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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Amazon may not be the loudest voice in the AI race, but that doesn't mean it's been sitting on the sidelines.

The giant just launched its Q AI assistant — along with a new feature that allows users to create AI apps from text prompts using company data. Let’s explore…

In today’s AI rundown:

Amazon launches Q AI assistant
8 major U.S. newspapers sue OpenAI
Personalized AI dance videos from a selfie
Google introduces Med-Gemini
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news

Read time: 4 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

AMAZON

⚡️ Amazon launches Q AI-assistant

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The Rundown: Amazon just announced that Q, the company’s AI-powered assistant for businesses and developers, is now available — bringing advanced capabilities to enterprise clients.

The details:

Q Developer offers industry-leading code generation, testing, debugging, reasoning, and agents for step-by-step planning.
Q Business connects to company data repositories, enabling users to easily get answers, summarize info, analyze trends, and interact with enterprise data.
A new Q Apps feature allows non-technical users to create custom AI applications using natural language prompts from company data.
AWS VP Dr. Swami Sivasubramanian said Q can help employees become ‘over 80% more productive’ at their jobs.

Why it matters: Amazon may not be the first name that comes to mind in the AI race, but the tech giant's vast resources and extensive reach make it well-positioned to help bring AI to the masses — and fundamentally transform how work gets done across industries.

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OPENAI

📰 8 major U.S. newspapers sue OpenAI

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The Rundown: Eight major U.S. newspapers just filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the tech giants of illegally using their copyrighted articles to train AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Copilot.

The details:

Newspapers in the filing include The NY Daily News, The Chicago Tribune, The Denver Post, The San Jose Mercury News, and more.
The papers allege that "millions" of articles have been used to train models without permission or compensation.
They claim the use of copyrighted content allows chatbots to compete as sources of news, while also attributing inaccurate info to the papers.
The lawsuits come as OpenAI continues to ink deals with other major publishers, including the Financial Times, Axel Springer, and more.

Why it matters: Another day, another lawsuit against OpenAI… But for every paper suing the AI giants, it seems like another is striking a lucrative deal for data and training.

AI TRAINING

📱 Personalized AI dance videos from a selfie

The Rundown: Higgsfield’s new app called Diffuse allows you to create hilarious, personalized dance videos from just a selfie.

Step-by-step:

Download the Higgsfield Diffuse app, scroll down on this website, and select your device type, e.g., iOS or Android.
Launch the app and choose a video template from the gallery that catches your eye.
Upload your favorite selfie, wait a few minutes, and check out your personalized dance video!

Note: You can only create up to 2 videos for free.

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AI RESEARCH

🏥 Google introduces Med-Gemini

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The Rundown: Google just introduced Med-Gemini, a suite of AI models fine-tuned for healthcare — which sets new records across a wide range of medical benchmarks.

The details:

Med-Gemini outperforms top models (including GPT-4) on 10 out of 14 tasks.
The model incorporates web search information to provide more reliable and up-to-date answers to complex medical questions.
Med-Gemini excels at analyzing medical images, videos, and health records, as well as engaging in realistic dialogues about patient cases.

Why it matters: Google has forked its Gemini model into a medical powerhouse, showing off AI’s broad potential to assist in healthcare. The specified model is also a sign of things to come — with every industry having the potential to incorporate a fine-tuned AI on niche tasks and data.

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QUICK HITS

Apple is actively poaching AI experts, primarily from Google, and establishing a secretive AI lab in Zurich, Switzerland.

The mysterious gpt2-chatbot has disappeared from the Lmsys arena following the impressive model’s one-day emergence that led to mass speculation in the AI community.

Microsoft is investing $1.7B in Indonesia’s AI and cloud infrastructure, as well as pledging to support 840,000 workers with AI skilling.

Samsung reported a profit surge of 930% in Q1 of 2024, fueled by massive demand for its AI memory chips and servers.

Japan is testing an AI bear-spotting system following a rise in attacks, using security footage to upgrade early warning capabilities.

University of Pennsylvania is the first Ivy League institution to offer a Master’s Degree in AI, with the first courses set to launch in Spring 2025.

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GPT2 AI mystery model

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

The AI rumor mill is in overdrive, and it’s all thanks to a mysterious new model that’s taking the AI community by storm.

With capabilities that appear to match or beat top models, “gpt2-chatbot” has everyone wondering — is this a sneak peek at OpenAI’s next model? Let’s investigate…

In today’s AI rundown:

A Mysterious ‘gpt2-chatbot’ appears
GitHub unveils Copilot Workspace
How to try the mysterious GPT-2 LLM
AI-powered alert system saves lives
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news

Read time: 4 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

RUMOR MILL

🔮 A Mysterious ‘gpt2-chatbot’ appears

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The Rundown: A mysterious, impressive new AI model called “gpt2-chatbot” just appeared on the Chatbot Arena, showing off advanced capabilities and leading to speculation that it could be an early OpenAI stealth test of GPT 4.5.

The details:

The model lacks any official documentation or attribution, but reportedly self-identifies as ChatGPT and created by OpenAI when asked.
Users have praised the model for its reasoning, math, coding and even ASCII art skills that seem to match or exceed GPT-4 and above models in testing.
Additional speculation includes OpenAI doing quiet benchmarking for a new model before publicly releasing it.
To add fuel to the speculative fire, Sam Altman later posted that he has “a soft spot for gpt2“.

Why it matters: There is always an air of mystery surrounding OpenAI, and while this model could just be the rumor mill kicking into overdrive — its capabilities are impressing some of the top minds in the AI community, regardless of who is behind it or what it is.

P.S. You can try out the model yourself using the AI Training tutorial below.

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GITHUB

🧑‍💻 GitHub unveils Copilot Workspace

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The Rundown: GitHub just launched Copilot Workspace, a new AI-powered tool to help developers brainstorm, plan, and start projects directly from their coding libraries using natural language.

The details:

The feature integrates directly into GitHub repos, allowing devs to describe goals in natural language instead of starting with code.
The AI can also generate step-by-step plans and starter code based on the repo's existing codebase.
Developers can edit, refine, and run the suggested code directly in Workspace before moving to full development.

Why it matters: With Copilot Workspace, GitHub is taking the popular AI coding assistant to the next level — taking a step closer towards full AI agents that can support developers from ideation to execution, not just find errors in existing code.

AI TRAINING

🧪 How to try the mysterious GPT2 LLM

The Rundown: “gpt2-chatbot” is a new, highly capable large language model (LLM) with no claimed developers that performs incredibly well at various tasks.

Try it yourself:

Head over to the LMSYS Arena website. It’s completely free.
Click the “Direct Chat” option on the top navigation bar.
Select "gpt2-chatbot" from the dropdown menu labeled “Choose any model to chat.”
Enter your prompt or question in the input field provided.
Try challenging the model with tasks related to reasoning, coding, and math and compare it to other chatbots like GPT-4!

Note: Access to the model is currently limited, with slow response times and a maximum of 8 turns per conversation.

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AI RESEARCH

❤️‍🩹 AI-powered alert system saves lives

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The Rundown: A new study of 16,000 patients in Taiwan found that AI intervention significantly reduced deaths in hospitals by using an AI alert system trained on ECG tests.

The details:

The AI was trained on over 450,000 ECG tests and survival data to predict a patient’s risk of death and alert physicians to those at high risk.
In the trial, the AI alerted physicians when a patient’s ECG indicated they were in the top 5% risk category.
The AI intervention reduced overall deaths by 31% and deaths from heart issues by over 90% for high-risk patients.

Why it matters: This trial showcases the potential of AI to save lives in healthcare settings — while working with physicians, not replacing them. AI alert systems like these will be standard in the future, providing more rapid, targeted care to those in need.

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QUICK HITS

OpenAI announced the official roll out of its ChatGPT memory feature to all Plus users, with Team, Enterprise, and GPT access coming at a later date.

Blaize secured $106M in funding to advance its edge AI computing solutions, with investors including Bess Ventures, Franklin Templeton, and Mercedes Benz.

The Financial Times and OpenAI inked a new partnership to allow for AI training on the media outlet’s content while also developing new AI-driven features for readers.

Baidu reportedly finalized a deal to bring Tesla’s Full Self Driving system to China, with Tesla also gaining access to the company’s Chinese mapping data.

A new report shows that AI language trends, such as overused words and phrases, are heavily influenced by training inputs from outsourced labor in African countries.

NIST launched NIST GenAI, a new platform to evaluate and develop AI tech for the U.S. government as part of President Biden’s AI Executive Order.

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Apple + OpenAI = iPhone AI

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Apple’s AI ambitions are really kicking into high gear in preparation for WWDC in June.

The company has reportedly entered discussions with OpenAI to power new AI features coming to the iPhone with iOS 18. Let’s explore…

In today’s AI rundown:

Apple and OpenAI discuss integrations
Chinese firm reveals Sora ‘competitor’
Train a chatbot using OpenAI Assistants
OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT memory
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news

Read time: 4 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

APPLE

📱 Apple and OpenAI discuss integrations

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The Rundown: According to a new report from Bloomberg, Apple is revisiting conversations with OpenAI about integrating the company’s AI into the coming iPhone iOS 18 update.

The details:

Apple and OpenAI are negotiating terms for a potential partnership that would see OpenAI’s features integrated into iOS 18.
The news comes ahead of June’s WWDC event, which is expected to reveal the tech giant’s major AI announcements.
Apple is also exploring a deal with Google to license Gemini, potentially striking agreements with both AI giants.

Why it matters: Apple’s AI era is coming, and all the leading companies might be coming along for the ride. With OpenAI, Google, and Apple’s own AI potentially integrating into the new iOS, Apple has the potential to start the next 'ChatGPT moment' for major AI adoption by putting AI directly into the hands of its 1.4B+ iPhone users.

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SHENGSHU AI

🎥 Chinese firm reveals Sora ‘competitor’

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The Rundown: Chinese AI firm ShengShu just introduced Vidu, a text-to-video AI model that reportedly rivals OpenAI’s unreleased Sora in capability and performance.

The details:

Vidu can generate high-quality, 16-second videos at 1080p resolution from text prompts.
Vidu’s development started in 2022 with a proprietary architecture that predates Sora’s DiT workflow.
A live demonstration in Beijing showed the model’s ability to simulate real-world details such as accurate lighting, shadows, facial expressions, and more.

Why it matters: While it feels like a stretch to call this a true ‘rival’ to Sora (16-second vs. 60-second generations feels like a big gap), China’s AI models continue to gain on U.S. leaders. With Sora still unreleased to the public, its promise is still largely unrealized — opening the door to the competition.

AI TRAINING

📝 Train a chatbot using OpenAI Assistants

The Rundown: OpenAI’s Assistants API allows users to build more customizable AI chatbots. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to train your own assistant to generate content that matches your unique writing style.

Step-by-step:

Compile your best-performing posts from any social media platforms or content channels.
Organize your posts in a document, adding an identifier before each one, such as “Example 1:”
Create a new assistant in OpenAI Assistants and paste the following prompt in Instructions: “Your task is to create a post on any topic that the user asks you. It is very important that you create posts using the same writing style, voice, tone, and structure as the examples below: [paste document].
Press “Create” and click on “Playground” to start generating drafts on a specific topic using your AI assistant!

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OPENAI

🧠 OpenAI rolls out ChatGPT memory

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The Rundown: OpenAI began rolling out its ChatGPT memory feature to a larger group of Free and Plus users, giving ChatGPT a new ability to carry over learnings between conversations.

The details:

ChatGPT with memory enabled can remember details and preferences shared by users across chat conversations.
Users can teach ChatGPT to remember specific information by explicitly prompting it (e.g. prompt: “remember this for future chats“).
Users can also track memories retained by ChatGPT in the settings → personalization tab.

Why it matters: Retaining memory across chats is a major unlock, ideally eliminating the need to restart new chats and lengthy conversations. But as we’ve seen with other features like GPTs and Custom Instructions, these releases are often a work in progress — with usefulness that might not be immediately apparent to all users.

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QUICK HITS

Stardust unveiled Astribot S1, an AI humanoid robot capable of performing household tasks like cooking, folding, sorting, and vacuuming — aiming to be available commercially by the end of 2024.

Italy is investing $10B in its semiconductor sector, aiming to become a leading producer of advanced chips in Europe.

A new AI Safety and Security Board will advise the Department of Homeland Security on deploying AI within U.S. infrastructure.

Google announced a new $3B investment to expand its data center campuses in Virginia and Indiana, also launching a $75M AI Opportunity Fund to boost AI skills development in the U.S.

Elon Musk said Tesla will spend over $10B on AI training and inference this year, saying companies will not be able to compete if they aren’t spending at this level.

Meta’s automated Advantage Plus AI advertising platform is facing criticism for erratic performance and budget overruns.

ARK Invest CEO Cathy Wood named Tesla as the world’s most significant AI project, emphasizing the company’s potential impact through autonomous robotaxis.

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Chinese AI bests GPT-4T

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

The U.S. has been confident it’s winning the global battle for AI supremacy — but a Chinese model may have just shown the battle is far from over.

SenseTime’s new release just bested GPT-4T across many key benchmarks, proving the country’s AI progress is not to be underestimated. Let’s explore…

In today’s AI rundown:

Chinese AI model bests GPT-4 Turbo
Sanctuary releases next-gen Phoenix
Access Llama 3 on your Phone
Synthesia unveils ‘Expressive Avatars’
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news

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SENSETIME

🇨🇳 Chinese AI model bests GPT-4 Turbo

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The Rundown: Chinese tech firm SenseTime just launched SenseNova 5.0, a major update to its large model — featuring capabilities that beat GPT-4 Turbo across nearly all key benchmarks.

The details:

The ~600B parameter model features a 200k context window and was trained on over 10TB of largely synthetic data.
The model shows major advancements in knowledge, math, reasoning, and coding — outperforming top models like GPT-4T across major benchmarks.
According to the company, a text-to-video model featuring stylistic consistency and presets will also be available soon.

Why it matters: SenseNova 5.0’s insane scores across key benchmarks suggest that China’s AI might be much closer to competing with the U.S. than previously realized. But without public availability to test the validity of the models’ capabilities, there are still many unknowns.

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SANCTUARY AI

🦾 Sanctuary releases next-gen Phoenix

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The Rundown:Sanctuary AI just released the seventh-gen of its Phoenix humanoid robot, featuring substantial new enhancements to both the physical design, AI systems, and training process.

The details:

Gen 7 brings longer operational times, streamlined manufacturing, and significantly lower production costs.
The robot’s body has been overhauled with improved dexterity, durability, visual perception, and sensing capabilities.
Phoenix’s ‘Carbon’ AI system can now master new tasks in under a day, a major leap from earlier generations' weeks-long training times.

Why it matters: Humanoid robots continue to advance at lightning-fast speeds — with new models inching closer and closer to sci-fi capabilities. With rapidly accelerating AI models coming alongside improved hardware, it’s only a matter of time before these robots are integrated into the real world.

AI TRAINING

🦙 Access Llama 3 on your Phone

The Rundown: Llama 3 is Meta’s most powerful open LLM, released just last week. In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to access it on your phone for free using the HuggingChat app.

Step-by-step:

Download the HuggingChat app from the App Store or access it directly in the browser.
Sign in using a Hugging Face account or Apple ID.
Access the settings menu by tapping on the gear icon and select "meta-llama/Meta-Llama-3-70B-Instruct”
Start prompting by typing your question or input into the chat interface and hitting send!

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SYNTHESIA

🗣️ Synthesia unveils ‘Expressive Avatars’

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The Rundown: AI startup Synthesia just unveiled a new generation of “Expressive Avatars” that can convey a wide range of human emotions, bringing new levels of hyper-realism to the video outputs.

The details:

The avatars use a custom EXPRESS-1 model to understand emotional sentiment — adjusting tone, facial expressions, and body language.
The upgrade unlocks more emotionally driven use cases, such as promotional videos, customer support, and healthcare content.
The company said the ‘digital actors’ will also soon be capable of moving in 3D spaces and communicating with other avatars.

Why it matters: The line between real and digital has officially been completely blurred. Synthesia’s AI avatars can reshape how employees connect, interact, and learn — and we’re not far off from wild concepts like 3D digital assistants, AI tour guides, full AI avatar presentations, and more.

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QUICK HITS

Elon Musk is escalating his legal battle with OpenAI, subpoenaing ex-board member Helen Toner demanding documents and communications relating to the November drama surrounding Sam Altman.

A Huawei-led group of Chinese chipmakers is working to produce high-bandwidth AI chips by 2026, hoping to lessen reliance on Western production and circumvent export restrictions.

xAI is reportedly close to securing $6B in funding, which would boost the Elon Musk venture’s value to $18B.

Microsoft reported a significant revenue increase in its 2024 Q1 earnings, led by strong growth in AI and cloud computing alongside major AI investments.

Adobe introduced VideoGigaGAN, a new feature coming to its platforms capable of upscaling videos 8x with new levels of sharpness and minimal quality loss.

Sam Altman’s Worldcoin is reportedly aiming to collaborate with OpenAI, coming despite regulatory concerns and scrutiny surrounding its eye-scanning orbs.

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Apple AI goes open-source

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

As the world eagerly awaits Apple's WWDC reveal, a new model release just provided the strongest signal yet that on-device AI is coming in a BIG way.

Even more shocking is that the secretive company is going open-source with the release — a curveball that’s turning some heads in the AI race. Let’s investigate…

In today’s AI rundown:

Apple unveils OpenELM for on-device AI
Elon Musk: Tesla is an AI company
Unlock AI-assisted Gmail writing
Moderna and OpenAI partner up
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news

Read time: 4 minutes

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APPLE

🍎 Apple unveils OpenELM for on-device AI

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The Rundown: Apple just quietly released OpenELM, a family of small, open-source language models designed to run efficiently on devices like iPhones and Macs.

The details:

OpenELM consists of eight models with four different parameter sizes (270M, 450M, 1.1B, and 3B), all trained on public datasets.
The model family is optimized for on-device use, allowing for AI-powered tasks to be handled without relying on cloud servers.
OpenELM slightly outperforms comparable open-source models like OLMo despite requiring 2x less training data.
Also open-sourced is CoreNet, the library used to train OpenELM — along with models allowing for ‘efficient inference and fine-tuning on Apple devices.’

Why it matters: It feels like everyone is getting in on the small model game, and this release marks yet another breadcrumb toward Apple’s potential on-device AI moves coming at WWDC. Also notable is the open-source release — a distinct turn from Apple’s previously restrictive and secretive ways.

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TESLA

🤖 Elon Musk: Tesla is an AI company

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The Rundown: Elon Musk provided new updates on Tesla’s Optimus autonomous robots during the company’s 2024 Q1 earnings call — stating that Tesla should be thought of as an AI or robotics company, not an automaker.

The details:

Musk said he believes Optimus will be ‘more valuable than everything else [in the company] combined’.
He revealed that Optimus should be doing ‘useful tasks’ in Tesla factories by the end of the year and sold externally by the end of 2025.
A new graphic featured Optimus at the top of Tesla’s ecosystem chart, with the robots accounting for ‘a majority’ of the company’s long-term value.
Tesla’s shares surged following the call despite missing earnings expectations.

Why it matters: While many still look at Tesla and think of cars, Musk’s AI and robotic visions are operating on a grander scale. The confident predictions on Optimus also show where the company is heading — with the ‘sentient’ humanoid robot at the center of Musk’s futuristic plans.

AI TRAINING

📧 Unlock AI-assisted Gmail writing

The Rundown: Google’s new ‘Help me write’ feature grants Gmail direct access to Gemini, allowing Google Workspace users to draft full emails in seconds from simple prompts.

Step-by-step:

Join the waitlist here to gain access. Note: the feature is not available worldwide. If it isn’t available in your country, the only workaround is with a US-based VPN.
Once you sign in, click the ‘Help me write’ option (pencil icon with a star) in the navigation bar when composing a new email.
Provide a brief prompt/description of the email you want to write, and let the AI generate a draft.
Refine your email using the available options: Formalize, Elaborate, and Shorten.
Review your AI-assisted email, make any necessary edits, and hit "Send".

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MODERNA

🧬 Moderna and OpenAI partner up

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The Rundown: Biotech giant Moderna announced the expansion of its partnership with OpenAI to integrate AI across its entire org, aiming to accelerate the development of life-saving mRNA treatments.

The details:

Moderna’s custom GPTs tackle tasks ranging from predicting optimal drug doses to branding and internal communication.
The company saw the creation of 750 GPTs and 120 ChatGPT conversations per company user each week.
CEO Stephane Bancel said Moderna is looking to ‘redesign every business process’ with AI, allowing the 3,000-person team to perform like 100,000.

Why it matters: While AI for medical research is a common topic, we rarely get a peek under the hood. Moderna’s AI adoption could not only supercharge the development of revolutionary treatments, but also serve as a blueprint for other enterprises to harness ChatGPT within their organizations.

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QUICK HITS

Tupac Shakur’s representatives are threatening legal action after the late rapper’s AI-generated vocals were used without permission on Drake’s recent “Taylor Made” diss track.

Meta saw significant profit and revenue increases in the company’s Q1 earnings report, attributed to significantly expanding AI investments.

AI startup Cognition announced a new funding round valuing the company at over $2B, despite no revenue and mixed sentiment on its ‘Devin’ AI coding agent.

Anthropic released new AI alignment research, developing a method to help detect when AI systems might act against instructions for improved safety measures.

Xaira Therapeutics launched with $1B in funding, aiming to revolutionize drug discovery with AI — and featuring former Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne as CEO.

Augment emerged from stealth with $252M in funding, led by ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt, launching an AI-powered coding platform to rival GitHub Copilot.

Nvidia is acquiring Run:ai, an Israeli software company focused on software for AI computing resource management — with the deal valued at $700M.

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Microsoft launches a mini AI model

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Microsoft just proved that when it comes to high-performing AI, bigger doesn’t always mean better.

The tech giant just dropped Phi-3-mini, a model that could change the game for on-device AI — unlocking powerful tech right into our pockets. Let’s explore…

In today’s AI rundown:

Microsoft releases Phi-3 powerhouse
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses go multimodal
Supercharge Google Search with AI
AI-generated gene editing breakthrough
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news

Read time: 4 minutes

LATEST DEVELOPMENTS

MICROSOFT

🔋 Microsoft releases Phi-3 powerhouse

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The Rundown: Microsoft just announced Phi-3, a new family of small language models that outperform rivals of larger sizes — reaching new benchmark milestones in the class of smaller-sized AI models.

The details:

The Phi-3 model family comes in three sizes: Phi-3-mini at 3.8B parameters, Phi-3-small at 7B parameters, and Phi-3-medium at 14B parameters.
Phi-3-mini’s benchmarks rival Mixtral and GPT 3.5 despite being significantly smaller, while also having a staggering 128k context window.
Mini’s 3.8B parameter size also enables the model to be deployed on-device while still maintaining quality and cost-effectiveness.
7B Phi-3-small and 14B Phi-3-medium are still in training and will also be available in the coming weeks.

Why it matters: Microsoft is showing that with the right training data and techniques, small language models can punch well above their weight class. The Phi-3-mini capabilities, in particular, are a massive breakthrough — opening the door for high-performing models to run efficiently on our phones.

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🕶️ Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses go multimodal

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The Rundown: Meta just announced that multimodal capabilities are now rolling out to all Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, integrating AI features that can process and understand a user's surroundings.

The details:

Meta’s AI assistant, previously limited to audio interactions, can now process visual data from the glasses' built-in camera and offer relevant insights.
Users can ask the glasses to translate text, identify objects, or provide other context-specific information, all hands-free.
Wearers can also share views during video calls on WhatsApp and Messenger, enabling hands-free, real-time sharing of experiences.
The multimodal AI upgrade will be available as a beta feature to all users in the US and Canada.

Why it matters: Meta’s multimodal integration marks a major step forward for smart glasses, transforming them from stylish wearables into powerful, context-aware assistants. Just as important is Ray-Ban’s iconic frames, which feature tech so subtle it’s hardly noticeable—a critical factor for mainstream adoption.

AI TRAINING

🔎 Supercharge Google Search with AI

The Rundown: In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to unlock AI-powered Google searches, which will allow you to get more in-depth responses from search queries.

Step-by-step:

Go to Search Labs and sign in with your Gmail account.
Scroll down to where it says “SGE, generative AI in Search” and click the “Turn on” button.
Go to Google, and you should now see ‘AI overviews’ when you Search.
Once Google provides you with an AI-powered answer, select “Show more” to ask follow-up questions and add images for better results.

Note: Search Labs is not available worldwide yet. If it’s unavailable in your country, the only workaround is to use a US-based VPN.

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AI RESEARCH

🧬 AI-generated gene editing breakthrough

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The Rundown: Profluent just developed OpenCRISPR-1, the world's first open-source AI-developed gene editor capable of editing the human genome.

The details:

Profluent trained LLMs on a vast dataset of diverse CRISPR systems to generate millions of new CRISPR-like proteins not found in nature.
OpenCRISPR-1 worked as well as or better than a naturally occurring editor.
CEO Ali Madani said the success points to a future where AI “precisely designs what is needed to create a range of bespoke cures for disease.”
Profluent open-sourced the model to make the gene-editing tech more accessible to researchers working on disease treatments.

Why it matters: Gene editing already had the potential to revolutionize the medical field, and adding AI to the mix could take it to a whole new level. Tools like OpenCRISPR can eventually speed up innovation, reduce costs, and improve access to life-altering treatments.

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QUICK HITS

Perplexity AI announced a $63M funding round at a valuation of over $1B for the company’s AI-driven search engine capabilities.

Walmart is deploying 19 autonomous FoxBot electric forklifts across four distribution centers, aiming to enhance operational efficiency after a successful 16-month pilot program.

Llama 3’s capabilities are already being increased through open-source training initiatives, with Matt Shumer posting a new version that achieves 2x the context window of the standard release.

Throwframe unveiled the ‘Thermonator’, a $9,420 robotic flame-throwing dog capable of shooting 30-foot jets of fire.

Elon Musk made a comment on X stating that the integration of xAI’s Grok chatbot with Tesla vehicles is ‘coming’.

Microsoft executive Mustafa Suleyman said that AI is a ‘new kind of digital species’ during a recent TED Talk, also predicting the next decade will be ‘the most productive’ in human history.

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Adobe's new AI model

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

Adobe’s new Firefly 3 model is here — and it’s packing some major heat in the image generation game.

With the company embedding new cutting-edge AI into the heart of its industry-leading platforms, creative workflows are slowly being redefined. Let’s dive in…

In today’s AI rundown:

Adobe reveals new Firefly model
Apple makes another quiet AI acquisition
Bring your sketches to life for free
Sakana unveils Japanese image model
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news

Read time: 4 minutes

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ADOBE

🔥 Adobe reveals new Firefly model

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The Rundown: Adobe just announced a new upgrade to its Firefly image generation model, bringing improvements in image quality, stylization capabilities, speed, and details – along with new AI integrations.

The details:

Firefly Image 3 promises new photorealistic quality, improved text rendering, better prompt understanding, and enhanced illustration capabilities.
New Structure and Style Reference tools allow users more precise control over generations.
Photoshop updates include an improved Generative Fill, Generate Image, Generate Similar, Generate Background, and Enhance Detail.
Adobe emphasized training the model on licensed content, with Firefly images automatically getting an AI metadata tag.

Why it matters: New upgrades to Firefly have the model ready to compete for the most capable image generation title. Embedding powerful AI directly into its industry-standard platforms is also a trojan horse — with Adobe slowly showing the power to redefine the creative process as a tool instead of a replacement.

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APPLE

💰 Apple makes another quiet AI acquisition

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The Rundown: Apple has just quietly acquired Datakalab, a Paris-based AI startup that specializes in data compression and image analysis — in a move that strengthens capabilities for the tech giant’s on-device AI ambitions.

The details:

The acquisition was reportedly finalized in December 2023 but only recently came to light through a recent report.
Datakalab has expertise in efficient, low-power AI algorithms for computer vision apps that can run on devices rather than rely on the cloud.
Apple acquired as many as 32 AI startups in 2023, the most of any other tech company.
Apple is expected to unveil a slew of AI announcements at its upcoming WWDC event in June, including an on-device AI for its new iPhone models.

Why it matters: Apple continues to move extremely quietly in the AI world — but the tech giant could be building up to a grand crescendo in June. With on-device hype continuing to build, the coming iPhone release could set a new standard for integrating AI into the hands of users everywhere.

AI TRAINING

🌅 Bring your sketches to life for free

The Rundown: In this tutorial, you will learn how to turn your sketches into images for free using Adobe Firefly’s new feature called “Structure Reference”.

Step-by-step:

To get started with Adobe Firefly, first create a free account on their website.
Select a sketch that will serve as a reference to match its outline and depth.
Upload it on the left side where it says “Structure”.
Edit the prompt to closely match your desired picture and experiment with Firefly's additional settings, such as aspect ratio, style, effects, or even angle.
Click “Generate,” and it will provide you with multiple images to choose from! 🎉

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SAKANA AI

🇯🇵 Sakana unveils Japanese image model

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The Rundown: Sakana AI just released EvoSDXL-JP, a speedy text-to-image generator specifically tailored for Japanese-style images, applying the startup’s ‘evolutionary model merging’ technique beyond language models.

The details:

EvoSDXL-JP was built by merging a Japanese image model with an English one, then merging the result with a faster diffusion model for a 10x speed increase.
Sakana’s model merging involves ‘breeding’ hundreds of model generations, with the most successful ones becoming ‘parents’ for the next.
The model supports Japanese text prompts and can generate culturally relevant images, aiming to make genAI more accessible in the country.

Why it matters: Sakana’s evolutionary model merging technique was already demonstrating unique ways to improve LLMs — and EvoSDXL-JP now shows the same process can apply across boosting image generation.

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QUICK HITS

A former Amazon AI scientist is suing the company, alleging wrongful termination and claiming she was pressured to ignore copyright laws to keep pace with development.

A roastery in Finland introduced ‘AI-conic’, a coffee blend created with an AI model that analyzed appealing flavor profiles and combinations.

Microsoft announced the hiring of former Meta exec Jason Taylor, taking the role of deputy CTO to help advance development of next-gen AI systems.

United Airlines CIO Jason Birnbaum said the company is currently integrating AI across its operations, including customer service chatbots and automated pilot announcements.

Viral deepfake videos of A-list Bollywood actors criticizing Indian PM Narendra Modi have been spreading ahead of the election, raising concerns about AI’s use for misinformation.

Cleveland Clinic researchers used AI to explore connections between gut bacteria and Alzheimers, predicting which protein pairs impact disease development.

Groq announced a new partnership with Earth Wind & Power, establishing the first European AI Compute Center in Norway and aiming to boost the company’s compute capacity.

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Hollywood begins AI cloning

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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.

A leading Hollywood talent agency has started preparing A-list clients for the age of AI.

By scanning clients’ bodies, faces, and voices — CAA is creating AI clones that could shake up the entire entertainment industry. Let’s get into it…

In today’s AI rundown:

Hollywood begins AI cloning
Drake posts AI-powered diss tracks
Transform text to speech for free
Report: AI surpasses humans
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news

Read time: 4 minutes

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HOLLYWOOD & AI

🎬 Hollywood begins AI cloning

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The Rundown: Leading Hollywood talent agency CAA has reportedly been testing an initiative called CAA Vault, allowing A-list clients to create AI clones of themselves to open new creative opportunities.

The details:

CAA partnered with AI firms to scan clients’ bodies, faces, and voices, creating AI replicas for uses like reshooting, dubbing, and stunt double superimposing.
CAA's goal is to eventually make the tech available industry-wide, not just to its clients.
Hollywood has already been bracing for AI’s impact, with Tyler Perry even halting studio expansions after seeing OpenAI’s Sora video capabilities.

Why it matters: While the industry grapples with AI’s coming implications, CAA is taking proactive measures to help clients benefit from the shift. As models continue to improve, the difference between hiring Ryan Gosling or his AI replica may become imperceptible to the average fan.

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AI & MUSIC

🎤 Drake posts AI-powered diss tracks

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The Rundown: Drake just posted "Taylor Made Freestyle", a new diss track aimed at Kendrick Lamar featuring AI vocals of rappers Tupac Shakur and Snoop Dogg.

The details:

Drake's track uses AI to create verses that convincingly sound like Tupac and Snoop Dogg taking shots at Kendrick Lamar.
A diss track using Lamar’s vocals went viral last week, fooling fans after it turned out to be AI-generated by 23-year-old Sy the Rapper.
“Taylor Made Freestyle” is the second ‘Drake’ song of the weekend, with another called ‘Push Ups’ released earlier that carried additional AI speculation.

Why it matters: The inability to distinguish human-created music from AI generations is happening faster than anybody expected, and some of the world’s most popular musicians publicly leveraging the tech is sure to raise some serious questions about music’s AI future.

AI TRAINING

🎙️ Transform text to speech for free

The Rundown: In this tutorial, you'll learn how to access and use Parler-TTS, a free text-to-speech model that allows you to convert a script into a speech in seconds.

Step-by-step:

Access the Parler-TTS model on the Hugging Face website.
Explore the interface and locate the input fields for your text prompt and voice description.
Write your text prompt effectively by including phrases like "very clear audio,” using punctuation, and specifying desired speech features such as gender, speaking rate, and pitch.
Click on the "Generate Audio" button to initiate the speech generation process and listen/download the generated audio.

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AI RESEARCH

🧠 Report: AI surpasses humans

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The Rundown: Stanford University released its 2023 AI Index report that tracks worldwide trends in AI — revealing that AI has surpassed human-level performance on the majority of significant benchmarks.

The details:

AI now exceeds human performance on benchmarks for tasks like image classification, reading comprehension, visual reasoning, and more.
Many benchmarks have become obsolete due to AI’s acceleration, with researchers rushing to develop more tests to measure capabilities.
Closed-source models still lead (for now), with the AI industry still dominated by major players due to the increase in training costs.
LLMs are also becoming more truthful and less prone to "hallucinations".

Why it matters: The most staggering part of this report is that it doesn’t even cover 2024, which has already seen major model advances like Claude 3, Llama 3, and more to come. As quickly as things are moving, each year is likely going to be magnitudes crazier — whether the world is ready or not.

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