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A startup offering products that rival GitHub Copilot and other AI-driven coding assistants has recently reached unicorn status.

During a lively fireside chat on Monday at the SIGGRAPH 2024 conference in Colorado, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared unexpected moments. What began as a light discussion about Nvidia’s powerful GPUs and Zuckerberg's vision for an AI-driven future evolved into a playful exchange, culminating in the two leaders swapping custom jackets—a nod to a popular meme from earlier in the year.

The European Union has launched a consultation aimed at establishing rules for providers of general-purpose AI models (GPAIs) such as Anthropic, Google, Microsoft, and OpenAI, as part of the AI Act—a risk-based framework for regulating artificial intelligence applications. Lawmakers emphasize that the forthcoming Code of Practice will help promote "trustworthy" GPAIs by offering developers clear guidelines to meet their legal obligations.

ZipRecruiter is introducing an innovative tool called ZipIntro, designed to streamline the hiring process by enabling employers to schedule introductory calls with potential candidates at specific times. This new feature leverages artificial intelligence to suggest suitable candidates, ensuring a more efficient recruitment experience.

Reddit Users to Experience AI-Generated Summaries in Search Results

Groq, a startup focused on developing chips designed to accelerate generative AI models beyond the capabilities of traditional processors, announced on Monday that it has successfully secured $640 million in a new funding round led by BlackRock. Other notable participants included Neuberger Berman, Type One Ventures, Cisco, KDDI, and the Samsung Catalyst Fund.

Google announced on Thursday the expansion of its generative AI-powered virtual try-on tool to include dresses. This upgraded feature allows users to virtually wear thousands of dresses from hundreds of top brands, such as Boden, Maje, Sandro, Simkhai, and Staud.

Users who have enrolled in the iOS 18 developer beta can now experience the first wave of features from Apple Intelligence, following an update released on Monday. Apple first introduced Apple Intelligence during the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June, but the initial beta versions lacked any of its AI capabilities.

We're still in the early stages of understanding how AI regulations will be implemented, but a significant step forward occurred today when several countries, including the U.S., the U.K., and the European Union, agreed to a treaty on AI safety established by the Council of Europe (COE), an organization dedicated to international standards and human rights.

San Francisco’s AI startup surge is so impressive that even founders from around the globe—who aren’t specifically in AI—are moving there to accelerate their business growth, as reported by several entrepreneurs who recently made the leap.

What Risks Should Individuals, Companies, and Governments Consider When Using AI Systems?

Over 200 employees at DeepMind, Google's AI research and development division, have expressed their dissatisfaction with the company's alleged defense contracts. According to Time, these employees circulated an internal letter in May to articulate their concerns.

Navigating Antitrust Risks in the Generative AI Landscape

PathChat, an advanced pathology-specific LLM, accurately identifies eye tumors and outperforms other LLMs like GPT-4V and LLaVA in diagnostic tasks. Developed for human pathologist collaboration, it offers significant improvements in accuracy and adaptability, with potential applications across various medical fields.

Stability AI has launched Stable Video Diffusion (SVD), a video generation model accessible via its API for developers. While it offers advanced video capabilities, concerns arise from its training dataset, LAION-5B, which contained inappropriate content. SVD can create short, customizable videos, competing with other tools.