China to build AI chip factory 🏭

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Poonam
September 27, 2023

The AI-ronman 🚀

🛠️ Welcome back, Builders and Innovators! In a world where AI is more than just a buzzword, it's the toolkit for tomorrow. Arm yourself with the latest trends, strategies, and discoveries, as we take on the future, one byte at a time. 🌟

Today’s Headlines:

  1. AI’s role in the end of long writer’s strike

  2. OpenAI’s ambitious leap: $90 Billion valuation and potential AI hardware

  3. Microsoft’s in-house AI strategy to counter OpenAI costs

  4. CIA to build its own ChatGPT-style AI bot for investigations

  5. Getty Images launches an AI-powered image generator

  6. China to build AI chip factory

  7. Spotify will translate podcasts into other languages using AI

  8. OpenAI’s GPT-4 with vision still has flaws, paper reveals

  • AI’s role in the end of long writer’s strike 👩‍💻


    The Writers Guild of America (WGA) and studios have settled their five-month-long dispute, clarifying AI's role in screenwriting. 📜 New contract includes limitations on how AI can be used in writers' rooms, preventing AI-generated writing from being considered source material and avoiding loss of writing credits. Writers can choose to use AI tools on an individual level, but companies cannot mandate their use. The deal may impact future AI-related discussions in creative unions. 🎬

  • OpenAI’s ambitious leap: $90 Billion valuation and potential AI hardware 🧰 

    OpenAI, the genius behind ChatGPT, is eyeing a valuation of up to $90 billion, a remarkable jump from its previous $29 billion. 📈 The company is in talks to let employees sell shares, boosting its financial strength. 💵 ChatGPT's success and projected billion-dollar revenue are driving factors. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and iPhone designer Jony Ive are exploring a consumer AI hardware venture, possibly an 'Alexa'-like device. 🎙️

  • Microsoft’s in-house AI strategy to counter OpenAI costs 💵 

    Microsoft is investing in developing its own smaller, cost-effective AI models as an alternative to OpenAI's pricier versions. Despite having invested $10 billion in OpenAI, Microsoft is concerned about spiraling expenses. 💸 The Bing team is already testing these smaller models, which could function similarly to ChatGPT. 🖥️ This strategy provides Microsoft with a financial safety net and better bargaining power with OpenAI. 💪

 

  • CIA to build its own ChatGPT-style AI bot for investigations 🕵️‍♀️

    The CIA is creating its own ChatGPT AI tool for conducting open-source investigations. The tool will equip analysts to better access open-source intelligence and sift through public information for leads in investigations🛠️. The tool will be available across the 18 U.S. intelligence agencies and will include a chat feature. There is no mention of the model being used or the privacy protections. The tool will be deployed across agencies like the CIA, NSA, FBI, and military-run agencies🏢. The adoption of AI tools by governmental agencies indicates their recognition of the benefits of AI technology. 🛡️

  • Getty Images launches an AI-powered image generator 🖼️

    Getty Images has launched a Commercially Safe Generative AI, powered by NVIDIA's Edify model. This tool allows customers to create visuals that respect the intellectual property of creators. 🎨 It offers royalty-free licenses and worldwide usage rights, without adding the content to Getty's existing image libraries. 💰 Creators get compensated for their work used in the AI's training. 📸 API integration and more features are coming soon. 🛠️

  • China to build AI chip factory 🏭

    China is gearing up to build an AI chip factory as part of its strategy to strengthen its position in the global semiconductor market. This move will enable high-quality light sources essential for AI chip production. 🎛️ It may also serve as a workaround for existing U.S. sanctions. 🚫 China's initiative reveals its ambition to be a key player in AI manufacturing as the U.S. tightens control and Europe weighs in. 🌏

  • Spotify will translate podcasts into other languages using AI 🎧

    Spotify is rolling out a "Voice Translation" feature that translates podcasts into multiple languages using AI. The tool uses OpenAI's Whisper to keep the translated voice and style in sync with the original. 🗣️ Initially, Spanish versions are up for grabs, with French and German soon to follow. A dedicated "Voice Translation Hub" will house these multilingual podcasts, targeting Spotify's 100 million regular podcast listeners. 🌍

  • OpenAI’s GPT-4 with vision still has flaws, paper reveals 📝


    OpenAI's GPT-4's visual component, GPT-4V, still has room for improvement, a recent research paper indicates. The model faces hurdles in making accurate judgments and avoiding biases when analyzing images. It can caption and interpret complex images, but the image features have been held back due to privacy and abuse concerns. While there are safeguards against misuse, such as flagging dangerous materials, issues like "hallucinations" and text omissions persist. 🚨

🔌 Time to power down our AI engines, but the future is always online! 💻🌐 As we log off, remember that you're the architect of AI's future. Keep building, keep innovating, and stay plugged into the world of possibilities. Until we reconnect, may your algorithms always be optimized! 🚀

Ciao for now! 🙋‍♂️💼

(Author: Poonam 👧 )

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