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How to Use AI on Your Laptop - A Guide | 5 Free AI Playgrounds | iOS 18 AI Announcement | Google AI Overviews Verdict | Microsoft Recall Privacy Concerns
The Bright Journey with AI
📆 May 28th 2024📆
A change of pace but more unexpected revelations from announcements last week. Did Google rush out their products before they were ready? Were lessons not learned with Gemini?
New original article exploring the problems of leveraging private data with LLMs and a practical solution to run LLMs on your own hardware - with code!!
iOS 18 features revealed - core features with privacy at their core with OpenAI & Google model integration also on the cards
Google’s AI overviews feature offering some strange responses + a way to turn off the feature
Micosoft’s Recall feature, announced last week, is creating a stir with privacy concerns.
As always, too much to put in headlines. Check out the Other News Rollup section for a quickfire review of the top stories in AI.
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Mastering RAG: Local Intelligent Apps with Langchain & Ollama
This week I walk through the problem of using AI within a restricted data environment. The pace of innovation is relentless but it’s not surprising that the majority of businesses are still playing catchup with policies and taking a stance on how to proceed with this new technology.
The combination of Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) with Open Source frameworks like Ollama & Langchain open the door to using LLMs in your organisation and on your own hardware. This not only let’s you experiment with this new tech but it also provides you with a path along existing IT policies since you’re building fully local apps within your own network boundaries.
Or, if you just want to have some fun and try something new, you can also run this on your laptop (no promises that your laptop can run it though!!).
Join me over on Bright Journey AI to read the full walkthrough.
📰 News 📰
Apple's iOS 18 AI Enhancements Unveiled
Apple's iOS 18 will introduce significant AI-driven features, as detailed in a new report. Key upgrades include voice memo transcribing, advanced photo retouching, improved search reliability, and automatic reply generation. Safari will receive AI-enhanced search capabilities, and Siri will offer more natural interactions. Users can expect AI-generated emojis, smart summaries across various apps, and customizable home screens. Apple will leverage it’s own AI for core functions & emphasizing privacy features. In addition, they are also partnering with OpenAI for deeper AI integration, emphasizing user privacy and security. Talks are still ongoing with Google to diversify their AI partnerships with Gemini. It’s an interesting move from the tech giant who traditionally relied on their own technology exclusively. It feels like a nod to the changing landscape that AI is bringing to life.
Read More At: TechRadar
Google’s AI Overviews: Boon or Bane?
Google’s AI Overviews, recently launched in search, have faced criticism for inaccuracies, like suggesting glue for pizza or eating rocks. Despite this, Google claims most Overviews offer high-quality information and links for deeper exploration. The company is addressing issues, emphasizing improved user satisfaction. However, concerns remain about AI’s potential to overshadow traditional web search, risking the quality of online content. Google asserts Overviews increase visits to diverse sites, but the long-term impact on web content remains uncertain.
A trick that is circulating is to add '&udm=14' to the end of a search URL which reverts the search to 10 results page with no AI generated content.
Read More At: TechCrunch
Microsoft's Recall AI Tool Raises Privacy Concerns
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is inquiring into Microsoft's new "Recall" feature, part of the forthcoming Copilot+ PCs. Recall takes encrypted screenshots every few seconds, storing them locally. Privacy advocates, such as Dr. Kris Shrishak, warn this could be a "privacy nightmare," potentially chilling user activity. Microsoft asserts Recall is optional and emphasizes its privacy safeguards, including user control over captured content. The ICO insists on rigorous risk assessments to protect user rights before the product launch.
Read More At: BBC
💯 Tip of the Day💯
You Don’t Need to Pay to use AI - Exploring 5 Free AI Playgrounds in 2024
You can try out LLMs for free on these platforms today
HuggingChat on Hugging Face allows interactions with diverse AI models for text generation and translation.
Poe offers a user-friendly interface for AI-driven conversations and content creation.
Chat LMSys provides access to advanced language models for dialogue tasks.
AI SDK integrates AI functionalities into web applications for real-time experiments.
Workers AI enables running AI models at the edge for fast, scalable solutions.
🔨 AI Powered Tools 🔨
Raftwise - Service that helps users grow their LinkedIn presence by creating personalized content. It focuses on professionals looking to enhance their engagement and visibility on LinkedIn through tailored posts and updates.
AI Jukebox - Interactive application that allows users to generate music using AI. It leverages advanced machine learning models to create unique musical compositions based on user input, making it a tool for musicians and enthusiasts exploring AI-generated music.
Unify - Platform that optimizes the use of large language models (LLMs) by routing queries to the most suitable models based on speed, cost, and quality. It combines various LLMs into a single API, providing developers with access to models for their specific needs.
🗞️ Other News Rollup 🗞️
Iyo's Gen AI Earbuds - Iyo's $599 Bluetooth earbuds leverage generative AI for premium sound quality and immediate value delivery in a competitive market.
xAI Funding Boost - Elon Musk's xAI secures $6B funding to compete in AI space, accelerating work on Grok-1 model.
Unitree G1 Robot Overview - Meet the Unitree G1, a $16,000 humanoid robot with impressive capabilities but limited functionality due to its small size.
OpenAI Reverses Exit Agreements - OpenAI releases employees from restrictive exit agreements, CEO apologizes for scandal.
AI Prompt Injection - AI prompt injection risks and protection strategies for organizations. Stay ahead of potential threats.
AI Transforming Finance - GPT-4 surpasses human analysts in predicting earnings, showcasing potential to revolutionize financial analysis.
ChatGPT Privacy Compliance - EU taskforce undecided on OpenAI's ChatGPT legality, suggests safeguards for data processing and transparency.
3D Product Video Innovation - AniML's Doly app simplifies 3D model generation for product videos on iPhones, revolutionizing e-commerce visuals.
Johansson Defies OpenAI - Scarlett Johansson's bold stance against OpenAI's ChatGPT resonates, emphasizing the need to safeguard personal identity from AI.
🎶 Prompts 🎶
Prompts used to generate some of this issues images. Unless otherwise stated all images are using Dall-E and ChatGPT Plus.
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