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Figure AI’s humanoid robots attract funding from Microsoft, Nvidia, OpenAI, and Jeff Bezos

Summary Update from February 24, 2024: According to Bloomberg, Figure AI has raised $675 million in funding. Investors include Jeff Bezos, Nvidia, OpenAI, and Microsoft. Bezos invests $100 million through his company Explore Investments. Microsoft is investing $95 million, while Nvidia and an Amazon-affiliated fund are investing $50 million each. OpenAI contributes $5 million after …

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Apple tests internal ChatGPT-like AI tool for customer support

Summary Apple is internally testing a new ChatGPT-like AI tool that allows support agents to provide faster technical support. According to MacRumors sources, Apple recently launched a pilot program that gives select AppleCare support agents access to a new tool called “Ask”. This tool can automatically generate answers to technical questions from customers. It draws …

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Google says its AI image generator overcompensated for potential racial bias

Summary Added Google statement. Google has stopped generating images of people until the issue is resolved. Update from February 23, 2024: Google has published a post about what went wrong with Gemini’s image generation. Google says the app, which is based on Imagen 2, is tuned to avoid generating violent, sexually explicit, or real-life images, …

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Nvidia is building “AI factories” and its next-generation Blackwell GPU is designed to scale AI.

Summary Nvidia is developing a new type of data center that CEO Jensen Huang calls an “AI factory.” The new generation of GPUs, called Blackwell, is designed to enable AI scaling. Unlike traditional data centers, where many users share a cluster of computers, an AI factory will be “much more like a power generator,” Huang …

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US Department of Justice appoints first Chief AI Officer

Summary U.S. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has appointed Jonathan Mayer as the Department of Justice’s first Chief Science and Technology Advisor and Chief Artificial Intelligence (AI) Officer. Mayer will advise the Department and its leadership on complex technical issues, including cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and other emerging technologies. He will also develop the Department’s technology …

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Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion 3 preview boasts superior image and text generation capabilities

Summary Stability AI announces the preview release of Stable Diffusion 3, which shows significantly improved overall generation quality in early demos. Specifically, Stability AI promises improved performance on multi-part, complex prompts, image quality, and text writing capabilities. Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque shows an example of how accurately Stable Diffusion 3 executes a complex prompt. …

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Google’s AI image generator overcompensates for racial bias, leading to historical inaccuracies

Summary AI image generators have often been criticized for social and racial bias. In an attempt to counter this, Google may have gone a bit too far. Racial and social bias in AI imaging systems has been demonstrated repeatedly in research and practice, sometimes even in scenarios where you wouldn’t look for it. They exist …

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Reddit reportedly signs $60 million annual training data deal with Google

Summary Updated on February 22, 2024: The AI company licensing Reddit data is apparently Google. This was reported by Reuters, citing anonymous sources. Reuters confirms the license fee of 60 million dollars per year, although it is unclear to what extent and what data Reddit will provide in return. Original article from February 17, 2024: …

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AI researchers’ open letter demands action on deepfakes before they destroy democracy

Summary An open letter from AI researchers warns of the dangers of deepfakes and calls on governments to introduce obligations along the entire value chain to curb their spread. The letter calls for the criminalization of deepfake child pornography, the introduction of criminal penalties for knowingly creating or distributing harmful deepfakes, and the obligation of …

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Google launches Gemini for Gmail, Workspace and Enterprises

Summary Google has introduced “Gemini Business” for Google Workspace, a new offering that gives businesses of all sizes access to new AI models. The AI plan for consumers is also being expanded to include office applications. The update integrates Gemini with Google Workspace applications. “Gemini Business” offers features such as “Help me write” in Docs …

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