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Meta unleashes LLaMA 3.1, an open source model that contends against frontier models like ChatGPT and Claude.

Also, Reddit blocks search engines to combat AI abuse, protecting user-generated content.

Plus, EA Sports' "College Football 25" will feature 11,000 real players with AI and motion capture.

Oh yeah, and US lawmakers demand access to OpenAI's next frontier model, urging for more oversight and transparency.

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Here’s your weekly dose of AI news.

Today’s newsletter includes:

• 📰 AI NEWS RECAP

• 🤿 AI DEEP DIVE

• 🛠️ AI TOOL OF THE WEEK

• ⚙️ GPT OF THE WEEK

• 🎓 AI COURSES OF THE WEEK

• 📝 AI PROMPT OF THE WEEK

• 🎨 AI IMAGE OF THE WEEK

📰 AI NEWS RECAP

Meta’s New LLaMa 3.1 Is A Gamechanger

Meta just unleashed Llama 3.1, a colossal open-source language model that's set to democratize AI like never before.

Here are the highlights:

✅ 45B beastly parameters

✅ Meta's most advanced open-source model yet

✅ Goes head-to-head with leading closed models

✅ Can be used to teach and train new AI offspring

But here's the real game-changer…

Meta is handing over the reins to the AI community.

Researchers and developers can now harness Llama 3.1's power to create groundbreaking applications tailored to their needs.

🔓 The Power of Open-Source

☑️ Allows researchers to download, experiment with, and adapt the model

☑️ Enables fine-tuning and distillation to create customized models for any use case

☑️ Significantly more cost-effective to run vs. closed-source alternatives

☑️ Fosters unprecedented collaboration and innovation in the AI community

💪 Better Than ChatGPT?

✔️ Excels at rapid, precise responses to direct questions

✔️ Expanded 128K token context window for analyzing longer text sequences

✔️ Outperforms GPT-4 on complex reasoning tasks in graduate-level benchmarks

✔️ Supports 8 new languages, enabling powerful multilingual applications

While closed models like GPT-4 still lead in certain areas like coding, Llama 3.1 provides an unprecedented open-source alternative that can be optimized for specific needs at a fraction of the cost.

By democratizing access to cutting-edge AI, Meta is putting the power of frontier AI into the hands of developers worldwide.

So, are you team ‘open source’ (LLaMa 3.1) or ‘closed source’ (ChatGPT)?

Meta releases open-source LLaMA 3.1 language models. The powerful new models, trained on 1.4 trillion tokens, enable developers to build advanced AI applications with few-shot learning and instruction following capabilities.

Meta AI's "Imagine Me" feature generates creative selfies from text. The new technology, powered by Segment Anything and ControlNet, allows Quest VR users to transform their appearance using natural language descriptions.

EA Sports to feature 11,000 real college football players in new game. "College Football 25" will use AI and motion capture to create realistic virtual versions, thanks to new NCAA rules allowing athlete compensation.

Runway AI's video generator trained on YouTube content without consent. The company scraped thousands of videos to train its model, raising concerns about copyright infringement and ethical AI development practices.

Anthropic's web crawler used to train AI chatbot Claude. The startup collected data from sites like iFixit without permission, highlighting the need for clearer guidelines around web scraping for AI training.

Reddit blocks search engines to combat AI chatbot abuse. The move aims to prevent unauthorized scraping of user-generated content, as concerns grow over AI systems exploiting public data.

China’s Kling AI launches user-friendly video generator for content creators. The cloud-based platform offers intuitive tools and customizable templates, making high-quality AI video creation accessible to all.

US lawmakers demand government access to OpenAI's ChatGPT. In a letter to the company, senators express concerns about potential misuse and call for increased transparency and oversight.

Mistral releases ‘Mixstral Large 2, a 2.4 billion parameter language model. The open-source model, trained using constitutional AI principles, aims to promote responsible development and deployment of large language models.

NVIDIA unveils AI Foundry for custom enterprise generative AI. The platform allows businesses to create tailored AI models using their own data, with built-in security and privacy features.

OpenAI launches SearchGPT prototype for AI-powered web search. The system combines large language models with traditional search algorithms, aiming to provide more accurate and contextually relevant results.

🤿 AI DEEP DIVE

Mark Zuckerberg unveils Meta's bold move to open-source AI, aiming to surpass closed-source leaders like OpenAI and Google.

Meta's Llama 3.1, a 405 billion parameter model, is poised to revolutionize the AI landscape by supporting customized, decentralized AI development.

Zuckerberg's vision rejects a singular "super-intelligence," advocating for a multitude of specialized AIs.

Zuckerberg’s long-term vision includes AI integration across Meta's platforms and contributing to the broader AI ecosystem.

🛠️ AI TOOL OF THE WEEK

Supermemory AI: Create your personal "second brain," organizing and utilizing saved information with tools like a search engine, writing assistant, and knowledge canvas.

Ideal for students and professionals, this platform ensures your ideas, bookmarks, and contacts are easily accessible and integrated, enhancing productivity and knowledge management.

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⚙️ GPT OF THE WEEK

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🎓 AI COURSES OF THE WEEK

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