The Daily Index — Thursday, January 23, 2025 · TLDR Index

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MICROSOFT ENDS EXCLUSIVE CLOUD PARTNERSHIP WITH OPENAI

Microsoft is no longer OpenAI's exclusive cloud provider, signaling broader opportunities for OpenAI to expand its partnerships with other providers.

techcrunch.com · 4 min

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MORE TEENS SAY THEY'RE USING CHATGPT FOR SCHOOLWORK

A Pew Research Center poll revealed that 26% of teens now use ChatGPT for homework assistance, doubling last year's figure. Comfort with AI use varies, with 54% accepting it for research but only 18% for essay writing. While initial bans were imposed, many school districts have eased restrictions on classroom AI use.

npr.org · 3 min

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EFFICIENT BYTE LEVEL MODELS AT SCALE

EvaByte is a model from SambaNova trained on byte level language modeling. It performs on par with models two generations old (e.g., Llama 2). While this may seem slightly disappointing, it is a big win for byte level models, which have been stuck at sub 1B parameter scale for some time.

sambanova.ai · 21 min

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TREAD: TOKEN ROUTING FOR EFFICIENT ARCHITECTURE-AGNOSTIC DIFFUSION TRAINING

A novel approach to improved sample efficiency for Diffusion models that doesn't involve modifications to the underlying architecture.

arxiv.org · 18 min

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ML APPLICATIONS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRACTICES

A comprehensive review of machine learning applications in archaeological practices.

arxiv.org · 42 min

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GOOGLE IS BUILDING ITS OWN ‘WORLD MODELING' AI TEAM FOR GAMES AND ROBOT TRAINING

Google DeepMind is forming a team led by Tim Brooks to develop AI "world models" for simulating physical environments. These models aim to enhance real-time interactive media and training scenarios, contributing to Google's pursuit of AGI. The initiative will collaborate with existing Google AI projects like Gemini and Veo.

theverge.com · 2 min

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HARNESSING AI TO RESPOND TO THE GLOBAL THREAT OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE

AMR-Policy GPT is an AI tool that uses LLMs to aid in antimicrobial resistance policy development across 146 countries. The tool provides policymakers with contextually relevant information, fostering better-informed National Action Plans, especially in regions lacking local data or infrastructure. The project is co-led by academics from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Durham University.

eurekalert.org · 5 min

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WHAT'S NEXT FOR AI, AND STEM-CELL THERAPIES

AI predictions for 2025 include advancements in customized agents, generative video, and versatile robots. Meta is dropping professional fact-checkers, shifting responsibility to users, causing concern among its former partners. MIT Technology Review has highlighted emerging stem-cell therapies as one of ten breakthrough technologies for 2025.

technologyreview.com · 5 min

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HEYBOSS (PRODUCT)

Heyboss is an AI engineer for non-coders that can build websites, apps, and games.

links.tldrnewsletter.com

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NVIDIA'S HUANG SEES AI ROBOTS BOOSTING MANUFACTURING

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang predicts that AI robots will first impact manufacturing, boosting productivity and offsetting lost revenues, thus reducing inflation.

bloomberg.com · 1 min

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DDN NABS $300M FROM BLACKSTONE AS AI KEEPS DATA STORAGE HOT

Blackstone is investing $300 million in data storage firm DDN, valuing it at $5 billion.

news.crunchbase.com · 2 min