The Daily Index — Thursday, August 22, 2024 · TLDR Index

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INTRODUCING ZED

Zed AI is a hosted service that integrates AI-powered coding into the Zed text editor, letting developers use LLMs while maintaining full control over their code. Zed has partnered with Anthropic to allow fast editing with Claude.

zed.dev · 8 min

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NVIDIA'S AI NPCS WILL DEBUT IN A MULTIPLAYER MECH BATTLE GAME NEXT YEAR

Nvidia's AI system ACE will power in-game character interactions in Mecha Break, a mech battle game launching in 2025. It uses GPT-4o and a mix of on-device and cloud-based AI for natural language processing and vocal generation. Initial demonstrations reveal lackluster NPC engagement, with concerns over response delays and uninspiring dialogue.

theverge.com · 2 min

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TRANSFUSION

Amazing new model from Meta that does both next token prediction and diffusion on interleaved text and images. It matches benchmark performance on text and images with previous generation models like Dalle 2 and Llama 2.

arxiv.org · 24 min

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TO CODE OR NOT TO CODE

It is an industry secret that pretraining models on code helps them generalize in other tasks that require reasoning. This paper from Cohere thoroughly studies that problem and confirms that code is broadly useful as a building block of reasoning.

arxiv.org · 21 min

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10X-70X SPEEDUP IN OPTICAL FLOW ESTIMATION

This paper introduces a new optical flow estimation method that achieves high accuracy while significantly reducing computational costs.

arxiv.org · 8 min

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PHI 3.5 FAMILY

An in-depth read into the new Phi 3.5 models recently launched by Microsoft, including the MoE and vision model.

github.com · 12 min

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THE TOP 100 GEN AI CONSUMER APPS - 3RD EDITION

Andreessen Horowitz's latest consumer AI report ranks the top 100 generative AI apps, dividing them into the top 50 AI web products and the top 50 AI mobile apps based on consumer patterns of engagement. The report provides detailed insights into emerging categories, new industry challengers, and trends.

a16z.com · 6 min

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THESE 'LIVING COMPUTERS' ARE MADE FROM HUMAN NEURONS AND YOU CAN RENT ONE FOR $500 A MONTH

FinalSpark's "Neuroplatform" integrates human-brain organoids into computing, offering a rentable biocomputing platform aimed at reducing AI's energy usage. Challenges include standardizing production and extending organoid lifespan beyond 100 days. Alternatives like cellular computing and fungal networks are also explored for tasks beyond silicon-based systems' capabilities.

livescience.com · 5 min

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SEVEN BASIC RULES FOR CAUSAL INFERENCE

This detailed blog post presents seven fundamental rules of causal inference that encompass the relationship between causal mechanisms and observed correlations, explained via causal graphs, logic terms, and R code simulations.

pedermisager.org · 3 min

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MARKOV CHAINS ARE FUNNIER THAN LLMS

This article discusses the predictability of LLMs and their limitations in creating humor, arguing that while LLMs excel in generating contextually appropriate text, their predictive nature makes them ill-suited for comedic writing, which relies on unexpectedness.

emnudge.dev · 6 min

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AI AT WORK IS HERE. NOW COMES THE HARD PART

Global use of generative AI has nearly doubled in the past six months, with 75% of knowledge workers now utilizing it.

microsoft.com · 2 min