⚡️ Musk Strikes Again

It’s Monday. Elon Musk is at it again, unveiling Grok, aimed at enhancing access to relevant data and idea generation. Is it all it's made out to be, or another sassy AI with limitations? Let’s dive in.

Today’s Highlights:

• Google releases new AI image-generation technology

• 01.AI's new LLM outperforms Meta's Llama 2

• MetNet-3 from Google set to improve weather forecasting

DEEP DIVE

Elon Musk Introduces Frontier LLM Grok

Elon Musk just released Grok, an LLM modeled after the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and is intended to answer almost anything. Still very much in beta, the AI model also has real-time knowledge of the world (via 𝕏) and will also reportedly answer “spicy” questions that other models typically reject.

By building Grok, the xAI Team aims to streamline access to relevant data, enhance information processing, and spur idea generation.

How far does Grok live up to its promise? To understand if Grok lives up to its promise, a series of evaluations were conducted using a few standard machine learning benchmarks designed to measure math and reasoning abilities:

Grok-1 outperformed all models in its compute class on these benchmarks, including ChatGPT-3.5 and Inflection-1. Only models trained with significantly larger amounts of data and compute resources surpassed it (including GPT-4).

However, is Grok up for all challenges?

As with all models, it can still generate false or contradictory information, making reliable reasoning a priority for the xAI team. Going forward, the team highlighted promising research directions to improve Grok, including scalable oversight with tool assistance, integration with formal verification, and multimodal capabilities.

Keep reading here.

PUNCHLINES

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From Chatbots to Threatbots: WormGPT, a new AI tool on the dark web, creates sophisticated phishing campaigns & identity theft.

No Pink Slips From AI: Contrary to fears, AI is less about job loss and more about job evolution says a new study.

A New Nuclear Revolution: Machine learning may crack the code for more secure and efficient nuclear reactors.

Here Comes the AI: Beatles release new song ‘Now and Then’ produced with AI’s help.

TLDR

Google releases new AI image-generation technology: Google and UC Berkeley scientists have collaboratively developed a cutting-edge 'self-antagonistic' AI technology, IGNs, which promises efficient and consistent image generation in a single step. The technology can also convert sketches into photorealistic images and repair damaged photos. Plans are already underway to scale up the IGN model.

01.AI's new LLM outperforms Meta's Llama 2: AI startup 01.AI rolls out an open-source LLM that demonstrates superior performance to Meta's Llama 2. Their innovative data quality approach magnifies LLM performance amidst heightened AI industry competition, with pioneers like Kai-Fu Lee joining the fray and Google's upcoming launch of its new AI model, "Gemini."

MetNet-3 from Google set to improve weather forecasting: Google's MetNet-3, an AI-powered model, provides precise 24-hour weather forecasts, surpassing the capabilities of conventional models. The system is available in the US and parts of Europe, providing forecasts every few minutes.

Microsoft’s compact Phi 1.5 competes with giants: Phi 1.5, the unconventional multimodal and compact language model from Microsoft, now boasts the capability to examine images. The model, much smaller than OpenAI's GPT-4, could lead a new wave of affordable, powerful, and efficient models, reshaping the landscape of GenAI.

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💬 OpenChat 3.5: A 7B model offering comparable performance to ChatGPT

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