Did SenseTime Just Leapfrog OpenAI?
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1. Hottest Topic in AI this Week 🔥
Stay up to date on the latest news in AI, so you can use every tool to your advantage
DHS Establishes AI Security Board
The Department of Homeland Security has formed an advisory panel, the Artificial Intelligence Safety and Security Board, comprising tech luminaries like OpenAI's Sam Altman, Microsoft's Satya Nadella, and Alphabet's Sundar Pichai. President Biden's executive order in October initiated this move to regulate AI, recognizing its potential threats to critical infrastructure.
With experts warning of dangers ranging from autonomous drones to hacking threats, the board's mission is to devise strategies to prevent AI-related disruptions in national security and public safety. The government seeks to harness AI defensively, leveraging it to safeguard vital sectors like transportation, energy, and internet services.
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Biden administration taps tech CEOs for AI safety and security board
2. Business of AI💰
Learn how to provide the most value for your business from AI
Open-Source AI Model for Enterprise
Snowflake debuts Snowflake Arctic, a 480 billion parameter open-source large-language model designed for enterprise AI applications. Unlike consumer-focused models like OpenAI’s ChatGPT or Meta Platforms’ Meta AI, Arctic is optimized for complex business tasks. Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy hails it as a milestone, emphasizing its efficiency and open-source nature. Trained in under three months with a budget under $2 million, Arctic boasts competitive performance compared to other models like DBRX and Llama 3. With Snowflake Arctic, the firm aims to lead the charge in open-source AI innovation for enterprise intelligence, signaling a significant step forward in the AI landscape.
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Snowflake Unveils Arctic Large-Language Model for AI Business Applications
Open vs. Closed AI: What's the difference and which suits your business the most?
3. Leveraging Generative AI 🔨
Generative AI tools can advance you and your business
A Breakthrough in AI Surpassing GPT-4
SenseTime unveils SenseNova 5.0, surpassing OpenAI’s GPT-4 in benchmarks, per Medium. Demonstrating superior logical reasoning and creative writing, it integrates transformer and recurrent neural network architectures. With over 10 billion tokens in training, it excels in knowledge, mathematics, and coding. Dr. Xu Li emphasizes AGI's era, envisioning continuous model enhancement.
Prof. Wang Xiaogang highlights AGI's human-machine symbiosis potential. SenseTime's surge post-announcement indicates competitive stride against ChatGPT. This advancement signals a pivotal moment in generative AI, driving innovation and shaping the future landscape of artificial intelligence, as other tech giants like Alibaba and Baidu enter the fray with their own platforms.
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SenseTime shares soar more than 30% after announcing its latest generative AI model
A Breakthrough in AI Surpassing GPT-4
4. Trust and Ethics of AI 😎
Long-term success is dependent on using AI ethically
Amazon Breezing Over Copyright Laws
State lawmakers across several states are pushing for legislation to address bias in AI. In a lawsuit filed by Dr. Viviane Ghaderi against Amazon, allegations emerged of the tech giant violating copyright laws and internal policies to hasten AI development for Alexa. This case underscores the broader issue of trust in AI, emphasizing the importance of transparency and ethical conduct.
By disregarding copyright regulations, Amazon risks eroding trust in AI systems and highlights the need for adherence to legal standards to foster public confidence in responsible AI use.
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First major attempts to regulate AI face headwinds from all sides
5. This Week in Stories in AI
Stories in AI sits down with insiders to provide you with exclusive insight of the industry
Eugenio Zuccarelli, Data Scientist Manager at CVS Health, talks about why ChatGPT became so popular in the last 12 months. He highlights the fact that ChatGPT really showed the public what AI is capable of and how it can be used to automate task in the near future.