The Daily Index — Tuesday, August 15, 2023 · TLDR Index

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REGULATORS AGREE TO EXPANSION OF DRIVERLESS CAR SERVICES IN SAN FRANCISCO

Autonomous Cruise and Waymo taxis have been buzzing around the city for some time, and now they can offer round-the-clock rides for pay.

archive.ph · 4 min

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THE AI RULES THAT US POLICYMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING, EXPLAINED

The US government is getting serious about regulating AI, with proposals focused on new rules, oversight institutions, funding for research, and expanding the expert workforce. However, the area remains slippery as the technology rapidly evolves. Key players like OpenAI and Microsoft have endorsed new government licensing and auditing for advanced AI models, but the specifics remain contested.

vox.com · 19 min

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A LIGHTWEIGHT RGB-D SEGMENTATION

Efficient RGB-D semantic segmentation helps mobile robots understand their environment. While depth data offers useful geometric insights, it can be noisy. This paper introduces a streamlined network that uses less computing power but remains robust, blending color and depth features effectively.

arxiv.org · 16 min

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EFFICIENT MULTI-TASK MODEL SELECTION

Predicting the performance of pre-trained neural networks on multiple tasks without fine-tuning them is a challenge. The traditional method is computationally costly, while modern methods are limited to single tasks. This paper introduces EMMS, which transforms varied task labels into a unified format, allowing for the prediction of a model's effectiveness across tasks efficiently.

arxiv.org · 24 min

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WHICH GPU SHOULD I BE USING AND WHERE TO GET IT?

There are lots of cloud providers popping up for fine-tuning or serving AI workloads. It is hard to know which one to choose over another one. This guide gives a pretty great set of heuristics to decide which cloud to run your jobs on.

gpus.llm-utils.org · 12 min

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THE POWER OF SYNTHETIC IMAGE GENERATION IN COMPUTER VISION

This project introduces a new tool called DatasetDM that can make endless fake images along with detailed labels, like which part is which object or how far things are in the image. This is great for training computer vision systems, and by using just a small set of real photos, the synthetic ones help achieve top results in tasks like identifying objects or editing images.

weijiawu.github.io · 4 min

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WHAT IF GENERATIVE AI TURNED OUT TO BE A DUD?

Generative AI is extremely hyped, but does it deserve it? Many professionals have still not found a good use for ChatGPT multiple months after its release. In this article, Gary Marcus explores the possibility that we are too confident in our assumptions that generative AI will be world-changing.

garymarcus.substack.com · 7 min

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AI.COM FLIPS FROM CHATGPT TO ELON MUSK’S X.AI

AI.com now redirects to x.AI, a company that aims to understand the true nature of the universe. OpenAI had seemingly purchased this domain back in February, but it looks like Musk swooped in.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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THE GREAT INFLECTION?

The economist Matt Clancy and research scientist Tamay Besiroglu debate what happens to the economy when intelligence becomes extremely cheap.

asteriskmag.com · 17 min

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APPLE IS ALREADY USING ITS CHATBOT FOR INTERNAL WORK

Apple is using an internal chatbot to help its employees prototype future features, summarize text, and answer questions based on data it has been trained with.

theverge.com · 2 min