Summary Nvidia is using its dominant role in AI hardware to gain a foothold in the cloud software business. Not only does Nvidia produce what is arguably the most sought-after AI chip, the H100 GPU, but the company has also been offering its own cloud service, DGX Cloud, since March. With this, Nvidia is opening …
Matthias Bastian Online journalist Matthias is the co-founder and publisher of THE DECODER. He believes that artificial intelligence will fundamentally change the relationship between humans and computers. Coca-Cola has released a limited-edition drink called Coca-Cola Y3000 Zero Sugar that it claims was co-created with artificial intelligence. The marketing of the drink relies on AI-generated images …
Coca-Cola dives into the AI hype with a futuristic, AI-generated “Y3000” flavored soda Read More »
Summary AI startup HeyGen has unveiled a tool that can translate videos up to five minutes long into different languages. The software also clones the voice of the person in the video and adjusts lip movements accordingly. In a test by Twitter user Jon Finger, the translation worked flawlessly despite the background noise of a …
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Summary Gaming platform Roblox aims to bring generative AI to creators with Roblox Assistant. At the Roblox Developers Conference (RDC) 2023, Roblox unveiled a new AI assistant that creatives can interact with via a chat interface to help them create new game experiences. Roblox started as a video game, evolved into a gaming platform, and …
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Summary Microsoft and Project Gutenberg have used AI technologies to create more than 5,000 free audiobooks with high-quality synthetic voices. For the project, the researchers combined advances in machine learning, automatic text selection (which texts are read aloud, which are not), and natural-sounding speech synthesis systems. First, they developed an algorithm that understands the structure …
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Summary The Wall Street Journal also reports on Meta’s plans for Llama 3, which is said to be many times more capable than Llama 2. According to the WSJ, Meta is planning the new model for 2024, and is upgrading its data centers specifically for AI training with H100s. Training is expected to begin in …
Meta to release GPT-4 competition as open-source model next year Read More »
Summary Amazon is introducing a new policy requiring Kindle Direct publishers to disclose their use of AI. This follows months of discussions with the Authors Guild. Thanks to ChatGPT and digital self-publishing, even amateurs with funky titles and generic content can at least try to make a quick buck with AI-generated novels or how-to books. …
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Summary Two LLM startups, A 21 Labs and Imbue AI, raise hundreds of millions to develop new foundational language models. Imbue AI (formerly Generally Intelligent) raised $200 million in a Series B funding round. Investors include Astera Institute, Nvidia, Cruise CEO Kyle Vogt, and Notion co-founder Simon Last. In total, the company has raised $220 …
AI21 Labs and Imbue AI raise triple-digit millions for more capable LLMs Read More »
Summary eBay’s “magical” listing tool gets image understanding. This is supposed to make it easier for first-time sellers to get started. In the first version of the Magical Listing Tool, users could enter a title and category, and a generative AI would fill in the description. This feature was used by about 30 percent of …
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Summary RunwayML and Pika Labs announce new features for their video AI systems. RunwayML gets camera control for AI-generated video. This can be used, for example, to selectively zoom in and out or influence the horizontal and vertical direction of camera movement. Until now, these elements were largely random. Runway CEO Cristóbal Valenzuela introduced the …
Text-to-Video AIs Runway Gen-2 and Pika Labs get new features Read More »
