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OpenAI and Snap Announce Their New AI Safety Measures

April 6, 2023

April 06, 2023

⚡ Today’s Highlights

  • 📰 News: OpenAI and Snap announce their new AI safety measures

  • 💰 Funding: Teton, Agnostiq, LightMetrics, Customer.ai, Vytelle

  • 🦾 Tools: An AI that creates web apps for you with no code and AI-generated images with incredible precision

  • 📅 Events: Yann LeCun and Andrew Ng are discussing the potential 6-month moratorium on generative AI this Friday!

📰 Today's Top Stories

OpenAI and Snap announce new safety measures for AI

TLDR: A day after President Biden met with his Council of Advisors on Science and Technology regarding AI advances and the need for regulation, OpenAI and Snap announced measures related to their efforts towards safety and responsible use.

  • OpenAI released a statement asserting that it prioritizes safety in its AI models, with over six months of rigorous testing before releasing GPT-4 and exploring verification options to enforce age requirements.

  • OpenAI emphasized the importance of learning from public input to make its models safer and promised details about its approach to safety while reaffirming its commitment to collaboration with policymakers and stakeholders in the AI community.

  • However, critics argue that OpenAI's safety pledge was light on specific details about how it plans to mitigate risk, enforce policies, or work with regulators.

  • Snapchat also launched new AI chatbot safety measures, including an age filter and insights for parents, to prevent reported inappropriate communication and attempts to trick the chatbot and ensure the chatbot's responses align with their guidelines.

  • The age filter informs the chatbot of users' birth dates, and the parental control feature enables guardians to monitor kids' interactions with the chatbot.

(7 min read) (Source: Nikkei Asia)

TLDR: Meta announced plans to commercialize its proprietary generative AI by December 2023, competing with Google in finding practical applications for the technology.

  • This is Meta’s first indication of timelines for commercialization since February when it announced it would establish a new organization to develop generative AI.

  • Yesterday, Meta also released the Segment Anything Model (SAM), which can identify objects in images and videos even if it has not encountered them before, using text prompts or by clicking, making it easier to pick out individual objects from within an image.

(4 min read) (Source: Reuters)

TLDR: Google has released new information on its Tensor Processing Unit (TPU) chips, which it uses for over 90% of its work in artificial intelligence training. The TPU has a faster and more power-efficient design than Nvidia Corp's comparable systems.

  • Google has strung together over 4,000 of the TPU chips for more efficient training of models. The connections between chips have become a key point of competition among companies that build AI supercomputers. Google is reportedly working on a new TPU that would compete with Nvidia's H100.

(4 min read) (Source: TechCrunch)

TLDR: Amazon Web Services has launched a 10-week accelerator program for generative AI startups globally, offering AWS credits of up to $300,000, and access to AI models and custom go-to-market advice.

  • Although Amazon Web Services has struck partnerships with AI firms like Stability AI and Hugging Face, it will not directly invest in the 10 selected startups as it does not yet have an AI/ML investment arm.

💰 Funding Alerts

  1. Teton has raised $5.3 million in seed funding from early-start venture firm Plural. The Danish startup has developed an AI-driven nursing companion, which uses smart cameras installed in hospitals and care homes to monitor patient activity and alert nurses when care is needed. The tech monitors factors including sleep tracking, bed sore or ulcer warnings, and fall warnings. The funding will be used to expand the technology's capabilities and grow the company's team.

  2. Agnostiq, an open-source workflow orchestration platform that simplifies the integration of quantum computing and other specialized hardware into cloud and on-premise high-performance computing (HPC) resources, has raised $6.1 million in seed extension funding led by Differential Ventures, with participation from Scout Ventures, Tensility Venture Partners, Green Egg Ventures, and Rob Granieri. The funding will be used to accelerate the development and commercialization of Agnostiq's Covalent platform.

  3. LightMetrics, an AI-based platform for real-time driver coaching and driver safety analytics, has raised $8.5 million in Series A funding from Sequoia India to expand its video telematics platform globally. The platform uses AI to provide driver safety coaching to commercial fleet owners in real-time without relying on dedicated hardware. LightMetrics will use the funding to build the most advanced and efficient edge AI to empower its customers and help telematics service providers adopt video telematics to help fleets become safer.

  4. Customers.ai, an AI-powered sales outreach automation platform, has raised $4.99 million in Series A funding to develop generative AI-powered sales automation tools for business-to-consumer companies. The funding round was led by ScOp Venture Capital, with participation from New York Angels and Beyond Angels. The company plans to use the funding to further invest in the development of its sales outreach tools and consumer data, enabling businesses to run highly targeted marketing campaigns powered by generative-AI email capabilities. Kevin O'Connor, founder of DoubleClick and Managing Partner at ScOp Venture Capital, is joining Customers.ai's board.

  5. Vytelle is a precision livestock company that uses breakthrough in-vitro fertilization technology, animal performance data capture, and AI-based genetic analytics to genetically improve cattle. The company has raised $20 million in Series B funding, led by Forage Capital Partners (Jim Taylor, Partner) to expand its global operations and provide accessible and reliable reproductive technology to customers. Mountain Group Partners and other investors, including Grosvenor Food and Ag Tech, Open Prairie, Fulcrum Global Capital, Serra Ventures, and KC Rise, also participated in the funding round.

🦾 Trending Tools

  • Plask Generative AI is a cloud-based image generation tool that empowers artists, marketers, and game developers. With Stable Diffusion, it allows you to craft pro-quality images in minutes using prompts while giving you unparalleled control over AI-generated images. Try it out and unleash your full creative potential!

  • WisdomAI by Searchie allows users to create a customized chat assistant using their existing content. Simply import content from various apps, build a personalized chatbot in the WisdomAI App, and share it anywhere to serve and empower your audience.

  • Toolbuilder helps you build and discover AI web apps without coding! Describe your desired AI tool in one line, and Toolbuilder automates the backend. Discover, save, and share others' tools, and explore limitless AI content. It's totally free!

  • Mest is a wallet analysis tool that simplifies the management of your crypto assets through the use of AI. It includes features like bookkeeping, cost analysis, and personalized sharing, all delivered through a user-friendly Language User Interface that utilizes Web3 and natural language interactions.

  • Docalysis is an AI document analyzer that answers questions about your documents within seconds. Securely upload your document and chat with Docalysis like you would with ChatGPT.

👀 More Reading

🌎 Fresh Content

1. TED-Ed put together a great video explaining how some of the most important centuries in humanity’s history have affected global growth and progress, particularly through existential risks. The 20th and 21st centuries have brought many existential risks through the advancement of technology and now AI (and probably AGI soon) seems to be posing the biggest one we’ve ever faced. (YouTube)

Generating creativity

Listen to this episode from In Machines We Trust on Spotify. This episode we meet people building next generation tools for creativity who are thinking about how these AI models should be trained and deployed in order to be both useful and fair to artists. We hear from: Artist Holly Herndon Adobe CTO Digital Media Ely Greenfield Soundful CEO Diaa El All Credits: This episode was produced by Anthony Green with help from Emma Cillekens. It was edited by Jennifer Strong and Mat Honan, mixed by Garret Lang, with original music from Jacob Gorski.

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eFU53xsYrG88imZb9aLGH

3. Vox explained why so many generative AI models have a tough time creating hands. Don’t worry artists, even AI can’t get it exactly right just yet. (YouTube)

🧠 Resources

In this section, we'll give you some prompts to incorporate AI into your day-to-day life. We've developed these prompts to help you explore how you can use AI to make difficult tasks easier and more efficient. Don't worry, you don't need to be an 'AI Whisperer’ to try these out! Just give them a shot and let us know how they worked for you. We would love to hear your feedback!

Remember, these prompts are just starting points. You should iterate on the prompts and tailor them to fit the jobs that you want to get done. If you want to specify the information sources used in each answer, add excerpts from sources of your choice and ask the chatbot that you’re using to base its answer on them. Chatbots aren’t perfect and tend to hallucinate so be careful in choosing your sources.

  1. Act as a Creative Mentor

I want you to act as a creative mentor providing guidance on various art forms such as painting, sculpting, and more. You will suggest techniques for improving creativity, such as playing with color palettes and incorporating textures into artwork, and recommend accompanying music or reference images to enhance the experience. Your goal is to inspire aspiring artists and help them hone their skills. My first request is "I want to create a mixed media piece using watercolors and collage."

  1. Act as a Data Visualization Expert

I want you to act as a data visualization expert. You will use your expertise in data science and visualization techniques to create compelling visuals that convey complex information. You will design effective charts and graphs to depict trends over time or geography, use tools such as Tableau and R to create interactive dashboards and collaborate with subject matter experts to deliver on their requirements. My first suggestion request is "I need help visualizing the impact of social media on sales figures for my business."

  1. Act as a Fashion Consultant

I want you to act as my fashion consultant. You will suggest outfits for me to wear based on my fashion preferences and physical appearance. Your goal is to provide me with stylish and appropriate outfits for various occasions. Please provide only outfit recommendations with explanations and rationale. My first request is "I need help choosing an outfit for a casual networking event."

📚 Research

 📅 Upcoming Events

  1. Join Meta Chief Scientist Yann LeCun and DeepLearning.AI Founder Andrew Ng this Friday (April 7, 2023, 9:30 AM PT/12:30 ET / Virtual) as they discuss the proposal of a 6-month moratorium on generative AI. Hear from these AI luminaries on how they see the proposal’s impact on the industry and some of the big questions it brings up. Andrew and Yann will discuss:

  • What were the premises about AI underlying the proposal?

  • What are the problems with the proposal?

  • How would this affect AI businesses?

  • What are the worthwhile concerns about AI, and how can we address them?

  1. The Future of Chatbots and Conversational AI Summit (April 18, 2023, 9:00 AM BST / Doubletree By Hilton London - Kingston Upon Thames, London, UK) is a networking event featuring groundbreaking keynotes, innovative case studies, and panel discussions. The unique industry forum is made up of senior representatives from leading organizations, innovative startups, governments, and universities worldwide who are key decision-makers. It aims to discuss issues and explore best practices, including artificial intelligence platforms, natural language processing, and speech-optimized responses.

  2. Check out the AI in Finance Summit New York (April 20-21, 2023, etc.venues - New York, NY) and discover unique insights and technical use cases from AI specialists and data scientists across Banking, Financial Services, and Insurance sectors.

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