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A new AI startup, Thinking Machines Lab, led by former OpenAI researchers, has launched a product called Tinker. The tool is an API that allows businesses and researchers to fine-tune open-source AI models from companies like Meta and Alibaba, betting that customization will be the next major trend in AI.
In other tech news, Apple has reportedly shelved plans for a cheaper Vision Pro headset to focus its resources on developing augmented reality glasses. On the labor front, a new study from Yale and the Brookings Institution found no evidence of a “discernible disruption” to jobs since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022, despite widespread fears.
In other developments, Microsoft has introduced an aggressive new offer of $20 per month for Office 365 and Copilot Pro. The AI-generated actress, Tilly Norwood, has made her debut, sparking both interest from talent agents and concerns from real-life actors. Lastly, cybersecurity warnings have been issued for MacOS users about malicious GitHub pages distributing malware and the dangerous XCSSET malware.
+ The news of this week 🗞️ “OpenAI and NVIDIA have announced a monumental strategic partnership to deploy at least 10 gigawatts (GW) of NVIDIA’s advanced systems to power OpenAI’s next-generation AI infrastructure. To support this massive build-out, NVIDIA plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, cementing a relationship that is both financial and technical.” Continue reading here.
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[Interesting] Thinking Machines Lab, led by a group of prominent former OpenAI researchers, is betting that fine-tuning cutting-edge models will be the next frontier in AI.
The buzzy artificial intelligence startup co-founded by ex-OpenAI exec Mira Murati has introduced its first product. An application programming interface dubbed Tinker, it allows businesses, researchers and hobbyists to customize open-source frontier AI models for specialized tasks, with support for Meta’s Llama and Alibaba’s Qwen to start. [LINK]
[⚠️] Apple has reportedly abandoned the idea of releasing a less expensive version of the Vision Pro virtual reality goggle to focus resources on augmented reality glasses (expected to be released in 2027 or 2028)
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman claims Apple has moved staff off the cheaper and lighter Vision headset project to prioritize shipping smart glasses with a display sooner. [LINK]
Another AI study, same story: its too early to declare disruption
Artificial intelligence tools are not putting people out of work, a new academic study finds. Despite widespread discussion of an “AI-pocalyse” in the labor market, researchers from Yale’s Budget Lab and the Brookings Institution say they discovered no evidence of any “discernible disruption” to jobs since the release of ChatGPT in November 2022. [LINK]
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⚡️ Top trends
Determined to impose its generative AI offer, Microsoft is launching a very aggressive offer at $20/month including Office 365 and Copilot Pro. [LINK]
Tilly Norwood is Hollywood’s new AI-generated actress
Norwood is an AI-generated Hollywood actress who’s just made her big-screen debut, catching the attention of talent agents and attracting concerns from real life actors. [LINK]
💻 Top techies
Malicious GitHub pages lure MacOS users into installing Atomic infostealer MacOS users looking to download popular software such as LastPass, 1Password, After Effects, Gemini, and many others are in danger of getting saddled with the Atomic infostealer instead, LastPass has warned. [LINK]
Microsoft flags dangerous XCSSET macOS malware targeting developers - so be on your guard [LINK]
🔮 What else
Former OpenAI and DeepMind researchers raise whopping $300M seed to automate science [LINK]
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