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Google's major AI upgrades
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
It's been a quiet Summer for Google since May's I/O event — but the tech giant just released an impressive double-feature blockbuster.
With the launch of Gemma 2 and several new Gemini upgrades, is Google about to steal the AI spotlight once again? Let's investigate...
In today’s AI rundown:
Google launches Gemma 2, Gemini upgrades
TIME strikes major deal with OpenAI
Use ChatGPT to turn docs into spreadsheets
OpenAI’s critics train smarter AI systems
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
🚀 Google launches Gemma 2, Gemini upgrades
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The Rundown: Google just launched Gemma 2, the next generation of its open lightweight AI model series — alongside new upgrades to its Gemini 1.5 Pro model including a 2M token context window and enhanced coding capabilities.
The details:
Gemma 2 comes in two sizes, a 9B parameter model and a larger 27B parameter model — with a 2.6B parameter lightweight version teased for the future.
The 27B model offers competitive performance to models more than twice its size, while the 9B significantly outperforms similar-class models like Llama 3 8B.
Alongside Gemma 2, Google also opened access to Gemini 1.5 Pro's 2M token context window, allowing for processing of much longer inputs.
New code capabilities for Gemini Pro and Flash enable the models to generate and run Python code to improve accuracy on math and data reasoning tasks.
Why it matters: Google’s Gemma upgrades send a new open-source powerhouse to the top of the rankings while running efficiently (and affordably) on a single GPU. Not to be overshadowed is Gemini’s 2M context window release, which opens up a mind-blowing number of new capabilities to users.
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OPENAI & TIME
🤝 TIME strikes major deal with OpenAI
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The Rundown: TIME just announced a new multi-year licensing agreement and partnership with OpenAI, infusing the media giant’s library of content into ChatGPT, AI model training, and other products.
The details:
TIME’s 101-year archive will be used to train OpenAI’s models, with both past and current content also available for more accurate responses to news queries.
ChatGPT and other OpenAI products will surface TIME content in responses, including citations and links back to the articles.
TIME gains access to OpenAI tech to develop new features for readers — with the company already integrating several AI-powered tools on their website.
TIME joins media giants like AP, NewsCorp, and Vox in striking a deal with OpenAI, which comes despite ongoing lawsuits from NYT and others.
Why it matters: ‘If you can’t beat em, join em’ seems to be the theme of the current state of AI and journalism — and it’s getting lonelier on the side of publishers still trying to fight against the current. With the recent news of MTV’s archives being deleted, maybe AI models can not only inform but also act as a preservation tool for years of content currently fading from the Internet.
AI TRAINING
📊 Use ChatGPT to turn docs into spreadsheets
The Rundown: With a simple prompt, ChatGPT can analyze documents, answer questions, perform calculations, and create a downloadable spreadsheet — all in one conversation!
Step-by-step:
Log in to ChatGPT and upload your document to the chat (remember to remove any sensitive data before submitting).
Ask questions about it, e.g., "How much is the security deposit?"
Request calculations, like the total first month's costs, including deposits and fees.
Simple prompt ChatGPT to “create a downloadable budget spreadsheet”, specifying the time frame and desired columns.
Note: Only share documents you're comfortable with. Be cautious with sensitive information and consider redacting critical details before uploading.
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AI RESEARCH
🔎 OpenAI’s critics train smarter AI systems
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The Rundown: OpenAI just published new research exploring how to improve model training using AI ‘critics’ that help human trainers spot errors in AI outputs more effectively.
The details:
OpenAI developed a model called CriticGPT to assist human trainers in evaluating and catching errors in code written by AI systems like ChatGPT.
In tests, CriticGPT caught 85% of inserted bugs in AI-generated code, compared to just 50% for human reviewers alone.
Human trainers also preferred CriticGPT’s code critics over their own 63% of the time on naturally occurring bugs.
OpenAI said that CriticGPT-type models are already being integrated into the company’s training workflow, helping prepare for advancing AI systems.
Why it matters: As OpenAI states in the research paper, both LLMs and AI critics will continue to scale — human intelligence will not. The limitations of our own puny mortal brains look to be no match for evaluating systems that are continuing to soar, meaning AI is quickly becoming its own trainer.
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A Reddit user shared a clip that reportedly demos early access to OpenAI’s upcoming Voice Mode upgrades, showcasing the ability to weave in background sound effects during responses.
Character AI launched Character Calls, a free feature enabling users to have two-way voice conversations with AI characters across multiple languages on the platform’s mobile app.
University of Tokyo researchers developed a new technique to bind living human skin to robotic faces, potentially enabling more lifelike androids in addition to other medical applications.
Meta is set to begin testing its creator-made AI chatbots on Instagram in the U.S., with a broader rollout expected by August.
Eureka Health introduced Eureka, an ‘AI doctor’ offering personalized care plans, lab orders, and medication adjustments under physician supervision with a specialty in thyroid and diabetes treatments.
New York University researchers published a new paper on MLLMs and vision-centric approaches, also introducing a new Cambrian-1 model family and a new benchmark to measure vision-related tasks.
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The AI model leaderboard
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
The AI world’s favorite open LLM scoreboard just got a major upgrade, and Alibaba’s Qwen 2 is on top of the podium (for now).
Hugging Face’s new benchmarks are set to change how we evaluate top models — a task becoming more difficult every day as AI continues to accelerate. Let’s explore…
In today’s AI rundown:
Hugging Face updates Open LLM Leaderboard
NBC rolls out AI vocals for Olympic recaps
Enhance videos with Krea AI upscaling
Rabbit R1 hit with major security flaw
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
OPENAI
🏆 Hugging Face updates Open LLM Leaderboard
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The Rundown: Hugging Face just introduced a new upgrade to its Open LLM Leaderboard, adding new benchmarks and evaluation methods to help address the recent plateau in LLM performance gains.
The details:
The leaderboard now features six new benchmarks designed to be more challenging and less prone to contamination.
Initial rankings show Qwen2-72B-Instruct leading the pack, followed by Meta's Llama-3-70B-Instruct and Mixtral 8×22b.
A new normalized scoring system adjusts for baseline performance, providing a more fair comparison across different evaluation types.
The upgrade also introduces a ‘maintainer's highlight’ category and community voting system to prioritize the most relevant models.
Why it matters: As LLMs approach human-level performance on most tasks, finding new ways to evaluate them is becoming more difficult — and more crucial. This revamp helps guide researchers and developers towards more targeted improvements, providing a more nuanced assessment of model capabilities.
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THE OLYMPICS & AI
🎙️ NBC rolls out AI vocals for Olympic recaps
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The Rundown: NBC is launching an AI-generated version of legendary sportscaster Al Michaels to narrate personalized Olympic highlight reels on its Peacock streaming service for the 2024 Paris Games.
The details:
Subscribers can customize the 10-minute recap packages based on preferred sports, athletes, and content types, narrated by an AI clone of Michael’s voice.
The AI system was trained on Michaels' past NBC broadcasts to recreate his signature style, with the broadcaster giving his approval for the process.
NBC said they estimate nearly 7M unique variations of recaps generated throughout the Olympics.
Human editors will reportedly review all AI-generated content for accuracy before being released to viewers.
Why it matters: The launch of A.I. Michaels marks a major leap into the tech for a media giant, something we’ve seen reluctance or even outright dismissal of in the past for fear of backlash. The tide is changing — and things like AI-recreated voices are gradually moving from controversial to the norm.
AI TRAINING
🎥 Enhance videos with Krea AI upscaling
The Rundown: Krea AI recently released a new video upscaling feature that allows users to improve the quality of their blurry videos for free.
Step-by-step:
Sign up for free or login to Krea AI.
Click on the "Upscale & Enhance" button in the main dashboard
Upload your video and customize the enhancement settings: Upscaling factor, framerate prompt, mode, AI strength, and resemblance
Click "Enhance", wait a few minutes, and check your new enhanced video 🎉
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RABBIT
🚨 Rabbit R1 hit with major security flaw
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The Rundown: A group of developers just discovered a major vulnerability in Rabbit’s R1 AI assistant device, potentially exposing user’s private data and chat responses.
The details:
A community-led group called Rabbitude uncovered hardcoded API keys in Rabbit’s codebase, which allowed access to all R1 responses.
The group gained access to the codebase in mid-May, saying the Rabbit team was aware of the issue but failed to take action.
Rabbitude said the vulnerability could allow bad actors to disable all r1 devices, alter voices and responses, and access private messages.
Rabbit acknowledged an ‘alleged data breach’ via a Discord post, but claims no customer data was leaked.
Why it matters: Despite massive hype in the first wave of consumer AI standalone devices, the Rabbit r1 has been nothing short of a disaster so far. Already facing major criticism over the companion’s limited capabilities, this security breach only furthers the skepticism surrounding the early AI hardware market entrants.
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Figma unveiled Figma AI, a series of new AI-powered features to its design platform, including Visual and Asset Search, AI text tools, image generation, and quick prototyping.
YouTube is reportedly in negotiations with record labels to license songs for the company’s AI-powered music generation tools, with plans to launch new features later this year.
Israel announced plans to build its first supercomputer, investing $250M in a national AI program to maintain its global leadership in the tech space.
Formation Bio secured $372M in funding to advance AI-driven drug development, with the Sam Altman-backed startup boosting its valuation above $1B.
Opera launched a new R2 update to its Opera One browser, featuring new AI-powered image generation and recognition, an AI Voice Output, and Page Context Mode for summaries and translations during web browsing.
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The AI model leaderboard
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
The AI world’s favorite open LLM scoreboard just got a major upgrade, and Alibaba’s Qwen 2 is on top of the podium (for now).
Hugging Face’s new benchmarks are set to change how we evaluate top models — a task becoming more difficult every day as AI continues to accelerate. Let’s explore…
In today’s AI rundown:
Hugging Face updates Open LLM Leaderboard
NBC rolls out AI vocals for Olympic recaps
Enhance videos with Krea AI upscaling
Rabbit R1 hit with major security flaw
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
OPENAI
🏆 Hugging Face updates Open LLM Leaderboard
Image source: Hugging Face
The Rundown: Hugging Face just introduced a new upgrade to its Open LLM Leaderboard, adding new benchmarks and evaluation methods to help address the recent plateau in LLM performance gains.
The details:
The leaderboard now features six new benchmarks designed to be more challenging and less prone to contamination.
Initial rankings show Qwen2-72B-Instruct leading the pack, followed by Meta's Llama-3-70B-Instruct and Mixtral 8×22b.
A new normalized scoring system adjusts for baseline performance, providing a more fair comparison across different evaluation types.
The upgrade also introduces a ‘maintainer's highlight’ category and community voting system to prioritize the most relevant models.
Why it matters: As LLMs approach human-level performance on most tasks, finding new ways to evaluate them is becoming more difficult — and more crucial. This revamp helps guide researchers and developers towards more targeted improvements, providing a more nuanced assessment of model capabilities.
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🤑 Simplify alternative investing with Hedonova
The Rundown: Hedonova is simplifying the complex process of investing in alternative assets — enabling investors to access a diverse portfolio media royalties, pre-IPO startups, wine, fine art, and more.
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A simple, single access point to a wide range of alternative assets
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THE OLYMPICS & AI
🎙️ NBC rolls out AI vocals for Olympic recaps
Image source: NBC
The Rundown: NBC is launching an AI-generated version of legendary sportscaster Al Michaels to narrate personalized Olympic highlight reels on its Peacock streaming service for the 2024 Paris Games.
The details:
Subscribers can customize the 10-minute recap packages based on preferred sports, athletes, and content types, narrated by an AI clone of Michael’s voice.
The AI system was trained on Michaels' past NBC broadcasts to recreate his signature style, with the broadcaster giving his approval for the process.
NBC said they estimate nearly 7M unique variations of recaps generated throughout the Olympics.
Human editors will reportedly review all AI-generated content for accuracy before being released to viewers.
Why it matters: The launch of A.I. Michaels marks a major leap into the tech for a media giant, something we’ve seen reluctance or even outright dismissal of in the past for fear of backlash. The tide is changing — and things like AI-recreated voices are gradually moving from controversial to the norm.
AI TRAINING
🎥 Enhance videos with Krea AI upscaling
The Rundown: Krea AI recently released a new video upscaling feature that allows users to improve the quality of their blurry videos for free.
Step-by-step:
Sign up for free or login to Krea AI.
Click on the "Upscale & Enhance" button in the main dashboard
Upload your video and customize the enhancement settings: Upscaling factor, framerate prompt, mode, AI strength, and resemblance
Click "Enhance", wait a few minutes, and check your new enhanced video 🎉
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The Rundown: Brilliant's interactive courses demystify AI — helping you stay competitive in today's tech-driven world with just minutes of daily learning.
Brilliant’s platform allows you to:
Unravel the mysteries of AI through expert-designed, interactive lessons
Apply your knowledge to solve real-world tech challenges
Transform learning into a daily habit with bite-sized, gamified content
Join 10 million learners worldwide and start your 30-day free trial today. P.S. — enjoy 20% off a premium annual subscription, exclusive to The Rundown readers.
RABBIT
🚨 Rabbit R1 hit with major security flaw
Image source: Rabbit Inc.
The Rundown: A group of developers just discovered a major vulnerability in Rabbit’s R1 AI assistant device, potentially exposing user’s private data and chat responses.
The details:
A community-led group called Rabbitude uncovered hardcoded API keys in Rabbit’s codebase, which allowed access to all R1 responses.
The group gained access to the codebase in mid-May, saying the Rabbit team was aware of the issue but failed to take action.
Rabbitude said the vulnerability could allow bad actors to disable all r1 devices, alter voices and responses, and access private messages.
Rabbit acknowledged an ‘alleged data breach’ via a Discord post, but claims no customer data was leaked.
Why it matters: Despite massive hype in the first wave of consumer AI standalone devices, the Rabbit r1 has been nothing short of a disaster so far. Already facing major criticism over the companion’s limited capabilities, this security breach only furthers the skepticism surrounding the early AI hardware market entrants.
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Free workshop: AI for Strategic Decision-Making (July 9). If you're still mostly using AI for copy generation, join Section's free workshop on putting it to work as a thought partner. Enroll here.*
Figma unveiled Figma AI, a series of new AI-powered features to its design platform, including Visual and Asset Search, AI text tools, image generation, and quick prototyping.
YouTube is reportedly in negotiations with record labels to license songs for the company’s AI-powered music generation tools, with plans to launch new features later this year.
Israel announced plans to build its first supercomputer, investing $250M in a national AI program to maintain its global leadership in the tech space.
Formation Bio secured $372M in funding to advance AI-driven drug development, with the Sam Altman-backed startup boosting its valuation above $1B.
Opera launched a new R2 update to its Opera One browser, featuring new AI-powered image generation and recognition, an AI Voice Output, and Page Context Mode for summaries and translations during web browsing.
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OpenAI hits pause on Voice Mode
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
After a buzzy May demo, it looked like ChatGPT was about to give the AI world a new voice — but a new delay is hitting the mute button on the hotly anticipated feature.
Is this a broader sign of a safety-first approach, or is something else giving the AI giant cold feet? Let’s dive deeper…
In today’s AI rundown:
OpenAI delays ChatGPT voice upgrade
New AI simulates 500M years of evolution
Create your own AI chatbot
Claude gets new ‘Projects’ upgrade
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
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OPENAI
⏰ OpenAI delays ChatGPT voice upgrade
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The Rundown: OpenAI just announced that the company is postponing the launch of ChatGPT’s hotly-anticipated Voice Mode feature demoed in May, citing the need for further safety tests and refinements.
The details:
OpenAI previously stated the Voice Mode would roll out within ‘a few weeks’ of May’s Spring Update, with access now expected for paid users by the Fall.
An Alpha test group was initially planned for late June, but is now being pushed back a month to allow for more safety checks.
The initial demo stirred drama following its ‘Sky’ model’s similarity to actress Scarlett Johansson, though OpenAI denied any wrongdoing.
On a lighter note, the company also separately released its ChatGPT desktop app for Mac users, allowing for broader integration across files, screen-sharing, and conversations.
Why it matters: While it’s disappointing after already missing the previous launch timeline, a delay is better than putting out an under-delivered product — particularly given the hype. But overpromising and underdelivering is a risky business, especially given OpenAI’s ever-increasing competition (see Anthropic’s latest developments below).
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EVOLUTIONARYSCALE
🧬 New AI simulates 500M years of evolution
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The Rundown: Biotech startup EvolutionaryScale just introduced ESM3, a new AI model capable of designing and simulating new proteins in ways that mimic millions of years of natural evolution.
The details:
ESM3 is a frontier language model that can reason over protein sequences, structures, and functions simultaneously.
In tests, ESM3 generated a new fluorescent protein 58% different from other known structures — a leap that typically takes nature 500M years of evolution.
The largest version of ESM3 has 98B parameters, and was trained on approximately 1.8T tokens of biological data.
EvolutionaryScale was created by former META researchers, and has already secured $142M in seed funding from tech giants like Amazon and Nvidia.
Why it matters: ESM3 is bringing us closer to a future where we can ‘program’ biology as easily as we write computer code — potentially revolutionizing fields from healthcare to environmental science and unlocking completely new areas of knowledge across fields.
AI TRAINING
🤖 Create your own AI chatbot
The Rundown: D-ID is an AI tool that allows you to create a fully customizable conversational AI avatar in just a few simple steps, no coding required.
Step-by-step:
Head over to the D-ID website and log in/sign up to get free credits.
Click "Create" and select "AI agent" to access the creation tool.
Choose your AI agent's appearance from pre-generated avatars or upload your own and configure its name, language, voice, and knowledge sources.
Select “Create Agent” once it’s ready, and start a conversation!
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ANTHROPIC
⚙️ Claude gets new ‘Projects’ upgrade
Image source: Anthropic
The Rundown: Anthropic just launched a new feature for its Claude AI assistant called ‘Projects’, allowing users to better organize files, chats, and info within a single location for more personalized conversations.
The details:
Projects allows users to curate documents, code, and more in a shared 200K context window, giving Claude quick access to organizational needs and context.
Users can share individual Projects, with a new activity feed available to collaborate with teammates across conversation snapshots.
Custom instructions (similar to ChatGPT) are also now available for each Project, allowing for quickly tailoring the AI’s responses.
Why it matters: While Anthropic’s models have consistently been at the top of the industry, the platform has lacked the additional customization features of ChatGPT (to varying degrees of success). With updates like Projects and Artifacts, Claude is gaining all the tools needed to be an enterprise AI powerhouse.
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Toys R Us debuted a short promotional film at the 2024 Cannes Lions Festival, which was created by the retailer’s creative agency using early access to Sora.
ElevenLabs launched its Reader iOS app, enabling users to listen to podcasts, news, and more using the company’s AI-generated voices.
Etched secured $120M in funding for the development of its transformer-specific ‘Sohu’ chip, claiming an ‘order of magnitude’ of improvement in speed and affordability compared to Nvidia’s Blackwell chips.
Beehiiv announced the acquisition of AI website builder Typedream, with plans to upgrade the platform’s web builder, templates, analytics, and more.
Claude 3.5 Sonnet moved into the second overall spot in the Lmsys Chatbot Arena behind GPT-4o while taking the top ranking in specific categories like coding and hard prompts.
OpenAI is reportedly set to restrict access to its API and platform in China and other unsupported regions, with the new measures set to take effect on July 9.
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Major labels sue AI music generators
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
The copyright clashes just spread to a new frontline — and it may be time for AI to finally face the music.
With top record labels seeking BILLIONS in damages, are new lawsuits set to hit the pause button on the rise of AI tunes? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Suno and Udio sued by major record labels
Synthesia’s major AI avatar upgrades
Build a Siri-like voice assistant
OpenAI acquires screen-sharing startup
5 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
OPENAI
👨🏻⚖️ Suno and Udio sued by major record labels
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The Rundown: Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, and Sony Music Entertainment just filed lawsuits against Udio and Suno, alleging the music generation startups illegally trained their AI models on copyrighted material.
The details:
The Recording Industry Association of America is spearheading the lawsuits, seeking up to $150,000 per infringed work with potentially billions in damages.
The labels claim Suno and Udio trained their AI models on copyrighted recordings without permission or compensation.
The RIAA alleges that the platform's outputs mimic specific artists and hit songs and that the companies have admitted to training on copyrighted material.
Both startups have raised significant funding recently, with Suno securing $125M in May and Udio receiving $10M.
Why it matters: The same legal issues we saw face text and image generation platforms have come for AI music — but unlike the other sectors, record labels have seemed more proactive in looking to work with AI firms. Time will tell if these latest suits will set actual precedents for the industry, or just hefty settlements and eventual licensing deals.
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SYNTHESIA
🗣️ Synthesia’s major AI avatar upgrades
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The Rundown: AI avatar startup Synthesia just unveiled a major platform upgrade, introducing a series of new features, including full-body AI avatars, AI Video Assistant, translation, and more.
The details:
New ‘Personal AI Avatars’ allow users to create digital twins of themselves using HD cameras, a webcam, or a phone, with lip-syncing and realism.
Synthesia also teased full-body avatars coming ‘later this year’, which will be fully controllable and have more personality and animation options.
An upgraded AI Video Assistant will be capable of producing entire video libraries from existing knowledge bases, complete with brand-specific elements.
The company is also building a new video player with personalized, interactive experiences that automatically adapt to viewer’s languages.
Why it matters: Just last month, the founder of Zoom said a world is coming where our digital twins attend meetings for us — and while we aren’t there yet, AI avatar platforms are getting into territory that’s nearly indistinguishable from reality. Video communication is about to be redefined sooner than most people think.
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OPENAI
💻 OpenAI acquires screen-sharing startup
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The Rundown: OpenAI just completed an acqui-hire of Multi (formerly Remotion), a startup focused on remote collaboration and screensharing tech via Mac computers.
The details:
Multi’s standalone product developed a video-first platform for teams to work together seamlessly across shared screens.
The five-person Multi team is being integrated into OpenAI’s ChatGPT desktop team.
Following the acquisition, Multi is sunsetting its own platform.
The deal marks OpenAI’s second in the last week, with the company also acquiring database analytics and infrastructure firm Rockset on Friday.
Why it matters: There have always been rumblings about the eventual agentic capabilities of ChatGPT, and this acquisition hints at broader plans for OpenAI’s products to be able to integrate more deeply into users’ computers in ways that go far beyond basic chatbots.
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TikTok parent company ByteDance is reportedly collaborating with U.S. chip designer Broadcom on an AI chip, aiming to secure high-end processors amid ongoing US-China tech tensions.
Pietro Schirano unveiled Claude Engineer, an open-source tool enabling 3.5 Sonnet to interact with local files and create and edit code through a chat interface.
Google announced that students will now gain access to its Gemini AI assistant through school accounts, also introducing a series of new AI-powered tools for educators.
Amazon’s AI upgrades to its voice assistant will reportedly be called ‘Remarkable Alexa’, with an expected $5-10 monthly fee for access.
Emergence emerged from stealth with $97.2M in funding for its AI agent platform, also open-sourcing its ‘orchestrator’ tool for optimizing model selection during AI workflows.
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Apple and Meta discuss major AI partnership
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
While Apple and OpenAI just went official with their partnership, other giants are angling to get in on the Apple Intelligence bandwagon — even bitter foes.
With Meta now in talks to get in on the action, is AI the olive branch that ends one of Silicon Valley’s biggest feuds? Let’s get into it…
In today’s AI rundown:
Apple and Meta begin talks on AI deal
Stability AI gets new leadership
Search with Perplexity’s Focus feature
AI blood test for Parkinson's detection
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
META
🤝 Apple and Meta begin talks on AI deal
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The Rundown: Apple is reportedly in talks with Meta to integrate the social media giant’s generative AI models into Apple Intelligence — signaling a potential thaw in the two rival’s previously icy relationship.
The details:
Apple is exploring partnerships beyond OpenAI, with Meta, Perplexity, and Anthropic potentially joining ChatGPT in the new Apple Intelligence system.
The talks are surprising due to the companies’ long-standing rivalry, particularly over privacy issues and Apple App Store policies.
The rumored deal structure would allow Meta and other AI partners to offer premium subscriptions through Apple devices, with Apple taking a revenue cut.
Apple software chief Craig Federighi hinted at the company's plan to offer multiple AI options at WWDC.
Why it matters: This potential partnership signals a major change from the longtime rivals… But maybe the AI revolution is what brings us all together? For Apple, securing a variety of models gives users the best possible choice for any task — while Meta gets a massive new distribution model for its AI efforts.
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STABILITY AI
🫡 Stability AI gets new leadership
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The Rundown: Open-source AI startup Stability AI has reportedly appointed a new CEO and has received a cash injection, following months of turmoil and the departure of former CEO Emad Mostaque.
The details:
Former Weta Digital CEO Prem Akkaraju is stepping in as Stability AI's new chief executive, who is also part of the new investor group providing funding.
Also in the investor group is Napster co-founder and former Facebook president Sean Parker, who is also joining the company’s board of directors.
Stability previously raised over $100M at over a $1B valuation but lost over $30M in Q1 and reportedly still owes around $100M in bills.
Why it matters: After a rough 2024, Stability AI is finally getting some much-needed… Stability. But is it enough? The rescue attempt could give the startup a second chance — but given the behind-the-scenes drama, brain drain, and reported financial issues, turning the ship around will be no small feat.
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🔍 Search with Perplexity’s Focus feature
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Visit the Perplexity website and log in, or create an account for free.
Select the ‘Focus’ option below the search bar.
Choose a category (i.e., Academic, Writing, Wolfram|Alpha, YouTube, and Reddit).
Enter your search query and press Enter to review the filtered, relevant results.
Adjust focus categories as needed for different types of searches.
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AI RESEARCH
🩸 AI blood test for Parkinson's detection
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The Rundown: Researchers just developed an AI-powered blood test that can predict Parkinson's disease up to 7 years before symptoms appear, potentially revolutionizing early diagnosis and treatment.
The details:
The AI analyzes key markers in blood samples linked to inflammation and protein degradation, attempting to predict which patients would develop the disease.
In a 10-year study, the test correctly identified 79% of patients who later developed Parkinson's.
The AI model predicted Parkinson's up to 7 years before clinical symptoms emerged in some cases.
Researchers hope to develop a simple finger-prick version for widespread screenings.
Why it matters: AI’s ability to find subtle patterns in previously undetectable biological data is unlocking new diagnostic capabilities. By catching a debilitating disease years before the onset of symptoms, patients can get earlier access to treatment aimed at prevention.
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Y Combinator joined over 140 AI startup founders in signing a letter opposing California’s Senate Bill 1047 on AI regulation, arguing it harms the ability to retain talent and stifles innovation.
Formula 1 and AWS unveiled ‘Statbot’, an AI-powered system that provides real-time context, trivia, and predictions for personalized race broadcasts.
OpenAI announced the acquisition of Rockset, with the search and database analytics startup’s tech set to boost retrieval infrastructure for enterprise products.
Axel Peytavin demonstrated a small, autonomous robot prototype powered by GPT-4o that can see, think and act based on prompts, with capabilities like picking up trash and shaking hands.
OpenAI CTO Mira Murati said in an interview that the next generation of GPT will be ‘PhD-level’ compared to GPT-3 (toddler) and GPT-4 (high school), and will be released in a year and a half.
Unitree posted new demos of its Go2 robotic dog performing handstands, flips, and withstanding and adjusting to force, showing extreme precision and agility.
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Anthropic's new LLM takes on GPT-4o
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
There’s been heavy discussion across the AI world of LLMs hitting a wall — but Anthropic apparently didn’t get the memo.
The startup just launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, a turbo-charged model upgrade that may have just reclaimed the chatbot’s title as the top LLM in the industry. Let’s explore…
In today’s AI rundown:
Anthropic launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet
Swallowable robots enter clinical trials
Generate an AI song with just a prompt
AI’s massive impact on finance
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
ANTHROPIC
🚀 Anthropic launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet
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The Rundown: Anthropic just introduced Claude 3.5 Sonnet, a new upgraded model that surpasses rivals like GPT-4o and its predecessor Opus across key benchmarks with significant speed boosts and cost reductions.
The details:
3.5 Sonnet boasts 2x the speed of Opus, while its token pricing comes in at 1/5 the cost of Anthropic’s previous top-tier model.
3.5 Sonnet outperforms Opus and GPT-4o across several benchmarks for reasoning, code, math, and knowledge abilities.
Anthropic introduced ‘Artifacts’, a new feature allowing users to view, edit, and build with Claude in a real-time side panel workspace.
The company said that 3.5 versions of Haiku and Opus are coming ‘later this year’, along with news features like Memory.
Why it matters: After GPT-4o briefly stole the top spot in the LLM leaderboard, Anthropic’s latest upgrade appears to reclaim the throne. The model acceleration is not slowing down — and if 3.5 Sonnet is already this good, an upcoming 3.5 Opus release could take LLMs to some wild new heights.
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ENDIATX
💊 Swallowable robots enter clinical trials
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The Rundown: A tiny, swallowable robot called Pillbot entered clinical trials and is preparing for FDA review and commercial launch — aimed at streamlining and improving gastrointestinal examinations and internal health data collection.
The details:
Endiatx’s PillBot is about the size of a large vitamin pill, embedded with small cameras, sensors, and wireless communication features inside.
The device can transmit high-res video to doctors’ devices in real-time, providing a less invasive endoscopy option over-the-counter from a patient’s home.
The current iteration requires a doctor to control the pill’s movement, but the company envisions AI-guided autonomous capabilities in the future.
CEO Torrey Smith said the PillBot is a ‘fountain of cheap data’ for the human body, with Endiatx hoping to have the tech commercially available by 2026.
Why it matters: Cutting-edge robotics and AI are going to completely transform the healthcare space. In the near term, tech like PillBot can provide a major upgrade in non-invasive diagnostics — but in the future, patients may have a trove of tiny robots autonomously monitoring their internal health.
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Visit Suno and click the button “Sign Up” at the bottom left corner.
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Describe your desired song where it says: “Song Description” and toggle “Custom” for other settings, such as lyrics or music style.
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AI RESEARCH
🏦 AI’s massive impact on finance
Image Source: Citi GPS Report
The Rundown: Citigroup just released a new GPS report on AI in finance, predicting that the technology could have a bigger impact on banking jobs than in any other industry — with over half of roles at high risk of AI automation.
The Details:
Citi’s research lists banking as the industry with the highest number of jobs with potential for automation at 54%, trailed by insurance (48%) and energy (43%).
Citi expects banks will hire new roles like AI managers and compliance officers, with firms like JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank already heavily integrating the tech.
The report also estimates AI could add $170B or 9% to the global banking sector's profit pool by 2028.
Why it matters: Major changes are coming to banking in the age of AI — and while many legacy tasks may face automation risks, a new wave of AI-first roles will likely create more of a transition and re-skilling than outright headcount cuts.
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QUICK HITS
Character AI published new research on optimizing inference, revealing techniques that are enabling the platform to currently serve 20,000 AI queries per second — rivaling 20% of Google Search’s volume.
Universal Music Group is partnering with AI startup SoundLabs, using the company’s voice cloning technology to create and control AI models of their artists own voice’s for creative applications.
HeyGen announced a new $60M Series A funding round for its platform that creates realistic AI avatars, with the company now valued at $500M.
Newly discovered Grok code now lists Midjourney, hinting that the rumored partnership may soon include the advanced image generation model within xAI’s chatbot.
Butterflies launched to the public, a social media app that allows humans and AI personas to interact through posts, comments, and DMs and coexist on the platform together.
Poolside secured $400M in new funding for its AI-powered software development tools, bringing the company’s valuation to $2B.
A London film screening was cancelled following backlash after “The Last Screenwriter” credited its screenplay writing to ChatGPT.
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OpenAI co-founder announces new AI startup
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Welcome, AI enthusiasts.
We may never truly know what he saw, but one thing’s for sure — Ilya is BACK.
Just a month after departing OpenAI, Sutskever just launched his new AI venture — with a ‘cracked’ team focused on safely unlocking superintelligence. Let’s explore…
In today’s AI rundown:
Sutskever launches new AI venture
Tech giants team up on AI factory for xAI
Create consistent characters with Midjourney
Perplexity faces legal action
6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs
More AI & tech news
Read time: 4 minutes
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ILYA SUTSKEVER
😱 Sutskever launches new AI venture
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The Rundown: Ilya Sutskever just launched a new AI venture focused solely on developing safe and powerful superintelligence, coming just a month after his official departure from OpenAI.
The details:
The company, called Safe Superintelligence (SSI), is co-founded by Suskever, former Y Combinator partner Daniel Gross, and Ex-OpenAI engineer Daniel Levy.
SSI’s singular mission is to create beneficial superintelligent AI, which Sutskever believes could emerge ‘within a decade’.
Unlike OpenAI’s shift toward commercial products, SSI will be a pure research organization ‘fully insulated’ from short-term outside business.
Funding has not been disclosed, but Gross said ‘of all the problems we face, raising capital is not going to be one of them.’
Why it matters: What did Ilya see? Maybe it was a vision for a new, safe path to superintelligence. After months of speculation following Sutskever’s board drama and fallout with OpenAI, SSI opens a new path to build the safety-focused AI lab he wanted — and the company should have no trouble with funding or talent.
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DELL, XAI AND NVIDIA
🚧 Tech giants team up on AI factory for xAI
Image source: Michael Dell (@MichaelDell on X)
The Rundown: Dell, Nvidia, and Super Micro Computer are collaborating to build an AI factory for xAI’s massive supercomputer, which will train and scale its Grok AI chatbot.
The details:
Dell is assembling half of the server racks for xAI's planned supercomputer, with Super Micro handling the other half.
The system aims to use up to 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs, potentially making it 4x larger than the biggest existing AI clusters.
Musk wants the supercomputer to be fully operational by Fall 2025 to accelerate the development of advanced Grok models.
Why it matters: This powerhouse partnership shows the staggering scale of compute power required to push the boundaries of AI. With huge capital flowing in, this massive cluster could provide a critical edge in evolving Grok to be a serious competitor to the likes of OpenAI and Anthropic.
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🎨 Create consistent characters with Midjourney
The Rundown: Midjourney's new ‘Character Reference’ feature helps you create consistent characters across multiple images with a simple parameter.
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Upload a reference image of your character on Midjourney’s Discord. Note: You need to have a paid account to generate images.
Right-click the image and copy its link.
Add the link to your prompt using the "--cref URL" parameter.
Adjust the reference strength using "--cw" followed by a value from 0 to 100 (optional)
Generate images featuring your consistent character in different scenarios and styles!
Example prompt: “Realistic street style photo of a young male model --cref https://www...”
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PERPLEXITY
🚨 Perplexity faces legal action
Image source: Perplexity
The Rundown: News publisher Forbes is reportedly threatening legal action against AI search startup Perplexity, alleging the company’s chatbot stole and republished original reporting without proper attribution.
The details:
Forbes claims Perplexity's chatbot summarized one of its investigative articles, copying with minimal sourcing.
The AI-generated version was then pushed to Perplexity subscribers and turned into a YouTube video that outranked Forbes' own content.
Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas responded that the product still has “rough edges”, and the company is working on ways to align with publishers.
A WIRED investigation found Perplexity scraping sites that actively blocked crawlers, while also hallucinating info and containing incorrect attributions.
Why it matters: Tensions between AI firms and media companies continue to escalate. While legal grounds surrounding scraping and repurposing with AI are still murky, publishers are in a bind when it comes to protecting IP. The only viable options right now seem to be cashing out with licensing deals or taking legal action.
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Microsoft unveiled Florence-2, a new AI vision model that uses prompt-based instructions to excel in tasks like captioning, object detection, and segmentation.
OpenAI has reportedly shut down tools used by two AI political candidates, for violating the company’s policy against political campaigning with the technology.
Elon Musk said he agrees with ‘Godfather of AI’ Geoffrey Hinton’s estimation of a “10-20% probability of something terrible happening with AI”, but said the most likely outcome is an abundance of services available to anyone.
Canva introduced Connect APIs, empowering developers to integrate the design platform into workflows to manage creative assets, automate designs with data, and streamline design feedback.
Snap previewed a real-time image diffusion model capable of generating AR experiences on smartphones alongside new AI tools for AR creators within its Lens Studio 5.0.
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