DAI#54 – Ethereal strawberries, Apple intelligence, and AI unleashed
Welcome to our weekly roundup of handmade AI news. This week, OpenAI gave us more vaporware to look forward to. We might not need data centers…
By Eugene van der Watt · 4 min read
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Eugene comes from an electronic engineering background and loves all things tech. When he takes a break from consuming AI news, you'll find him at the snooker table.
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Google unveils 3 new experimental Gemini models
Google announced three new models in its Gemini family, making them available as an experimental release to gather feedback from developers. The release is a continuation…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
The future of AI training: DisTrO’s game-changing approach
Applied AI research group Nous Research developed an AI model training optimizer that could dramatically change the way AI models of the future will be trained.…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Whistleblowers criticize OpenAI’s opposition to AI safety bill
Two former OpenAI researchers wrote a letter in response to OpenAI’s opposition to California’s controversial SB 1047 AI safety bill. The proposed bill has been making…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
DAI#53 – Wild pics, AI Swifties, and how to prove you’re human
Welcome to our weekly roundup of 100% human AI news. This week, an unfiltered Grok generated controversial images. You may have to prove you’re human to…
By Eugene van der Watt · 4 min read
Authors sue Anthropic for using pirated books to train Claude
A group of authors filed a class-action lawsuit against Anthropic in a California court on Monday. The authors claim Anthropic built its business by “stealing hundreds…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
Trump posts AI fakes to claim Taylor Swift endorsement
Donald Trump posted AI-generated fakes of Taylor Swift and her fans on social media in an apparent attempt to imply their endorsement of his candidacy for…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
You might need ‘personhood credentials’ to prove you’re not AI
A new research paper recommends that internet users be issued with credentials to prove that they are human as AI becomes increasingly indistinguishable from real people.…
By Eugene van der Watt · 3 min read
DAI#52 – Missing aliens, AI ping pong, and Gemini speaks first
Welcome to our weekly roundup of premium-grade AI news. This week we wondered if AI is the reason why we can’t find any aliens. Google’s robot…
By Eugene van der Watt · 4 min read
Gemini Live voice released and new ChatGPT-4o tops LMSYS
The AI oneupmanship continued this week with simultaneous announcements of new features and improved AI models from Google and OpenAI. At its Made By Google event…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read