Abstract: According to the "Kechuangban Daily" report, on May 9 local time, Meta announced the open source of a new AI model ImageBind that can span 6 different modalities, including vision (image and video), temperature (infrared images), text, audio, depth information, motion readings (produced by an inertial measurement unit or IMU). ImageBind can achieve arbitrary understanding and conversion between 6 modes.
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British BBC submits NFT-related trademark application for "Doctor Who"
Babbitt News, on May 10, US trademark attorney Mike Kondoudis tweeted that the British BBC has submitted NFT-related trademark applications for the sci-fi TV series "Doctor Who", covering NFTs using blockchain technology, video games, Virtual currency, virtual reality software and wearable digital devices.
AI company Going out to ask for an IPO in Hong Kong within this year at the earliest, or raising funds of 200 million to 300 million US dollars
According to Jinshi citing informed sources, Chinese artificial intelligence company and smart device manufacturer Momenwen is cooperating with CICC and CMB International to prepare for a Hong Kong IPO that may be launched within the year as soon as possible, and the scale of financing may reach 200 million to $300 million. As previously reported, the Google-invested AI company Momenwen started the internal test of the large-scale "sequence monkey" model and launched four AIGC products simultaneously.
DeepMind co-founder: AI will create 'lots of losers'
According to the Financial Times, Mustafa Suleyman, one of the co-founders of artificial intelligence laboratory DeepMind, said on May 9 that many tasks in the white-collar field will be very different in the next 5 to 10 years ... There will be a lot of Losers show up and they will be very disappointed. Suleyman said the government needed to think about how to support those whose jobs would be destroyed, with universal basic income as a potential solution. "This requires material compensation, which is a political and economic measure that we have to start talking about seriously." It is reported that Suleyman left DeepMind last year to set up his own chatbot company InflectionAI.
Microsoft released the 2023 job trend index report: 49% of respondents are worried about being "robbed" by AI
According to news from IT House on May 10, Microsoft recently launched the 2023 annual job trend index report, focusing on observing employees' views on artificial intelligence and the impact of artificial intelligence on productivity. According to the report, 49% of the respondents are worried that artificial intelligence will affect their jobs; 70% of the respondents hope that artificial intelligence can do more jobs and reduce their workload; 82% of the interviewed business leaders believe that employees need New AI-related skills; Microsoft’s US LinkedIn job listings saw a 79% year-over-year increase in mentions of “GPT” or “GAI” (Generative Artificial Intelligence). Microsoft said the report surveyed 31,000 employees across 31 countries and analyzed "trillions of aggregated productivity signals across Microsoft 365 and LinkedIn labor market trends."
American cloud service giant Salesforce releases Tableau data analysis tool driven by generative AI
According to VentureBeat, on May 10, US cloud service giant Salesforce announced the launch of two new artificial intelligence-assisted data analysis tools: Tableau GPT and Tableau Pulse. These new tools provide Tableau users with automated data analysis and a personalized analysis experience. Among them, Tableau GPT is designed to simplify access to AI-driven analytics, enabling employees to make informed decisions quickly and efficiently. Tableau Pulse leverages the automated insights generated by Tableau GPT to deliver a customized analytics experience for business users and data consumers.
Tableau's composable analytics and Salesforce Data Cloud capabilities will unify customer data and deliver rapid insights at scale, Salesforce said. By bringing the power of generative artificial intelligence into analytics and real-time data from the data cloud, Tableau aims to make data-driven decisions easy for everyone. Additionally, the company launched VizQL Data Services, a tool that allows users to embed Tableau into automated business workflows.
Investment and Financing
"Star Discovery GazingStar" Receives $5 Million in Financing to Accelerate the Promotion of Metaverse Technologies and Applications
According to a report from China.com, Hainan Sisheng Network Technology Co., Ltd., the operator of "Star Exploration GazingStar", recently announced the completion of the C round of financing of 5 million US dollars. The lead investor of this round is GAZINGSTARTELECOMMUNICATION, a Malaysian metaverse company. This multi-million-dollar strategic financing will be used to accelerate the promotion of Metaverse technology and applications in the Greater China region. It is reported that gazingstar company is a digital technology innovation company, focusing on the research and development and application of virtual reality, blockchain and artificial intelligence technology.
AI detection tool GPTZero receives $3.5 million in seed funding and will launch a new browser plugin
AI detection tool GPTZero has raised $3.5 million in seed funding from early-stage venture firms Uncork Capital and Neo, as well as Altman Capital and Stability AI CEO Emad Mostaque, Forbes reported. Reuters CEO Tom Glocer and former New York Times CEO Mark Thompson also participated in the round. In addition, GPTZero plans to soon launch a browser add-on called Origin to assess the accuracy and provenance of facts in a published article.
It is reported that GPTZero was founded in December last year by its CEO Edward Tian and its team of 10 machine learning engineers, and has accumulated 1.2 million users in the past five months. GPTZero can detect text from various AI models, including Google's LaMDa, Facebook's LaMa, and OpenAI's GPT-3 and GPT-4. After its launch, GPTZero partnered with educational entities such as Canvas and K16 Solutions to collect training data for its AI detection tools. The startup plans to roll out its services to enterprise clients in the publishing, social media and trust and safety sectors, it is reported. One potential customer, according to Tian, is the government, which could use AI detection tools to inform policy.
Metaverse recommended reading
"Across 6 Modal Meta Open Source AI Models ImageBind Opens the Door to the Virtual World"
On May 9 local time, Meta announced that it has open sourced a new AI model ImageBind that can span 6 different modalities, including vision (image and video), temperature (infrared image), text, audio, depth information, motion Readings (produced by an inertial measurement unit or IMU). Currently, the relevant source code has been hosted on GitHub.
https://www.cls.cn/detail/1346394
"The Ambitions of the Yuan Universe Are Undead! Meta Research: By 2035, the contribution to the US GDP may reach 2.4%》
According to a Deloitte study commissioned by Facebook parent company Meta Platforms, by 2035, Metaverse will contribute as much as $760 billion to the annual gross domestic product (GDP) of the United States, accounting for about 2.4%. According to the Deloitte report, the Metaverse concept includes augmented reality and virtual reality technologies that allow users to immerse themselves in virtual worlds, or overlay digital information on images of the real world. Economic gains could come from the use of these technologies in defense, medical and manufacturing, as well as entertainment use cases such as video games and communications, the report said.
https://www.8btc.com/article/6817186
"OpenAI Releases Explosion Research: Let AI Explain AI Black Box, Humans Can't Understand, Language Can't Describe"
AI, a language model, is a black box that humans cannot understand, and we don't even know how to study it to understand it. But what if, instead of human beings, the one who studies this black box is AI itself? It's a curious but very dangerous idea. Because you don't even know whether the results of this research method will completely overturn the human understanding of the human brain and AI for many years. But someone did. A few hours ago, OpenAI released the latest research results. They used GPT-4 to explain the behavior of GPT-2 and obtained preliminary results.
https://www.8btc.com/article/6817196
"GPT reshape business model: they have introduced large models into business flow"
With a lot of celebrities entering GPT one after another, the field of large models seems to be a thriving scene. However, although OpenAI has shown amazing performance in ChatGPT, according to the judgment of many industry insiders, GPT is still in the initial stage of "crossing the river by feeling the stones" in terms of landing scenarios. The industry still has a wait-and-see attitude towards GPT, "afraid of being left behind, but also afraid of being too ahead, and there are risks in data and other aspects."
https://www.8btc.com/article/6817198
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