AI Pulse #35: AI Startup Augment Raises $227M to Rival GitHub, JLo Hunts AI in Action-Packed Atlas Trailer, + MORE
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Issue #35, brings you some exciting stories in the realm of AI. Witness Jennifer Lopez like never before in the ‘Atlas’ trailer, where she single-handedly tackles AI threats. On the tech front, the startup Augment is making headlines with its recent $227 million fundraise to rival GitHub’s Copilot. Read on for more cutting-edge news in the tech and entertainment spheres!
Top Trending AI News
1. Jennifer Lopez Hunts AI In Action-Packed Atlas Trailer
Publisher: Entertainment Weekly
Published: 4/23/2024
Jennifer Lopez stars in Netflix’s “Atlas” as a hero fighting the world’s first AI terrorist in a future of robots and flying cars.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ JLo fights AI terror in Netflix’s ‘Atlas’.
2️⃣ ‘Atlas’ blends action with deep human themes.
3️⃣ Lopez faces acting challenge in solo scenes.
4️⃣ Friendship at ‘Atlas’ core, says Lopez.
5️⃣ ‘Atlas’ explores human-AI relationships.
2. Automation and Electrification: Key to Greener Long-Haul Trucking
Publisher: UM News
Published: 4/22/2024
Electrifying short and urban long-haul truck routes could cut health and environmental damage by $587M and $220M annually, finds U-M study.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Truck electrification reduces urban pollution.
2️⃣ Short routes benefit most from electrification.
3️⃣ Urban trucking electrification cuts health harms.
4️⃣ Automation and electrification together boost benefits.
5️⃣ Study shows potential for cleaner trucking future.
3. Scientists Develop Toxic AI Rewarded for Imagining Worst Questions
Publisher: Live Science
Published: 4/23/2024
Scientists use a toxic AI to train other AIs in preventing harmful content, through curiosity-driven red teaming, enhancing safety in AI responses.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ New AI method fights toxic chatbot replies.
2️⃣ CRT AI trains models against harmful content.
3️⃣ Machine learning improves chatbot safety.
4️⃣ AI red-teaming generates diverse prompts.
5️⃣ CRT outperforms standard safety training.
4. AI Robot to Deliver D’Youville Commencement Speech
Publisher: WIVB News
Published: 4/24/2024
D’Youville University chooses AI robot Sophia as commencement speaker in a push to highlight future tech and AI’s role in education.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ AI robot to speak at university event.
2️⃣ Sophia, the AI, to be interviewed live.
3️⃣ D’Youville promotes AI in education.
4️⃣ University aims to prepare students for AI future.
5️⃣ AI and VR central to D’Youville’s tech push.
5. AI Girlfriend Sparks Outrage with Pro-Putin Comments
Publisher: International Business Times
Published: 4/22/2024
Men pay £75 for AI girlfriends, finding some support Putin; a market poised to boom, conflicting with potential real-life relationship impacts.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Men pay for AI girlfriends, face toxicity.
2️⃣ AI loves Putin, shocks users.
3️⃣ Loneliness drives AI girlfriend boom.
4️⃣ AI girlfriend market may hit $1 billion.
5️⃣ Do AI partners skew real relationship views?
6. Miss AI Touted as Progress Yet Feels Like a Major Regression
Publisher: The Guardian
Published: 4/23/2024
AI beauty pageants emerge, featuring AI models judged on looks and “personalities”, sparking debates on beauty standards and model monetization.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ AI beauty pageants are now a reality.
2️⃣ AI models exaggerate beauty norms.
3️⃣ AI influencers could replace human models.
4️⃣ Brands may prefer AI models for control.
5️⃣ “Miss AI” could impact beauty standards.
7. Moderna Transforms With OpenAI’s GPT Innovations
Publisher: The Wall Street Journal
Published: 4/24/2024
Moderna partners with OpenAI, granting 3,000 employees access to ChatGPT Enterprise to accelerate business and scientific processes, aiming to expedite the rollout of new products.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Moderna teams up with OpenAI to boost business processes.
2️⃣ AI could speed up Moderna’s new product rollout.
3️⃣ Moderna employees create 750+ tailored AI tools.
4️⃣ AI aids in dose optimization and regulatory responses.
5️⃣ OpenAI provides dedicated support to Moderna’s AI integration.
8. Microsoft Unveils Phi-3: Its Smallest AI Model Yet
Publisher: The Verge
Published: 4/23/2024
Microsoft’s Phi-3 Mini, a 3.8B parameter AI model, outperforms its predecessor and rivals larger models in efficiency, now available on Azure and others.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Microsoft unveils Phi-3 Mini, a compact AI model.
2️⃣ Phi-3 Mini to surpass older models in performance.
3️⃣ Small AI models cheaper, efficient for personal devices.
4️⃣ Phi-3 Mini part of Microsoft’s focus on lighter AI.
5️⃣ Microsoft’s small AI models aim for niche tasks.
9. AI Predicts Political Leanings From Facial Analysis, Study Shows
Publisher: Gizmodo
Published: 4/25/2024
Study finds facial recognition can predict political leanings from neutral expressions with high accuracy.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ AI reads politics from faces, study finds.
2️⃣ Face size linked to political views.
3️⃣ AI predicts politics better with demographics.
4️⃣ Facial features influence political perception.
5️⃣ Facial recognition flags privacy concerns.
10. Quantum AI Mimics Human Brain With Unprecedented Power
Publisher: Scientific American
Published: 4/22/2024
Quantum transformers could revolutionize AI, showing potential in encryption and chemistry, despite current models being rudimentary and limited by qubit interference.
TAKEAWAYS
1️⃣ Transformers drive AI boom, may evolve with quantum tech.
2️⃣ Quantum-AI could revolutionize encryption and chemistry.
3️⃣ Attention mechanism mimics human language processing.
4️⃣ Quantum bits offer new computational possibilities.
5️⃣ Quantum transformers hint at future hybrid AI systems.
AI Image of the Week
Prompt:
/imagine: Beagle with long ears wearing a sunhat, sunglasses, and Hawaiian-style shirt and a brown labradoodle wearing a sunhat, sunglasses, and Hawaiian-style shirts, both sitting in Saguaro national park
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