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August 30, 2023

It’s Wednesday. The mingling of AI and copyright continues to stir, and this time, Google and DeepMind are making mighty waves with a watermarking tool.

Today's Highlights:

  • DeepMind makes a breakthrough in AI watermarking

  • Google Workspace gets a new assistant

  • Tesla's new $300M AI supercomputer goes live

DEEP DIVE

Google and DeepMind Team Up to Watermark AI-generated Images

Grab your spyglass, because Google's AI research division, DeepMind, has jumped into partnership with Google Cloud to release a tool called SynthID.

It embeds an invisible watermark into AI-generated images to help identify their origins and prevent the spread of false information.

Here's how SynthID works:

  • It embeds a watermark into the pixels of an image. This watermark is invisible to the human eye but can be detected by algorithms.

  • The watermark remains in place even if you add filters, change colors, squash, stretch, or otherwise modify the image.

  • It uses a pair of AI models (one for watermarking and one for identifying) trained together on a diverse set of images. These models act as detectives that can suss out watermarked images.

Although AI watermarking is not new, the introduction of SynthID might start the push toward establishing a norm in the industry.

With third-party adoption potentially in the pipeline, this could be the beginning of a whole new era in AI image identification.

How do you feel about an invisible watermark in your pics?

PUNCHLINES

Dreaming with Snapchat: Snapchat is all set to enter the dreamy world of AI selfies with its new feature, 'Dreams', promising a playful photo experience.

No freebies for AI: UK MPs demand protection of copyrighted materials from being exploited by AI for training.

Meta’s marvelous machine: Nougat, Meta’s new AI model, can transform scientific PDFs into machine-readable text.

Intel inside, longer battery life outside: Intel's new 14th-gen Meteor Lake series uses AI to boost laptop battery life by up to 15%.

TLDR

Duet AI comes to Google Workspace: Google introduces its Duet AI assistant to its Workspace apps such as Gmail, Docs, and Drive. Features include email writing, grammar checks, and document summarization. Pricing for access to Duet is set at $30 per user per month.

Microsoft introduces Algorithm of Thoughts for AI training: Microsoft and Virginia have unveiled the Algorithm of Thoughts (AoT), a method to teach LLMs in a manner "akin to humans". AoT is designed to surpass the Chain of Thought process by ensuring steps to arrive at an answer remain sound, potentially stopping false outputs known as "hallucinations".

Tesla's $300M AI supercomputer goes live: Tesla launches its Nvidia H100-powered AI cluster, featuring 10,000 GPUs and offering peak performance higher than the world’s fourth fastest supercomputer. The cluster, which greatly enhances Tesla's ability to train its self-driving technology, is part of the company's over $2 billion investment in AI training in the next two years.

Google reveals updates for Vertex AI: Google announces enhancements for its Vertex AI and LLMs, including increased token length and improved code and image generation quality. Its flagship model, PaLM 2, expands to support 38 languages.

US Copyright Office seeks public opinion on AI: The US Copyright Office is calling for public comments regarding AI and copyright matters. The agency wants insights on topics such as the usage of copyrighted data in AI training, copyrighting AI-generated materials, and AI-related copyright liabilities. Comments are due on October 18th.

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