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Intel unveils new AI chip to compete with Nvidia and AMD

Also: How To Keep AI From Stealing the Sound of Your Voice

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AI KATANA
December 14, 2023

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In today's newsletter, we delve into the latest advancements and discussions in the world of artificial intelligence. Intel has unveiled the Gaudi3 AI chip, positioning itself as a formidable competitor against Nvidia and AMD in the AI hardware market, with a focus on powering large, energy-intensive AI models. In the realm of online dating, AI-driven tools like Meeno and Rizz are reshaping interactions and matchmaking, offering novel approaches to finding potential partners. The Wall Street Journal raises concerns over Google's AI-powered search tool potentially diminishing web traffic for news publishers, highlighting the evolving relationship between media and technology companies. Scientific American introduces AntiFake, a technology designed to thwart unauthorized voice cloning by AI, addressing the growing issue of deepfake technology in cyber security. A study reveals that 80% of Singaporean business leaders have felt the impact of AI, with many advocating for regulations to ensure ethical implementation. In AI tool updates, the Institute for Intelligent Computing's Outfit Anyone is revolutionizing virtual try-ons with its advanced diffusion model. Lastly, in venture capital news, Chinese AI startup 01.AI, known for its Yi-34B model, is set to raise $200 million, indicating a robust interest in open-source large language models globally.

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  • ⚙️ Intel unveils new AI chip to compete with Nvidia and AMD

  • 💘 How Rizz Assistants and AI Matchmakers Are Transforming Dating

  • 📰 News Publishers See Google’s AI Search Tool as a Traffic-Destroying Nightmare

  • 🔊 How To Keep AI From Stealing the Sound of Your Voice

  • 🧑‍💼 Majority of Singaporean businesses felt AI perks: study

Intel has unveiled the Gaudi3 AI chip, aiming to rival Nvidia and AMD in powering large, energy-intensive AI models like OpenAI's ChatGPT. This move marks a significant shift in the AI hardware market, with Gaudi3 scheduled to launch in 2024 and compete against Nvidia's H100 and AMD's upcoming MI300X. The announcement also included Intel's new Core Ultra chips for Windows laptops and PCs, and fifth-generation Xeon server chips, all featuring specialized AI parts (NPUs) for enhanced AI program execution. This development underscores Intel's strategy to capture a larger share of the burgeoning AI hardware market.

The article from TIME discusses how AI is transforming modern dating. It highlights various AI-driven tools like Meeno, an AI relationship coach, and Rizz, a dating assistant app that suggests responses for dating app users. The article also mentions AI matchmakers, which use algorithms to predict compatibility based on personality, behavior, and physical attraction. These developments in AI are changing the dynamics of online dating, offering new ways for people to find and interact with potential partners. The use of AI in dating services ranges from improving user experience to addressing challenges such as decision fatigue and improving match quality.

The Wall Street Journal article discusses the concerns of news publishers about Google's AI-powered search tool, which is seen as a potential threat to their web traffic and revenue. Publishers fear that Google's AI search, which offers complete answers to user queries, could significantly reduce the number of visitors clicking through to their websites. This development raises critical issues about the reliance of media outlets on technology companies for content distribution and the legal implications of using publishers' content to train AI models.

The Scientific American article discusses the challenges posed by AI in cloning human voices and introduces a new technology, AntiFake, designed to prevent unauthorized voice synthesis. Developed by Ning Zhang and Zhiyuan Yu, AntiFake employs adversarial AI techniques to subtly distort audio signals, making them unsuitable for training voice clones while still sounding natural to human listeners. This innovation aims to protect voice data from misuse in deepfake technology, offering a novel approach to safeguarding personal voice recordings against cybercriminal activities.

🧑‍💼 Majority of Singaporean businesses felt AI perks: study

About 80% of Singaporean business leaders have experienced the impact of AI in their operations, with a majority advocating for regulations to ensure responsible implementation, according to a study by Alteryx. Approximately 58% plan to increase their AI investments, while 41% also intend to invest in advanced technologies amidst evolving environments. The study highlights concerns around data privacy and ethical use of AI, with 85% recommending standards and regulations, especially for generative AI. The need for an ethical AI framework is emphasized, as well as the importance of AI proficiency, programming, and soft skills in the workforce.

🛠️ AI tools updates

Diffusion models have demonstrated their ability to generate high-quality and photorealistic images, but when it comes to conditional generation scenarios like virtual try-ons, they still face challenges in achieving control and consistency. Outfit Anyone addresses these limitations by leveraging a two-stream conditional diffusion model, enabling it to adeptly handle garment deformation for more lifelike results. It distinguishes itself with scalability—modulating factors such as pose and body shape—and broad applicability, extending from anime to in-the-wild images.

💵 Venture Capital updates

The Beijing-based AI startup 01.AI is reportedly raising up to $200 million in funding. This comes after the company, launched by Lee Kai-fu, former chief of Google China, achieved a valuation of $1 billion in early November 2023. 01.AI gained recognition in the open-source large language model (LLM) community when its Yi-34B model topped Huggingface's leaderboard. The startup's growth aligns with the rising global interest in open-source AI models, a trend also pursued by larger firms like Meta and Alibaba. The company is also collaborating with Alibaba Cloud on model training and deployment, with Alibaba Cloud contributing to the current funding round.

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