The Daily Index — Thursday, March 14, 2024 · TLDR Index

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GOOGLE RELEASES SIMA

Google DeepMind's SIMA is a generalist AI agent for 3D games that follows natural-language instructions across various video game environments, marking a shift towards creating versatile, instructable AI systems.

deepmind.google · 3 min

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APPLIED INTUITION HITS $6B VALUATION AFTER RAISING $250M FOR GENERATIVE AI

Applied Intuition, a leader in autonomous vehicle software, raised $250 million in Series E funding. This values the company at $6 billion, a 67% increase from its previous valuation. Its generative AI tech is used in developing software for automotive, trucking, and other industries, leading to profitable triple-digit growth and partnerships with major manufacturers.

news.crunchbase.com · 2 min

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MAXIMIZE TRAINING THROUGHPUT WITH PYTORCH FSDP

Teams from Meta and IBM have combined to achieve 57% MFU, using massive A100 and H100 clusters to quickly train powerful models in parallel.

pytorch.org · 12 min

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EFFICIENT VIDEO GENERATION

This research introduces an innovative approach to video generation using state-space models (SSMs), overcoming the memory constraints of traditional attention-based diffusion models by focusing on linear memory consumption. SSMs enable the creation of longer video sequences with competitive quality, as demonstrated in tests with the UCF101 and MineRL Navigate datasets.

arxiv.org · 14 min

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REAL-WORLD OUTDOOR SCENE GENERATION WITH 3D DIFFUSION MODELS

SemCity revolutionizes 3D scene generation by focusing on real-world outdoor environments, a challenge often overlooked due to the complexity and emptiness of outdoor data.

sglab.kaist.ac.kr · 2 min

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AI STARTUPS REQUIRE NEW STRATEGIES: THIS TIME IT'S ACTUALLY DIFFERENT

AI startups face unique challenges compared to past tech revolutions: they're directly competing against well-funded incumbents with mature products, existing customer data, and top talent, making it tougher to find strategies that yield a competitive edge in the AI market. Traditional startup advantages have diminished in the AI space, requiring novel approaches to innovation and market entry. Without adapting to these realities, many AI startups risk failure despite initial hype and excitement.

longform.asmartbear.com · 8 min

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TOP AIS STILL FAIL IQ TESTS

Recent tests reveal that advanced AI models like ChatGPT-4 and Google's "Gemini Advanced" struggle with visual IQ tests, scoring below thresholds for measurable IQ. While ChatGPT-4 shows marginal pattern recognition skills, it makes visual misidentifications and logical errors, suggesting a significant gap compared to human intelligence. These findings imply that we might still be some distance away from achieving generally intelligent AI systems.

maximumtruth.org · 7 min

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EXPLORING ALTERNATIVE UX PATTERNS FOR GENAI INTERFACES

This article urges UX designers to innovate beyond Quick Actions and Multi-Turn patterns in GenAI interfaces, addressing the need for more intuitive, adaptable designs that accommodate the evolving nature of AI. Emphasizing user empowerment and contextual understanding, it highlights promising alternative UX patterns like drag-and-drop, voice interactions, and AR overlays. The exploration of these alternatives aims to enhance user satisfaction and foster meaningful interactions with AI systems.

medium.com · 8 min

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OPENAI CTO SAYS IT’S RELEASING SORA THIS YEAR

OpenAI plans to publicly release its text-to-video model, Sora, later this year after conducting thorough testing for vulnerabilities and setting up safety guardrails.

futurism.com · 1 min

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GOOGLE NOW WANTS TO LIMIT THE AI-POWERED SEARCH SPAM IT HELPED CREATE

Google's March core update to its ranking algorithms will show fewer results that feel like they were created for search engines instead of people.

arstechnica.com · 3 min

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THE TOP 100 GEN AI CONSUMER APPS

Andreessen Horowitz's latest consumer report on the top 100 Gen AI consumer apps found that over 40% of the top web products are new, having entered the top 50 in the last 6 months.

a16z.com · 15 min