**This Week's Highlights: Top Stories in AI and Technology**
**Nvidia Ships 900 Tons of AI Chips in Q2: A Surge in Demand**
In the second quarter, Nvidia, the leading chipmaker, reported shipping an astounding 900 tons of its H100 GPU, driven by a notable increase in demand. According to the latest report from Omdia, the market experienced an "avalanche" of GPUs flooding hyperscaler data centers, adversely affecting server shipments, which declined by one million units or 17% from the previous year. This marks a pivotal moment, as server deliveries dropped for the first time in 15 years.
Omdia highlighted a significant "bold acceleration" toward AI-optimized GPUs. This shift has driven server prices up by over 30% year-over-year. As a result, the market size is projected to reach $114 billion, reflecting an 8% increase from the previous year. Nvidia stands to gain substantially from this trend, with 22% of its impressive $13.5 billion revenue in the second quarter attributed to a single client—believed to be Meta. Furthermore, Omdia anticipates that tech giants like Microsoft, Google, and other leading cloud service providers will soon become key customers for Nvidia.
**Beyond Robo-Writers: AI Transforming News Production**
The first article in our exploration of AI's impact on journalism, "Beyond Robo-Writers," delves into the evolving landscape of news production driven by generative AI. Automated journalism has existed for nearly a decade, primarily within large news organizations such as The Associated Press and Bloomberg. Now, advancements in tools like ChatGPT have made these technologies accessible to newsrooms worldwide.
Experts, including academics and former R&D leaders from The Wall Street Journal, share insights on the potential benefits and challenges of integrating automated journalism into everyday reporting.
**Introducing Spellburst: Coding for Image Editing**
Stanford University and Replit have unveiled Spellburst, an innovative large language model that enables users to edit generated images through code. With Spellburst, artists begin with a natural language prompt, and after receiving an AI-generated image, they can refine it by adjusting the underlying code.
For instance, using a prompt like "a stained glass image of a beautiful, bright bouquet of roses," users can fine-tune aspects such as color using dynamic sliders generated from their initial input. Spellburst allows users to merge different output versions, providing enhanced flexibility. However, the model has limitations; it may not always interpret prompts correctly, and merging can occasionally cause issues. Furthermore, Stanford's feedback process involved a small sample of artists, which may not fully reflect the broader generative art community.
**OpenAI Collaborates with Journalism Group on Responsible AI Deployment**
In the second part of our AI in journalism series, we explore OpenAI's recent partnership with the American Journalism Project (AJP). Through this collaboration, OpenAI has committed to donating $5 million in credits to promote the ethical integration of AI into newsrooms. Sarabeth Berman, CEO of the AJP, discusses how this partnership aims to enhance quality, objectivity, and accuracy in journalism.
"The successful deployment of this new technology in an ethical manner will require ongoing collaboration," Berman emphasizes, highlighting the importance of shared responsibility in navigating this transformative landscape.
**Roblox Empowers Users with AI Tools for Game Development**
Roblox, an influential online gaming platform often seen as a precursor to the metaverse, is now embracing generative AI to redefine game creation. The platform introduces the Roblox Assistant, a conversational AI tool that allows users to generate 3D models using natural language prompts.
Providing users with the capability to create game assets and assign interactive behaviors to objects, the Roblox Assistant is tailored to enhance the gaming experience. Roblox encourages users to craft and monetize their games, and this new tool is set to empower them further by facilitating the generation of immersive environments within their virtual worlds.
Stay tuned for more exciting developments as we continue to explore the transformative effects of AI and technology across various sectors.
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