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AI Al Michaels: Your Daily Olympics Recap

NBC plans to use AI-generated clone of Al Michaels' voice for daily Olympic recaps, sparking concerns about future sports commentators. Michaels, known for iconic calls since 1971, will narrate 2024 Summer Olympics on Peacock, despite being dropped from NFL coverage in 2023.

Living Human Skin Cells Create Smiling Robot

Researchers from University of Tokyo and Harvard create lifelike robotic skin with human cells, capable of conveying emotions. The study explores benefits of using living tissue for robot covering, emphasizing potential for self-repair.

Ruthless Gang's Crypto Theft Spree

24-year-old Remy Ra St. Felix led a violent gang targeting cryptocurrency savings, committing armed robberies, assaults, and even a kidnapping. Despite only stealing $150,000 in crypto, the gang inflicted harm on 11 victims across four US states, highlighting the dangers of physical crypto theft.

Enhancing LLMs for Self-Driving with LangProp

ChatGPT powers autonomous driving research at Wayve using LangProp framework for code optimization without fine-tuning neural networks. LangProp presented at ICLR workshop showcases LLM's potential to enhance driving through code generation and improvement.

Guardrails for Responsible AI

Large language models (LLMs) enable human-like conversations but can also spread misinformation and harmful content. Guardrails are crucial for mitigating risks in LLM applications, ensuring safe and desirable outputs.

Unlocking the Future of Chip Designs with 3D Visualization

Ansys utilizes NVIDIA technology to tackle complex challenges in 3D-IC design at the Design Automation Conference. Using NVIDIA Omniverse and Modulus, Ansys engineers can optimize chip performance and reliability with AI-based surrogate models for faster simulations.

Revolutionizing AI: Matrix-Free LLMs

Researchers from UC Santa Cruz, UC Davis, LuxiTech, and Soochow University have developed an AI language model without matrix multiplication, potentially reducing environmental impact and operational costs of AI systems. Nvidia's dominance in data center GPUs, used in AI systems like ChatGPT and Google Gemini, may be challenged by this new approach using custom-programmed FPGA chips.

The Bright Side of AI: Claude 3.5 Optimistic About Its Future

Anthropic's latest AI model, Claude LLM, outperforms competitors like OpenAI in coding and text-based reasoning, with improved nuance and humor understanding. External experts have evaluated the safety mechanisms in Claude 3.5 Sonnet, highlighting a commitment to safety and transparency in AI development.

Unleashing the Power of GenAI: Building Fill.sg

Ministry of Social and Family Development and GovTech's team created Fill. sg in 2 weeks at LAUNCH! Hackathon to simplify report writing using AI. Leveraging long-context models and a user-friendly interface, Fill. sg aims to streamline report generation for public service officers.