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Sunday Signal #25
Apple's WWDC, DeepMind's AlphaDev and Cohere Lands $270M
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๐ 5 News Nuggets
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Apple Vision Pro / Apple
๐ Link: Apple's latest Worldwide Developers Conference showcased game-changing tech. It debuted Apple Vision Pro, a spatial computer that merges digital and physical realities.
๐ Link: OpenAI released a ChatGPT guide. Itโs a treasure trove of strategies to dial in your prompts based on the last 6 months of collective wisdom.
๐ Link: Instagram is allegedly prepping a new chatbot that answers questions, provide advice and assists with composing messages. Plus, there's a pick of 30 AI personalities for a tailored user experience.
๐ Link: EU and US legislators are accelerating efforts to create an AI Code of Conduct. The key question remains: will major AI firms willingly adhere to these non-legally binding standards?
๐ Link: A man has taken legal action against OpenAI claiming ChatGPT unfairly linked him to a financial scandal at The Second Amendment Foundation, a gun rights nonprofit.
๐จ 4 Cool Creations
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Demis Hassabis Co-founder & CEO Google DeepMind / BBC
๐ Link: DeepMind announced AlphaDev, an AI that uses reinforcement learning to discover enhanced computer science algorithms. It surpasses those honed by scientists and engineers over decades.
๐ Link: Generative Fill is Adobeโs new tool that allows users to modify images using just text prompts. Now everyone can become a Photoshop expert.
๐ Link: RunwayML launched Gen-2, a text-to-video model thatโs accessible to everyone. Forecasted to create full movies within two years, it stands out as one of the first of its kind available commercially.
๐ Link: Adobe's generative AI tool, Firefly, is expanding to enterprise. After a successful consumer adoption, the design software leader is set to offer the features to 12,000 business customers.
๐ก 3 Startup Spotlights
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Ivan Zhang, Aidan Gomez and Nick Frosst / Cohere
๐ Link: Cohere raised $270M in Series C funding. Led by Inovia Capital this skyrockets the company's valuation to $2.2 billion.
๐ Link: Segway teamed up with Drover AI and Luna Systems to use their computer vision tech for smarter e-scooter navigation.
๐ Link: Contextual AI emerges from stealth with a $20M Seed round. Established by veterans from Facebook AI Research, the round was led by Bain Capital Ventures with participation from Lightspeed and Greycroft.
๐ฅ 2 Top Tweets
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u/SrafeZ / Reddit
๐ Link: The future of AI deception is here. Watch Generative fill in action as woman fools friends with a fake hospital selfie.
๐ Link: Meta just released MusicGen, a simple model for music generation. This is some of the best AI-generated music Iโve heard.
๐ฟ 1 Media Marvel
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u/Philipp / Reddit
๐ Link: I found this 80s themed AI-generated artwork which sparked some serious thought. Does it show a work-free future or digital slavery? Is the human controlling the humanoid or is the humanoid heading on vacation? Share your interpretationโI'm eager to hear your thoughts.
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