Tech Brew Ride Home Thu. 07/25 – Reddit’s Throwing Elbows Again
Jul 25, 2024
Reddit is tightening its grip on content access, raising concerns about user rights and AI ethics. Microsoft has revamped Bing with generative AI, shaking up traditional search. Meanwhile, Mistral's latest model challenges established giants in AI. A potential scandal brews as Runway's video models may have sourced YouTube content without consent. Lastly, the hazards of relying on synthetic data for AI training are explored, highlighting the urgent need for transparency in development.
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Reddit Blocks Search Engines
- Reddit is blocking search engines like Bing and DuckDuckGo, favoring Google.
- This makes Google the only search engine that can surface recent Reddit content.
Bing Generative Search
- Microsoft unveiled Bing Generative Search, showing AI-generated answers with sources.
- It addresses concerns about AI's impact on website traffic by maintaining click-through rates.
Mistral Large 2 Release
- Mistral released Mistral Large 2, a 123-billion parameter model.
- It's open for non-commercial research but requires a license for commercial use.