AI News

A HubSpot report reveals that AI significantly impacts startups' go-to-market strategies, with 86% of founders noting its positive effects, especially in sales. Marketing leads AI adoption. Despite implementation challenges, 78% of founders expect AI to boost growth, marking a transformative era in business.

Databricks launched DBRX, an open-source AI model with 132 billion parameters, outperforming GPT-3.5 in language, programming, and math benchmarks. Featuring a "mixture-of-experts" architecture for efficiency, DBRX aims to ensure data security for clients. This move positions Databricks as a leader in AI research amidst rising competition.

The U.K. unveils the Ever-Changing Statue in NYC to celebrate its unicorn startups, showcasing its position as the world's third-largest tech investment hub. With over 160 unicorns and a $1 trillion tech sector, the U.K. aims for superpower status by 2030, driven by innovation and investment.

Activeloop, a California startup, raised $11 million in Series A funding to enhance its AI database solutions. Its technology, Deep Lake, improves AI project development efficiency and reduces costs by up to 75% through streamlined data management of unstructured multimodal data.

Adobe has launched GenStudio, a new application for enterprise users that enhances the management of generative AI assets. The standout feature, "Structure Reference," allows users to maintain control over layouts in AI-generated images. Additionally, the Adobe Experience Platform AI Assistant helps automate tasks. Firefly, trained on licensed images, aims to provide a commercially safe AI solution despite some concerns from Adobe Stock contributors.

Standard AI is shifting its focus from autonomous checkout to computer vision analytics for retailers, aiming to enhance insights into shopper behavior and inventory management. With a new CEO and CTO, the company leverages advanced AI models, competing with major analytics firms, and addresses retail challenges without using facial recognition.

Sakana AI, a Tokyo-based startup co-founded by former Google experts, has developed the Evolutionary Model Merge technique, automating generative model creation inspired by natural selection. This cost-effective method allows for efficient model merging, producing advanced language and vision-language models without extensive training.

Cisco is upgrading its Webex portfolio with AI features to enhance productivity in various environments. Key highlights include the Cisco AI Assistant for Webex, which now offers advanced summarization, real-time translation in over 100 languages, and new hardware aimed at supporting office return. The updated Contact Center technology will help address agent burnout and improve response efficiency.

The JFrog report reveals growing complexities in software supply chains, with 53% of organizations using multiple programming languages. New vulnerabilities surged in 2023, emphasizing the need for contextual scanning and consolidated security measures to mitigate risks from human error, AI, and ML. Key recommendations include restricting OSS downloads and implementing anti-tampering measures.

Microsoft is enhancing its products with AI, notably expanding Copilot in Teams to extract insights from meetings and assist in message composition. New features include intelligent call recaps, hybrid meeting improvements with IntelliFrame, and AI-driven automatic camera switching for better attendee views.

Pure Storage, in partnership with Nvidia, launched AI infrastructure solutions at the GTC conference to tackle fragmented AI deployments. Their collaboration introduces advanced storage architectures, improves model training efficiency, and promotes energy-saving options for enterprises.

OpenAI is showcasing videos from its AI model, Sora, through selected filmmakers and artists despite the tool not being public. While Sora's potential is highlighted, concerns about bias and "Artistwashing" have emerged, alongside skepticism towards AI in the art community. OpenAI has not disclosed specific training datasets used for Sora.

In response to investigations into Meta's management of AI-generated explicit images, the company’s semi-independent oversight body, the Oversight Board, is urging a comprehensive refinement of its policies related to such content. The Board recommends that Meta replace the term “derogatory” with “nonconsensual” and relocate its policies on explicit images from the “Bullying and Harassment” section to the “Sexual Exploitation Community Standards” section.

The New York Times has become the first major media outlet to sue OpenAI and Microsoft, alleging copyright infringement for using its content to train AI models like ChatGPT. Filed in Manhattan, the lawsuit seeks billions in damages and aims to protect the newspaper's intellectual property. The Times claims that AI-generated outputs often include verbatim excerpts from its articles, diminishing subscription and ad revenue. Despite attempts to negotiate with OpenAI earlier this year, an agreement was not reached. This case could set a precedent for similar lawsuits, as many authors and artists are also challenging AI practices.

Piramidal, a Y Combinator-backed startup, is developing AI technology to interpret EEG brainwave data, addressing the shortage of neurologists and improving diagnosis speed and accuracy for brain disorders. With a $6M investment, it aims to enhance neurology diagnostics and enable real-time monitoring for personalized treatments.