Meta announces its “Emu” family of generative AI tools
Meta unveils yet another two generative AI tools, dubbed “Emu Video” and “Emu Edit.” These tools, emerging from Meta’s “Emu” AI research project, aim to transform…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
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Meta has updated policies to require labeling of AI-generated ads
Meta has announced a significant policy shift in its handling of political advertising, requiring political advertisers to openly disclose the use of third-party AI software in their…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
The battle of the ‘AI godfathers’ – is AI risky or not?!
AI is risky, right? That’s what we’ve all been told this last year. But not everyone agrees, including some top researchers. X has been ablaze with…
By Sam Jeans · 11 min read
Digital colonialism in the age of AI and machine learning
Digital colonialism refers to the dominance of tech giants and powerful entities over the digital landscape, shaping the flow of information, knowledge, and culture to serve…
By Sam Jeans · 8 min read
Meta announces the AI robot training platform Habitat 3.0
Facebook AI Research (FAIR) presents an evolution in AI robotics training: Habitat 3.0. FAIR is aiming to bridge the gap between AI and the physical world…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read
New index shows AI models are becoming less transparent
Researchers from Stanford, MIT, and Princeton created an index to benchmark the transparency of AI companies and their models. The results weren’t great. The Foundation Model…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
AI-generated fake audio clips continue to stir controversy
Deep fakes have rapidly become a serious social and political issue and a possible threat to election integrity. Shortly before Slovakia’s closely run election, a contentious…
By Sam Jeans · 3 min read
Simply fine-tuning LLMs can remove alignment guardrails
Commercial LLMs like GPT-3.5 and OpenAI have guardrails to make sure the models are aligned and don’t generate dangerous responses. Simply fine-tuning the model could bypass…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
AI decodes speech from non-invasive brain recordings
Exactly how our brains process and formulate language is still largely a mystery. Researchers at Meta AI found a new way to measure brain waves and…
By Eugene van der Watt · 2 min read
Protestors criticize Meta’s open source approach to AI development
Open source AI, particularly Meta’s Llama models, has sparked debate over the risks of releasing powerful AI models to everyone. Last week, a group of protestors…
By Sam Jeans · 2 min read