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News roundup

The top stories in AI today.

NEW LAUNCHES

The latest features & products in AI innovation.

• Open-Source Model LlamaCoder Will Create an Entire App for You

• 2 New AI Institutes Launch to Help Astronomers Decode the Cosmos

• Hugging Face Launches SQL Console for Advanced Dataset Exploration

• Pipedrive Adds AI-Powered ‘Pulse’ Feature to Its CRM Offering

• Researchers Develop AI Model that is a ‘Shazam’ for Whale Calls

• Mistral AI Introduces Free Tier, Reduced Prices to Encourage AI Prototyping

ENTERTAINMENT

Content creation, movies, tv, music, gaming & sports

• Twitch Boosts Stream Quality with AI-Powered Broadcasting Tool

• Snapchat Just Got an AI-Powered Makeover — Here’s What’s Inside

• YouTube is Introducing New AI Features to Streamline Content Creation

• A Tsunami of AI-Generated Videos Is Coming to YouTube Shorts

• Lionsgate Teams Up With Runway On Custom AI Video Generation Model

FUTURE OF WORK

Jobs are changing — are you?

• How to Successfully Integrate AI into Project Management Practices

• AI Tutors Double Student Learning in Harvard Study

• Recent AI Developments Beg the Question ‘Have We Reached Peak Human?’

• How to Train AI Chatbots Responsibly

• How Sales Teams Can Effectively Learn and Use AI Tools

• How Much Are AI Consultants Really Earning?

• How GenAI is (Slowly) Reshaping Customer Feedback Management

GOVERNMENT

Press releases, regulation, defense & politics.

• Global AI Safety Summit Set for San Francisco in November 2024

• Senators Amy Klobuchar, Richard Blumenthal Call for Google AI-driven search features antitrust investigation

• California’s New Laws Could Kill Election Deepfakes in Your Social Feeds

HARDWARE

Computers, phones, chips & AI powered devices

• SiFive Unveils Powerful New AI Chip Design

• Bose Challenges Apple and Sonos with New AI-Powered Audio Gear

• What to Know About Microsoft Copilot+ PCs

• Smartphone Makers are Increasing RAM to Accommodate On-Device AI

FINANCE & ECONOMICS

Economics, wall Street, investing & fundraising

• Microsoft, BlackRock Form Group to Raise $100B to Invest in AI Infrastructure

• AI is Driving a Cybersecurity Market Rebound

• How Wealth Managers are Using AI Tools to Improve Client Experiences

• Is the AI Industry Heading for its Own Subprime Crisis?

What’s happening in AI right now

AI content creation tsunami looms

Microsoft and BlackRock, partner and aim to raise $100 billion through their newly formed Global Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure Investment Partnership (GAIIP). This massive fund, initially targeting $30 billion with plans to scale up to $100 billion, is designed to develop and upgrade data centers and invest in energy infrastructure to support AI operations. This move signals more than just a financial commitment; it's a clear indicator that the tech industry is gearing up for an unprecedented surge in AI-driven compute and power needs. As we build out the computational backbone for this AI revolution, a tsunami of AI-generated and AI-enhanced content is poised to flood our digital landscapes.

YouTube plans to introduce AI-generated 6-second video clips in its Shorts feature by 2025. Using Google's Veo model, this tool will allow users to create video content from text prompts, much like current image generation models. While this development promises to democratize video creation, it also raises important questions about content authenticity and the future of human-created content on the platform. YouTube's approach, which includes watermarking and disclaimers, attempts to address these concerns. However, the potential for misuse and the impact on content remain open questions.

Beyond Shorts, YouTube is rolling out a suite of AI-powered features aimed at streamlining the entire content creation process. These include an Inspiration tab in YouTube Studio for content ideation, integration of DeepMind's Veo model for AI-generated video backgrounds, and expanded auto-dubbing capabilities. While these tools promise to make content creation more accessible, they also raise concerns about potential content homogenization and the delicate balance between AI assistance and authentic human creativity.

Twitch is introducing Enhanced Broadcasting, an AI-powered feature that allows streamers with NVIDIA GPUs to broadcast multiple resolutions simultaneously. This technology, along with NVIDIA's AI audio enhancements, has the potential to democratize high-quality streaming and raise viewer expectations across the board.

The AI revolution isn't limited to user-generated content. Lionsgate's partnership with AI startup Runway to develop a custom video generation model using the studio's film and TV library marks a significant step in integrating AI into professional content creation. This collaboration aims to create AI tools to assist filmmakers throughout the production process, potentially reducing costs and enhancing creativity. However, it also raises critical questions about job security, creative control, and the ethical use of actors' likenesses in an AI-driven production environment.

As we stand on the brink of this AI content revolution, several key considerations emerge: Will the ease of AI-generated content lead to an oversaturation or will it free creators to focus on higher-quality, more innovative work? How will platforms maintain user trust and content authenticity in a world where AI-generated media is increasingly indistinguishable from human-created content? What new forms of creativity and expression might emerge from these AI tools, and how will they reshape our media landscape?

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AI research changing the world

The latest breakthroughs and most pivotal papers — broken down in language anyone can understand.

Unveiling the next generation of AI for code

Imagine a world where artificial intelligence can not only understand code but also write, edit, and improve it just like a seasoned developer. The latest research from the BigCode project, an open scientific collaboration focused on the responsible development of Large Language Models for Code (Code LLMs), is turning this vision into reality. Their new release, StarCoder2, along with The Stack v2, represents a significant leap forward in AI's ability to generate code, promising to revolutionize how we develop software. StarCoder2 is a family of cutting-edge LLMs designed specifically for code generation. Trained on The Stack v2, the largest pre-training corpus for Code LLMs to date, these models boast an impressive 3B, 7B, and 15B parameters. The Stack v2, built upon the Software Heritage archive, is an expansive dataset 10 times larger than its predecessor, encompassing a raw dataset of 67.5 TB. After meticulous cleaning, filtering, and incorporation of various high-quality code-related datasets, the training set expanded to approximately 3TB (900B+ tokens). The rigorous evaluations of StarCoder2 models reveal state-of-the-art performance across multiple benchmarks. Notably, StarCoder2-3B and StarCoder2-15B stand out as leaders within their respective size classes.

This breakthrough showcases their capabilities in code completion, editing, and reasoning, setting new standards for AI in software engineering. Moreover, the BigCode project's commitment to transparency and open science is evident in their full disclosure of training data, model weights, and development details. This approach empowers the broader engineering and scientific community to build upon these advancements, fostering an environment of collaboration and innovation.

The AI tool we’re loving right now

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• Background music generator

• Post Scheduler

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This week on the podcast

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In this episode Anthony, Shane, and Elizabeth discuss the transformative impact of AI on sales processes and e-commerce. The conversation highlights the competitive edge that AI-native companies have over traditional businesses, the evolving landscape of customer interactions, and the potential for AI to streamline workflows and enhance personalization at the same time.