Author: The Horizon

Cohere to help businesses build AI using Slack, Google Drive data

Cohere, a competitor to OpenAI, has introduced “build-your-own connectors” that allow companies to securely connect their data from third-party applications like Slack, Google Drive, and more to Cohere’s Command LLM. These connectors enable businesses to build AI assistants on Cohere’s upgraded AI platform, leveraging information from various tools for contextually relevant and accurate responses, thus […]

Essential AI emerges from stealth with backing from Google, Nvidia and AMD

San Francisco-based startup has emerged from stealth with $56.5 million in series A funding. Co-founded by former Google employees with expertise in AI, the company aims to deepen the partnership between humans and computers. Their goal is to launch LLM-driven, full-stack AI products that automate time-consuming workflows and increase productivity. Their innovative approach and the […]

The US has a new plan for wielding AI to fight climate change

AI is being utilized to fight climate change through various applications such as developing new materials for batteries and solar cells, managing the electric grid, studying climate patterns, and monitoring emissions. The Department of Energy (DOE) intends to support AI startups and provide access to efficient supercomputers to boost AI opportunities and mitigate risks, including […]

A.I. Can Identify Wine 100% of the Time

Researchers in Switzerland have trained an artificial intelligence program to identify Bordeaux wines from specific estates and vintages with 100% certainty using machine learning to analyze the chemical composition of the wines. The study’s findings offer solid scientific proof that terroir exists and demonstrate that well-made wines reflect their unique environment. While raising concerns among […]

Hyperplane wants to bring AI to banks

Hyperplane, a San Francisco-based startup, has secured a $6 million funding round led by Lachy Groom, a former Stripe executive, and other prominent investors. The company focuses on helping banks utilize their first-party data to create personalized customer experiences by predicting user behavior. They aim to expand beyond the banking industry, although currently, they are […]

OpenAI inks deal with Axel Springer on licensing news for model training

OpenAI has announced a partnership with Axel Springer, a Berlin-based media owner, to train its generative AI models on the publisher’s content and use articles from Axel Springer’s publications in its ChatGPT chatbot. In return, Axel Springer will receive payments from OpenAI.   This partnership aims to provide ChatGPT users with summaries of “selected” articles […]

Dropbox spooks users by sending data to OpenAI for AI search features

Dropbox has introduced an AI-powered search feature called Dash, which allows AI models to perform universal searches across platforms. As part of this feature, user files are sent to OpenAI for analysis using an AI language model similar to ChatGPT. Despite assurances from Dropbox that user data shared with third-party AI partners isn’t used to […]

Meta’s AI for Ray-Ban smart glasses can identify objects and translate languages

Meta is introducing multimodal AI features for its Ray-Ban smart glasses through an early access program. These features will allow users to interact with the glasses’ AI assistant to get information about their surroundings, translations, image captions, and outfit suggestions. The early access program will be limited to a small number of people in the […]

Judges Given the OK to Use ChatGPT in Legal Rulings

In a groundbreaking move, the UK Judicial Office has allowed judges to use AI tools like ChatGPT to draft legal rulings and perform various judicial tasks in British courts. This decision, aimed at supporting the judiciary in their interactions with AI, marks a significant shift towards integrating AI technology into the legal system. Despite previous […]

Deadmau5-founded startup Korus taps into AI for music creation

Pixelynx, the metaverse company owned by Animoca Brands and co-founded by Deadmau5, has introduced new features on its AI-powered music creation platform Korus. The platform allows users to remix content using AI and licensed stem files made by artists and music labels, and then mint music to earn revenue. One of its main tools is […]

SMERF: Streamable Memory Efficient Radiance Fields for Real-Time Large-Scene Exploration

Source: Google Recent techniques for real-time view synthesis have rapidly advanced in fidelity and speed, and modern methods are capable of rendering near-photorealistic scenes at interactive frame rates. At the same time, a tension has arisen between explicit scene representations amenable to rasterization and neural fields built on ray marching, with state-of-the-art instances of the […]

Meet Alter3 — the creepy new humanoid robot powered by OpenAI GPT-4

Researchers have connected the humanoid robot, Alter3, to GPT-4, the AI model behind ChatGPT, allowing the robot to generate spontaneous movements without the need for pre-programming. The integration of GPT-4 with Alter3 showcases the potential for AI-driven advancements in robotics, presenting opportunities for businesses to explore AI-powered innovations in automation and robotics. This development could […]

LLM in a flash: Efficient Large Language Model Inference with Limited Memory

Source: Apple Large language models (LLMs) are central to modern natural language processing, delivering exceptional performance in various tasks. However, their intensive computational and memory requirements present challenges, especially for devices with limited DRAM capacity. This paper tackles the challenge of efficiently running LLMs that exceed the available DRAM capacity by storing the model parameters […]

Artificial intelligence systems found to excel at imitation, but not innovation

The article discusses a study from the University of California, Berkeley, which highlights the limitations of AI systems compared to human abilities. The study found that while AI can summarize existing knowledge and culture, it struggles when it comes to innovation and thinking of novel uses for everyday objects. Children demonstrated a much higher ability […]

Imagen 2 – Google’s most advanced text-to-image technology

Google has introduced Imagen 2, an advanced text-to-image diffusion technology that generates photorealistic images closely aligned with a user’s prompt. This technology is available for developers and Cloud customers via the Imagen API in Google Cloud Vertex AI. AI solutions like Imagen 2 can revolutionize creative processes for businesses by enabling them to generate high-quality, […]

Michael Cohen’s lawyer in hot water after citing court cases that don’t exist

The article details an ongoing legal issue involving Michael Cohen and his spokesperson, Lanny Schwartz, who has been asked by a U.S. District Judge to provide evidence of the existence of certain court cases cited in their legal filings or face sanctions. The cases in question have been investigated by the court, which found no […]

AI companion robot helps some seniors fight loneliness, but others hate it

Intuition Robotics has introduced ElliQ, an AI-powered companion robot, to help combat loneliness among seniors in New York. The robot engages users in conversations, provides reminders and prompts, and offers learning and wellness programs. While the program has shown the potential for reducing loneliness, there are mixed feelings about the device, with some users finding […]