📰 News 📰 

OpenAI Cautiously Introduces Custom Voice Engine

OpenAI has announced its new Voice Engine, a tool that allows for the creation of synthetic voices from a 15-second sample. Despite its potential, the tool's release date remains unannounced to ensure responsible deployment and address misuse concerns. The technology, already integrated into ChatGPT and Spotify's dubbing features, aims for high-quality, realistic speech generation without user data training. However, ethical considerations and the impact on the voice acting industry are under scrutiny, alongside efforts to prevent deepfake abuses

Read More At: Tech Crunch

Google DeepMind's 'Superhuman' Fact-Checking AI

Google's DeepMind developed an AI, SAFE, which surpasses human fact-checkers in accuracy by evaluating language model-generated text against Google Search results. SAFE significantly reduces fact-checking costs and was tested on a new benchmark, revealing larger models have fewer factual errors. The study emphasizes the need for transparent benchmarking against expert human fact-checkers for true progress evaluation, highlighting the potential of automated fact-checking in combating misinformation.

Read More At: VentureBeat

Revolutionizing Payments: Amazon's Palm Recognition

Amazon introduces a new app, Amazon One, enabling users to sign up for its palm recognition payment service via their smartphones. The app utilizes the phone's camera to register a user's palm print, allowing for cashless transactions by simply scanning their hand at participating locations. This technology, which analyzes the vein structure in the palm, is now available for both iOS and Android devices. Initially available at Whole Foods stores owned by Amazon, the service extends to select Panera Bread locations, airports, stadiums, and convenience stores.

Read More At: Engadget

Google's SEEDS Revolutionizes Weather Forecasting

Google introduces SEEDS, a cutting-edge generative AI model that efficiently generates large ensembles of weather forecasts, significantly reducing the computational cost compared to traditional models. SEEDS, leveraging denoising diffusion probabilistic models, excels in creating realistic weather forecasts, including rare and extreme weather events, with minimal computational resources. This innovation promises to enhance operational weather prediction and climate risk assessment by providing detailed and scalable ensemble forecasts.

Read More At: Google AI Blog

💬 Large Language Models 🗨️ 

AI21 Labs Introduces Jamba for Enhanced Generative AI

AI21 Labs unveils Jamba, a novel approach that combines the Mamba model, based on the Structured State Space (SSM) model, with traditional transformer architecture, aiming to leverage the strengths of both. Jamba, designed to complement rather than replace current large language models, shows promise in generative reasoning tasks. While it excels in certain benchmarks, it does not yet surpass transformer models in all areas. Released as open-source under the Apache 2.0 license, Jamba represents a significant stride toward optimizing generative AI for complex reasoning and context handling.

Read More At: VentureBeat

🔨 AI Powered Tools 🔨 

A run down of the latest SaaS products and services which leverage AI to help you take back some time.

• HeyGen - Video generation platform with features like AI avatars, AI voices, video translation, and the ability to create personalized videos.

• Munch - Leveraging advanced AI, including GPT, OCR, and NLP, Munch analyses content for social and marketing trends, ensuring videos are edited for optimal engagement across platforms.

• Opus - Designed to enhance social media content creation by analysing videos to identify the most compelling moments, adding contextually relevant b-rolls, and dynamically adjusting layouts for maximum impact.

🗞️ Other News Rollup 🗞️ 

AI Impact Grows - Pew data shows ChatGPT's work usage surges, hinting at AI's transformative role in productivity and job dynamics.

Grok Advancements by Musk - Elon Musk's Grok-1.5 AI model excels in performance, math, and language understanding, aiming to surpass current AI standards.

AI Features in macOS 15 - macOS 15 at WWDC 2024 to feature AI-centric updates, Adaptive Voice Shortcuts, and custom route creation in Maps.

AI Revolutionizes Hollywood - OpenAI's Sora AI impresses Hollywood with video generation technology, sparking industry excitement and debate over its impact.

RAM Constraints with AI - Google's Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro differ in AI model access due to RAM limitations. RAM increase may be necessary.

Pet Bitmoji Subscription - Snapchat offers AI pet Bitmoji for subscribers, with new editing features and longer video uploads for all users.

NYC Chatbot Concerns - NYC's AI chatbot misleads on city policies, prompting reliability concerns. Users advised to verify information independently.

Congress Blocks Copilot - US Congress bans Microsoft's Copilot on government devices over data security concerns. ChatGPT use also restricted.

AI Election Threats - Hillary Clinton and experts highlight AI's role in election manipulation, warning of deepfake dangers and democracy threats.

Data Transparency in AI - Space and Time promotes data verification in AI using zero-knowledge proofs, expanding into blockchain for transparency and validation.

AI Knighthood Awarded - Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis receives UK knighthood for significant contributions to artificial intelligence.

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