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Microsoft Germany CTO Announces GPT-4 for Next Week

03-10-2023

March 10, 2023

⚡ Today’s Highlights

  • 📰 News: Microsoft Germany's CTO says GPT-4 might launch next week + Discord is introducing AI and it might change their privacy policy

  • 💰 Funding: Mythic, Monnai, Allorion Therapeutics, and Iktos

  • 🦾 Tools: Compare outputs from several different LLMs in one convenient tool

  • 🧠 Resources: Prompt Engineering is the skill of the future

  • 📅 Events: Next week is packed with important events so be sure to sign up this week! The International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction is up first on Monday.

📰 Today's Top Stories

(10 min read) (Source: Heise Online)

TLDR: The CTO of Microsoft Germany just announced GPT-4, their latest large language model (LLM), during an AI in Focus-Digital Kickoff event. Andreas Braun also mentioned that the new GPT-4 model, with multi-modal capabilities, will offer new possibilities such as generated videos and has explained that OpenAI has refined the technology to work in multiple languages, such that one can ask a question in one language and receive an answer in another language.

The Big Picture: It’s only been a few months and we might already be working with GPT-4. AI progress is quickly becoming exponential.

(9 min read) (Source: Discord)

TLDR: Discord is launching three new AI experiences as free public experiments in a limited number of servers:

  • Clyde, the helpful robot, has been upgraded using OpenAI technology to be able to answer questions and have extended conversations with users.

  • AutoMod AI uses LLM to detect and alert moderators when server rules may have been broken, taking into account the context of the conversation.

  • Conversation Summaries use AI-generated summaries to bundle streams of messages into topics so that users can quickly catch up on what matters most to them.

The company is also;

  • open-sourcing Avatar Remix, an app that lets friends remix each other's avatars using generative image models and;

  • previewing AI Preview, a shared visual space with an AI-powered text-to-image generator for collaboration.

And finally, Discord has launched an AI incubator as part of its ecosystem fund to support innovative AI startups. Developers who participate will be eligible for cash grants, office hours with Discord development teams, cloud compute credits, and early access to Discord platform features.

The Big Picture: It just so happens that Discord is also updating their privacy policy 👀

(4 min read) (Source: Grammarly)

TLDR: Grammarly has launched a new suite of generative AI capabilities called GrammarlyGO that utilizes ChatGPT's artificial intelligence model to produce text. The tool offers a faster and smarter writing assistant that enables teams and individuals to accelerate productivity. It provides users with personalized, high-quality generative AI by taking into account their context, preferences, and goals to instantly generate high-quality drafts, outlines, replies, and revisions when they need them.

GrammarlyGO will be integrated into existing tools, including Microsoft Word, Slack, Gmail, and the Chrome browser extension. The tool is available to both premium and free users in select markets. The product will start rolling out in beta starting in April, offering users the opportunity to use the tool to unblock their ideas and streamline their writing process. You can sign up for the waitlist here.

(3 min read) (Source: Reuters)

TLDR: OpenAI has been taking big steps as a company over the past few months, having partnered with multi-national corporations like Microsoft and Bain & Co. It’s understandable, LLM’s are expensive to run. The research lab/non-profit is working hard to create a valuable product for all kinds of people and businesses to use.

CEO Sam Altman recently announced at an investor’s conference that the company plans to release tools that give users more control over the generative AI system and improve models for general and specific use cases. OpenAI aims to build a platform that sells APIs to others and creates applications like ChatGPT.

The company will also be working on addressing criticism for inaccuracies and accusations of left-leaning political bias. Greg Brockman, OpenAI’s co-founder and president, admits that the company didn't move quickly enough to give users greater control over the chatbot's behaviour. They acknowledge that their goal is not to have biased AI and that there are lines that AIs should never cross.

(2 min read) (Source: Reuters)

TLDR: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has made a surprising call for regulation of AI technology, in order to avoid harming growth or becoming a national security risk. The Chamber argues that a "risk-based regulatory framework" must be established by policymakers and business leaders, in anticipation of AI's projected contribution of $13 trillion to global economic growth by 2030 and widespread use over the coming decade. While the Chamber suggests that flexible, industry-specific guidance and best practices should be developed, it also recognizes the critical role of the business community in managing the deployment of AI.

💰 Funding Alerts

  1. Mythic, an AI processor/semiconductor company, has raised $13 million in a new round of funding from existing investors Atreides Management, DCVC, and Lux Capital, along with new investors Catapult Ventures and Hermann Hauser Investment. The investment will help bring Mythic's next-generation M2000 series product to market, which uses analog compute-in-memory technology to store neural networks on-chip, delivering best-in-class power and performance. This will enable Mythic to bring powerful edge AI inferencing to a wide range of applications, from low-cost drones and doorbell cameras to immersive AR headsets and huge robots.

  2. Monnai, a fintech platform specializing in consumer insights for financial organizations, has raised $6.5 million in a Series A funding round led by Tiger Global Management. Monnai will use the funds to improve its AI-driven insight capabilities to provide more detailed reports and better decision-making for its clients. The company's platform integrates multiple data sources from around the world to help its customers navigate regulatory landscapes, identify fraud attempts, and optimize credit risk and collections. The new funding will also allow Monnai to enhance its business capabilities in emerging markets and continue developing its proprietary analytics and data ingestion capabilities.

  3. Allorion Therapeutics is a biotech company that uses artificial intelligence to discover next-generation precision medicine for oncology and autoimmune diseases. It has raised $50 million in a Series B financing round, co-led by INCE Capital (JP Gan, Founding Partner) and Qiming Venture Partners (Kan Chen, Partner), with participation from TF Capital (Wei Cheng, Managing Director) and others. The funds will be used to support upcoming Phase I/II clinical trials in China and the US, identify clinical candidates for additional programs and advance the company's established and validated early discovery platform technologies, among others.

  4. Iktos, a French start-up using AI for new drug discovery, has raised €15.5 million in a Series A financing round led by M Ventures and Debiopharm Innovation Fund, with participation from Omnes Capital. The funding will help Iktos expand its existing SaaS software offering, further develop its AI and drug discovery capabilities, and launch Iktos Robotics, an end-to-end drug discovery platform that combines AI and automation of chemical synthesis to accelerate drug discovery timelines. Iktos' AI solutions aim to speed up the drug discovery process while increasing the probability of success for drug candidates reaching clinical development.

🦾 Trending Tools

  • OpenPlayground is a powerful tool that allows you to compare and contrast the outputs of multiple large language models such as Google, Co:here, Anthropic, and Hugging Face, all using the same prompt. With this tool, you can easily evaluate and compare the performance of different language models to choose the best one for your needs.

  • Momentum Sales AI uses AI to capture call summaries, CRM fields, and tasks after sales calls, and then automatically syncs the data with Salesforce and posts to Slack. With this, sales representatives and customer success managers can save time on note-taking and improve data hygiene.

  • FinalScout’s chrome extension allows users to quickly find the email addresses of LinkedIn profiles, as well as generate personalized emails using ChatGPT. It also includes features such as email verification, exporting contact details as a .csv file, and the ability to prospect new clients within finalscout.com.

  • Miro AI is a launchpad for creativity, collaboration, and productivity that helps teams unlock the full potential of their ideas. Its features include the automatic generation of user stories, acceptance criteria, and code, as well as AI-powered sticky notes for idea generation, summarization, and clustering. With Miro AI, teams can break down big ideas, make clearer decisions, and unlock impactful insights.

  • B12 is an all-in-one website builder powered by AI that enables professional service providers to attract, win, and serve clients online. The platform automatically generates a draft of a website specific to the user's industry using AI technology. It also provides the user with a team of experts in copywriting, design, and launch to help tailor and publish the site to meet their unique needs.

👀 More Reading

🌎 Fresh Content

1. Steven Spielberg shared a few of his thoughts on AI with Stephen Colbert. Humanity’s creative geniuses can evoke feelings with their work because the people experiencing them understand the craftsmanship that went into making them. If AI learns to replicate that ability to touch someone’s soul, we’re in for one heck of a ride. (Twitter)

The capabilities of AI are growing at an incredible rate and AI tools are already taking over large portions of the creation process. Wonder Dynamics is one such AI company. They can insert computer-generated characters into live-action scenes, making CGI and 3D modelling a thing of the past. Steven Spielberg is on the advisory board for Wonder Dynamics. (Vimeo)

Wonder Studio

An AI tool that automatically animates, lights and composes CG characters into a live-action scene. No complicated 3D software, no expensive production hardware—all…

https://vimeo.com/805754885?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=195966591

While one job might seem like it’s being taken over by AI, another niche is being created. Creative people will find creative ways to use this technology and it’ll be amazing to see what great minds like Steven Spielberg’s can create with it. For now, we’ll leave the creativity to the creators and leave it to the AI to bring it to life.

2. The evolution of war. Creativity can propel us forward just as well as it can set us back. (Twitter)

🧠 Resources

  • A prompt engineering guide from Co:here, a major OpenAI competitor and another from Dataconomy. Prompt engineering will be the most important skill for non-technical people who are looking to learn about and maximize their productivity with generative AI models. Our mission is to help people implement AI-powered tools in their daily lives and businesses and prompt engineering will be the first step for everyone.

  • In case you didn’t know, Microsoft is adding a new feature called 'Video Super Resolution' to Edge that enhances video resolution while eliminating compression artifacts for improved viewing quality on streaming platforms. Follow this guide to learn how to enable it.

📚 Research

 📅 Upcoming Events

  1. Don’t miss the 18th Annual ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human Robot Interaction (HRI) (March 13-16, 2023 / Stockholm, Sweden + Virtual). Researchers from across the world present their best work to HRI to exchange ideas about theory, technology, data, and science furthering the state-of-the-art in the field. The conference theme for HRI 2023 is “HRI for all” and will focus on key HRI theories, methods, designs, studies, and technical advances that aim to understand and promote inclusion and diversity in HRI.

  2. The 3rd Annual European Chatbot & Conversational AI Summit (March 15-16, 2023 / In-Person at Dynamic Earth, Edinburgh, Scotland + Virtual) is a two days conference and exhibition designed to host industry executives, and adopters of Conversational AI, Chatbots, Virtual assistant, voice technology and Conversation design. The summit will reflect the latest tendencies and recent application changes in the Conversational AI space in the European market.

  3. Microsoft will be hosting a virtual event titled "The Future of Work: Reinventing Productivity with AI" (March 16, 2023 / Virtual). The event will be hosted by CEO Satya Nadella and CVP Jared Spataro, and will focus on how AI will revolutionize the way people and organizations work. While Microsoft has not disclosed any specific announcements, it is speculated that the event will primarily focus on Office.

  4. Data Innovation Summit ANZ (March 16, 2023 / Crown Conference Centre, Melbourne, Australia) is the largest and the most influential annual Data and AI event represented across several regions, bringing together the most innovative minds, enterprise practitioners, technology providers, start-up innovators and academics, working with Data Science, Big Data, ML, AI, Data Management, Data Engineering, IoT and Analytics, in one place to discuss ways to accelerate AI-driven Transformation throughout companies, industries and public organizations.

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