OpenAI Superalignment team is taking on superintelligent AI

⚡ Today’s Highlights

• 📰 News: OpenAI Superalignment team is taking on superintelligent AI

• 💰 Funding: Neko Health and Shakudo

• 🦾 Tools: AI-powered analytics are boosting businesses’ website conversion rates

📰 Today's Top Stories

Introducing Superalignment

(5 min read) (Source: OpenAI)

TLDR: OpenAI just announced plans to invest in research and resources to ensure the safety of its AI and prevent it from becoming superintelligent and potentially harmful to humanity.

• The company aims to develop breakthroughs in "alignment research" to ensure AI systems remain beneficial to humans and can be controlled. It will dedicate 20% of its compute power over the next four years and form a Superalignment team to work on this problem.

• Critics argue that the plan may not be effective as it assumes the ability to control a human-level AI before it becomes superintelligent. Concerns about the dangers of AI have led to calls for regulation and caution in developing more powerful systems.

• OpenAI acknowledges the potential dangers of superintelligent AI and the need for breakthroughs in alignment research to control it. The company plans to develop a human-level AI alignment researcher and scale the efforts using compute power.

In NYC, companies will have to prove their AI hiring software isn't sexist or racist

(5 min read) (Source: NBC News)

TLDR: A new law in New York City that came into effect yesterday requires businesses using AI-based hiring software to undergo third-party audits to ensure they are free from racist or sexist bias. Companies must also publish the audit results.

• The law aims to address concerns over biases in AI hiring tools, which have been found to exhibit racism and sexism. The use of automated tools in the hiring process has increased due to the high volume of job applications.

The Big Picture: While the law is a significant step, experts highlight its limitations, such as not addressing age-based discrimination or disabilities. The enforcement and extent of the law are also unclear, and some large companies may not take it seriously based on legal interpretations.

In the Age of A.I., Tech’s Little Guys Need Big Friends

(7 min read) (Source: The New York Times)

TLDR: Start-ups in the AI industry face challenges in accessing the necessary computing power and resources to compete with tech giants like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon. These companies control the chips and data centers essential for running AI systems, placing them in a dominant position.

• OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, has secured a significant investment from Microsoft and relies on the computing power provided by the tech giant to improve and expand its AI technologies. Competitors like Cohere have also formed partnerships with Google to access the required computing power.

• The market competition in AI is heavily influenced and limited by the availability of computing power. Start-ups without access to such resources will struggle to keep pace with the advancements made by tech giants, potentially leading to market consolidation and anti-competitive behavior. The impact of open-source software on leveling the playing field grows as a wildcard in the industry.

💰 Funding Alerts

1. Neko Health, a Swedish health-tech company aiming to create a healthcare system focused on preventive measures + early detection using advanced sensors and AI, raised €60 million in a Series A funding round led by Lakestar, with participation from Atomico and General Catalyst. Klaus Hommels and Niklas Zennström will join the board.

• With the funding, Neko Health plans to expand across Europe, invest in R&D, conduct clinical studies, and attract top talent. The goal is to revolutionize healthcare by shifting from reactive symptom treatment to disease prevention.

2. Shakudo, a Toronto based tech company that revolutionizes the way businesses manage their data and AI stacks, raised $7.2 million in funding, led by GreatPoint Ventures (DJ Patil, Managing Partner), with participation from RTP Global, Golden Ventures (Jamie Rosenblatt, Partner), and Parade Ventures, bringing their total funding to $11 million.

• Shakudo provides a flexible solution for businesses to get started with generative AI, offering self-hosted open-source models and access to leading commercial SaaS foundational models, while ensuring privacy and intellectual property protection.

• With the new funding, Shakudo plans to expand its engineering, sales, marketing, and operations teams and has already onboarded talent from companies like Google and AWS. They aim to further enhance their scalable operating system for data stacks.

🦾 Trending Tools

• Flowpoint boosts website conversion rates with AI-powered analytics. Identify and prioritize impactful issues, optimize UX/UI, and receive data-driven recommendations for improved ROI. Join the community of data-driven marketers and business owners.

• Nevermined empowers AI and data owners to monetize their assets with smart subscriptions. Unlock the true potential of your data and AI by making them accessible, traceable, and monetizable. Turn siloed data into AI goldmines

• Optic, developed by SmileML, is an advanced AI assistant for video calls and work productivity. It transcribes video calls in real-time, creates AI-generated meeting summaries, tracks talk speed, ratio, and sentiment, and keeps all your data organized in one place.

• Ween.ai is an AI platform that turns qualitative data into actionable insights. It analyzes customer interviews, extracts highlights, and helps align research with business goals. Bring speed, transparency, and accuracy to your product decisions.

• BrewNote, built by Looppanel, creates instant AI-powered notes for user interviews. Upload your recordings and get high-quality intelligent notes in minutes. Designed for UX and product professionals.

👀 More Reading:

• AI Could Change How Blind People See the World (WIRED)

• Eric Schmidt: This is how AI will transform the way science gets done (MIT Technology Review)

• How AI Could Transform Travel—and How to Take Advantage of It (TIME)

• Wimbledon’s AI Announcer Was Inevitable (The Atlantic)

• How elite schools like Stanford became fixated on the AI apocalypse (The Washington Post)

• The US Military Is Taking Generative AI Out for a Spin (Bloomberg)

🌎 Fresh Content

1. Ethan Mollick, Associate Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a prominent AI voice in the social media AI community, was on the Possible Podcast with Reid Hoffman and Aria Finger to discuss how AI is changing society and how it will enhance learning in the classroom and beyond. (Spotify)

2. Vint Cerf, creator of TCP/IP, a set of rules enabling computers to connect and communicate with each other, and one of the Fathers of the Internet, was on The Economist’s Babbage Podcast to discuss the state of the Internet and generative AI. Vint offers his expertise on how LLMs can be regulated without stifling innovation. (Spotify)

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