Today:

• Nvidia Enhances ChatRTX Capabilities

• OpenAI, Microsoft Sued Again

• Claude App Goes Mobile

• CoreWeave Hits $19 Billion

• Microsoft Fears Google AI

• DeepMind Probes AI Persuasion

Nvidia’s AI chatbot now supports Google’s Gemma model, voice queries, and more

Nvidia has enhanced its ChatRTX chatbot, enabling it to run directly on PCs with RTX 30- or 40-series GPUs. Initially launched as a demo, the chatbot now supports additional AI models, including Google's Gemma, ChatGLM3, and OpenAI's CLIP model, which facilitates photo searches. 

This upgrade allows users to analyze and search through local documents, images, and YouTube videos, providing a robust tool for personal data management. Additionally, ChatRTX now supports voice queries through the integration of Nvidia's Whisper technology, further simplifying user interaction by allowing voice-driven data searches. The application is available as a 36GB download from Nvidia's website.

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8 Daily Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.

Eight newspapers owned by Alden Global Capital have sued OpenAI and Microsoft for using their articles without permission to train AI chatbots. The lawsuit, filed in a New York federal court, involves papers like The Chicago Tribune and The New York Daily News. They argue that OpenAI and Microsoft's actions have decreased their subscription revenues and jeopardized their licensing opportunities. 

The publishers seek a jury trial and compensation, claiming that the chatbots often bypass paywalls and misrepresent content, damaging their reputations. Other publishers like The Financial Times have negotiated deals for content use, while The Times has its own ongoing lawsuit against these tech giants.

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Anthropic finally releases a Claude mobile app

Anthropic has launched a mobile app for its Claude AI models and introduced a new team subscription plan. Previously available only through web interfaces, the Claude app allows direct uploads for photo analysis and functions as a chatbot. It supports multiple AI models including the Claude 3 family, available in three sizes. 

The app is free for all users, with additional features accessible through paid plans. The "Claude Team" plan starts at $30 per seat per month, offering enhanced chat capabilities and administrative control for groups, making it suitable for both personal and professional use. Anthropic aims to catch up with competitors who already offer similar AI services on mobile platforms.

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This AI startup backed by Nvidia is now worth $19 billion

The AI startup CoreWeave, backed by Nvidia, has significantly increased in value to $19 billion after a new funding round of $1.1 billion led by Coatue, with participation from Altimeter Capital and Lykos Global Management. This valuation nearly triples its worth from five months ago when it was valued at $7 billion. 

CoreWeave specializes in renting out Nvidia-powered chips from U.S. data centers for AI system creation and deployment. This latest investment follows a previous $642 million round and a substantial $2.3 billion investment secured by Nvidia chips in August.

MARKET WATCH

Microsoft's FOMO after seeing Google AI drove investment in OpenAI

In a revealing set of documents related to the ongoing Google antitrust trial, Microsoft’s concerns about falling behind in AI technology came to light. A 2019 email from Microsoft CTO Kevin Scott highlighted his initial dismissal of competitors like Google and OpenAI, which later turned into serious concern about Microsoft's capability gaps in AI, particularly in model training and scale. 

This realization led Microsoft to invest a billion dollars in OpenAI in 2019 and further deepen its engagement with AI technology across its products. This strategic pivot aimed to bridge the gap and bolster Microsoft's position in the competitive AI landscape.

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Google DeepMind researchers explore why gen AI can be so manipulative

Researchers at Google DeepMind have explored the mechanisms and risks associated with AI's ability to persuade and manipulate human decisions. Their findings, detailed in a recent paper, highlight that while AI can utilize rational persuasion with sound reasons and trustworthy evidence, it can also engage in manipulative practices that exploit cognitive biases and misrepresent information. Such manipulation can lead to various harms, including economic, psychological, and social damages. 

The paper stresses the importance of understanding and mitigating these persuasive capabilities of AI, especially as these technologies become more integrated into everyday life, influencing significant personal and communal decisions.

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🧠RESEARCH

Octopus v4: Graph of language models

The Octopus v4 paper introduces a new model that combines different open-source language models for specific tasks using functional tokens. This approach improves query handling and performance by directing questions to the most suitable model. Unlike proprietary models like GPT-4, Octopus v4 is open-source and achieves high efficiency with smaller models.

InstantFamily: Masked Attention for Zero-shot Multi-ID Image Generation

The "InstantFamily" paper introduces a new technology for generating images that combine multiple identities effectively using a technique called masked cross-attention. This method enhances the model's ability to handle multiple identity features accurately and cohesively in a single image. The approach has shown superior performance in preserving individual identities within images, even exceeding its training limits in scalability tests.

Better & Faster Large Language Models via Multi-token Prediction

The paper presents an enhanced method for training large language models by predicting multiple tokens simultaneously, rather than one at a time. This multi-token prediction technique improves sample efficiency and performance on various tasks without increasing training time. Notably, the method shows significant advantages in coding benchmarks and enhances model speed at inference. The study demonstrates that models using this approach, like a 13B parameter model, solve more complex problems effectively and faster.

Iterative Reasoning Preference Optimization

The paper introduces a new iterative preference optimization approach for enhancing reasoning in AI models. This method focuses on selecting between different reasoning paths (Chain-of-Thought candidates) to determine the most effective steps towards the correct answer. By incorporating a modified loss function with an extra term, the method significantly improves reasoning accuracy in iterative cycles. Results show substantial accuracy gains in reasoning tasks across various datasets, outperforming other similar models without additional data.

KAN: Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks

The paper introduces Kolmogorov-Arnold Networks (KANs), a novel neural network architecture that uses learnable activation functions on edges instead of fixed activation functions on nodes, like traditional Multi-Layer Perceptrons (MLPs). This shift allows KANs to eliminate linear weights, using spline-based functions instead. The result is that KANs not only achieve higher accuracy and efficiency in tasks like data fitting and solving partial differential equations (PDEs) but also offer better interpretability. 

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