Ah yes, the sound of not getting pre-briefed on Meta’s Llama 3 announcement like literally everyone else. Good thing I don’t have any experience using or fine tuning smaller models. Oh, wait—
BIG TECH
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Boston Dynamics Robot Embedded with Local AI Agent
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Imagine this robot from. @BostonDynamics embedded with local #AI agent.
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Concentration Problem Solutions in AI Technology
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Yes. And let's be clear, that kind of concentration is a problem. But it's not a problem that is solved by such "solutions."
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Telegram Security Claims and Infrastructure Vulnerabilities Analysis
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We saw xz go down. And heartbleed. So ofc I'm not saying that. I'm saying I read this as a muddled story meant to cast doubt in an interview where Durov (falsely) flexes Telegram's privacy virtues. As for US Big Tech, IIUC Telegram uses AWS and GCP (probably others).
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Oracle invests $8bn in Japanese data centers for data sovereignty
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Oracle to spend over $8bn to build more data centers in Japan, hopes to ride the ‘data sovereignty’ wave.
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Microsoft Launches Free 18-Lesson Generative AI Course on GitHub
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Microsoft launched the best course on Generative AI! The free 18 lesson course is available on Github and will teach you everything you need to know to start building Generative AI applications.
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Electric Atlas: Boston Dynamics Announces Enhanced Performance
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[#Article] ATLAS reinvents itself electrically: @BostonDynamics promises increased performance https://actuia.com/actualite/atlas-se-reinvente-en-electrique-boston-dynamics-promet-des-performances-accrues/
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Boston Dynamics Atlas robot and AI breakthroughs today
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Top stories in AI today: -Boston Dynamics reveals the new Atlas robot
-Google AI to assist U.S. in disaster responses
-Generate an AI song for free with just a prompt
-AI accelerates Parkinson’s treatment
-6 new AI tools & 4 new AI jobs Read more: http://
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Figure 01 Humanoid Robot Combines Conversation and Multitasking Abilities
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Check out Figure 01, the latest humanoid #robot by @Figure_robot and @OpenAI ! It's now engaging in lively conversations while effortlessly multitasking! via @IntEngineering #AI #Robotics @kkruse @enilev @mvollmer1 @albertogaruccio @kalydeoo
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VASA-1: AI talking avatar from a photo
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Ceci est un avatar "parlant" créé à partir uniquement d'une photo de la personne et qui agit comme un "masque".
— Defend Intelligence (Anis Ayari) (@DFintelligence) 18 avril 2024
En bref, vous mettez votre caméra, votre micro, vous choisissez le visage que vous voulez avoir et BOOM.
Il s'agit d'un modèle d'IA de Microsoft intitulé "VASA-1".… pic.twitter.com/RJSo8NWZOVThis is a "talking" avatar created solely from a photo of the person and acting as a "mask". In short, you turn on your camera, your microphone, choose the face you want, and BOOM. This is a Microsoft AI model called "VASA-1".