The Daily Index — Wednesday, December 6, 2023 · TLDR Index

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ELON’S AI FIRM XAI FILES TO RAISE UP TO $1B

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has filed with the U.S. securities regulator to raise up to $1 billion in an equity offering.

finance.yahoo.com · 1 min

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GOOGLE’S NEW AI EXPERIMENT COMPOSES ABSTRACT MUSICAL CLIPS INSPIRED BY INSTRUMENTS

Google's Instrument Playground allows users to create unique music pieces inspired by over 100 global instruments using MusicLM. Users can input an instrument name with an adjective for style and the AI generates a 20-second audio clip, which can be further customized with options like "Ambient," "Beat," and "Pitch" in a sequencer, allowing the creation and download of personalized musical compositions.

engadget.com · 2 min

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LANGUAGE MODEL SELF-TEACHING FOR DOMAIN ADAPTATION

When trying to use language models in domains that require niche knowledge, you can either fine-tune or use some retrieval techniques. Both have drawbacks. This novel method uses self-generated synthetic data to better learn the information at test time. It shows marked improvements in standard adaptation benchmarks over both fine-tuning and RAG.

morph.so · 14 min

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DEEP DIVE: RECENT ADVANCES IN INSTRUCTION TUNING

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gaotianyu.xyz · 12 min

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TRACKING WITH 3D GAUSSIAN SPLATTING

Gaussian Splatting is an amazing method for 3D reconstruction. In this case, the scientists are working to remove COLMAP from their visual mapping and tracking systems. The results are compelling, though there is still some heavy computation that needs to happen.

spla-tam.github.io · 8 min

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STYLE ALIGNED TEXT TO IMAGE GENERATION

Really stunning work by Google built on SDXL that shares attention for generations to maintain consistent styles. This method crucially doesn't require any fine-tuning.

style-aligned-gen.github.io · 7 min

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RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION LABS LAUNCHES FIRST PRO-INNOVATION RESPONSIBLE AI PROTOCOL FOR STARTUPS

Nonprofit Responsible Innovation Labs (RIL) has launched a voluntary industry-driven protocol for responsible AI, particularly for startups and their investors. The protocol, supported by 35 leading venture capital funds, is designed to ensure startups integrate responsible AI practices as they scale. This move aligns with the Biden Administration's vision for responsible AI.

rilabs.org · 4 min

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TWO TITANS ON THE FUTURE OF AI (WITH REID HOFFMAN AND VINOD KHOSLA)

A good recap of the 45+ minute talks between Reid Hoffman and Vinod Khosla with each diving into a variety of topics from AI to “techno-optimist” manifestos. Both titans have great perspectives on things to come and how the tech industry should be regulated.

newcomer.co · 4 min

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NEW REPORT ILLUMINATES WHY OPENAI BOARD SAID ALTMAN “WAS NOT CONSISTENTLY CANDID”

Sam Altman's brief ousting as OpenAI CEO was linked to accusations of manipulating board members to dismiss Helen Toner, who had critiqued OpenAI's AI safety approach, a situation variously viewed as manipulative or a clumsy attempt at control.

arstechnica.com · 3 min

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SOLVE INTELLIGENCE HELPS ATTORNEYS DRAFT PATENTS FOR IP ANALYSIS AND GENERATION

Solve Intelligence is an AI-native platform that helps draft high-quality patents efficiently. Since their launch in July, more than 25+ IP firms globally are now using them, with customers reporting 60-90% efficiency improvements. The company graduated from Y Combinator and recently announced their $3M seed round.

techcrunch.com · 3 min

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AIRBNB ACQUIRE GAMEPLANNER.AI

Airbnb has acquired AI company GamePlanner.AI, a company led by Siri co-founder Adam Cheyer and AI expert Siamak Hodjat. The team will focus on accelerating selected AI projects and integrating their tools with Airbnb's platform. Airbnb and GamePlanner.AI share a commitment to using AI to enhance human connection.

news.airbnb.com · 2 min

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VECTOR ART (PRODUCT)

Create vector images with AI.

vectorart.ai

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