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Meta enters the image generation game with CM3leon
July 17, 2023
Created w/ Midjourney. Prompt: ‘a chameleon painting a picture --ar 16:9 --v 5.2’
⚡ Today’s Highlights
📰 News: Meta enters the image generation game with CM3leon+ OpenAI says GPT-4 isn’t getting dumber
💰 Funding: AGII and Trunk Tool
🦾 Tools: Automate your workflows with AI agents - no coding required
📰 Today's Top Stories
(9 min read) (Source: VentureBeat)
TLDR: Meta has introduced CM3leon, a model that can create images from text and generate captions for images. It outperforms existing models in terms of efficiency and image quality.
Unlike other models that rely on diffusion models, CM3leon uses a different approach called token-based autoregressive modeling, which yields better overall image coherence.
During training, Meta uses licensed images from Shutterstock instead of scraping random images from the internet to address ethical concerns and legal issues.
CM3leon undergoes supervised fine-tuning to optimize its performance and resource utilization. It shows great potential in tasks like generating captions for images and answering visual questions. While its availability as a public service is uncertain, its powerful capabilities suggest that it may become more widely accessible in the future.
There’s buzz that Meta also plans to release a commercial version of its AI model, enabling businesses to build custom software on top of it, as it aims to compete with OpenAI and Google in the generative AI field.
(4 min read) (Source: Business Insider)
TLDR: Users of OpenAI's GPT-4 have expressed dissatisfaction with the AI model's performance, describing it as "lazier" and "dumber." Some have reported instances where the model's capabilities seemed to have regressed, particularly in data labeling tasks.
OpenAI's Vice President of Product, Peter Welinder, refuted the claims, stating that GPT-4 is not less intelligent but rather improved with each new version. Welinder encouraged users to provide specific examples of the perceived regression so that OpenAI could investigate and address the issues.
To increase the quality of their LLMs, OpenAI has entered a two-year agreement with The Associated Press (AP), granting the AI company access to select news content and technology, while receiving access to OpenAI's expertise.
OpenAI will license a portion of the AP's text archive to train its AI algorithms, aiming to enhance the capabilities of its systems with the feedback and factual text provided by the AP.
(3 min read) (Source: Reuters)
TLDR: In a Twitter Spaces live chat, Elon Musk explained that his new AI company, xAI, aims to "understand the universe" and develop artificial general intelligence (AGI) that can solve problems like humans.
xAI will collaborate with Musk's other companies, Twitter and Tesla, using public tweets for AI model training and potentially working with Tesla on AI software to advance self-driving capabilities. Musk has been advocating for AI regulations and discussing the importance of regulating AI in meetings with government officials.
💰 Funding Alerts
1. AGII, an AI platform focused on content generation in the Web3 era, utilizing state-of-the-art AI models and intuitive tools, raised $15M in funding from prominent investors in the tech industry.
AGII plans to launch the beta version of its platform, expand its team, and further develop AI models and tools. The aim is to enhance the user experience, introduce new features, and solidify its position as a leader in AI-powered content generation for the Web3 era.
2. Trunk Tools, a construction-focused fintech startup that helps address the skilled labor shortage by enabling workers to get paid faster, raised $9.9M in seed funding, with Innovation Endeavors (Scott Brady, Partner) leading the oversubscribed round. Fifth Wall, Foundation Capital, and others also participated.
Trunk Tools utilizes AI to set productivity goals and safety rewards, promoting worker engagement. Integration with existing payroll systems ensures smooth payment processes.
The company plans to utilize the funding to fuel its growth, expand the team, accelerate the development of its output-focused incentives solution, and drive market adoption.
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👀 More Reading:
Elon Musk threw nine-figure promises at top AI researchers (Semafor)
Investing in the "AI mafias" (Axios)
What Happens When You Ask a Chinese Chatbot About Taiwan? (The New York Times)
Who Could Lead OpenAI’s VC Fund? (The Information)
Build a Winning AI Strategy for Your Business (Harvard Business Review)
🌎 Fresh Content
1. In a recent Twitter Space, Elon Musk discussed his new AI venture known as x.AI. The goal of this new company is to create a good AGI that is maximally truth-seeking with the objective of understanding the universe. It would differ fundamentally from popular models like GPT-4 and Bard in that its function would consist mostly of trying to answer humanity’s biggest questions and would have very different guard rails as a result. TheAIGRID broke down the interview with Musk. (YouTube)
2. Equitable AI models can make healthcare more accessible to many underserved communities. Marzyeh Ghassemi of MIT CSAIL broke down how AI tools can help identify and address biases in healthcare. (YouTube)
🧠 Prompts
Engage ChatGPT's capabilities to create a recruitment strategy that utilizes big data, AI, and machine learning to source and hold onto exceptional talent. This prompt will guide you through the creation of a big data, AI, and machine learning-driven strategy to attract and retain the industry's finest talent. By customizing it to your organization's context, you can unveil innovative approaches for sourcing top-tier candidates.
Big Data Recruitment Strategy
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