Baidu's New Ernie 4.0: As Good as GPT-4? 🤖

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Chinese tech leader Baidu just announced a significant update to its existing AI model Ernie. Can this latest iteration truly live up to Baidu's claims and compete with GPT-4?

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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI

• A Chart to Kickstart your day 📈: AI Propels Tech Giants' Market Cap by $2.4 Trillion

• Baidu's New Ernie 4.0: As Good as GPT-4? 🤖

• Trending AI Tool of the day: Optic's "AI or Not" Tool Helps You Identify AI-Generated Images

• AI Image of The Day🎨: Horror movies if made by Disney Pixar

• The Latest in AI and Tech 💡

A chart to kickstart your day

AI Propels Tech Giants' Market Cap by $2.4 Trillion

Comparison between September 30, 2022 and September 30, 2023.

According to a new report from venture capital firm Accel, U.S. tech giants added $2.4 trillion to their market capitalizations in a year defined by the hype around generative AI.

Read the full report here.

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Baidu's New Ernie 4.0: As Good as GPT-4? 🤖

Chinese tech leader Baidu unveiled the latest version of its generative artificial intelligence model, Ernie 4.0, this week at an event in Beijing.

Details:

• The Chinese technology giant claims its capabilities are on par with those of OpenAI's GPT-4 model.

• Ernie has attracted 45 million users since becoming accessible to the public.

While the launch of Ernie 4.0 proves Baidu is keeping pace in the global AI race, it remains to be seen whether this latest version represents a major leap over its predecessors as analysts were reportedly unimpressed due to the lack of major highlights compared to the previous version.

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Trending AI Tool

Optic's "AI or Not" Tool Helps You Identify AI-Generated Images

“AIorNot” helps users quickly and accurately determine whether an image has been generated by artificial intelligence (AI) or created by a human.

Details:

• The tool is able to identify images generated by a variety of different AI models, including DALL-E, Midjourney, Stable Diffusion and Gan.

• To use, simply upload an image or provide a link to an image. The result will indicate whether the image is human-created or AI-generated, and if it is AI-generated, the tool will also identify the AI model used to generate the image.

A very useful to to be able to verify the authenticity of images and avoid fake news and misinformation.

Check this AI tool here

AI Image of The Day

Source: u/Ok-Willow9349 on Reddit

The latest in AI and Tech

£32,000 UK School Gets an AI Headteacher

An elite UK prep school has "hired" an AI chatbot named Abigail Bailey to support its human headmaster. The artificial intelligence will assist with school policies and help neurodiverse students at the £32,000-a-year boarding school. The AI was created with an AI developer and mimics large language models like ChatGPT.

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UK Workers Embrace AI for Better Work-Life Balance

A recent survey found nearly half of British office workers use AI tools like chatbots at least weekly, boosting productivity and freeing up time. 30% want to spend that time on life outside work amid surging mental health issues. AI is most used for admin and data tasks. But a generational gap persists, with far fewer over 55 embracing the tech versus under 24s.

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NYC Unveils AI Action Plan to Evaluate and Implement the Technology Responsibly

New York City recently announced an "Artificial Intelligence Action Plan" to assess AI tools and risks, boost employee skills, and support responsible AI adoption. The plan establishes an AI Steering Committee and nearly 40 actions to understand and utilize AI over the next year. It focuses on a framework for future AI while engaging experts and the public.

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