Author: The Horizon

Autonomous excavator constructs a six-metre-high dry-stone wall

Researchers from ETH Zurich have created an autonomous excavator named HEAP that can build a six-meter-high and sixty-five-meter-long dry-stone wall. The excavator uses sensors to map the construction site and locate building blocks and stones, and then uses specially designed tools to scan, grab, and place the stones in the desired location. The project was […]

Bard can now watch YouTube videos for you

In the world of AI, Google’s chatbot Bard is making waves. After a lackluster start, Bard has been upping its game and now boasts a YouTube integration that can analyze videos without pressing play. Imagine never having to sit through another preroll ad or scroll through the video description for the recipe you desperately need. […]

Meet the first Spanish AI model who earns up to €10,000 per month

In the world of fashion and influencer marketing, things are getting a little… virtual. Meet Aitana, a 25-year-old pink-haired model from Barcelona who has been causing quite a stir in the industry. But here’s the twist: she isn’t real. Nope, she was created by a group of designers using the power of artificial intelligence. Talk […]

GAIA: a benchmark for General AI Assistants

Sources: Meta, Hugging Face We introduce GAIA, a benchmark for General AI Assistants that, if solved, would represent a milestone in AI research. GAIA proposes real-world questions that require a set of fundamental abilities such as reasoning, multi-modality handling, web browsing, and generally tool-use proficiency. GAIA questions are conceptually simple for humans yet challenging for […]

95% of OpenAI employees have threatened to quit in standoff with board

Well, well, well, it seems the drama at OpenAI continues to unfold like a thrilling soap opera. Despite the extraordinary efforts of employees and investors, the board remains firm, refusing to budge like a stubborn donkey. Reports suggest that 747 out of 770 OpenAI employees have signed a letter threatening to jump ship and join […]

Generative AI startup AI21 Labs raises cash in the midst of OpenAI chaos

In the ever-competitive world of AI startups, AI21 Labs is making waves with its generative AI products. Just recently, the company closed a $53 million funding round, bringing its total raised to an impressive $336 million. That’s a lot of zeros, even in the AI world!   The cash infusion will go towards product development […]

Cohere Launches Comprehensive Fine-Tuning Suite

Now, let’s dive into the exciting world of fine-tuning! Cohere, the AI powerhouse, is launching three new fine-tuning capabilities. It’s like giving your AI models their own personal trainers! Chat fine-tuning will elevate customer support and virtual assistant conversations, making them more natural, personalized, and context-sensitive. Rerank fine-tuning will transform search and recommendation systems, delivering […]

Stability AI gets into the video-generating game

Stability AI has introduced Stable Video Diffusion, an AI model for video generation. While it shows promise, there are concerns about potential misuse and challenges related to copyright and ethical usage. Stability AI is navigating financial difficulties and the departure of key personnel. Nevertheless, the company remains focused on expanding its models and exploring commercial […]

Nvidia reports record Q3 results driven by surging demand for AI

In a Star Trek-inspired HQ, Nvidia boldly goes where no chip company has gone before – a $1 trillion valuation! Nvidia reported record-breaking Q3 revenue, leaving Wall Street’s expectations in the dust like a warp-speed starship. With $18.2 billion in their coffers, the graphics processing unit (GPU) and AI chip company is riding high on […]

Baidu’s ChatGPT-Style Ernie Bot AI Begins to Earn as Sales Beat Estimates

Baidu, China’s top internet search leader, is seeing promising results from its ChatGPT-style Ernie bots. Despite a challenging economic situation, Baidu reported a 6% rise in revenue to 34.4 billion yuan ($4.8 billion) in the third quarter of 2023. The company estimates that its AI model, Ernie, will contribute hundreds of millions of yuan in […]

Anthropic Introduces Claude 2.1 With 200K Context Window

Artificial intelligence startup Anthropic has unveiled Claude 2.1, the latest version of its conversational AI assistant. And let me tell you, Claude 2.1 is bringing some serious upgrades to the table. We’re talking about improvements in context length, accuracy, and integration capabilities. It’s like Claude got a fancy makeover and came back stronger than ever. […]

OpenAI’s board approached Anthropic CEO about top job and merger

In a tale of boardroom drama and potential AI power moves, OpenAI’s directors have apparently been making some interesting phone calls. According to insiders, they reached out to Anthropic’s CEO, Dario Amodei, with a proposal to replace their own chief, Sam Altman, and possibly merge the two AI startups. However, it seems that Amodei politely […]

Orca 2: Teaching Small Language Models How to Reason

Source: Microsoft Orca 1 learns from rich signals, such as explanation traces, allowing it to outperform conventional instruction-tuned models on benchmarks like BigBench Hard and AGIEval. In Orca 2, we continue exploring how improved training signals can enhance smaller LMs’ reasoning abilities. Research on training small LMs has often relied on imitation learning to replicate […]