Artificial Intelligence: News, Business, Science

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May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

Deepmind proves robust AI adaptation requires learning causal models under the hood

AI research

May 6, 2024May 6, 2024

Nvidia's DrEureka uses GPT-4 to automate robot skill transfer from simulation to reality

AI research

May 2, 2024May 2, 2024

The future of AI language models may lie in predicting beyond the next word, study suggests

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AI in practice

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

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Microsoft is pouring its next billions into generative AI. The company is investing $3.3 billion in a cloud and AI data center, as well as an AI innovation lab in Wisconsin. The goal is to make AI more accessible and create new business opportunities, said CEO Satya Nadella. Microsoft Vice President Brad Smith announced plans to work with local partners to train more than 100,000 people in AI skills. In addition, Microsoft is establishing the nation's first AI innovation lab focused on manufacturing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. This investment comes on the heels of billions of dollars in AI infrastructure investments in Germany, Spain, Southeast Asia and Japan, totaling approximately $12 billion.

AI in practice

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

DeepSeek-V2 is a Chinese flagship open source Mixture-of-Experts model

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May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

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AI voice startup ElevenLabs has given a first look at a new model that can generate songs from prompts. The company, founded by former Google and Palantir employees, specializes in machine learning to clone and synthesize voices. Now, ElevenLabs seems to be targeting the music industry with ElevenLabs Music. The published examples are roughly on par with the competition from Suno AI and Udio, and have a running time of around three minutes.

Video: Elevenlabs via X

AI in practice

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

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Stack Overflow community and OpenAI clash again over ChatGPT

AI and society

May 10, 2024May 10, 2024

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Apple apologizes for iPad ad that reflects fears of generative AI

AI in practice

May 9, 2024May 9, 2024

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Singapore's government wants to use authors' works to train a large AI language model, but is facing resistance from writers. The government has requested permission to use published texts for its $52 million National Multimodal LLM Program (NMLP). But many authors and publishers are opposed, citing unresolved issues of compensation and copyright. They are concerned that AI could misuse their works. Without their consent, the NMLP would have to rely on lower quality content, which could negatively impact the model's performance. Authors around the world are increasingly resisting the unauthorized and unpaid use of their texts for AI training. Recently, eight major US publishers sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. OpenAI and other AI companies are currently entering into non-transparent agreements with select publishers to better position themselves for future AI models and ongoing litigation.

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The U.S. government is considering new export restrictions on advanced AI models to limit access by China and Russia. According to Japan Times sources, the Commerce Department is considering restrictions on proprietary AI models whose software and training data are kept under wraps. The goal is to prevent U.S. adversaries from using the models for cyberattacks or to develop biological weapons. One criterion could be the computing power required for training. Until now, U.S. companies such as OpenAI have been able to sell their models without restriction. The planned controls complement previous measures such as export bans on AI chips. They would affect back-end software, but not end-user applications like ChatGPT. However, experts question the feasibility of these measures given the rapid pace of AI development. It is estimated that China is only two years behind the US in AI. The Chinese embassy criticized the plans as a "typical act of economic coercion and unilateral bullying, which China firmly opposes."

Japan Times