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Snapchat Is Making a ChatGPT Powered Chatbot

02-28-2023

February 28, 2023

⚡ Today’s Highlights

  • 📰 News: Snapchat launches My AI and Opera is teaming up with OpenAI

  • 💰 Funding: CodaMetrix, Typeface, Fulfil Solutions, and Skydio

  • 🦾 Tools: AI-powered UIs and writing assistants that dodge AI-detectors

  • 📅 Events: Subsurface LIVE 2023 and All Things IIOT Day are this week!

📰 Today's Top Stories

(2 min read) (Source: Snapchat Newsroom)

TLDR: Snapchat is launching "My AI," a chatbot powered by OpenAI's latest version of ChatGPT. Initially, only available to $3.99 per month Snapchat Plus subscribers, the plan is to eventually make the bot available to all 750 million monthly users.

Unlike the standard version of ChatGPT, Snap's version is trained to adhere to trust and safety guidelines, such as not using swear words or violent or sexually explicit content. CEO Evan Spiegel believes AI chatbots will become a part of daily life for more people.

(4 min read) (Source: Opera)

TLDR: Opera has partnered with OpenAI to reshape future versions of its PC and mobile browsers with access to OpenAI's state-of-the-art AI models and personalized support from its research team. This collaboration comes two weeks after Opera's announcement of plans to enter the AI-generated content (AIGC) space through its own solutions and partnerships.

Opera aims to integrate AI and generative computing technologies into its products, enhancing the user experience and offering users everything AI-backed browsing has to offer. The Oslo-based browser company now seeks to expand its existing AI program through this collaboration with OpenAI.

(5 min read) (Source: Business Insider)

TLDR: Digital bank Chime is developing its own generative AI with the help of a third-party to train its large language models on internal data and codebase so that their software engineers work faster and more efficiently. CTO James Barrese said that if done successfully, Chime would be able to launch new products and features faster and more cost-effectively. Barrese said the technology would allow technologists to search for the basic code they need for build-outs.

Chime felt the need to develop its own generative AI due to concerns about intellectual property, privacy and regulatory compliance with the technology. Barrese said that as Chime expands beyond its SpotMe product to identify fraud and measure credit risk, the fintech will build the models and hire more engineers to expand AI integration throughout the company.

(5 min read) (Source: TechCrunch)

TLDR: Anthropic, a startup co-founded by ex-OpenAI employees, is now offering partners access to its AI text-generating models. Legal tech startup Robin AI is the first commercial venture to announce the integration of Anthropic models, while Quora's Poe app uses Anthropic models without monetizing.

Anthropic launched a closed beta for an AI system called Claude, similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT, that appeared to improve upon ChatGPT’s proclivity to hallucinate but had shortcomings of its own. It is unclear whether these models are Claude or a derivative.

(2 min read) (Source: Reuters)

TLDR: Chinese tech giant Tencent is developing a ChatGPT-like chatbot called "HunyuanAide" using its AI training model named "Hunyuan" sources told Reuters. Although OpenAI does not allow Chinese users to create accounts, the open AI models behind the program are relatively accessible and are being increasingly used in Chinese consumer technology applications. Alibaba and Baidu have also announced they are working on their own chatbot offerings.

💰 Funding Alerts

  1. CodaMetrix, a leading AI platform for healthcare revenue cycle management, has raised $55 million in a Series A funding round led by SignalFire (Chris Scoggins, Partner), with participation from Frist Cressey Ventures (Senator Bill Frist, M.D, Co-founder and Partner at FCV), Martin Ventures, Yale Medicine, University of Colorado Healthcare Innovation Fund, and Mass General Brigham. The funds will be used to accelerate the company's go-to-market strategy with major healthcare providers and health systems, aiming to address the chronic inefficiencies in healthcare.

  2. Typeface, a generative AI application for enterprise content creation, raised $65 million in funding from Lightspeed Venture Partners (Ravi Mhatre, Partner), Google Ventures, M12, and Menlo Ventures. The platform enables businesses to create brand-personalized content quickly and easily, using generative AI and brand affinity. Typeface plans to use the funding to grow its platform and work with leading enterprises and digital-native brands to create and adapt content to their workflows. Ravi Mhatre wrote more about their investment decision here.

  3. Fulfil Solutions, a robotics startup, has unveiled a fully automated platform for profitable and socially responsible online grocery by using advanced AI, machine learning, and optical and sensor technologies to do all the picking and packing. The company recently raised $60 million in a Series B funding round led by Eclipse (Greg Reichow and Jay Knafel, Partners at Eclipse) with participation from Khosla Ventures and DCVC. Fulfil plans to use the funding to enable customer-centric, sustainable, and profitable online grocery at scale.

  4. Skydio, a leading U.S. drone manufacturer and world leader in autonomous flight, has raised $230 million in funding from investors including Linse Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, and NVIDIA. Skydio uses breakthrough AI to create intelligent drones for consumers, enterprises, and government customers. With the funding, Skydio plans to expand its enterprise customer base, enhance its autonomous flight technology, and further its research in AI and robotics.

🦾 Trending Tools

  • Galileo AI generates impressive User Interface designs quickly and easily using just a text prompt. With advanced language models, Galileo AI understands complex contexts and accurately fills in product copy. Save time on tedious tasks and focus on designing creative solutions, and populate your designs with AI-generated illustrations and images curated to match your vision and style. The technology learns from thousands of top user experience designs, delivering a UI that meets your needs at lightning speed. Sign up for early access on their website.

  • Blog Assistant is an AI-powered writing tool that uses GPT-3 to create high-quality blogs and long-form SEO articles in a fraction of the time. With advanced features like keyword generation and outline creation, Blog Assistant makes it easy to produce content quickly and efficiently. Plus, it's undetectable by AI-content detectors, ensuring that your work stands out and is original.

  • Supares is an image enhancement tool that uses machine learning and computer vision to quickly improve the quality of your visuals with a single click. Whether you want to enhance, upscale, de-noise or fix imperfections, simply upload your images and let Supares do the work for you.

  • tldrbot is the ideal solution to keep track of your Discord discussions. With a single command, tldrbot can instantly provide you with condensed summaries of your conversations, making it easier for you to stay informed and stay ahead.

🌎 Popular Content

2. In this episode of the popular WIRED series, a computer scientist explains machine learning in 5 levels of difficulty, from terms that an 8-year-old could understand to a conversation with an expert in the field. (YouTube)

3. Author Kurt Vonnegut published a story 71 years ago about a society whose workers have been replaced by machines and we’re already seeing a lot of the concerns from the story being raised about the emerging AI-integrated workplaces of today. (NPR - All Things Considered)

The parallels between Vonnegut's science fiction and our modern-day world

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Robin Murphy, professor at Texas A&M University, about the through line between a science fiction novel and the current state of AI and automation.

https://www.npr.org/2023/02/24/1159423016/the-parallels-between-vonneguts-science-fiction-and-our-modern-day-world

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🧠 Resources

 📅 Upcoming Events

  1. Join industry leaders at Subsurface LIVE 2023 (March 1-2, 2023 / San Fransico, New York, London) as we explore the latest open-source innovations in the open data lakehouse ecosystem and share real-world use cases. Hear firsthand from technology leaders at companies such as Apple, Uber, Bloomberg, AWS, and Microsoft about their experiences architecting and building modern cloud data lakes. Learn how to innovate with open-source technologies such as Apache Arrow, Apache Iceberg, Nessie, Delta Lake, Airflow, Dagster, Apache Superset, Apache Druid, Apache Ranger, and more.

  2. All Things IIoT Day (March 2nd, 2023 / Virtual) is an event that will bring together experts from around the world to share insights on IIoT technologies applied to manufacturing, smart cities/buildings/infrastructure, energy, and ICS cybersecurity. Over 115 subject matter experts will share insights with 21,000+ expected attendees on digital transformation journeys, focusing on trends, challenges, best practices, case studies, and creating compelling business models for transitioning to IIoT technologies. The content is targeted to CxOs, executives, and technology-oriented executives.

  3. “The data dividend” series (March 7, 2023 / Washington, DC, USA), programmed by Economist Impact and supported by IBM, brings together leaders in government and industry to discuss how to establish the strategy, culture and skills needed to foster a data-driven enterprise and cultivate new ways of thinking and working. In 2023, we break new ground as we tour cities around the world and discuss how organizations can realize their data dreams.

  4. ElevateIT: Phoenix Technology Summit 2023 (March 7, 2023 / Pheonix, AZ, USA) is a technology summit where regional C-Suite executives, industry experts, and law enforcement will discuss how to optimize and secure businesses for profitability and growth. Topics include maintaining market base during disruptive times, capitalizing on disruption for competitive advantage, and maintaining digital trust while creating value. Process automation, data protection, and cybersecurity are top strategic components for governance and innovation, and digital cybersecurity is crucial for accuracy and speed.

  5. Presenting the second edition of Convergence Conference (March 7-8, 2023 / Virtual), explore the new frontiers of machine learning including novel applications, tools and processes! This free two-day virtual event features 25+ talks, panels and workshops by leading data scientists who share cutting-edge ML techniques to solve complex problems in the real world.

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