AI News – Jul 31, 2023
Summary of Recent AI News
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AI Safety and Regulation
The White House has partnered with seven AI companies including Amazon, Google, and Microsoft on voluntary commitments to promote AI safety and responsible development.
These commitments aim to advance responsible AI use and implement safety measures in AI systems.
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OpenAI Expands ChatGPT to Android
OpenAI has released the ChatGPT mobile app for Android users, allowing them to access the chatbot tool on their devices.
The iOS app was highly praised, and the Android version is expected to have a similar impact.
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Stability AI Introduces FreeWilly 1 and 2
Stability AI has unveiled FreeWilly 1 and 2, their open access language models (LLMs) that demonstrate exceptional performance.
These models rely on Meta’s LLaMA foundation models and even match the performance of GPT-3.5.
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Open Source Initiative and Meta’s LLaMa 2 License
The Open Source Initiative claims that Meta’s LLaMa 2 license is not truly open source, sparking a debate on the definition of open source in the AI context.
Various perspectives on open source and AI are explored, highlighting the different forms open source can take when applied to AI technologies.
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Big Tech Collaborations in AI Safety
Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, and Anthropic have formed the Frontier Model Forum to oversee safe development practices in AI.
This forum aims to promote AI safety research, responsible development, and societal applications.
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New AI Features and Tools
Bing Chat is coming to Chrome and Safari browsers, allowing users to access chat features across different platforms.
Adobe introduces Generative Expand in Photoshop, enabling users to expand existing images using AI image generation.
Shopify launches Sidekick, an AI-powered help bot that assists with various tasks within the platform, such as generating reports or implementing new features.
Stack Overflow integrates OverflowAI, an AI tool to find and cite relevant community-led answers and generate code snippets directly within the site.
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Innovation in AI Applications
A new AI tool called Ubie provides tentative diagnoses based on user-reported symptoms, assisting individuals with self-assessment while emphasizing the importance of consulting healthcare professionals.
Other tools like Belva, Platoria, Respell, and Hexometer offer AI-powered solutions for wait times on customer service calls, price comparison, workflow automation, and website monitoring, respectively.
Exciting developments in the AI space include Netflix’s expansion of AI roles, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s crypto project Worldcoin, and the formation of the Frontier Model Forum by major AI companies.
