Welcome back to AI Hungry, where the latest advancements in artificial intelligence are always on the menu. DeepMind's Imagen 2 is redefining the landscape of photorealistic image generation, promising to captivate developers and creators with its unprecedented capabilities.
Meanwhile, OpenAI's collaboration with Axel Springer heralds a new era for AI-enhanced journalism, merging cutting-edge technology with global news content to transform the way we interact with media.
DeepMind's Imagen 2 AI Raises the Bar for Photorealistic Image Generation
DeepMind's latest AI, Imagen 2, sets a new standard for generating highly realistic images, surpassing previous models in quality and adherence to user prompts. By refining its training dataset with additional descriptions, Imagen 2 has improved its understanding of prompts, enabling it to produce better images, especially of challenging subjects like human hands and faces.
Imagen 2 not only offers enhanced image quality but also comes with advanced editing features such as inpainting and outpainting. While currently available to developers and cloud customers, Google aims to make it safe for personal use by implementing safety measures like SynthID for watermarking and technical safeguards against problematic content.
OpenAI Partners with Axel Springer to Enhance ChatGPT with Global News Content
OpenAI has announced a partnership with media giant Axel Springer, aiming to enrich ChatGPT with journalistic content and support Axel Springer's AI initiatives. Users of ChatGPT will now have access to summaries of global news from Axel Springer's brands, including Politico and Business Insider, complete with references and links to full articles. This collaboration is not only expected to improve journalistic services and generate new revenue opportunities but also to bolster Axel Springer's ongoing AI projects with OpenAI's technology.
The partnership may also address the contentious issue of AI models being trained on unlicensed journalistic content by potentially legitimizing past practices. Axel Springer is actively embracing AI, having already laid off staff as part of an 'AI offensive' to transition to digital-only publishing. The company's CEO, Mathias Döpfner, has emphasized the need for journalists to understand and engage with AI to shape the future of journalism.
🚀 Microsoft Unveils Phi-2: A Compact Language Model with Giant Capabilities. Microsoft's new language model, Phi-2, punches above its weight with state-of-the-art performance in various benchmarks, despite being smaller than competitors. Its success is attributed to high-quality training data and efficient scaling techniques. (Link)
🚗 Tesla to Recall Over 2 Million Vehicles Amid Autopilot Safety Concerns. Tesla is recalling over two million cars due to safety issues with its Autopilot system. The recall affects Models 3, S, X, and Y, and will be addressed with a software update to prevent driver misuse. (Link)
🧠 Braintrust Secures $5.1 Million Seed Funding to Enhance AI Product Development. Braintrust has raised $5.1 million in seed funding to expand its AI infrastructure toolkit, which is already used by companies like Zapier and Airtable. The funding will boost hiring and support their rapid growth in the AI space. (Link)
⚖️ Google Loses Antitrust Case Over Play Store Monopoly Claims. Google has been defeated in an antitrust lawsuit by Epic Games, which accused the tech giant of monopolistic practices in its Play Store, potentially impacting other ongoing antitrust cases against Google. (Link)
🔧 EU Bans Automatic Firing by Algorithms, Boosts Gig Worker Rights. The European Union has introduced new rules to protect gig economy workers, including a ban on 'robo-firing' and clarifications on employment status. The reforms aim to improve labor rights for platform workers like Uber drivers and Deliveroo couriers. (Link)
🤖 ChatGPT's December Downturn: Users Report Shorter Responses and Task Refusal. Users have observed ChatGPT providing shorter answers in December, suggesting it might mimic human holiday lethargy. OpenAI is investigating the issue, which could also reduce operating costs due to less computing power usage. (Link)
