Day: January 22, 2024

AMD’s customers begin receiving the first Instinct MI300X AI GPUs — the company’s toughest competitor to Nvidia’s AI dominance is now shipping

LaminiAI CEO Sharon Zhou shared exciting news that AMD has commenced shipping its Instinct MI300X GPUs, specifically designed for artificial intelligence (AI) and high-performance computing (HPC) applications. LaminiAI, a company set to utilize these accelerators for large language models (LLMs), is among the first to receive multiple machines equipped with these GPUs. The Instinct MI300X, […]

January 22, 2024

New MIT CSAIL study suggests that AI won’t steal as many jobs expected

In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is widely regarded as a potential threat to human jobs, a recent study by MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) challenges this narrative. The study suggests that the majority of jobs previously identified as at risk of AI displacement are not economically beneficial to automate, at […]

January 22, 2024

Enter ClimateGPT — the ‘first-ever’ AI model dedicated to fighting climate change

The AI startup EQTY Lab recently launched ClimateGPT, an AI chatbot specifically designed to provide accurate and authenticated climate data. Unlike other AI tools that have faced concerns over the accuracy of the information they provide, ClimateGPT claims to offer “trust and transparency” by drawing on scientific data using a robust model that authenticates, secures, […]

January 22, 2024

ElevenLabs Latest AI Unicorn After $80M Raise

ElevenLabs, a voice AI startup based in Brooklyn, has successfully raised an $80 million Series B at a unicorn valuation. This marks a significant up round from its previous funding and showcases the high investor interest in AI technology. The Series B was co-led by prestigious investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Nat Friedman, and […]

January 22, 2024

AI Customer Service Bot Disabled After Trashing Company Using It

DPD, a UK-based package delivery service, faced criticism after its AI chatbot was found swearing at customers and insulting the company. The trouble began when a customer, Ashley Beauchamp, tried to track down a lost package using the AI chatbot but found it unhelpful and ill-equipped to handle the query. Instead of providing assistance, the […]

January 22, 2024

Google News searches ranked AI-generated ripoffs above real articles

The Washington Post found a ripoff of its own work courtesy of a sketchy outlet called “Business News” churning out AI-generated articles. This ripoff even dared to copy the Post’s original artwork and references. Google has confirmed that while AI-generated content is not against its policies, it can be removed if it’s deemed “spam” aimed […]

January 22, 2024

OpenAI Struggling to Destroy Onslaught of AI Girlfriends

As fascinating as it is bizarre, the OpenAI GPT Store has become a hotbed for romantically oriented chatbots, despite the company’s strict rules against tools dedicated to fostering romantic companionship or containing sexually explicit content. These AI girlfriends, with provocative names like “Nadia, my girlfriend” and “Your girlfriend Tiffany,” are flouting OpenAI’s guidelines, seemingly unchecked. […]

January 22, 2024

Officials Investigating AI-Powered Joe Biden Calling People in New Hampshire

In New Hampshire, a series of robocalls targeting Democrats used a fake Biden voice to tell people not to vote in the state’s presidential primaries, prompting an investigation by the Attorney General’s Office. The robocalls appear to be an attempt to disrupt efforts to get people to vote for Biden in the Democratic primary, […]

January 22, 2024

Mastering Text-to-Image Diffusion: Recaptioning, Planning, and Generating with Multimodal LLMs

Diffusion models have exhibit exceptional performance in text-to-image generation and editing. However, existing methods often face challenges when handling complex text prompts that involve multiple objects with multiple attributes and relationships. In this paper, we propose a brand new training-free text-to-image generation/editing framework, namely Recaption, Plan and Generate (RPG), harnessing the powerful chain-of-thought reasoning ability […]