🏆 Will large tech companies win the Ai race? Google 💪 thinks so…
🔮 Open-Source AI, 🧰 Tools, Google Palm2, and more...
🏆 Will large tech companies win the Ai race? Google 💪 thinks so…
🆕📋 A list of the new PalM2 features and product
🔮 Is open-source Ai safe for Humanity?
🧰 AI Tools of the Week
💪🏽 Miscellaneous and AI updates
🏆 Will large tech companies will the Ai race? Google 💪 thinks so…
Google, in a significant announcement yesterday, presented PaLM 2, an enhanced version of its colossal language model. This updated model demonstrates improved proficiency in mathematical and logical computations, making it an exciting development in the tech world. Google plans to harness the power of this model to enhance over two dozen products and features.
PaLM 2 is designed to be versatile, available in various sizes, with the smallest iteration capable of functioning natively on a smartphone. The tech giant is also supercharging its AI chatbot, Bard, with a suite of new capabilities. These include multilingual support, integration with Google Docs and Gmail, and an advanced visual search feature. Furthermore, Google has expanded the availability of Bard to a global audience.
In a new experiment, Google has introduced MusicLM, a cutting-edge AI tool capable of transforming text prompts into music. Whether the user types in "soulful jazz for a dinner party" or a request for "hypnotic industrial techno," MusicLM generates multiple versions of the desired composition.
Alphabet, formerly known as Google, boasts a broad spectrum of technology products and services, including search engines, email services, smartphones, cloud storage, and an array of other software offerings. YouTube has a robust user base with 2 billion monthly active users, and Gmail commands a global user count of over 1.8 billion as of 2023. Google Search, the globally dominant search engine, enjoys over 90% market share and is used daily by billions. With over 1 billion monthly active users, Google Drive is a popular cloud-based storage service. Android, the mobile operating system developed by Google, has a global footprint with over 2.5 billion active users.
Meta's suite of products, encompassing Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, also commands billions of daily users, creating a treasure trove of data and personal information. This rich data can be harvested and employed to refine AI products, facilitating their rapid dissemination to billions of users.
In this data-driven landscape, it may seem daunting for newcomers to make a mark, given the hold a handful of tech giants have over essential data and personal information. Nonetheless, competition fuels innovation. And let’s be honest, if it wasn’t for ChatGPT I wonder if this race would be as exciting as it is today.
Apple, with over 1.5 billion active devices worldwide, including 1 billion iPhones, is another major player in this arena. The company has been relatively understated amidst this AI revolution, but with such extensive reach, it is highly plausible that they are preparing to deploy AI technology. This would allow Apple to capture data more rapidly and efficiently, enhancing their services and ensuring they remain a formidable contender in this competitive market.
🆕📋 Here is the list of PalM2 features:
Google Maps unveiled a new feature called "Immersive View for Routes" that provides comprehensive information on traffic, bike lanes, intersections, parking, and more.
Magic Editor and Magic Compose, AI-powered features for photo editing and text rewriting, were introduced.
PaLM 2, Google's newest large language model, was showcased. It's designed to power Google's Bard chat tool and act as the foundation for the company's new AI features.
Bard, Google's AI chat tool, will now be available in over 180 countries and territories, support Japanese and Korean, and offer the ability to surface images in its responses.
Google Workspace suite is getting AI enhancements, including automatic table generation in Sheets and image creation in Slides and Meet.
MusicLM, a new experimental AI tool, turns text into music based on user input.
Google Search introduced new features for better understanding of content and context of images, an AI-powered conversational mode, and a "Perspectives" filter.
Codey, Google's new code completion and code generation tool, was unveiled.
Google Cloud launched a new A3 supercomputer virtual machine, and new AI models for Vertex AI, including a text-to-image model called Imagen.
Project Tailwind, an AI-powered notebook tool, aims to organize and summarize user's free-form notes.
Generative AI wallpapers for Android users were announced, using text-to-image diffusion models.
🔮 Is open-source Ai safe for Humanity?
Numerous open-source AI platforms exist, including OpenCV, OpenAI, Keras, PyTorch, Hugging Face, Meta (imagebind), TensorFlow and many others. Last August, Stability financed and publicized Stable Diffusion's open-source debut, a product of Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich's CompVis group. However, it quickly gained the moniker Unstable Diffusion as users dismantled its safeguards, enabling the creation of outrageous and obscene images without restraint.
In 2024, approximately one billion voters will participate in elections across the U.S., India, the EU, the U.K., and Indonesia, plus Russia. Yet, neither AI companies nor governments have instituted commensurate election safeguards. Currently, marketing agencies can manufacture any kind of synthetic campaign to either champion or sabotage candidates, distorting reality with AI-generated images, videos, and texts. We must also remain vigilant against fundraising frauds, microtargeted campaigns that are cost-effective and quickly produced, and inflammatory content easily disseminated via social media and television networks. Even candidates' voices and videos can be manipulated, producing messages they never uttered.
It's imperative that we adopt a more critical mindset, questioning the authenticity of what we encounter.
We have to think more critically and question everything that we see.
In conclusion, the rise of open-source AI platforms holds profound implications for humanity, presenting both opportunities and challenges. On one hand, these platforms democratize access to advanced AI technologies, fostering innovation and enabling a broad range of users to contribute to their development. They can help solve complex problems, drive economic growth, and even revolutionize sectors such as healthcare, education, and environmental management.
Conversely, the misuse of open-source AI platforms can lead to detrimental outcomes, as evidenced by the Unstable Diffusion incident. These platforms can be exploited to create deepfakes and synthetic campaigns that manipulate public opinion and undermine democratic processes. Furthermore, the rapid proliferation of AI-generated content can fuel disinformation, fraud, and other forms of malicious activity.
Therefore, while we celebrate the significant advancements brought about by open-source AI, we must also tread with caution. It's imperative to establish robust ethical guidelines, regulatory frameworks, and technological safeguards to ensure that these tools are used responsibly. Moreover, educating the public about the potential and pitfalls of AI technologies is crucial for fostering a discerning and vigilant society. The future of open-source AI is in our collective hands, and it's up to us to guide its path toward a more equitable, transparent, and secure world.
Important links:
Ai focus on banning. (link)
Meta has spent > $13 billion on Ai safety and security. (link)
CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI to testify to Congress (link)
India’s religious AI chatbots are speaking in the voice of god — and condoning violence (link)
🧰 AI Tools of the Day
Pi: The Supportive Companion Assistant - Developed by the startup Inflection AI, Pi is a ChatGPT-like AI that offers features like personalized suggestions, gentle reminders, and supportive conversations.
HuggingChat: The Open-Sourced AI Chatbot - 30-billion-parameter open-sourced AI chatbot, HuggingChat, It has impressive language generation capabilities and is especially appealing to DIY developers and AI enthusiasts.
Looka: The AI-Powered Logo Designer - AI-powered tool that simplifies the logo design process.
Logoai: The AI Logo Mastermind - AI-driven logo creation tool that offers advanced customization options.
Blubi: Securely store and intelligently remix your social content.
💪🏽 Miscellaneous and AI updates
The Boring Future of Generative AI (link)
ChatGPT and Generative AI in Payments: Reality, Hype, What's Next, and How to Prepare (link)
A.I. will potentially impact 40% of your working hours (link)
Bob Iger Wants an AI Bob Iger for Disney Earnings Calls (link)
EU draft legislation will ban AI for mass biometric surveillance and predictive policing (link)
🚀 Showcase Your Innovation in the Premier Tech and AI Newsletter (link)
As a vanguard in the realm of technology and artificial intelligence, we pride ourselves in delivering cutting-edge insights, AI tools, and in-depth coverage of emerging technologies to over 55,000+ tech CEOs, managers, programmers, entrepreneurs, and enthusiasts. Our readers represent the brightest minds from industry giants such as Tesla, OpenAI, Samsung, IBM, NVIDIA, and countless others.
Explore sponsorship possibilities and elevate your brand's presence in the world of tech and AI. Learn more about partnering with us.
Great post. I especially like - and plan to explore - the list of PaLM 2 features.