The Daily Index — Thursday, May 16, 2024 · TLDR Index

HEADLINES & LAUNCHES

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PROJECT IDX, GOOGLE'S NEXT-GEN IDE, IS NOW IN OPEN BETA

Project IDX is an AI-centric, browser-based development environment that was launched as an invite-only service in August. Over 100,000 developers have already tried the service, which is now available in open beta. Google has added an integration with the Google Maps Platform into the IDE and integrations with the Chrome Dev Tools and Lighthouse to help debug applications. It will soon enable deploying apps to Cloud Run, Google Cloud's serverless platform for running front- and back-end services, and integrate with Checks, Google's AI-powered compliance platform.

techcrunch.com · 3 min

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COIN3D

Generating 3D models is challenging. Allowing users to input a coarse mesh first and then run generation allows for finer-grained control and improved output quality from the model.

zju3dv.github.io · 6 min

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A NEW BENCHMARK IN TEXT-TO-IMAGE GENERATION FOR ENGLISH AND CHINESE

The newly developed Hunyuan-DiT sets a benchmark in text-to-image diffusion transformers, especially for English and Chinese. It features advanced transformer structures and a refined data pipeline for continual model improvement.

arxiv.org · 34 min

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IMPROVING DIFFUSION MODELS WITH PERTURBED-ATTENTION

Perturbed-Attention Guidance (PAG) is an approach to enhancing the quality of images generated by diffusion models without additional training or external modules. By creatively manipulating self-attention mechanisms within the model, PAG significantly improves the structure and fidelity of both unconditional and conditional samples.

ku-cvlab.github.io · 3 min

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CRM data etc.) for your multi-tenant RAG pipeline.

Paragon is an embedded data ingestion engine [10] that engineering teams rely on to extract users' data from 100+ sources, without the plumbing.

useparagon.com

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NOUS HERMES FIRST MODEL MERGE (HUGGING FACE HUB)

The new Theta model is a merge between Hermes 2 Pro and Llama 3 8B instruct. It has excellent function calling capabilities and strong performance on a variety of benchmarks.

huggingface.co

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AI SPENDING GREW 293% LAST YEAR

Ramp's Q1 analysis reveals a 293% year-over-year increase in AI-related spending among its customers, outpacing overall software spend growth, with a significant adoption in non-tech sectors like healthcare and financial services, indicating a broader integration of AI into various industries. Despite a general slowdown in new investments in AI, companies already using AI are doubling down, with average spending on AI tools growing by 138% year-over-year, while finance tools also see increased usage and businesses maintain cautious approaches to travel expenditure.

ramp.com · 4 min

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BRAINTRUST AI RECRUITER (PRODUCT)

Braintrust's AI Recruiter can do things like generate job descriptions, match candidates, async interviews, and grading.

usebraintrust.com

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AI COPILOTS ARE CHANGING HOW CODING IS TAUGHT

Educators are shifting away from syntax and emphasizing higher-level skills.

spectrum.ieee.org · 4 min

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OPENAI'S CUSTOM GPT STORE IS NOW OPEN TO ALL FOR FREE

The ability to browse and use OpenAI's GPT store is now available to all users.

theverge.com · 1 min