100 AI Influencers
Time magazine has unveiled its list of the 100 most influential people in the field of artificial intelligence (AI).
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Here’s what happened this week:
ChatDev: AI agents for coding
Zoom's AI Assistant
AI-powered backpack
Palm reading AI from Amazon
100 AI influencers
Let's dive in.
ChatDev: AI agents for coding
ChatDev is a unique virtual software company, but it's not run by humans—it's run entirely by intelligent bots.
Highlights:
These bots are like a team of software experts, including a CTO (Chief Technology Officer), software engineers, and designers, all working together to write complete sets of code, not just individual functions or files.
What makes ChatDev special is how these bot agents collaborate. They don't just receive a single prompt and work independently. Instead, they communicate and discuss their tasks over time to achieve the best results.
Once the code is written, it goes through a testing phase by other bot agents. Finally, another team of bots adds documentation to wrap up the project.
The codebase of ChatDev is easily accessible and well-documented. Plus, it's cost-effective to use because it relies on the GPT-3.5-turbo model. You can find more information and access ChatDev on its GitHub page.
Zoom's AI Assistant
Zoom introduces AI Companion, a built-in AI assistant available to paid users at no extra cost.
Highlights:
Enhanced Functions: AI Companion offers features such as composing chat responses, generating meeting summaries, creating email messages, smart recording, and more.
AI Model Integration: The assistant utilizes various generative AI models, including Zoom's own, Meta Llama 2, OpenAI, and Anthropic.
Upcoming Features: Zoom plans to roll out additional capabilities in the Fall, focusing on scheduling and task management.
This integration aims to make AI accessible and user-friendly, particularly in automating tasks that are often time-consuming and disliked by employees. Zoom seeks to make AI a seamless part of everyday productivity.
AI-powered backpack
Microsoft is diving deep into AI technology, as evidenced by its recent patent application for an AI-powered backpack.
Highlights:
AI Functions: This smart backpack harnesses AI to recognize objects in its surroundings, execute context-based tasks, access data from the cloud, and communicate with other devices.
Everyday Uses: Microsoft envisions various practical applications for this backpack. For instance, you could bring it skiing and ask if it's safe to ski in your current direction. The backpack's AI would analyze the environment and provide real-time guidance on whether your chosen path is within bounds.
Palm reading AI from Amazon
No wallet, no phone. Amazon trains AI to recognize your palm.
Highlights:
Advanced Identity Verification: Amazon One has developed a high-tech system that uses your unique palm features, such as lines, grooves, veins, and ridges, to create a personalized palm signature. This signature is linked to your credit card or Amazon account, offering secure identity verification.
Contactless and Convenient: The technology is being introduced in 500 Whole Foods Market stores and other locations, aiming to make transactions and identity checks more convenient. With Amazon One, you can leave your wallet or phone behind.
Training with Synthetic Hands: To achieve impressive accuracy, Amazon One trained its system using a vast database of synthetic hand images, known as a "palm factory." The result? An astonishing 99.99% accuracy rate across over 3 million uses.
Versatile Applications: Amazon One's system isn't limited to payments. It can also be used for age verification, accessing venues, and tracking loyalty rewards, promising to enhance various aspects of our daily lives.
This innovative use of generative AI has the potential to revolutionize how we conduct everyday transactions and interact with various services, all while leveraging the power of biometric data.
100 AI influencers
Time magazine has unveiled its prestigious list of the 100 most influential people in the field of artificial intelligence (AI). This compilation includes prominent figures from leading AI companies, influential policy influencers, creative artists, and dedicated researchers.
Notably, the absence of influential AI researcher Andrej Karpathy has stirred some controversy and disappointment among the AI community. However, it's important to remember that crafting a top 100 list always invites differing opinions and discussions.
Top-5 AI tools this week
Boolvideo - Turn your creatives into cinematic videos with AI (link)
Deepen - AI therapy & counseling (link)
Cosmos - Use AI to organize your videos (link)
Atticus AI - Negotiate consulting contracts faster using GPT-4 (link)
Jupitrr - Auto-magically generates b-rolls for creators (link)
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