Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed SB 1047, a bill aimed at regulating AI development and imposing safety protocols on high-cost models. Newsom cited concerns that the bill's broad applicability to all large, computation-heavy models was not the best approach for effective AI regulation. Despite the veto, Newsom remains committed to developing AI safeguards, having recently signed multiple related bills and consulting experts for guidance.
2024.10.02·techcrunch.com·3 min read·TLDR AI Apple continues building its in-house capabilities with a strong multimodal foundation model.
2024.10.02·arxiv.org·22 min read·TLDR AI Meta has a great new paper about using a mixture of judges models to properly perform multi task RLHF in post training. It dramatically improves final performance of the models on a number of benchmarks.
2024.10.02·arxiv.org·21 min read·TLDR AI This survey examines the honesty of LLMs, a key factor in aligning AI with human values. It reviews challenges such as models confidently presenting wrong answers and difficulties in distinguishing known from unknown knowledge.
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2024.10.02·links.tldrnewsletter.com·Sponsor·TLDR AI 2024.10.02·links.tldrnewsletter.com·TLDR AI LexEval is a benchmark designed to evaluate large language models (LLMs) in the legal domain. Given the high demands for accuracy, reliability, and fairness in legal applications, LexEval aims to help assess the strengths and weaknesses of LLMs in legal contexts.
2024.10.02·github.com·GitHub repository·TLDR AI PerCo (SD) is a new perceptual image compression method based on Stable Diffusion v2.1 aimed at ultra-low bit ranges.
2024.10.02·github.com·GitHub repository·TLDR AI This project highlights the need to evaluate large language models (LLMs) on their combined abilities, not just individual skills. While most models are trained on specialized datasets targeting specific capabilities, real-world tasks often require a blend of expertise across multiple areas, referred to as cross-capabilities.
2024.10.02·llm-cross-capabilities.org·7 min read·TLDR AI Nvidia did a really great ablation on different ways to include images into a language model. It found that the LlaVa concatenation approach performs the best.
AI is rapidly expanding access to traditionally expensive and inaccessible services like education, healthcare, and personal styling. Generative AI, like ChatGPT, provides affordable, personalized assistance, acting as tutors, healthcare advisors, and stylists, reducing the reliance on costly human professionals. This shift democratizes access, making high-end services available to a wider audience at a fraction of the cost.
2024.10.02·digitalnative.tech·12 min read·TLDR AI OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has proposed a global initiative to build data centers and chip factories to support advanced AI development. Altman initially sought trillions but is now targeting hundreds of billions. The plan involves collaboration with global tech giants and governments but faces regulatory and logistical challenges. Despite initial skepticism, discussions continue with potential expansions in the US, Europe, and Asia to bolster computing power for AI.
2024.10.02·links.tldrnewsletter.com·9 min read·TLDR AI Inbox Zero is an open source AI personal assistant for email.
OpenAI plans to restructure into a for-profit benefit corporation to attract investors - its non-profit will retain a minority stake.
2024.10.02·finance.yahoo.com·4 min read·TLDR AI While LLMs can boost productivity, they lack critical thinking and self-awareness.
2024.10.02·cio.com·2 min read·TLDR AI Recent stablecoin market cap growth is increasing overall crypto market liquidity, potentially driving price increases for bitcoin and other major cryptos. Bullish factors like the FedReserve's policy changes, China's liquidity boosts, and SEC approvals for institutional bitcoin options trading are expected to positively impact BTC market price in Q4.
Japanese company Metaplanet has purchased an additional $7 million BTC after originally acquiring the asset in April as part of its strategic reserve. It now holds over 500 BTC and is the second-largest publicly-traded Asian holder. Share prices have increased over 400% since its initial purchase.
Robinhood Crypto has introduced the ability for European customers to deposit and withdraw over 20 cryptocurrencies, addressing a major demand in the region. As part of the launch, users can also earn a 1% match on deposits for a limited time alongside other perks like zero-fee Bitcoin trading and staking rewards.
HyveDA is a permissionless data availability layer that supports a massive 1GB/s throughput with instant data availability proofs. It is the Symbiotic restaking protocol's answer to EigenDA, which processes 15MB/s. With its high throughput, Hyve is targeting decentralized order books, AI inference, gaming, and L2 use cases.
The 2nd annual State of Seed report analyzed over 1,000 companies that raised seed rounds in 2022, tracking their progress in finding product-market fit, raising follow-on funding, and launching tokens. Key findings show that around 80% of these companies are still operational, though only 1% have reached product-market fit, highlighting the risks of investing at the end of a bull market.
Transaction history is stored in a Data Availability (DA) layer while proofs of execution are sent to settlement layers like Ethereum. This post outlines the properties of different DA solutions, including capacity, cost, security, and ease of integration. There is a trend towards alternative DA solutions like Celestia and EigenDA as they offer improved scalability and cost-effectiveness compared to Ethereum.
Web3, specifically tokens, allows for behavior incentivization and driving users to network effects in a way never before seen, so understanding the value of a token is critical. Maximize your win rate with the most creative, innovative companies in your industry as customers or partners. The smartest users and customers in a space are important to understand and build for as they pull the whole market with them. It is important to separate power users from regular users or airdrop farmers and invest your tokens and grants wisely.
The M^0 Protocol introduces a novel, decentralized approach to stablecoin management that allows multiple permissioned institutions to mint $M tokens by locking off-chain collateral. It uses two governance tokens, $POWER and $ZERO, to manage governance and encourage active participation. $POWER holders earn $ZERO, which earns protocol fees, by being active governance participants. The M^0 Protocol is still small, with $42 million $M stablecoins in circulation, but a 127% collateralization ratio implies the product has potential for both network effects and resilience.
Synthetix, a pioneering DeFi project, is set for a major overhaul as it looks to regain relevance and efficiency by returning to its startup roots.
As Layer 1 and Layer 2 ecosystems mature, the competition to attract developers is intensifying, with Ethereum's EVM (Base) and Solana's SVM leading the race.
Jesse Pollak, the lead for Coinbase's Ethereum Layer 2 network, Base, was appointed to head Coinbase Wallet and will join Coinbase's executive team.
Charles Schwab has signaled interest in offering cryptocurrency trading services contingent on regulatory changes.
The New York Times has redesigned its app for the first time in 16 years, introducing a ribbon that organizes content into sections like News, Lifestyle, and Election 2024, with a thumb-friendly navigation similar to flipping through a newspaper. The update integrates NYT properties such as Cooking, Wirecutter, and The Athletic, aiming for a more open and user-friendly experience.
2024.10.02·links.tldrnewsletter.com·4 min read·TLDR Design The new Microsoft Copilot offers four natural-sounding voices, separate from Azure Speech Services, and can hum based on a sample, though voice mode isn't currently active. It allows sending images without text, blurs faces instantly, accepts one image at a time, and features updated fonts, including Cascadia Code for code blocks.
2024.10.02·links.tldrnewsletter.com·1 min read·TLDR Design Squarespace has integrated AI image and text generation into its platform, allowing websites to be automatically populated with AI-generated content. While AI tools offer innovative design solutions, some users may question the authenticity of AI-driven sites. Squarespace joins other website builders leveraging AI to streamline the design process for small businesses.
The role of UCD professionals is often questioned, especially when justifying their costs and impact in complex organizations. Success is hard to measure when more prominent cultural factors influence outcomes. To demonstrate value, teams should show smaller, measurable wins, maintain communication, and build relationships within the organization.
2024.10.02·grillopress.github.io·8 min read·TLDR Design Design is an exploratory journey filled with choices, slips, and accidents. While feedback and reflection strengthen our decisions, design crits reveal the value of understanding the process. Embracing accidents fosters discovery and learning from these moments opens new creative pathways.
Systems should prioritize core components, patterns, and tokens to maintain design consistency while allowing flexibility. This would empower teams to build local components using primitives like Box, Stack, and Grid. These flexible, token-connected primitives reduce cognitive overhead, improve productivity, and offer a type-safe alternative to inline styles for efficient development.
2024.10.02·joshcusick.substack.com·9 min read·TLDR Design Zigma combines design and development, making creating, managing, and documenting design systems easy.
This tool quickly creates a grid of colors based on various parameters such as style, pattern, and dimensions.
Tabbied lets you easily create timeless and beautifully generated patterns or artwork for wall art, websites, print materials, and more.
Duties Studio, founded by Paul Conley and Erling Aarønæs, designed an organic visual identity for Neural Codex, aiming for a human-centric approach and avoiding typical tech aesthetics. Illustrator David Vanadia created illustrations on AI themes. The Latrik serif typeface and the logo, which has a black-and-white palette accented by soft orange and purple gradients inspired by brain grooves and an open book, convey a balance of academic rigor and accessibility.
Paris-based fintech startup Aria unveiled a new brand identity created by London-based agency Together that features an electric green 'kinetic square' symbolizing secure digital payments. The redesign, which uses the F37 Lineca and STK Bureau Sans typefaces and 3D square-based illustrations, highlights Aria's fluid, user-friendly approach to B2B transactions and positions it as a leader in the payments space.
2024.10.02·the-brandidentity.com·3 min read·TLDR Design Postcard, a sustainable beauty brand, refreshed its visual and verbal identity with UK agency Robot Food to encourage mindful consumption and self-care through simple joys. The rebrand, featuring 'Postcard'-inspired packaging and a tone that blends sensorial language with unexpected twists, positions Postcard as an aspirational, eco-conscious choice.
Onsite Mono & SemiMono are new typefaces inspired by iconic 20th-century designs like DIN 1451 and Eurostile that offer a balance of technical precision and stylistic flexibility.
As scholars analyze how generative AI exploits copyrighted works, courts may reject fair use claims, as copying for model training fails the transformative use criteria.
Climate change paralysis affects individuals and businesses, hindering action.
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Your marketing needs to scale in order for your business to grow. And in 2024, that's harder than ever. Resources are stretched. Targets keep increasing. Strategic initiatives are held to your marketing department's pace.
After a prolonged period of easy money and inflated valuations, the venture capital bubble is slowly deflating, making it harder for founders to secure funding. This downturn coincides with the emergence of large language models, a groundbreaking technology that is transforming the way knowledge work is done and creating new opportunities for entrepreneurs. As the market adjusts to this new reality, founders who can adapt and find ways to stay relevant will be well-positioned to capitalize on the coming wave of innovation.
Despite the potential for embedded financial services to revolutionize various industries, many companies struggle to capitalize on this opportunity due to the complexity and challenges involved. Building a successful fintech product requires a deep understanding of financial services, new metrics and KPIs, and a willingness to take risks, all while maintaining focus on the core business. Companies must navigate these challenges to create customized financial products that solve specific problems and provide unique value to their customers.
OpenAI introduced new tools at its 2024 DevDay, including a public beta of its Realtime API for low-latency, AI-generated voice responses. It also significantly reduced API costs. Despite recent departures by executives, the company remains focused on innovation, offering features like vision fine-tuning and model distillation to enhance developer capabilities. It faces stiff competition from companies like Meta and Google.
Strategic work isn't about making the rare, big decisions like launching Amazon Prime. It's about the thousands of smaller, faster decisions that come afterward — like how to get people to sign up or which suppliers to onboard. Master these decisions by improving your intuition, generating insights, and synthesizing what you've learned into clear recommendations. Speed matters just as much as accuracy. The real strategic edge comes from learning how to optimize decision-making velocity.
SavvyCal attracts customers from competitors by offering to credit the value of a competitor's unused subscription toward a new annual plan. This bold approach lowers the cost and risk of switching for users, making it more appealing to try a new product. However, it can be costly and may not guarantee customer retention. Similar strategies are used by companies like Gorgias and Clio, which offer free access or discounts to entice users from competitors.