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01GENERAL

Sponsored

AI HAND, AVAILABLE THROUGH A REST API

YC-backed Greptile's code review bot [4] summarizes changes in every pull/merge request, and leaves comments that highlight potential issues and unforeseen consequences.

greptile.comSponsor

02HEADLINES & LAUNCHES

CURSOR RAISES $60M

Cursor raised a Series A to continue building its AI-powered coding IDE.

cursor.com5 min read

PIXEL 9 PHONES: THE GEMINI AI STUFF, REVIEWED

Google's Gemini AI is a key feature in the Pixel 9 phones, offering users a range of AI-powered functionalities like task assistance, image editing, and screenshot management. However, its performance as a full-fledged assistant is mixed, with occasional glitches and some features from Google Assistant not fully integrated. Despite these issues, unique capabilities such as document summarization and creative photo "reimagining" tools are intriguing benefits for Pixel users.

arstechnica.com12 min read

03RESEARCH & INNOVATION

AGI SAFETY AND ALIGNMENT AT DEEPMIND

This post is a long in-depth summary of what DeepMind is working on in its AGI safety and alignment research efforts.

alignmentforum.org24 min read

STREAMLINING BIORXIV PREPRINT SUMMARIES WITH LLMS

The new biorecap R package helps researchers manage the overwhelming volume of bioRxiv preprints by using locally run large language models to retrieve and summarize recent publications.

arxiv.org6 min read

04ENGINEERING & RESOURCES

Sponsored

AI IS MAKING COMPLIANCE TEAMS MORE AGILE AND SAVING THOUSANDS IN GRC COSTS

Compliance is the next industry to be disrupted by AI. That's because Compliance work requires expertise, attention to detail, and the patience to handle repetitive tasks with accuracy — making AI a perfect fit. Trustero's patented AI for GRC [11] helps teams complete internal audits in minutes, answer security questionnaires in seconds, and identify compliance and security gaps as they arise. Want to try

go.trustero.comSponsor

AURORA ATMOSPHERIC MODEL

Microsoft has open sourced model, code, and checkpoints for a high fidelity atmospheric prediction model.

github.comGitHub repository

NUCLEI SEGMENTATION

Researchers have developed a new framework called NuSegDG to enhance the generalizability of nuclei segmentation across different medical images.

github.comGitHub repository

05MISCELLANEOUS

THE NEWEST WEAPON AGAINST MOSQUITOES: COMPUTER VISION

Computer vision advancements are contributing to the fight against malaria through applications like VectorCam, which allows quick identification of mosquito species and data collection. The app, developed with support from the Gates Foundation, can distinguish malaria-transmitting species and help refine strategies for disease control. These innovations in mosquito surveillance are crucial for the strategic deployment of insecticides and other mitigation measures.

gatesnotes.com5 min read

FIELDS THAT I REFERENCE WHEN THINKING ABOUT AI TAKEOVER PREVENTION

This post shares insights on designing and evaluating robust AI safety measures, drawing parallels between AI control and fields combating insider threats. It highlights the granular control developers can exert over AIs compared to employees, while also noting that unlike humans, AI duplicitousness can be consistently pervasive. Although inspired by various fields like physical security and safety engineering, AI control primarily differs due to its adversarial nature and lack of complex system interactions.

links.tldrnewsletter.com11 min read