Topics include OpenAI's Sora text-to-video model, Gemini 1.5 by Google, AI business deals, Nvidia's Eos supercomputer, secretive AI projects, funding stories, advancements in AI models like Bio Mistral, security measures, AI task force establishment, and legal battles in the AI field.
OpenAI introduces Sora, a text-to-video AI model for innovative content creation.
Nvidia reveals Eos supercomputer for AI processing with 4,608 H100 GPUs.
Bio Mistral releases open source medical language models surpassing benchmarks.
Chinese start-up Moonshot AI raises $1 billion for smart chatbot development.
Lambda secures $320 million funding for compute-intensive tasks and generative AI training.
Ex Salesforce CEO's startup raises $110 million for AI agents enhancing customer interactions.
Deep dives
Meta Unveils V-JEPA AI Model for Learning from Video
Meta introduces V-JEPA, a model that predicts patches of video to improve training by learning from video, aligning with Yann LeCun's vision of advanced machine intelligence (AMI). Similar to image joint embedding predictive architecture, V-JEPA aims to understand how the world works through video prediction.
Bio Mistral Releases Open Source Medical LLM Models
Bio Mistral releases open source pre-trained large language models specialized for medical domains, outperforming other models on medical question-answering tasks in multiple languages, surpassing benchmarks and showcasing performance enhancements.
Nomic AI Open Sources NORNE SIMBED Text Embedding Model
Nomic AI launches NORNE SIMBED Text V1, the first fully open source long-context text embedding model that outperforms open AI's models on various benchmarks, handling sequence lengths of 8,000 tokens, enabling applications in text retrieval, classification, and similar text identification across languages.
Lambda Raises $320 Million with NVIDIA H200 GPU Deployment
Lambda secures $320 million in funding, focusing on compute-intensive tasks, serving diverse industries with LLM and generative AI training. They announce deployment of H200 GPUs from NVIDIA, positioning to compete with leading hardware providers.
Moonshot AI Secures $1 Billion Funding Round Led by Alibaba
Moonshot AI, a Chinese startup, raises a significant $1 billion funding round led by Alibaba and Hongshan VC, emphasizing smart chatbot capabilities using moonshot LLM model trained on medical data, targeting commercial applications in AI.
Ex CEO Brett Taylor's Startup Raises $110 Million for AI Business Agents
Startup led by Ex SalesForce CEO Brett Taylor secures $110 million with focus on AI agents for business, serving clients like Weight Watchers, Series XM, and Sonos, enhancing customer interaction and deploying AI agents across industries.
Nomic AI Releases NORNE SIMBED Text V1 for Open Source Community
Nomic AI unveils NORNE SIMBED Text V1, an open-source text embedding model exceeding open AI's ADA and 3 small models in performance on benchmarks, supporting long context windows, and licensed under Apache 2 for broad usage and experimentation.
Bio Mistral Introduces Open Source Large Language Models for Medical Fields
Bio Mistral launches open source large language models specialized for medical applications, outperforming existing models in medical question-answering tasks in multiple languages, demonstrating efficiency and effectiveness in medical text analysis.
Meta Introduces V-JEPA AI Model for Video Learning in AMI Vision
Meta reveals V-JEPA, a predictive architecture model that predicts patches of video to enhance training by learning from video, aligning with Yann LeCun's vision of advanced machine intelligence (AMI) and aiming to understand the world through video prediction.
AI-Generated Images in Retracted Paper
A paper titled 'Cellular Functions of Spermatogonial Stem Cells' was retracted due to AI-generated images discovered upon zooming in on figures. The paper contained cells and text with anomalies like misspelled words after closer examination, leading to retraction, highlighting flaws in the peer review process.
Microsoft's AI Super Bowl Ad
Microsoft's game-changing Super Bowl ad aimed to redefine AI perceptions by showcasing how AI, represented by a co-pilot bot, can empower users to achieve their dreams. The ad delivers a positive narrative about AI, counteracting fears and emphasizing its role as a supportive tool in fulfilling personal aspirations.
Helen Mirren Tears up AI-Generated Speech
Helen Mirren rips up an AI-generated speech at the American Cinematheque Awards after reading a generic script from AI. She playfully reveals the source of the speech and tears it up, signaling a growing backlash in creative industries against AI-generated content.
