Happy Thursday!

Hope your week has been going well so far. No major news has transpired this week in AI, other than California passing its landmark AI regulation bill, which we covered in-depth in a previous issue here if you would like a refresh on what the bill entails.

Here’s what we have for you in today’s block:

• 📰 Headlines → California approves landmark AI regulation bill; NVIDIA's stock puzzlingly drops despite record profits.

• 🔥 Trending Today → Google relaunches its image generation capabilities after pulling the feature earlier this year.

• 🍳 AI in Focus → Explore the innovative hybrid AI model Jamba 1.5, combining transformers with Structured State Space models for enhanced performance (and what this sentence means).

• 🧰 AI Toolbox → Discover tools that revolutionize anime fandom engagement and streamline web browsing with AI-powered summaries and writing assistance.

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📰 Headlines

IN THE NEWS

• NVIDIA's stock dropped 6% in after-hours trading despite reporting substantial profits, puzzling investors (Decrypt)

• The MIT RAISE Initiative hosted its inaugural AI + Education Summit, bringing together 350 participants to explore the crucial need for AI fluency in education (MIT News)

• OpenAI is in discussions for a funding round that could value the company at $100 billion, potentially led by Thrive Capital with Microsoft's involvement (New York Times)

• California lawmakers have approved legislation to regulate AI, requiring safety testing and allowing lawsuits for serious harms caused by AI technologies (New York Times)

• Google has reactivated human image generation in its Gemini Advanced chatbot, incorporating the latest Imagen 3 technology to address previous controversies (New York Times)

• Google is rolling out customizable AI chatbots called "Gems" for Gemini subscribers, allowing users to create specialized digital assistants for various tasks (The Verge)

• Plaud introduces NotePin, an AI-powered wearable voice recorder designed for continuous note-taking and meeting transcription (The Verge)

• Google Meet has launched its AI-powered "take notes for me" feature, automatically summarizing meetings in a Google Doc for select Workspace customers (The Verge)

• OpenAI demonstrated an AI system called Strawberry to U.S. government officials, which is being used to develop a more powerful model named Orion (The Information)

• Apple gave websites more control over whether the company could train its AI models on their data. Major publishers and platforms like NYT and Facebook have already opted out (Wired)

🔥 Trending Today

FEATURED

Google Says It Fixed Its A.I. Image Generator

What's going on here?

Google has re-enabled image generation of people in its Gemini AI chatbot after fixing issues with depicting white individuals.

What does this mean?

Google had previously disabled Gemini's ability to create images of people due to controversy over its failure to accurately depict white individuals. The company has now incorporated an updated version of its Imagen image generator into Gemini, allowing paid users to once again create AI-generated images of people. This move represents Google's attempt to recover from a significant misstep in the competitive AI landscape. The company is positioning the update as a major improvement, though it acknowledges that the technology may still produce errors.

Why should I care?

This development highlights the ongoing challenges and rapid advancements in AI image generation technology. As these tools become more sophisticated and widely available, they raise important questions about representation, bias, and the potential for misuse. For businesses and individuals using or considering AI tools, this serves as a reminder of the importance of thorough testing and the potential for unexpected issues. It also underscores the need for continued vigilance and improvement in AI systems to ensure fair and accurate representation across all demographics.

Source: New York Times