AI For Humans: Weekly AI News, Tools & Trends Microsoft Vs OpenAI, NVIDIA's Learning Robots & New Sora Features
May 9, 2024
Microsoft Vs OpenAI rivalry heats up with new AI model rumors. NVIDIA's robot learning raises hopes for dishwashing robots. Apple's AI let down at iPad event. Sora teases exciting new features. Anduril's Pulsar AI defense sparks safety fears. AI co-host delves into Mole People theories.
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Funding Pace Shapes AGI Race
- Sam Altman's public willingness to spend unconstrained sums shifts the competitive dynamics around AGI funding.
- A lead measured in months could let a company monetize breakthroughs intensely before rivals catch up.
Mystery Chatbots Reappear Online
- The mysterious "I'm a good chatbot" models reappeared on LLM Arena and performed strongly in creative and coding tasks.
- Hosts tested one by prompting it to write a pop song and praised its structure and chords.
Benchmarks Need Dataset Transparency
- Early benchmarks (zero-shot Flappy Bird, physics problems) suggest these mystery models may exceed GPT-4 Turbo on some tasks.
- But performance claims are ambiguous because datasets and prior exposure are unknown.