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Elon Musk’s updated Grok AI claims to be better at coding and math

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has unveiled an update for its chatbot named Grok-1.5, aimed at enhancing its capabilities in math, coding, and overall reasoning. The upgraded version boasts improved performance, with significant advancements in MATH benchmark scores, math word problems, and coding evaluations. xAI indicates that Grok-1.5 now competes closely with leading AI […]

OpenAI and Microsoft reportedly planning $100 billion datacenter project for an AI supercomputer

Microsoft and OpenAI are collaborating on a significant endeavor to construct a cutting-edge AI-focused supercomputer within a massive datacenter, as per a report by _The Information_. This ambitious project is estimated to cost over $115 billion and aims to house millions of GPUs. The supercomputer, known as “Stargate” internally at OpenAI, is slated to be […]

Life2vec: Warning from creators of AI that predicts your death

A new artificial intelligence model called Life2vec has been developed to predict early mortality and other life events based on sequences of past events. Utilizing registry datasets from Denmark spanning several years, the AI analyzes data on health, education, income, occupation, address, and working hours to make predictions about major life events and personality traits. […]

Chip Startup Celestial AI Lands Massive $175M Series C

Celestial AI, a startup specializing in optical interconnectivity, has secured a substantial $175 million in its Series C funding round, with the US Innovative Technology Fund, led by Thomas Tull, taking the lead. The company’s photonic fabric platform addresses the growing demand for compute power and memory capacity in the age of generative AI, providing […]

Anthropic’s Claude AI Overthrows ChatGPT on Chatbot Arena Leaderboard

Anthropic’s Claude 3 Opus has surpassed OpenAI’s ChatGPT to claim the top spot on the Chatbot Arena leaderboard, marking the first time GPT-4 has been dethroned since its debut last year. Chatbot Arena, managed by LMSYS ORG, utilizes a unique model comparison system done by the public to determine rankings based on subjective assessments, offering […]

Introducing DBRX: A New State-of-the-Art Open LLM

Databricks has unveiled DBRX, an innovative large language model (LLM) that surpasses established open LLMs in benchmarks, outperforming models like GPT-3.5 and challenging GPT-4. DBRX’s state-of-the-art capabilities are highlighted by its fine-grained mixture-of-experts (MoE) architecture, leading to improvements in training and inference performance. It excels in tasks ranging from language understanding to programming and mathematics. […]

Intel confirms Microsoft’s Copilot AI will soon run locally on PCs, next-gen AI PCs require 40 TOPS of NPU performance

At Intel’s AI Summit in Taipei, it was confirmed that Microsoft’s Copilot AI service will soon run locally on PCs, moving away from cloud-based operations. This shift comes alongside a new requirement of 40 TOPS of performance on the Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for next-gen AI PCs. Intel executives discussed this development in a recent […]

Tiny Corp decides to make both AMD and Nvidia versions of its TinyBox AI server – GeForce version is 67% more expensive

Tiny Corp, the creator of the innovative TinyBox server, originally planned to use AMD GPUs for its AI-accelerating server. However, after encountering significant challenges with AMD GPUs, including serious driver issues and difficulties in getting necessary firmware access, Tiny Corp has now decided to offer both AMD and Nvidia options for its TinyBox servers.   […]

Diffusion transformers are the key behind OpenAI’s Sora — and they’re set to upend GenAI

OpenAI’s latest model, Sora, has captured attention by generating videos and interactive 3D environments in real-time, showcasing the cutting edge of GenAI technology. This achievement is underpinned by the diffusion transformer, an AI architecture that has been in existence for years but is now gaining prominence for its transformative capabilities.   Saining Xie, a computer […]

SambaNova debuts 1 trillion parameter Composition of Experts model for enterprise gen AI

SambaNova Systems has unveiled a groundbreaking feat with the introduction of the Samba-1, a massive one trillion parameter large language model (LLM) that integrates over 50 high-quality AI models. Unlike single models like OpenAI’s GPT-4, Samba-1 adopts a Composition of Experts architecture, allowing for customization to suit specific enterprise needs.   While Samba-1 is a […]

Scientists Gave AI an “Inner Monologue” and Something Fascinating Happened

Researchers from Stanford University and the group Notbad AI have collaborated to develop an innovative AI model called Quiet Self-Taught Reasoner (Quiet-STaR). This model distinguishes itself by pausing to “think,” displaying its reasoning process, and asking users to identify the most accurate response. Building on the previous Self-Taught Reasoner algorithm, the team sought to create […]

Broadcom shows a gargantuan AI chip — XPU could be the world’s largest chip built for a consumer AI company

Broadcom, known for its networking and telecommunications prowess, is making waves in the custom chip design industry. Recently showcasing a groundbreaking XPU chip at investor events, designed for a “large consumer AI company,” Broadcom is flexing its technological muscle in the realm of processor innovation.   Referred to as XPUs to maintain secrecy regarding their […]

Sam Altman Also Thinks ChatGPT ‘Kinda Sucks,’ and He Should Know

In a recent interview, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman expressed disappointment in the performance of the company’s latest AI model, GPT-4, stating that it “kinda sucks.” Despite this criticism, Altman remains optimistic about the future and is eagerly anticipating the release of GPT-5, hoping it will live up to the hype. Altman emphasized the need to […]

NVIDIA’s GPUs powered the AI revolution. Its new Blackwell chips are up to 30 times faster

NVIDIA’s rapid ascent as a key player in the AI chip market has been solidified with the launch of its Blackwell platform, unveiled at the GTC event in San Jose. The new chips, named in tribute to mathematician David Harold Blackwell, promise a major performance boost over the highly utilized H100 chips. With Blackwell boasting […]

Nvidia enlists humanoid robotics’ biggest names for new AI platform, GR00T

Nvidia, known for its pivotal role in AI hardware, is venturing into the realm of humanoid robots with Project GR00T, a platform aimed at supporting the development of humanoid robots by various companies, such as Agility Robotics and Sanctuary AI. Project GR00T is bolstered by new hardware like Jetson Thor, enabling simulations and generative AI […]

Mercedes-Benz will use a humanoid robot called Apollo to build your next car

Mercedes-Benz has recently entered a commercial agreement with Apptronik, a Texas-based company, to incorporate humanoid robots into its manufacturing processes. The pilot program aims to explore the use of these robots, named Apollo, in logistics to deliver parts to the production line for assembly, while also inspecting components—a move that could potentially revolutionize automotive production. […]

AI startup Cerebras unveils the WSE-3, the largest chip yet for generative AI

Cerebras Systems, a prominent player in the chip industry, recently unveiled their latest innovation, the “Wafer Scale Engine 3” (WSE-3), a groundbreaking achievement and the world’s largest semiconductor chip. This third-generation AI chip is designed for training AI models, offering impressive performance enhancements over its predecessor, the WSE-2. CEO Andrew Feldman highlighted that the new […]

India drops plan to require approval for AI model launches

India has backtracked on a recent AI advisory that required government approval before launching or deploying AI models, amid criticism from entrepreneurs and investors. The Ministry of Electronics and IT unveiled an updated advisory that no longer mandates approval but urges firms to label unreliable AI models. The move follows backlash from industry figures, including […]

This self-driving startup is using generative AI to predict traffic

Autonomous driving technology has traditionally relied on machine learning for route planning and object detection. However, a new wave of companies and researchers are turning to generative AI to advance autonomy further. Wayve, a competitor of Waabi, introduced a model trained on video data collected by its vehicles last year, marking a significant development in […]

Mercedes-Benz to Put AI in Its Assembly Line Robots

German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has announced a partnership with Austin-based AI developer Apptronik to introduce artificial intelligence to its factory robots. This collaboration marks Apptronik’s first commercial contract to deploy its Apollo humanoid robots in real-world settings, particularly in the automotive industry. Apollo, standing at nearly six feet tall, weighing 160 lbs, and capable of […]

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