Google's secret AI tool leaked
Sneak peeks of Google's soon-to-be-released LLM Gemini and the new tool
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Here’s what happened this week:
NVIDIA breakthrough allows AI to train itself
Bill Gates shares AI predictions
Woodpecker solves AI hallucination problem
Boston Dynamics robot dog can talk
Google's secret AI tool leaked
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NVIDIA breakthrough allows AI to train itself
NVIDIA's researchers have developed an AI agent called Eureka that can create algorithms to train robots, helping them learn complex skills more rapidly.
Highlights:
How It Works: Eureka utilizes large language models to generate reward codes for teaching robots through reinforcement learning. This process involves giving the robot rewards for completing tasks.
Continuous Improvement: Eureka improves itself by assessing the outcomes and modifying rewards. In tests, it outperformed human-written algorithms in over 80% of cases.
Real-World Skills: Eureka successfully trained a robot hand to perform intricate tasks like spinning pens and opening drawers, showcasing its ability to teach practical skills.
Why it's important: This advancement brings us closer to a future where robots can learn and adapt to new skills like humans. Eureka's capability to improve itself through reinforcement learning is a significant step toward more versatile and autonomous robots.
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Bill Gates shares AI predictions
Bill Gates, Microsoft's co-founder, believes that despite the current AI advancements, models like GPT (such as GPT-4) may have reached a plateau for now.
Highlights:
GPT-5 Expectations: Gates suggests that GPT-5 might not bring a significant improvement over GPT-4, contrary to OpenAI's predictions.
Past Advancements: He points out the remarkable leap from GPT-2 to GPT-3/4 as challenging to replicate and considers it a remarkable advancement unlikely to be quickly surpassed.
Real-World Impact Potential: Gates does acknowledge that AI could have a substantial real-world impact if costs and error rates decrease within 2-5 years. However, he believes it might take a decade or more of research to achieve truly understandable AI models.
Why it's important: Bill Gates' perspective highlights the ongoing debate about the future of AI and the potential limitations of current models. Understanding these challenges can guide future AI research and development efforts.
Woodpecker solves AI hallucination problem
Hallucination, where AI models generate false information, is a significant problem in conversational AI, including models like GPT-4. Researchers in China have developed 'Woodpecker,' a system designed to detect and correct hallucinations in AI models.
Highlights:
It works by validating text against images through a 5-stage process to find inconsistencies.
In tests, Woodpecker improved the accuracy of MiniGPT-4 by more than 30% on benchmarks, making AI-generated content more reliable.
Woodpecker's approach doesn't require extensive retraining of models, making it more efficient than previous methods.
Why it's important: Hallucination in AI models has been a persistent challenge, leading to the generation of false information. Woodpecker's development represents a significant step forward in addressing this issue, improving the reliability of AI-generated content
Boston Dynamics' robot dog can talk
Boston Dynamics has given its four-legged robot, 'Spot,' a voice powered by ChatGPT, allowing it to provide talking tours of its facility.
Highlights:
Tour Details: During the tours, Spot answers questions and narrates with different personalities and accents in a new demo video. It uses prompts, predetermined scripts, and visual captions to engage with visitors.
Gripper Movement: Spot's gripper moves in coordination with its speech, and it's even enhanced with googly eyes and a mustache accessory for a touch of personality.
Training with ChatGPT: Boston Dynamics trained Spot to respond conversationally using ChatGPT and other large language models.
Why it's important: Integrating ChatGPT's conversational capabilities into robots like Spot makes them more engaging and relatable to people. It could potentially lead to better human-robot interactions and acceptance of robots in various roles, from tours to assistance tasks.
Google's secret AI tool leaked
Information and sneak peeks of Google's soon-to-be-released LLM Gemini were apparently leaked on a Medium blog post, together with another confidential AI app-maker project named 'Stubbs'.
Highlights:
Google's highly anticipated Gemini, a multimodal AI model, is expected to replace PaLM-2.
It might power Google's Makersuite and Vertex AI. Speculation suggests it could surpass the capabilities of GPT-4 and could be released in late 2023.
Another leaked project called 'Stubbs' is a visual, no-code tool designed for building basic AI prototype apps. Users can easily create, publish, share, and remix apps with Stubbs.
Why it's important: The leak provides a glimpse into Google's ongoing AI innovations. Gemini's potential to outperform GPT-4 and the introduction of Stubbs as a user-friendly AI app generator could lead to exciting developments in AI technology. If Google truly used all its data, including YouTube transcripts, to train Gemini, then 2023 is set to be a wild year for AI.
Top-5 AI tools this week
Helpbar - Universal search built for SaaS (link)
Genie AI - Your AI legal assistant (link)
Spoke - The priority inbox for product builders (link)
Fabric AI - Copilot for all your apps, clouds and files (link)
Novita - Fast and cheap AI image generation API for 10000+ models (link)
Weekly meme
Got my costume ready for Halloween (source)
Weekly animation
A Painting Gets Ready for His Day at the Gallery (source)
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Lord of the Rings in Byzantine Style (source)
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Weekly Midjourney Prompt
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