AI-Weekly for Tuesday, May 7, 2024 – Volume 111

The Week’s News in Artificial Intelligence

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News

1.) Top 5 Most Clicked News Articles From Last Week

A.) FT and OpenAI Ink Partnership Amid Web Scraping Criticism | ArtificialIntelligence-News.com | April 29, 2024

The Financial Times and OpenAI have announced a strategic partnership and licensing agreement that will integrate the newspaper’s journalism into ChatGPT and collaborate on developing new AI products for FT readers. However, just because OpenAI is cozying up to publishers doesn’t mean it’s not still scraping information from the web without permission.

B.) ChatGPT Has Rolled Out “Memory” For All ChatGPT Plus Users | OpenAI | X | April 29, 2024

Memory is now available to all ChatGPT Plus users. Using Memory is easy: just start a new chat and tell ChatGPT anything you’d like it to remember. Memory can be turned on or off in settings and is not currently available in Europe or Korea. Team, Enterprise, and GPTs to come.

C.) China Unveils Vidu: A Powerful Text-to-Video Generator | Maginative.com | April 29, 2024

China’s Shengshu Technology and Tsinghua University have unveiled Vidu, a text-to-video model capable of generating 16-second clips at 1080p resolution with a single click. The announcement was made at the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing, where they tried to position Vidu as a strong competitor to OpenAI’s Sora.

D.) OpenAI Faces Complaint Over Fictional Outputs | ArtificialIntelligence-News.com | April 29, 2024

European data protection advocacy group NOYB has filed a complaint against OpenAI over the company’s inability to correct inaccurate information generated by ChatGPT. The group alleges that OpenAI’s failure to ensure the accuracy of personal data processed by the service violates the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the European Union.

E.) Grow With Google Launches New AI Essentials Course To Help Everyone Learn To Use AI | Google.com | April 26, 2024

Learn from experts at Google and get essential AI skills to boost your productivity with Google AI Essentials, zero experience required.

May 6, 2024

5.) New Microsoft AI Model May Challenge GPT-4 And Google Gemini | ArsTechnica.com | May 6, 2024

In project headed by former Inflection chief, MAI-1 may have 500B parameters.

6.) YouTube Premium Members Can Now Test AI ‘Jump Ahead’ | 9to5Google.com | May 6, 2024

Back in March YouTube started testing “Jump Ahead” and is now making it more widely available for Premium subscribers.

7.) 7 Fascinating AI Tools You’ve Never Seen Before (Underground AI #4) | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | May 6, 2024

Here are 7 AI tools you’ve probably never heard of as well as alternatives out there that are available for free.

8.) NVIDIA and Alphabet’s Intrinsic Put Next-Gen Robotics Within Grasp | Nvidia.com | May 6, 2024

Companies unveil collaboration around use of NVIDIA AI, Isaac Manipulator and the Intrinsic platform at Automate in Chicago.

9.) Hugging Face Launches Lerobot Open Source Robotics Code Library | VentureBeat.com | May 6, 2024

Earlier this year, in March 2024, the AI developer-focused startup Hugging Face — known for maintaining the largest online repository of open source AI models and code — made waves by poaching Remi Cadene, a former staff scientist at Tesla, Inc., to lead a new open source robotics project.

10.) LLaMA 3 Uncensored — It Answers Any Question | Matthew Berman | YouTube.com | May 6, 2024

LLaMA 3 Dolphin 2.9 uncensored explored and tested.

11.) Elevating Your Organization With AI: A Strategic 3-Step Guide to Navigating the Digital Transformation | Aaron Di Blasi | AI-Weekly.ai | May 6, 2024

In the rapidly evolving world of artificial intelligence (AI) organizations today face pivotal decisions on their journey toward digital transformation. The successful integration of AI can significantly enhance efficiency, customer satisfaction, and innovation. Achieving these benefits, however, requires a meticulous approach centered around three critical domains: strategic planning, data mastery, and operational excellence. Let’s talk about each.

12.) Warren Buffett Says AI Scamming Will Be The Next Big ‘Growth Industry’ | CNBC.com | May 6, 2024

“When you think about the potential for scamming people … if I was interested in investing in scamming, it’s gonna be the growth industry of all time and it’s enabled, in a way” by AI, Warren Buffett said.

13.) Stack Overflow and OpenAI Partner to Strengthen the World’s Most Popular Large Language Models | StackOverflow.com | May 6, 2024

Stack Overflow and OpenAI today announced a new API partnership that will empower developers with the collective strengths of the world’s leading knowledge platform for highly technical content with the world’s most popular LLM models for AI development.

14.) Stack Overflow Signs Deal With OpenAI To Supply Data To Its Models | TechCrunch.com | May 6, 2024

OpenAI is collaborating with Stack Overflow, the Q&A forum for software developers, to improve its generative AI models’ performance on programming-related tasks.

15.) Realizing Quantum Potential: Study of Quantum Computing Use Cases Developed Worldwide | QuantumComputingReport.com | May 6, 2024

The recent news of PsiQuantum securing one billion Australian dollars in funding from both the Australian federal and regional governments has caused quite a stir in the tech world, sparking excitement and even controversy. This development has compelled even the most skeptical observers to acknowledge that quantum technology is poised to become the next major advancement in the tech industry. The PsiQuantum deal is just one example of the intensifying efforts from both commercial and national strategic perspectives. Quantum technology is already recognized as a significant value enabler and has secured a prominent position on key national agendas, particularly in the realm of cybersecurity.

16.) More Details Emerge About Apple’s Plans For AI In iOS 18 | TheVerge.com | May 6, 2024

Apple is working on a way for Siri to summarize text messages, according to a report from Apple Insider.

17.) Apple’s New Photos App Will Utilize Generative AI For Image Editing | AppleInsider.com | May 6, 2024

A new teaser on Apple’s website could be indicative of some of the company’s upcoming software plans, namely a new version of its ubiquitous Photos app that will tap generative AI to deliver Photoshop-grade editing capabilities for the average consumer, AppleInsider has learned.

18.) X Launches Stories, Delivering News Summarized By Grok AI | TechCrunch.com | May 6, 2024

X, formerly Twitter, is now using Elon Musk’s AI chatbot Grok to power a feature that summarizes the personalized trending stories in the app’s Explore section. According to an announcement and screenshots posted by the X Engineering team on Friday, X’s Premium subscribers will be able to read a summary of posts on X associated with each trending story featured on the For You tab in Explore.

May 5, 2024

19.) Research Shows Generative AI In The EHR Can Work Well, But Only With Human Oversight | MedCityNews.com | May 5, 2024

Mass General Brigham researchers conducted a study to learn more about the efficacy of large language models when used to draft responses to patient messages in the EHR. The results showed that these AI tools can do a good job at reducing physicians’ workloads and improving patient education — but also that these tools have limitations that require human oversight.

20.) Better Siri Is Coming: What Apple’s Research Says About Its AI Plans | TheVerge.com | May 5, 2024

Apple hasn’t talked too much about AI so far — but it’s been working on stuff. A lot of stuff.

May 4, 2024

21.) Almost Timely News: How to Create Unique, High-Quality Content with Generative AI | Christopher Penn | YouTube.com | May 4, 2024

In today’s episode, you’ll discover how to harness the power of generative AI to create high-quality content that resonates with your specific audience. You’ll learn the secrets to crafting content that is not only unique and valuable but also relevant to your ideal customer profile. Tune in to unlock the potential of AI and elevate your content creation strategy!

22.) Build Entire Frontends With One Prompt — OpenUI Tutorial | Matthew Berman | YouTube.com | May 4, 2024

Build and iterate on the front end simply by describing what you want. No coding skills required. This is a tutorial for the OpenUI project.

23.) This Week in AI: Generative AI And The Problem Of Compensating Creators | TechCrunch.com | May 4, 2024

Keeping up with an industry as fast moving as AI is a tall order. So until an AI can do it for you, here’s a handy roundup of recent stories in the world of machine learning, along with notable research and experiments we didn’t cover on their own.

24.) Danger And Opportunity For News Industry As AI Woos It For Vital Human-Written Copy | TheGuardian.com | May 4, 2024

With large language models needing quality data, some publishers are offering theirs at a price while others are blocking access.

May 3, 2024

25.) AI News: Mysterious AI Shocked Everyone (Then Vanished) | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | May 3, 2024

Here’s the AI news you might have missed.

26.) Google Gemini: How to Get Started With the ChatGPT Alternative | TechTimes.com | May 3, 2024

Originally launched as Bard, Google has since revamped its AI under the new moniker, combining powerful multimodal capabilities into a single platform.

27.) Three Things We Learned About Apple’s AI Plans From Its Earnings | TechCrunch.com | May 3, 2024

Apple CEO Tim Cook didn’t give much away about the company’s AI plans on Thursday’s Q2 earnings call with investors, but he did confirm a few tidbits about how the tech giant plans to move forward with artificial intelligence.

28.) Some Scientists Can’t Stop Using AI To Write Research Papers | TheRegister.com | May 3, 2024

Linguistic and statistical analyses of scientific articles suggest that generative AI may have been used to write an increasing amount of scientific literature.

May 2, 2024

29.) AI Leader Reveals The Future of AI Agents (LangChain CEO) | Matthew Berman | YouTube.com | May 2, 2024

Harrison Chase, the CEO and Founder of LangChain, gave a talk at Sequoia about the future of agents. Let’s watch.

30.) OpenAI Appears To Be Planning On Getting Into The Search Engine Game | Lior S. | LinkedIn | May 2, 2024

OpenAI is about to go after Google search. This could be the most serious threat Google has ever faced.

31.) Report: OpenAI To Launch Search Engine – Possible May 9, 2024 Announcement | SERoundTable.com | May 2, 2024

Over the past week or so, I’ve seen two signals that OpenAI will launch its own search engine of sorts soon. The first is that search.chatgpt.com is showing in the log files for some servers, and also, yesterday, there were more business-oriented rumors of OpenAI launching a search engine on May 9, 2024.

32.) Quantum Particulars Guest Column: “Better Together: Quantum Computing and AI Converge to Use the Strengths of Each Technology” | InsideQuantumTechnology.com | May 2, 2024

Quantum computing (QC) and artificial intelligence (AI) are actively reshaping our strategies to address complex challenges across various sectors. QC offers unprecedented speed and processing capabilities far exceeding traditional computers, introducing a new computational paradigm. Meanwhile, AI has evolved from theoretical speculation to practical implementation, enhancing its ability to interpret data, predict outcomes, and make decisions with heightened precision.

33.) Nick Bostrom Made the World Fear AI. Now He Asks: What if It Fixes Everything? | Wired.com | May 2, 2024

Philosopher Nick Bostrom popularized the idea superintelligent AI could erase humanity. His new book imagines a world in which algorithms have solved every problem.

34.) Magical Mystery Chatbot Is Likely From OpenAI | Axios.com | May 2, 2024

New AI tools capable of performing as well as OpenAI’s most advanced GPT-4 model are rare and cost a ton of money to build and train, which is why they usually come from one of the known big players.

35.) Want to Buy a Decommissioned Supercomputer? Here’s Your Chance | Wired.com | May 2, 2024

There’s still time left to bid for a 145,152-core Cheyenne supercomputer that was once the 20th most powerful computer in the world.

36.) You Can Now Generate Even Longer Songs With Udio | Udio | X | May 2, 2024

We’re rolling out new features to help you create longer, more coherent tracks.

37.) Microsoft Bans U.S. Police Departments From Using Enterprise AI Tool | TechCrunch.com | May 2, 2024

Microsoft has reaffirmed its ban on U.S. police departments from using generative AI for facial recognition through Azure OpenAI Service, the company’s fully managed, enterprise-focused wrapper around OpenAI tech.

38.) First Music Video Generated By OpenAI’s Sora Is Here | VentureBeat.com | May 2, 2024

One of OpenAI’s handpicked Sora early access users, writer/director Paul Trillo, who was among the first in the world in March to demo third-party videos made with the model, has created what is being called the “first official music video made with OpenAI’s Sora.”

May 1, 2024

39.) The Possibilities of AI — Sam Altman (OpenAI) | Stanford ECorner | YouTube.com | May 1, 2024

In this conversation with Stanford adjunct lecturer Ravi Belani, Altman gives advice for aspiring AI entrepreneurs and shares his insights about the opportunities and risks of AI tools and artificial general intelligence.

40.) The Perfect AI Prompt For Everything | Matt Wolfe | YouTube.com | May 1, 2024

Check out this awesome resource to generate amazing prompts with Claude and ChatGPT.

41.) New Humanoid Robot Will Be In Every Household Soon (Astribot) | Matthew Berman | YouTube.com | May 1, 2024

Astribot is a new household robot that is more dextrous than any other robot I’ve seen. Plus, we look at a number of other amazing new robots.

42.) Sam Altman Says Helpful Agents Are Poised To Become AI’s Killer Function | TechnologyReview.com | May 1, 2024

Open AI’s CEO says we won’t need new hardware or lots more training data to get there.

43.) Meshy-3 is Here: Ultra Realistic Sculptures, PBR, and New Image to 3D Pipeline | Meshy | YouTube | May 1, 2024

Today marks the first anniversary of Meshy, and what a journey it’s been! We’re thrilled to unveil Meshy-3, our latest leap in 3D generative AI, enhancing Text to 3D and introducing a new Image to 3D pipeline.

44.) Ideogram Pro Launches With 12K Fast AI Image Generations Monthly | VentureBeat.com | May 1, 2024

While the big AI model providers such as Adobe and Meta continue to upgrade their AI image generation offerings, the smaller, dedicated startups are also adding new features in a bid to stay competitive. Today, one of those smaller startups — Ideogram, based in Toronto, Canada, and founded by former Google Brain researchers — has announced a new Pro paid subscription tier catered toward its “most active creators” and “professional creators.”

45.) Microsoft’s OpenAI Investment Was Triggered By Google Fears, Emails Reveal | TheVerge.com | May 1, 2024

Microsoft was ‘very worried’ it was years behind Google’s AI efforts.

46.) You Can Now Generate Midjourney Images Directly On Their Website | FutureTools.io | May 1, 2024

MidJourney Bot has expanded access to its web alpha, now open to all users who have created 100 images or more.

47.) Introducing The Claude Team Plan And iOS App | Anthropic.com | May 1, 2024

Today, we’re announcing two updates for Claude: a new Team plan and an iOS app.

April 30, 2024

48.) Did OpenAI Just Secretly Release GPT-5?! (“GPT2-Chatbot”) | Matthew Berman | YouTube.com | April 30, 2024

GPT2-Chatbot just showed up on lmsys.org. We know little about it other than it performs incredibly well and is unlike anything we’ve seen in other models.

49.) Turns Out The Rabbit R1 Was Just An Android App All Along | TheVerge.com | April 30, 2024

Since it launched last week, Rabbit’s R1 AI gadget has inspired a lot of questions, starting with “Why isn’t this just an app?” Well, friends, that’s because it is just an app.

50.) Everything You Need to Know About AI Detectors for ChatGPT | Wired.com | April 30, 2024

Is whatever you’re reading written by a human, or is it generated by artificial intelligence? This list of articles will help you understand AI text detection.

51.) The Robot Race Is Fueling A Fight For Training Data | TechnologyReview.com | April 30, 2024

AI is upending the way robots learn, leaving companies and researchers with a need for more data. Getting it means wrestling with a host of ethical and legal questions.

52.) Google To Pay Up To $6 Mln To News Corp For New AI Content, The Information Reports | Reuters.com | April 30, 2024

Alphabet-owned Google has agreed to pay News Corp, owner of the Wall Street Journal, between $5 million and $6 million annually to develop new AI-related content and products, the Information reported on Tuesday.

April 29, 2024

53.) Ohio Uses AI To Eliminate Unnecessary Words In State Administrative Code | Axios.com | April 29, 2024

Husted’s office credits an AI-aided analysis of the state’s administrative code with eliminating 2.2 million words’ worth of unnecessary and outdated regulations as of the end of last year.

54.) Rabbit R1: Barely Reviewable | Marques Brownlee | April 29, 2024

AI in a Box. But a different box.

55.) An AI Blood Test Purports To Diagnose Postpartum Depression | TheWashingtonPost.com | April 29, 2024

Companies are using artificial intelligence to take aim at a host of health issues including this common pregnancy complication.

56.) How to Use ChatGPT’s Memory Feature | Wired.com | April 29, 2024

The latest update to OpenAI’s chatbot improves the AI’s ability to remember user details. It’s rolling out first to ChatGPT Plus subscribers.

57.) ‘ChatGPT for CRISPR’ Creates New Gene-Editing Tools | Nature.com | April 29, 2024

Some of the AI-designed gene editors could be more versatile than those found in nature.

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