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In today's Techpresso:
🤖 xAI releases new GPT-4 competitor
💰 Anthropic CEO believes leading AI models will soon cost up to ten billion dollars
🎨 SAG-AFTRA secures AI protections for artists
🔍 Meta is testing an AI-powered search bar in Instagram
💔 Microsoft starts testing ads in Windows 11
🎁 + 6 other news you might like
🔮 + 2 handpicked research papers and tools
🤖 xAI releases new GPT-4 competitorLINK
xAI has launched Grok-1.5V, a direct competitor to OpenAI's GPT-4, featuring advanced vision capabilities that enhance its ability to interpret complex visual and textual information. Grok-1.5 Vision demonstrates a wide array of practical applications, such as generating working code from sketches, analyzing nutrition labels for calorie content, and offering home maintenance advice, showcasing its versatility and utility. The model's introduction coincides with the release of the RealWorldQA benchmark, a new standard designed to evaluate AI models' understanding of the physical world, indicating x.AI's commitment to advancing real-world AI applications.
💰 Anthropic CEO believes leading AI models will soon cost up to ten billion dollarsLINK
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei forecasts that the cost of training leading AI models will rapidly increase to between $5 and $10 billion within the next few years, up from today’s cost of around $100 million.
Amodei warns against the risks associated with AI development, including potential misuse for biological weapons or disinformation campaigns, and emphasizes the need for continued research and development to identify and mitigate such threats.
Despite possible dangers, Amodei believes in the significant benefits AI can bring to various fields like medicine, education, and energy, and stresses the importance of managing risks while harnessing AI’s potential.
🎨 SAG-AFTRA secures AI protections for artistsLINK
The SAG-AFTRA union secured a deal with major record labels that mandates artist consent and compensation for the use of digital replicas of their voices.
The agreement specifies that terms like "artist", "singer", and "royalty artist" can only refer to actual humans, emphasizing the importance of genuine human expression in music.
Additionally, the deal includes benefits such as improved health and retirement options and increased streaming revenue contributions for artists.
🔍 Meta is testing an AI-powered search bar in InstagramLINK
Meta is testing a generative AI-powered search bar in Instagram that allows users to chat with AI and discover content.
The AI in the Instagram search bar directs users to a DM conversation with Meta AI, where they can ask questions or select prompts for content discovery, including searching for Reels.
Meta aims to enhance Instagram's discoverability and search functionality using generative AI, amidst efforts to compete with platforms like TikTok and improve overall search quality.
💔 Microsoft starts testing ads in Windows 11LINK
Microsoft commenced testing in-app advertisements within the Start menu of Windows 11, focusing on suggesting apps via the Recommended section.
The test is limited to Windows Insiders in the Beta Channel in the U.S. and will not affect devices managed by organizations.
Users can disable these ads in the Windows 11 settings, with Microsoft open to feedback that could influence their decision on whether to continue implementing these advertisements.
Other news you might like
Early OpenAI investor bets on alternative Sam Altman’s approach to AI.LINK
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman pitches ChatGPT Enterprise to Microsoft AI customers.LINK
Epic wants to blow the Google Play Store wide open.LINK
Tesla slashes price of its premium driver assistance option by half in U.S..LINK
Roku Uncovers New Hacking Incident Affecting 576,000 Users.LINK
Apple defends selling MacBook Air with only 8GB of RAM.LINK
Latest research and tools
Your LLM Is a Capable Regressor When Given In-Context Examples: large language models perform regression tasks effectively when provided with contextual examples.LINK
Ray Tracer in a Boot Sector: a port of D. Scott Williamson's Atari 8-bit BASIC Ray Tracer, optimized for boot sector execution, showcasing real-time ray tracing animation on modern hardware with minimal memory usage.LINK
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