Microsoft Hires DeepMind Founder, First Human Trial Of Neuralink, 30x Faster Image Generation, NVIDIA GTC, & More!
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Startup Launches “Nursebots”
Hippocratic AI, a medical startup, is working with NVIDIA to create empathetic healthcare agents using artificial intelligence, known as "nursebots." These AI-powered agents are designed to engage in conversations with patients and potentially establish emotional connections. Through research, Hippocratic AI has found that patients, when asked, feel that the AI cares about them and are comfortable confiding in it, surpassing human nurses in tasks like detecting toxic dosages.
Elon's AI Brain Chip Injected into First Human
Neuralink recently introduced its first human patient to receive a brain-chip implant during a livestream event. The patient, paralyzed after a diving accident, shared that the chip has allowed him to play video games for extended periods without requiring assistance from family members. He acknowledged that there are still improvements to be made but stressed that the technology has already made a significant difference in his quality of life.
Machine 'Unlearning' Helps AI Forget Copyright Content
Researchers have developed a "machine unlearning" method for image-based generative AI models. This method allows the models to block and remove copyrighted or violent content without having to start training from scratch. With the increasing use of AI models trained on vast datasets from the internet, the issue of unwanted content has become apparent, as highlighted by a recent lawsuit against OpenAI for using copyrighted material in its chatbots.
Murf AI
Introducing Murf, the most versatile AI text-to-speech generator. Create studio-quality voice overs in minutes using lifelike AI voices suitable for podcasts, videos, presentations, and more. Choose from 120+ text to speech voices in 20+ languages, with the ability to add video, music, or images and sync them to the voiceover.
AI Generates Images 30x Faster In One Step
MIT researchers have developed a new one-step AI image generator called DMD that produces high-quality images comparable to Stable Diffusion v1.5 but is 30 times faster. By simplifying the traditional diffusion model process into a single step using distribution matching distillation, the framework retains image quality while significantly reducing computational time. The DMD method combines regression loss and distribution matching loss to train a new network that mimics the behavior of more complex models, resulting in faster image generation.
NVIDIA 2024 GTC highlights: Blackwell, Autonomous Robots, Isaac Sim, Jetson Thor
Nvidia's GTC 2024 introduces the groundbreaking Blackwell B200 GPU, touted as the 'world's most powerful chip' for AI, revolutionizing AI model accessibility and efficiency. CEO Jensen Huang's keynote address marked strategic announcements to solidify Nvidia's position in the AI sector, showcasing the B200 GPU with an impressive 20 petaflops computing power, as well as partnerships with leading manufacturers. The event also unveiled a suite of software tools aimed at simplifying the deployment of AI models for businesses.
Kits AI
Kits.AI is AI platform designed specifically for modern creators in the music industry. It offers a variety of powerful tools to generate, customize, and share artificial voices. Users can alter their voices using AI models of famous artists’ voices licensed from a library. Its advanced AI engine can generate melodies and harmonies, and even suggest instrumentation based on user inputs. This unique blend of AI voice generation and training tools enables musicians and producers to transform their inspiration into reality.
Microsoft Hires DeepMind Co-founder To Lead New AI Unit
Microsoft appoints DeepMind co-founder to head AI division Renowned figure Mustafa Suleyman, a key player in the AI revolution reshaping the tech industry, has been hired by Microsoft to lead a newly established consumer AI unit, a strategic move by the tech giant already in partnership with OpenAI. Suleyman, leaving his CEO role at Inflection, will now oversee consumer AI products and research at Microsoft, including projects like Copilot, Bing, and Edge.