The Daily Index — Wednesday, December 25, 2024

HEADLINES & LAUNCHES

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SAUDI ARABIA INVESTS IN ROBOTS TO HELP BUILD ITS NEOM DESERT MEGACITY

Saudi Arabia's Neom has invested in Europe's GMT Robotics to enhance construction efficiency in its ambitious projects like the Line megacity. The focus is on automation and robotics to streamline rebar production and reduce human labor, given Neom's usage of 20% of the world's steel supply.

newatlas.com · 2 min

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EX-TWITCH CEO EMMETT SHEAR IS FOUNDING AN AI STARTUP BACKED BY A16Z

Emmett Shear, former Twitch CEO, is launching an AI startup called Stem AI that will focus on AI that aligns with human behavior and ethics. It has already secured investment from a16z. Co-founded with Adam Goldstein, the startup is currently in stealth mode, but public records show active development since mid-2023. Shear, vocal on AI regulation and safety, has previously expressed concerns about AI's potential risks to humanity.

techcrunch.com · 3 min

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FASTER IMAGE & VIDEO GENERATION

Skip-DiT is a new version of Diffusion Transformers (DiT) designed to address the computational challenges in image and video generation.

huggingface.co · 4 min

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GOOGLE'S TAKE ON AI AND CHESS

Google is celebrating chess' enduring influence on AI with global events and experiences that honor the game's impact on technology and creativity.

blog.google · 4 min

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BAMBA EFFICIENT HYBRID MODEL (HUGGING FACE HUB)

Bamba is an efficient hybrid Mamba 2-style model with strong performance.

huggingface.co

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VISUALIZING 6D PARALLELISM

An amazingly detailed post exploring different training parallelism strategies for training deep models.

main-horse.github.io · 30 min

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CHATGPT NOW UNDERSTANDS REAL-TIME VIDEO, SEVEN MONTHS AFTER OPENAI FIRST DEMOED IT

OpenAI released real-time video capabilities for ChatGPT, allowing users to interact with objects in near real-time using the Advanced Voice Mode with vision. The rollout is staggered, with some users like Enterprise subscribers receiving access in January. Google's similar feature, Project Astra, was also recently launched for trusted testers on Android.

techcrunch.com · 3 min

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ANTHROPIC'S 3.5 HAIKU MODEL COMES TO CLAUDE USERS

Anthropic has launched Claude 3.5 Haiku on its chatbot platform. It outperforms its predecessor, Claude 3 Opus, in coding and content moderation benchmarks. The model can generate longer text but lacks image analysis. Pricing controversies arose due to Anthropic's decision to increase the API cost after initially promising to match Claude 3 Haiku's pricing.

techcrunch.com · 2 min

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WHY MATERIALS SCIENCE IS KEY TO UNLOCKING THE NEXT FRONTIER OF AI DEVELOPMENT

The evolution from Intel's 1971 microprocessor to Apple's M2 Ultra highlights rapid semiconductor advancements driven by Moore's Law. However, as physical limits are reached, new materials and chip architectures like photonic and neuromorphic computing are crucial to support AI and next-gen technologies. The industry's future relies on innovative materials science to overcome scalability and energy challenges.

technologyreview.com · 5 min

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GOOGLE TOLD FTC MICROSOFT'S OPENAI DEAL IS KILLING AI COMPETITION

Google has urged the FTC to end Microsoft's exclusive cloud deal with OpenAI, arguing it raises costs for competitors.

arstechnica.com · 4 min

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GOOGLE'S NEW TRILLIUM AI CHIP DELIVERS 4X SPEED AND POWERS GEMINI 2.0

Google announced Trillium, its latest AI accelerator chip, boasting a 4x performance boost and significant energy efficiency improvements.

links.tldrnewsletter.com · 5 min

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OPENAI INTRODUCES “SANTA MODE” TO CHATGPT FOR HO-HO-HO VOICE CHATS

OpenAI has added Santa Claus' voice to ChatGPT's Advanced Voice Mode for the holiday season - it is accessible via the snowflake icon across mobile and web platforms.

arstechnica.com · 3 min