IBM has released a new chip called North Pole that is focused on AI and offers significant advancements. The chip's innovative approach reduces the need to access external memory, allowing for faster tasks and lower power consumption. While currently limited to pre-programmed neural networks, the chip's architecture could be valuable in speed critical applications like self-driving cars. In other news, AI has autonomously detected a supernova for the first time, saving researchers countless hours. This showcases the potential for AI to accelerate scientific discovery. Overall, AI advancements in hardware and scientific research are shaping the future alongside the demand for software applications.
In a rare miss, OpenAI had to shutter their Arrakis model earlier this year. They had hoped that the model would bring GPT-4 level performance with lower cost and more efficiency, but it simply didn't. NLW also looks at rumors of Apple AI coming to iOS 18.
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