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TLDR AI 2023-09-27

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01HEADLINES & LAUNCHES

YOUTUBE IS GOING ALL IN ON AI

YouTube unveiled new AI tools for creators, including AI-generated photo and video backgrounds, topic suggestions, and music recommendations. A highlight is Dream Screen for AI-generated backgrounds in YouTube Shorts. This shift may reshape how creators design content, with AI-driven insights influencing content focus and an increased prevalence of AI-generated material on the platform.

theverge.com3 min read

02RESEARCH & INNOVATION

MAKING BETTER VIRTUAL VIEWS OF IMAGES

Neural radiance fields (NeRF) are great for creating virtual views but struggle with shiny or see-through objects. This new method, called refractive-reflective field, fixes this by better handling light changes and producing clearer images of such tricky objects.

arxiv.org24 min read

A MORE CONSISTENT IMAGE EDITING

Most current tools for semantic image editing, where images are changed based on their meaning, struggle with blending new objects smoothly into scenes. This new method improves this by smartly understanding both fully seen and partially hidden objects.

cs.bilkent.edu.tr3 min read

A NEW TOOL TO FIX BROKEN VIDEOS

Over the last ten years, there have been big improvements in fixing damaged videos using special technologies. However, many of these tools aren't perfect at fixing common video issues seen in things like live streaming. This study created BSCV, a new collection of tools and videos to help fix these problems even better.

arxiv.org19 min read

03ENGINEERING & RESOURCES

CATEGORY THEORY AND MACHINE LEARNING

Category theory is the abstract study of relationships. It is typically used as an additional layer of abstraction in mathematics. That gives it powerful tools to study machine learning as well.

github.comGitHub repository

LAION OPENLM FOR MEDIUM SIZED MODELS

OpenLM is a library and framework for training medium-sized language models up to 7B parameters. It is designed with GPU speed and hackability in mind. Models trained on 1.25T tokens are available as validation of convergence.

laion.ai11 min read

04MISCELLANEOUS

AI’S $200B QUESTION

The surge in Generative AI, exemplified by Nvidia's success, underscores a vast demand for GPUs and AI training, leading to significant investments in the sector. As major tech companies drive this growth, the challenge for startups is to shift focus from infrastructure to creating tangible end-customer value.

sequoiacap.com4 min read

OPENAI’S GPT-4 WITH VISION STILL HAS FLAWS

Although OpenAI has made strides in preventing GPT-4 with vision from breaking CAPTCHAS and estimating people’s age based on age and race, it still sometimes struggles to make inferences and is still prone to hallucinating.

techcrunch.com3 min read