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Elon Musk’s AI startup, xAI, has revealed its latest generative AI model, Grok-1.5. This new iteration shows remarkable upgrades from its predecessor and closes in on OpenAI and Anthropic.
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Here's what's new today in the Horizon AI
A Chart to Kickstart Your Day 📈: The global market for humanoid robots could reach $38 billion by 2035
Musk's Grok-1.5 to be Available 'In the Coming Days' 🔥
AI Research: AI Fact-Checking Outperforms Humans at 20x Lower Cost
AI Tutorial: Add sound effects to your videos with AI
AI Tools to check out
The Latest in AI and Tech 💡
A chart to kickstart your day
The global market for humanoid robots could reach $38 billion by 2035
Source: Goldman Sachs Research
The forecasted market for humanoid robots is expected to soar to $38 billion by 2035, over six times higher than the previous estimate of $6 billion.
This is due to the accelerated progress in artificial intelligence, with investment in the sector growing faster than anticipated.
AI News
XAI
Musk's Grok-1.5 to be Available 'In the Coming Days' 🔥
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Elon Musk has taken the wraps off Grok-1.5, the latest iteration of its generative AI model set to power the social network X’s Grok chatbot in the coming days.
The key upgrades with Grok-1.5:
Boasts significantly improved reasoning capabilities, especially for coding, math, and problem-solving tasks.
It can process contexts of up to 128,000 tokens.
Not only surpasses its predecessor but closes in on leading AI models like GPT-4 and Claude 3, according to the benchmarks shared by the company.
Grok-1.5 will soon be available to early testers on X, accompanied by 'several new features,' which were not specified in the blog post. However, Musk has previously mentioned including features such as summarizing threads and replies, as well as suggesting content for posts; we'll soon see if those are the ones to be released.
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AI RESEARCH
AI Fact-Checking Outperforms Humans at 20x Lower Cost
Source: Google DeepMind
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and Google DeepMind have demonstrated that AI language models with access to search engines can provide more accurate fact-checking than human annotators.
Details:
The researchers used a tool they developed, Search-Augmented Factuality Evaluator (SAFE), which breaks down text responses into individual facts, checks them for relevance, and verifies them with Google searches, allowing it to assess the accuracy of each factual claim.
SAFE agreed with human fact ratings only 72% of the time. However, when ratings conflicted, SAFE was correct 76% of the time compared to just 19% for humans
Not only was SAFE more precise, it proved 20 times less expensive than employing human fact-checkers
The findings hold significant implications for LLMs in real-world applications, especially where factual accuracy is vital. They show that LLMs with Internet access can be an effective tool for automated fact-checking.
AI Tutorial
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The latest in AI and Tech
Mayor Eric Adams announced on Thursday that the city will soon commence a pilot program in partnership with Evolv, a Massachusetts-based weapons detection company whose AI-driven detectors are already in use across schools and venues nationwide. The pilot will start in 90 days.
Google.org, the tech giant's non-profit arm, has announced the launch of a $20 million funding program designed to support non-profit organizations actively developing generative AI technologies. The six-week program will provide 21 selected non-profits with grants, technical training, workshops, and access to expert mentors.
The United States has announced a partnership with Mexico to explore opportunities within the semiconductor supply chain. The push to reduce reliance on China and Taiwan for the technology continues.
Professors and students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are integrating AI into certain classes. Professors teach students how to utilize the technology for research and writing, while also emphasizing the importance of avoiding plagiarism and misinformation.
Google has updated Gemini to automatically start Maps navigation when users “ask for directions”. The updated voice command will save drivers a step if they use Google’s AI chatbot app for navigation, improving the hands-free experience.
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