Stability AI's Leadership Shakeup, Financial Times' AI Bot, and the Pre-Launch Buzz of Rabbit R1
Mar 24, 2024
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Discussing the resignation of Stability AI's CEO, launch of Financial Times' AI chatbot 'Ask FT', and the upcoming release of the Rabbit R1 consumer AI device with a pickup party in NYC. Excitement surrounds these major developments in the AI industry.
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Founder of Stability AI resigns amid challenges, emphasizing decentralization in AI.
Financial Times launches AI chatbot for curated answers, while Rabbit R1 prepares for consumer launch.
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Leadership Changes at Stability AI
Emad Mostock, the founder and CEO of Stability AI, known for their popular image generation tool, Stable Diffusion, has resigned amid challenges including investor disputes and controversies. Mostock expressed his desire to decentralize power in AI, leaving the company in the hands of interim co-CEOs. The future trajectory of Stability AI remains uncertain during this transitional phase.
New Developments in AI-Powered Journalism and Consumer AI
The Financial Times launched AskFT, an AI chatbot providing curated answers from the newspaper's article archives to subscriber questions. AskFT utilizes the Anthropix-Clawd language model and offers insights on current and historical events. In the consumer AI realm, Rabbit Inc is gearing up to ship the Rabbit R1 device to the first US buyers, with high demand seen through quick sell-outs of pre-orders and plans for a pickup party in New York City. Despite some skepticism from prediction markets, Rabbit Inc aims to meet the Easter shipping deadline for initial orders.
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Leadership Changes at AI Company, Financial Times' New AI Chatbot, and Anticipation for Consumer AI Device
In this episode of Discover Daily, we explore major developments in the world of AI. We start with the resignation of Emad Mostaque, founder and CEO of Stability AI, amid challenges including investor disputes, staff departures, and controversies around his leadership. Mostaque, who grew Stability AI to a billion-dollar valuation, expressed his belief in the company's mission and the importance of decentralizing power in AI.
Next, we discuss the launch of "Ask FT," a new AI chatbot by the Financial Times that provides curated answers to subscriber questions using the newspaper's own article archives. We also cover the highly anticipated release of the Rabbit R1, a consumer AI device set to start shipping to the first US buyers on Easter Sunday, March 31st, with a pickup party planned in New York City on April 23rd.
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