The Daily Index — Wednesday, September 25, 2024 · TLDR Index

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UPDATED GEMINI MODELS, REDUCED 1.5 PRO PRICING, INCREASED RATE LIMITS

The Gemini models from Google have had a huge reduction in cost, an increase to 2 million tokens in context, and improvements to overall performance. One interesting tidbit is the step change in cost after 128k tokens.

developers.googleblog.com · 12 min

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OPENAI STAFFERS REPORTEDLY 'TAKEN ABACK' BY 'OMINOUS' LOGO REBRANDING

OpenAI plans to rebrand in 2024, introducing a new logo that employees found lacking in creativity. The company is shifting from a non-profit to a for-profit structure. This rebranding aims to solidify its identity as OpenAI becomes more recognized.

engadget.com · 2 min

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MEDICATION MANUFACTURING WITH AI

MIT researchers speed up a novel AI-based estimator for medication manufacturing by 60 times.

news.mit.edu · 4 min

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CLOTHING IMAGE EDITING WITH MULTIMODAL INPAINTING

ControlEdit is a new method for precise multimodal clothing image editing. It allows for localized edits on clothing images while maintaining consistent style and natural transitions.

arxiv.org · 16 min

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ELEMENT ORDER AFFECTS AGENT PERFORMANCE

The order in which UI elements are presented significantly impacts agent performance in virtual environments. Randomizing element order reduces performance as much as removing all visible text.

arxiv.org · 17 min

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TRAIN GNNS ON LARGE GRAPHS WITH FASTGL

FastGL is a GPU-efficient framework designed to speed up the training of Graph Neural Networks (GNNs) on massive graphs. It reduces data traffic and enhances memory efficiency by optimizing the sampling, memory, and computation phases of GNN training.

arxiv.org · 22 min

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VISUALIZING PIECEWISE LINEAR NETWORKS

A great post by quant firm Jane Street that explores ways to visualize networks that are piecewise linear.

blog.janestreet.com · 3 min

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DREAMHOI: A NOVEL AI APPROACH FOR REALISTIC 3D HUMAN-OBJECT INTERACTION GENERATION USING TEXTUAL DESCRIPTIONS AND DIFFUSION MODELS

DreamHoi has introduced a new AI technique for generating realistic 3D human-object interactions using textual descriptions and advanced diffusion models. This approach aims to bridge the gap between textual input and detailed 3D output, enhancing virtual experiences.

marktechpost.com · 7 min

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APPLE INTELLIGENCE WILL SUPPORT GERMAN, ITALIAN, KOREAN, PORTUGUESE, AND VIETNAMESE IN 2025

Apple's generative AI will expand to more languages, including German and Korean, by 2025. It will initially launch in American English with iOS 18.1 but will face regulatory hurdles in the EU and China. Apple is in talks with the European Commission and Chinese regulators to address these issues.

techcrunch.com · 1 min

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SALESFORCE VENTURES UPS ITS AI FUND TO $1B, DOUBLING IT AGAIN

Salesforce Ventures has announced a new $500 million fund, bringing its AI investment total to $1 billion.

techcrunch.com · 1 min

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LINKEDIN SCRAPED USER DATA FOR TRAINING BEFORE UPDATING ITS TERMS OF SERVICE

LinkedIn allegedly trained AI models on user data without initially updating its privacy policy.

techcrunch.com · 4 min

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T-MOBILE PARTNERS WITH OPENAI FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE REVAMP

T-Mobile and OpenAI will build a new customer service system powered by AI agents as part of a multi-year partnership.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 2 min