AI Revolution Heats Up: Apple, OpenAI Rival, & Adobe Make Big Moves

Welcome, AI enthusiast — Here’s this week’s edition of Inside AI,
Weekly Round-Up:

• Apple releases 8 new AI models, as push towards on-device AI continues

• OpenAI rival is reportedly close to raising $6Bn in funding

• Adobe's Next AI Can Upscale Low-Res Video to 4K

• More AI tools & Resources

APPLE
Apple releases 8 new AI models, as push towards on-device AI continues

Apple is finally showing up to the AI party, and they come bearing many gifts. Eight gifts, to be precise. The iPhone maker has submitted eight new AI models to the Hugging Face hub, an online platform for open-source AI.

AI models are a dime a dozen these days, but what sets these models apart is their size. While others in the field like OpenAI are releasing gigantic models like GPT-4, which for the most part can only be run on servers in the cloud, Apple is focusing its efforts on smaller and more efficient models that can run on devices like laptops and smartphones.

Another benefit of these smaller models is privacy. While larger models that run in the cloud need to upload your data to the cloud, smaller models that run on-device should be able to process your data within the device instead of beaming it up to the cloud.

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X
Elon Musk’s OpenAI rival is reportedly close to raising $6Bn in funding

Will Elon Musk watch from the sidelines as all the major players in tech release AI model after AI model? Not a chance. xAI, Musk’s 10 month old rival to OpenAI, is reportedly edging close to a $6Bn funding round which values the company at $18Bn.

According to TechCrunch, investors were clamouring to get in on the deal. “We all received an email that basically said, ‘It’s now $6B on $18B, and don’t complain because a lot of other people want in,” said TechCrunch’s source close to the deal.

Data is a big differentiator — perhaps the biggest differentiator — when it comes to building better AI models, and Musk’s ownership of X (previously Twitter) gives xAI access to a unique dataset, as well as massive distribution on the social media platform.

While it’s not yet entirely clear who the participants in the deal are, Sequoia Capital, Future Ventures, Valor Equity Partners and Gigafund are reportedly expected to be part of the deal, among others.

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ADOBE
Adobe's Next AI Can Upscale Low-Res Video to 8x Its Original Quality

Adobe's upping the video quality game. Their new project, VideoGigaGAN, is an AI model designed to upscale low-resolution videos by up to 8x. Based on a generative adversarial network (GAN), specifically GigaGAN, it addresses challenges like weird artifacts commonly seen in upscaling tech. Adobe's recent focus on AI integration in software, including Project Res Up previewed at Adobe MAX 2023, suggests VideoGigaGAN could feature in future products.

While still in development, VideoGigaGAN shows impressive results. Processing lengthy videos and rendering small details remain challenges, but the potential to improve older footage or enhance low-quality content is promising.

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🛠️ More Tools

• Muze - Generate high-fidelity music from text descriptions. Compose a song, create soundtracks for videos, or experiment with unique musical styles - all through text prompts. (link)

• RunwayML - A creative platform that allows users to experiment with AI models for photo and video editing, animation, and generative art. No coding required! (link)

• Shortly AI - Summarize long articles, emails or documents into concise snippets, perfect for staying on top of information overload. (link)

• Palette - Breathe new life into old black and white photos with Palette. This free, web-based tool uses AI to colorize your images in a simple and user-friendly way. (link)

• Anyverse - Build and explore virtual spaces for meetings, events, or social experiences. (link)

📘 Resources

• Explore AI Gadgets Era. (link)

• DALL-E now lets you edit images in ChatGPT. (link)

• This AI Startup Wants You to Talk to Houses, Cars, and Factories. (link)

• Sundar Pichai on the challenge of innovating in a huge company and what he’s excited about this year. (link)

• AI Tool Finds Cancer Signs Missed by Doctors: An AI tool is showing promise in detecting cancer missed by human radiologists. (link)

• Nvidia Unveils Blackwell Architecture to Power Next-Gen AI: Nvidia's new Blackwell architecture is designed to accelerate computing for real-time generative AI applications. (link)

• UN General Assembly to Address AI's Potential Risks and Rewards: The UN is taking steps to address the ethical considerations surrounding AI development. (link)

• Apple is finally allowing full versions of Chrome and Firefox to run on the iPhone. (link)

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