The Daily Index — Tuesday, April 16, 2024 · TLDR Index

HEADLINES & LAUNCHES

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ADOBE'S WORKING ON GENERATIVE VIDEO

Adobe is developing an AI model to generate video, which will be integrated into Premiere Pro later this year. It will feature object addition, removal, and generative extend capabilities. Adobe is collaborating with third-party vendors and addressing deepfake concerns through Content Credentials.

techcrunch.com · 3 min

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OPENAI AND META REPORTEDLY PREPARING NEW AI MODELS CAPABLE OF REASONING

OpenAI and Meta are teasing the next iterations of their AI models, expected to feature enhanced reasoning and planning capabilities. Dubbed GPT-5 and Llama 3, the models aim to advance toward artificial general intelligence, with vague release timelines and application details. The tech community remains skeptical given the history of overhyped AI promises with limited substantive evidence.

futurism.com · 3 min

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PILE-T5

T5 is a workhorse of modern AI. Eleuther has retrained it with a modern tokenizer and for much longer. The result is a greatly improved base model for encoding tasks.

blog.eleuther.ai · 12 min

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DEEP DIVE: VIDEO DIFFUSION MODELS

This post explores how to train diffusion models to generate video, how to adapt image models, and even how to generate video from an image model without additional training.

lilianweng.github.io · 23 min

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aiqualityconference.com

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3D HUMAN MOTION CAPTURE

Addressing the challenges in monocular egocentric 3D human motion capture, especially under difficult lighting and fast movements, researchers introduce a novel method using a fisheye event camera.

4dqv.mpi-inf.mpg.de · 3 min

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THE AGONY AND ECSTASY OF REVIEWING HUMANE'S AI PIN

Humane's Ai Pin, an AI-powered wearable, has many technical issues, from music streaming to AI assistant malfunctions. Despite its ambition to create an ambient computing experience, the first-generation device suffers from performance lags and a lack of essential features, though future software updates are promised. The Ai Pin is designed with attention to detail but struggles to replace traditional smartphones, positioning itself as a companion device for a more present and less screen-focused lifestyle.

inverse.com · 23 min

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YOU CAN'T BUILD A MOAT WITH AI

AI differentiation is challenging, but the key lies not in AI models like LLMs, which are becoming commoditized, but in the unique data fed into these models. Effective data engineering is crucial as it directly impacts AI performance, with applications requiring integration of customer-specific data to provide accurate responses. Thus, creating a competitive edge in AI applications hinges on innovative data use rather than the AI technology itself.

generatingconversation.substack.com · 4 min

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TIKTOK MAY ADD AI AVATARS THAT CAN MAKE ADS

Internal tests have shown these AI avatars are not yet as effective as human influencers in driving sales.

theverge.com · 2 min

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GOOGLE LAUNCHES CODE ASSIST, ITS LATEST CHALLENGER TO GITHUB'S COPILOT

Google's Gemini Code Assist, an AI code completion tool for enterprises, features a one million-token context window for more accurate code suggestions and supports on-premises codebases across multiple platforms.

techcrunch.com · 3 min