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Last Week in AI

#153 - Taylor Swift Deepfakes, ChatGPT features, Meta-Prompting, two new US bills

Feb 4, 2024
This week, controversy brews as trolls flood social media with graphic deepfakes of a pop icon. The hosts dive into the implications of synthetic media and ongoing legislative efforts against deepfakes. ChatGPT unveils a new feature, enhancing its functionality, while Google Bard catches up with a major update. Financial woes plague AI companies amid disappointing earnings. Plus, Samsung's Galaxy S24 will feature Baidu's Ernie AI, signaling shifts in tech alliances. It's a lively discussion on the intersection of AI, ethics, and business!
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  • Advancements in AI algorithms have led to more versatile and capable models with increased world knowledge.
  • Speculative sampling is a technique that allows for more creative and diverse outputs from large language models.

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Alpha Codeium: A Specialized Model for Coding

Alpha Codeium is an open-source model that specializes in coding and has shown significant improvement over general language models. It uses flow engineering, a technique that generates code with iteration and ensures code integrity. The model scores higher on coding benchmarks compared to other models and has outperformed GPT 4. It provides a more specific and focused approach to coding tasks.

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