The Daily Index — Monday, March 25, 2024 · TLDR Index

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OPENAI IS PITCHING SORA TO HOLLYWOOD

OpenAI is pitching its video generation tool Sora to a number of Hollywood studios, talent agencies, and media executives.

theverge.com · 1 min

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GITHUB’S LATEST AI TOOL CAN AUTOMATICALLY FIX CODE VULNERABILITIES

GitHub introduced a beta for code-scanning autofix, merging GitHub’s Copilot with CodeQL to detect and automatically remedy security vulnerabilities in JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, and Python.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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DEEPDIVE: USING CHATGPT TO BUILD C EXTENSIONS FOR SQLITE

This post contains a deep dive into how to use ChatGPT (or any language model) to write code in an unfamiliar language for a challenging task. Its author uses ChatGPT’s code interpreter to write, compile, and download new bindings for the popular database SQLite.

simonwillison.net · 27 min

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IMAGE SEGMENTATION WITH OPEN-VOCABULARY ATTENTION MAPS

Open-Vocabulary Attention Maps (OVAM) modify text-to-image diffusion models like Stable Diffusion by allowing the generation of attention maps for any word, bypassing previous limitations.

arxiv.org · 14 min

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PRIVACY-PRESERVING TRANSFER LEARNING

HETAL introduces a new approach to transfer learning that ensures data privacy through Homomorphic Encryption, marking a significant step forward in secure AI training.

arxiv.org · 16 min

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UNTANGLING CONCERNS ABOUT CONSOLIDATION IN AI

The recent acquisition of Inflection's talent by Microsoft reignited debates around the biggest tech companies gaining too much control over AI development. While their resources allow rapid progress on core language models, there are valid worries about the concentration of power limiting innovation and transparency. This article explores the complex tradeoffs as the commercialization of AI moves forward.

generatingconversation.substack.com · 7 min

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TIPS FOR FP8 TRAINING

The Databricks Mosaic team has continued to innovate on their language model training. In this post, they discuss the training stack used for fp8 and some of the benefits that come from reducing precision.

databricks.com · 16 min

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COMPRESSING 3D GAUSSIAN SPLATTING DATA

This project introduces the Hash-grid Assisted Context (HAC) framework, which achieves over 75X compression of 3D Gaussian Splatting (3DGS) data, outperforming current standards.

yihangchen-ee.github.io · 4 min

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RESEARCHERS GAVE AI AN 'INNER MONOLOGUE' AND IT MASSIVELY IMPROVED ITS PERFORMANCE

A new method called "Quiet-STaR" enhances AI reasoning by giving systems an "inner monologue," allowing for improved performance on reasoning tests, as shown by its application to the Mistral 7B language model.

livescience.com · 3 min

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‘A LANDMARK MOMENT’: SCIENTISTS USE AI TO DESIGN ANTIBODIES FROM SCRATCH

Researchers have used generative AI to design new antibodies, potentially revolutionizing the therapeutic antibody market.

nature.com · 3 min

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DEEPGRAM AURA (PRODUCT)

Less than 250ms latency text-to-speech API.

deepgram.com