI, Experts Say
Experts suggest CEOs could be replaced by AI for data-driven decision-making, with 43% of business leaders believing AI could take their jobs.

Windows AI Screenshot Feature Labeled a Security 'Disaster'
Windows 11’s new Recall feature screenshots everything you do, sparking major security concerns over data vulnerability.

Stable Diffusion 3 Launches June 12
Stable Diffusion 3 launches June 12 with enhanced AI, realistic image generation, and improved hardware support, revealed at Computex 2024.

NVIDIA Unveils Digital Human Microservices for Next-Gen AI Avatars
NVIDIA launches Digital Human Microservices, revolutionizing generative AI avatars.

Boost Your Startup with AI Marketing Assistant for Founders 🚀
Boost your startup with Assistant Marketer! Automate content, brand creation, and growth strategies, freeing you to focus on your business. 🚀

Nvidia Unveils New AI Chips Amid Fierce Market Rivalry
Nvidia unveils new AI chips just months after the last launch, accelerating innovation to stay ahead in the fierce market competition.

No physics? No problem. AI Weather Forecasting Revolutionizes Meteorology
AI-driven weather forecasts, leveraging rich datasets like ERA5, are outperforming traditional models, revolutionizing meteorology ahead of 2024.

Cloudera Acquires Verta to Boost AI in Data Platform
Cloudera acquires AI startup Verta to enhance its data platform with advanced machine learning capabilities and top AI talent.

Writesonic: Best AI Writer, SEO Toolkit & Chatbots
Writesonic: Top AI writer, SEO toolkit, and chatbots for marketers and enterprises. Real-time data, fact-checked articles, and secure data handling.

Stability AI Announces Stable Diffusion 3 Release Date: June 12th
Stable Diffusion 3 releases June 12! Stability AI announced at Computex Taipei. Sign up for the waitlist to stay updated.

Engineering

AMD unveils MI325X: 288GB AI accelerator to challenge Nvidia's H200
AMD unveils MI325X, a 288GB AI accelerator, aiming to outpace Nvidia's H200 with higher memory capacity and bandwidth.

LLM Leaderboard Ranks 1M+ StackOverflow Answers
WizardLM 8x22B tops StackOverflow leaderboard with 9.3k votes from 1M+ answers, followed closely by GPT-4 Turbo and Claude 3 Opus.

[arXiv] ToonCrafter: Generative Cartoon Interpolation by Tencent AI Lab
Tencent AI Lab's ToonCrafter innovates cartoon interpolation, enhancing animation with generative AI for smoother transitions and vivid colors.

[GitLab] Arm KleidiAI Developer Tools
GitLab's KleidiAI adds a guide by Gian Marco Iodice on invoking the int4 matmul micro-kernel. Enhance your AI dev toolkit now!

[GitHub] Minimal MLIR: Out-of-Tree MLIR Example by makslevental
Check out makslevental's minimal out-of-tree MLIR example on GitHub for a streamlined way to learn and bootstrap MLIR projects!

Mamba-2: 8x Larger States, 50% Faster Training
Mamba-2 launches with 8x larger states and 50% faster training, revolutionizing sequence models with state space duality! 🐍

[Paper] Leveraging Human Revisions for Better Text-to-Layout Models
Human revisions improve text-to-layout models, aligning them better with designer standards using reinforcement learning from feedback.

OpenAI Restarts Robotics Research Group
OpenAI resumes its robotics research group, applying generative AI to enhance robot capabilities after a three-year hiatus.

Academic

Scientists: Use AI as a Tool, Not an Oracle
Scientists should use AI as a tool, not an oracle, to avoid flawed research and hype-driven errors.

[Paper] Grokfast: Accelerating Grokking by Amplifying Slow Gradients
Grokfast boosts machine learning generalization by amplifying slow gradients, cutting grokking time by 50x with minimal code changes.

[Paper] AI to Boost Quantity and Quality of Phishing Scams – Schneier on Security
AI is making phishing scams more advanced and harder to detect, posing a greater threat to businesses and individuals alike.

Marvin: Speak with Scientific Papers
Chat with scientific papers using Marvin! Experience interactive conversations with your favorite research. Join the beta now!

Aurora: Microsoft's First Large-Scale AI Model for Atmospheric Forecasting
Microsoft unveils Aurora, a groundbreaking AI model for atmospheric forecasting, promising faster, more accurate predictions for extreme weather events.

[Paper] Evaluating Gemini Models for Dangerous Capabilities
New study on Gemini 1.0 AI models shows no strong dangerous capabilities but flags early warning signs in persuasion, cybersecurity, and self-reasoning.

[Preprint] Large Language Models Identify Causal Genes in Complex Trait GWAS (23andMe)
LLMs like GPT-3.5 and GPT-4 outperform current methods in identifying causal genes in GWAS, enhancing gene discovery accuracy.