Mon Oct 9

News For Today

• OpenAI Is Exploring Making Its Own AI Chips

• Pixel 8 Pro Runs Generative AI Models On-device

• Visa To Invest $100m In Generative AI Companies

• Baidu Deploys Its AI Bot ERNIE To The Public

OpenAI Is Exploring Making Its Own AI Chips: OpenAI, the brainiacs behind ChatGPT, are scratching their heads over a chip dilemma. Rumor has it they're considering making their own AI chips, perhaps to avoid the "Where's Waldo?" game of finding available AI chips in the market. With options ranging from crafting their own masterpiece to buddying up with other chipmakers like Nvidia, they're exploring every avenue. CEO Sam Altman has been vocal about the great chip famine, especially since Nvidia, the big kahuna of the graphics processing unit world, keeps most of the chips close to its chest. Since 2020, OpenAI has cozied up with Microsoft's supercomputer, which boasts a whopping 10,000 Nvidia GPUs. But who knows? Maybe soon they'll throw their own chip party! 🎉🍟🔌

Pixel 8 Pro Runs Generative AI Models On-device: Google's Pixel 8 Pro is here, and it's not just showing off a snazzy new design. According to Rick Osterloh, Google's gadget guru, this device is ready to flex some serious AI muscle. With its shiny new Tensor G3 chip, it's like giving your phone a mini-brain for AI tasks. Need to erase that photo-bombing squirrel or the guy who blinked at the wrong moment from your perfect shot? Enter the revamped Magic Eraser. And it doesn’t just erase – it replaces, filling in the gaps with flawless imagery. Impressive, right? But wait, there's more! Fancy a zoom that’s sharper than a detective's instincts? Check. Need a recap after snoozing through a long meeting? The recording app's got your back. And for those always hunting for the perfect emoji response, Gboard will now be the Yoda of reply suggestions. Most of these perks are coming in December, so it’s like an early Christmas present from Google! 📱🎩🎄

Visa To Invest $100m In Generative AI Companies: Visa is donning its futuristic goggles and diving headfirst into the world of generative AI with a whopping $100 million! Through Visa Ventures, their very own "investment wizard," they plan to sprinkle their magic money dust on companies innovating the future of commerce. Generative AI, for those still living in 2020, crafts content like text or images based on prompts. Imagine asking your computer for a poem about unicorns, and voila! While most of us are still busy using AI for meme generation and cute cat drawings, Visa's visionaries, like Jack Forestell and David Rolf, see it revolutionizing commerce and payments. Rolf hinted that they'll be writing checks of various sizes, depending on how dazzling the AI magic is. But, don't just pitch any AI potion; they're on the hunt for responsible AI solutions that can give commerce a futuristic facelift. And if you're wondering about their criteria, it's simple: solve real-world commerce problems with AI, and maybe, just maybe, they'll make it rain! 🌧💸🤖🛍️

Baidu Deploys Its AI Bot ERNIE To The Public: Baidu's launched ERNIE Bot, an AI juggernaut that dabbles in text, images, and movies. First, it rocked natural language benchmarks, pushing Google and Microsoft off the leaderboards. Now it’s public, eager to help with your writing, learning, or even Netflix indecision. Yet, Beijing’s watching, handing down rules thicker than a classic novel. AI in China must play nice, uphold "core values of socialism", and avoid any divisive chatter. Sharing tools and data? Thumbs up. But pushing AI boundaries? Tread carefully. ERNIE's here to revolutionize, but Beijing ensures it doesn't pull any unexpected plot twists. Dive into the AI wonder, but maybe save the revolutionary ideas for your diary. 😉📖🤖🚫