Qualcomm envisions future smartphones with on-device AI capable of answering questions by consulting multiple apps. This 'agentic AI' technology is expected to be more prevalent by 2025, not in next year's Android phones. The concept involves AI distilling data from apps and devices for personalised information. Similar developments include Galaxy AI, Google Gemini extensions, and Apple's Siri with personal context understanding.
Web Summit, Europe's largest tech event, is happening in Lisbon this November. With 70,000 attendees expected, the main focus is artificial intelligence, covering regulation, sustainability, and ethics. Key speakers include executives from major tech companies and government officials. Other topics include social media in politics and the future of transportation. The event marks the return of Web Summit's previously controversial co-founder and CEO.
NeuroAI, combining neuroscience and AI, has become a key research field. It applies AI to neuroscience and vice versa, accelerating both fields. This connection traces back to early computer science. Developments like perceptrons, convolutional neural networks, and reinforcement learning showcase the symbiosis. AI has also advanced neuroscience, with artificial neural networks improving models of brain function and generating new hypotheses.
Chinese tech companies are ramping up efforts to recruit AI talent, offering competitive salaries across various AI fields. Xiaomi, a smartphone manufacturer, is streamlining its recruitment process for AI experts, including fast-tracking certain applications.
OpenAI is reportedly changing strategy due to slowing improvements in GPT AI models. Despite increasing usage of ChatGPT and other AI products, the underlying technology's enhancement rate is decelerating. OpenAI is investigating new methods to boost performance in response to this trend.
Waymo has introduced EMMA, a new AI research model for self-driving that combines visual and textual data processing with language model knowledge. While still in research, EMMA aims to enhance autonomous driving decision-making. Waymo recently raised $5.6 billion, valuing it at over $45 billion, and is developing new vehicles based on the Hyundai Ioniq 5.
Apple's iOS 18.2 public beta introduces new AI features for select iPhones and iPads: 1. Image Playground: Text-to-image tool 2. Genmoji: Custom emoji creator 3. Visual intelligence tool: Image analysis feature 4. Siri with ChatGPT integration The beta is available for recent high-end devices, with full release expected in December.
OpenAI has hired Meta's former AR hardware lead to spearhead their hardware efforts, initially focusing on robotics and partnerships. This move aligns with OpenAI's collaboration with Jony Ive on AI-powered hardware, aiming to redefine human-technology interaction.
NVIDIA AI Summit Japan, an invite-only event in Tokyo, will feature NVIDIA and SoftBank CEOs discussing AI's transformative role. The event will showcase AI innovations, including generative AI and robotics, and explore Japan's AI infrastructure initiative and sovereign AI. Sessions will cover AI's impact on Japanese policy and business strategy, as well as workshops on AI development.
OpenAI and Apple are exploring AR smart glasses development. OpenAI hired Meta's former AR hardware lead, while Apple is conducting internal research on AR glasses. These moves, following Apple's Vision Pro launch, suggest major tech companies see AI-integrated AR glasses as a potential future consumer product.
China aims to become a global AI leader, with goals to achieve major breakthroughs by 2025 and become the world's primary AI innovation centre by 2030. The strategy involves investing in AI education, talent development, and supporting Chinese AI enterprises. China leads in AI publications and patent filings, and plans to leverage international initiatives to expand its AI influence globally. The country also aims to actively participate in and influence global AI standards and governance.
Argonne National Laboratory researchers have developed MProt-DPO, an AI-driven computing framework for accelerating protein design. It combines various data sources and uses large language models and supercomputers to process billions of parameters, achieving over one exaflop of performance. The framework incorporates a Direct Preference Optimization algorithm to improve design reliability and is being tested on protein design challenges, with plans for laboratory validation.
AI has rapidly advanced since 2017, surpassing expectations in tasks like defeating humans at Go. Bill Gates considers it the most significant technological progress since the 1980s GUI. Despite potential concerns, Gates believes AI is a promising field for new businesses, though competition and funding have intensified.
Researchers used GPT-4 to teach low-cost robot arms to clean up spills. The experiment used LangChain to translate the AI's input into robot movements. This showcases AI language models' potential for physical tasks and demonstrates how open-source technology can make robotics more accessible.
Large language models (LLMs) can perform multiple tasks simultaneously, a process called 'superposition'. This ability allows LLMs to handle complex, multilayered instructions without cognitive overload. Larger models demonstrate enhanced capacity for this. The phenomenon arises from the model's transformer architecture. This development has potential implications for various industries, suggesting AI might take on intricate, multifaceted roles without explicit training.
A new father developed a mobile app that turns a phone screen into a gentle reading light for night-time newborn feedings. The app was created quickly with AI assistance, is free to use, and functions as a Progressive Web App for easy installation and full-screen operation.
OpenAI won't release GPT-5 this year, focusing instead on GPT-o1 for specialised research. Future ChatGPT advancements may include task-performing 'agents' and a search interface. The company is prioritising urgent developments due to compute limitations.
DecartAI has created an AI-powered version of Minecraft that runs without a traditional game engine. Called Oasis, it renders in real-time but has limitations in gameplay functionality. The developers plan to open-source the project.
Tesla aims to develop fully self-driving cars by 2026 using 'end-to-end artificial intelligence'. They plan to train AI systems with video from existing vehicles, provide self-driving capabilities to current owners next year, and introduce robotaxis by 2026. This strategy aims to deliver the technology faster and more cost-effectively than competitors.
Hugging Face released SmolLM2, a family of compact AI language models in 135M, 360M, and 1.7B parameter sizes. The largest outperforms Meta's LLaMA 1B on key benchmarks and is suitable for smartphones and edge devices. Trained on diverse datasets, it excels in chat capabilities and mathematical reasoning. The models support various text tasks and are available under an open license.
