Category: AI

1. Anthropic researchers developed a new “many-shot jailbreaking” technique to get an AI to answer inappropriate questions by priming it with less harmful questions first. 2. This vulnerability is due to the increased context window in the latest generation of large language models, allowing them to answer better over time with more examples of a…

– Apple’s Personas for Vision Pro headsets are a work in progress, with original beta avatars being described as “nightmarish” but subsequent updates making them more realistic. – The new spatial Personas feature on visionOS 1.1 allows for collaboration in apps beyond FaceTime and Zoom, with a focus on creating a sense of presence for…

1. Meta denies giving Netflix access to users’ private messages, despite claims in a court filing. 2. Elon Musk amplified the claims on X, leading to backlash and accusations of selling user data. 3. Netflix did have programmatic access to Facebook’s user inboxes, but did not use it to read private messages; the document also…

– 200 musicians signed an open letter against AI music generation tools – Artists include Billie Eilish, Bob Marley estate, Jonas Brothers, Nicki Minaj – AI models that generate music threaten musicians’ livelihoods by using their work without permission A group of 200 musicians have signed an open letter urging tech companies and developers not…

– Funding climate for AI chip startups is declining, with U.S. chip firms raising less money in 2023 compared to 2022. – Hailo, a startup co-founded in 2017, has found success in the AI chip space with specialized chips for edge devices. – Hailo has secured over 300 customers across various industries, and received a…

– Microsoft and OpenAI are collaborating on a new AI supercomputer data center called Stargate, estimated to cost over $100 billion and expected to launch in 2028 – Stargate will be one of the largest and most advanced data centers in the world, using up to 5 gigawatts of power and spanning several hundred acres…

1. TechCrunch is launching a series of interviews focusing on remarkable women who’ve contributed to the AI revolution to give them well-deserved recognition. 2. Kristine Gloria leads the Aspen Institute’s Emergent and Intelligent Technologies Initiative and has a background in cognitive science and media studies. 3. Gloria’s work in surfacing AI’s impact on marginalized communities…

1. OpenAI has made ChatGPT accessible without needing to sign up for an account, offering the GPT-3.5 model for conversation. 2. Competition in the chatbot space is increasing, with Microsoft offering GPT-4 for free without sign-in, and Groq and Pi also providing open-source models. 3. ChatGPT prompts can include deep questions, trip planning, poetry, budget…

1. Meetings are a time-consuming part of many workers’ routines, with U.S. workers spending up to eight hours in meetings per week. 2. The popularity of AI-powered summarization tools is on the rise, as evidenced by a survey showing that nearly half of marketers are using AI to summarize emails, conference calls, and more. 3.…

– Apple unveiled a new small language model called ReALM to help voice assistants like Siri understand context and ambiguous references. – ReALM is designed to run on phones and will potentially be integrated into Siri in the future, improving the assistant’s capabilities. – Apple is investing heavily in AI research, focusing on improving existing…