Subj : GPT-4o crushes leaderboard 🧠, cheap humanoid robots 🤖, GameStop 2.0 📈
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OpenAI announced a new AI model yesterday called GPT-4o that can
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OpenAI announced a new AI model yesterday called GPT-4o that can
conv=
erse using speech in real time, read emotional cues, and respond
to visua=
l input. It will roll out over the next few weeks for free to
ChatGPT use=
rs and as a service through API. Paid subscribers will have
five times th=
e rate limits of free users. The API will feature twice
the speed, 50% lo=
wer cost, and five times higher rate limits compared
to GPT-4 Turbo. A 26=
-minute long video that introduces GPT-4o and
demonstrates its abilities =
is available in the article.=20
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Meta is reportedly working=
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cameras. Internally codenamed 'Cam=
erabuds', the earphones will
leverage AI capabilities for real-time objec=
t identification and
foreign language translation. Meta's leadership sees=
AI-powered
earphones as the next logical step in the evolution of wearab=
le
technology. It has partnered with Kansas-based electronics company Ear=
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$16K G1 HUMANOID R=
ISES UP TO SMASH NUTS, TWIST, AND TWIRL (4 MINUTE
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a $16,000 =
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a depth came=
ra, three-fingered grippers, and a 9,000-mAh battery pack.
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BEFORE LAUNCHING, GPT-4O BROKE RECOR=
DS ON CHATBOT LEADERBOARD UNDER A
SECRET NAME (3 MINUTE READ) [14]=20
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The mysterious chat-topping AI chatbot known as 'gpt2-chatbot' that
had =
been undergoing testing on the LMSYS Chatbot Arena has been
revealed to b=
e OpenAI's newly announced GPT-4o model. The model had
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TLDR
OpenAI announced a new AI model yesterday called GPT-4o that can convers=
e using speech in real time, read emotional cues, and respond to visual inp=
ut
Major ChatGPT-4o update all=
ows audio-video talks with an =E2=80=9Cemotional=E2=80=9D AI chatbot (6 min=
ute read)
OpenAI announced a new AI model yesterd=
ay called GPT-4o that can converse using speech in real time, read emotiona=
l cues, and respond to visual input. It will roll out over the next few wee=
ks for free to ChatGPT users and as a service through API. Paid subscribers=
will have five times the rate limits of free users. The API will feature t=
wice the speed, 50% lower cost, and five times higher rate limits compared =
to GPT-4 Turbo. A 26-minute long video that introduces GPT-4o and demonstra=
tes its abilities is available in the article.
|
Meta is reportedly working =
on camera-equipped AI earphones (2 minute read)
Meta is reportedly working on AI-powere=
d earphones equipped with cameras. Internally codenamed 'Camerabuds', the e=
arphones will leverage AI capabilities for real-time object identification =
and foreign language translation. Meta's leadership sees AI-powered earphon=
es as the next logical step in the evolution of wearable technology. It has=
partnered with Kansas-based electronics company Ear Micro to explore the p=
ossibilities of this emerging technology.
|
|
Science & Futuristic Technology
|
$16k G1 humanoid rises up t=
o smash nuts, twist, and twirl (4 minute read)
Unitree has released the first few deta=
ils on its G1 Humanoid Agent, a $16,000 robotic helper. The robot is equipp=
ed with 3D LiDAR sensors, a depth camera, three-fingered grippers, and a 9,=
000-mAh battery pack. It can recover from brutal kicks and punches, as seen=
in the short demo video in the article. At around 35 kg, the robot can fol=
d itself down to 690x450x300-mm proportions for compact carry.
|
Using MRI, engineers have f=
ound a way to detect light deep in the brain (6 minute read)
Scientists often label cells with prote=
ins that glow to measure changes in gene expression, but this technique is =
difficult to apply to structures deep within the brain as light scatters to=
o much before it can be detected. MIT engineers have engineered blood vesse=
ls to express a protein that causes them to dilate in the presence of light=
.. This dilation can be observed with magnetic resonance imaging, allowing r=
esearchers to pinpoint the source of light. The new technique allows resear=
chers to explore the inner workings of the brain in more detail than previo=
usly possible.
|
|
Programming, Design & Data Science
|
pg_lakehouse (GitHub Repo)<=
/strong>
pg_lakehouse is an extension that trans=
forms Postgres into an analytical query engine over object stores. Querying=
non-operational data by moving it into a cloud data warehouse or operating=
a new query engine is expensive and time-consuming. pg_lakehouse allows th=
is data to be queried directly from Postgres, eliminating the need for new =
infrastructure, loss of data freshness, data movement, and non-Postgres dia=
lects of other query engines.
|
The Alternative Implementat=
ion Problem (8 minute read)
Positioning a project as an alternative=
implementation of something is a losing proposition. Building an alternati=
ve implementation means reacting to the whims of the canonical implementati=
on - they have control over the direction of the project and you can only k=
eep up. It's better in most cases to make an original system rather than be=
ing chained by expectations to match another implementation.
|
|
Before launching, GPT-4o br=
oke records on chatbot leaderboard under a secret name (3 minute read)
The mysterious chat-topping AI chatbot =
known as 'gpt2-chatbot' that had been undergoing testing on the LMSYS Chatb=
ot Arena has been revealed to be OpenAI's newly announced GPT-4o model. The=
model had topped the Chatbot Arena leaderboard, achieving the highest docu=
mented score ever. OpenAI tested multiple versions of GPT-4o on Chatbot Are=
na before its announcement yesterday. The models surpass all other models b=
y a significant gap and have become the strongest ever in the Arena.
|
GameStop, AMC soar more tha=
n 70% each as =E2=80=98Roaring Kitty' meme trader resurfaces (5 minute read=
)
'Roaring Kitty', the man who inspired t=
he epic short squeeze of 2021, posted online for the first time in roughly =
three years on Monday, causing GameStop and AMC shares to rally dramaticall=
y. The picture he posted of a video gamer leaning forward on their chair ga=
rnered 63,000 likes in 13 hours. He later posted a few videos with scenes f=
rom popular TV shows and movies, but there is no clear indication of what t=
hese posts mean. GameStop's stock has started to move higher recently, whic=
h, along with the enormous amount of short interest in the stock, may have =
rekindled his interest.
|
|
GPT-4o (2 minute read)
A key part of OpenAI's mission is to pu=
t very capable AI tools in the hands of people - GPT-4o makes talking to a =
computer feel natural and it will allow people to do much more with compute=
rs than ever before.
|
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If your company is interested in reaching an audience of tech executives, d=
ecision-makers and engineers, you may want to advertise with us.
If you have any comments or feedback, just respond to this email!
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