Stay informed about the latest developments in the world of artificial intelligence with our weekly news breakdown. We know your time is valuable, which is why we’ll provide you with a succinct summary of the most noteworthy updates in AI each week. Whether you’re an industry professional, researcher, or simply curious about AI, our weekly breakdown will keep you up-to-date on the latest news, without overwhelming you with information. So, sit back, relax, and let us bring you the top AI stories of the week, in a quick and concise format.
Get Up-to-Date with the Latest AI News of the Week: A Quick Breakdown
Introduction
Artificial intelligence is a rapidly evolving field, with new developments and advancements being made every week. Staying current with the latest AI news can be a challenge, however, with so much information available. In this article, we’ll provide a quick breakdown of some of the most significant AI news stories from the past week, highlighting the key takeaways and developments.
Open Assistant, Elon Musk’s Truth GPT, and Stability.ai
- Open Assistant, a free and open-source version of chat-based AI GPT, was released over the weekend. It offers a gamified platform for training large language models that users can move up the leaderboard.
- Elon Musk announced the development of his own chat-based AI called Truth GPT, which aims to be a course correction to Open AI. It is still unclear how far developed the Truth GPT is.
- Stability.ai announced its own large language model to compete with chat-based AI like Llama and Open Assistant. It will work together with Open Assistant, which will include the Stability AI language model in their platform.
Meta’s Research Papers
- Meta released two research papers, one of which introduces Dino V2, a computer vision tool that helps isolate objects inside of videos.
- The other Meta research paper features an animated drawings tool that can animate your children’s drawings.
Combining Virtual Reality and AI, and Audio Transcripts
- A video by Chris France went viral on Twitter that demonstrated the combination of virtual reality and AI with a character created inside a virtual reality world, which leverages chat GPT to respond to questions and interact realistically with users.
- Adobe and DaVinci Resolve announced similar functionality to Firefly, which allows users to listen to transcripts and create storyboards using AI images.
Developing In-House Chips for AI
- Microsoft announced that it has been developing its own chips to compete with Nvidia’s GPU chips, while Amazon, Google, and Meta have also developed their own in-house chips for AI.
Greg Brockman’s TED Conference Presentation
- Greg Brockman, the co-founder of Open AI, gave a presentation about chat-based AI GPT and the chat GPT plugins in the ongoing TED conference in Vancouver, where he demonstrated how chat GPT can suggest meals, create shopping lists, and generate data charts.
Viral TikTok Song, AI-Generated Video
- A song imitating Drake and The Weekend by Ghost Rider went viral on TikTok but was later removed from streaming platforms.
- An AI-generated video of Conan O’Brien eating fried chicken and crashing his car went viral on April 20.
Conclusion
These are some of the most significant AI news stories from the past week. From the introduction of new chat-based AI programs and tools to research into computer vision and animation, and the ongoing development of in-house AI chips, there is always something new happening in the world of artificial intelligence.
FAQs
- What is Open Assistant, and how does it work?
- What is Truth GPT, and how does it differ from other chat-based AI programs?
- What is Dino V2?
- How can Firefly and similar tools help content creators?
- Why are companies like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft developing their own AI chips?
