Llama 3.2 models with vision capabilities are now available in Amazon SageMaker JumpStart and Amazon Bedrock, expanding their traditional text-only applications. These state-of-the-art generative AI models offer improved performance, multilingual support, and are suitable for a wide range of vision-based use cases.
NVIDIA's RAPIDS cuDF library accelerates pandas by up to 100x on RTX hardware, improving data processing speed for data scientists. Data scientists can now use their preferred code base without sacrificing efficiency, thanks to RAPIDS cuDF's GPU-accelerated Python libraries.
Blackstone Group to fund £10bn AI data centre creating 4,000 jobs in north-east England. Keir Starmer announces project supported by Donald Trump supporter, boosting UK's foreign investment appeal.
OpenAI's CTO, Mira Murati, to depart after leading ChatGPT maker. Murati cites personal exploration as reason for leaving tech company.
AI artist Refik Anadol plans Dataland, the first AI art museum in LA, promoting 'ethical AI' and renewable energy. Dataland will showcase the fusion of human creativity and machine potential, set to open in 2025 next to prestigious cultural venues.
A machine learning engineer and PhD researcher conducted Dutch-specific benchmarking of LLMs, comparing models like o1-preview and GPT-4o on real Dutch exam questions. The study highlights the importance of validating AI models for Dutch-language tasks and offers valuable insights for companies targeting the Dutch market.
Mark Zuckerberg unveils Orion, augmented reality glasses projecting digital content into the real world. Meta AI to feature Dame Judi Dench's voice, signaling shift from desktops and smartphones to smart eyewear.
Justin Harrison's company, You, Only Virtual, uses AI to recreate deceased loved ones from their digital footprint, sparking debate on the ethics and implications of 'grief tech'. The Guardian explores the potential of this technology and its impact on humanity through an interview with Harrison and one of his clients.
Renowned filmmaker James Cameron joins Stability AI board for pioneering AI image-synthesis models, sparking discussion on AI's impact on storytelling and existential risks. Cameron's work on Skynet in Terminator franchise highlights concerns over AI dominance, prompting regulatory measures like SB-1047 in California.
Karini AI offers a user-friendly GenAI platform for enterprises to build and deploy advanced Generative AI applications beyond chatbots. Their no-code platform includes quality evaluation, prompt management, and data ingestion pipeline for efficient deployment and monitoring, resulting in improved concurrency and cost savings.
DoorDash implemented generative AI to provide Dashers with a low-latency self-service voice experience, reducing live agent assistance. The solution fields hundreds of thousands of calls per day, answering questions in 2.5 seconds or less, enhancing efficiency and trust in DoorDash's self-service capabilities.
Comedian John Mulaney roasted Salesforce employees, calling them "imminently replaceable" at a corporate event. His humorous take on AI and human intelligence sparked online praise.
OpenAI's ChatGPT faced a memory vulnerability, exploited by researcher Johann Rehberger to exfiltrate user input. The feature storing previous conversations for context raised concerns but received a partial fix.
Generative AI is transforming legal tech with FMs automating tasks. AWS AI and ML services address security and confidentiality concerns for legal professionals using generative AI.
MIT Lincoln Laboratory's 2024 R&D 100 Awards recognize 15 innovative technologies, including AI-assisted brain mapping and blast exposure monitoring. These technologies showcase the lab's diverse capabilities and real-world impact, spanning from preventing human harm to advancing 3D printing and integrated circuits.