Zoom's AI Companion

Plus, yet another AI video tool launches...

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Jelani Abdus-Salaam
October 10, 2024

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AI ON MY MIND

Back in August there was a report that OpenAI and Anthropic, would share their models with the US Government.

This is problematic, as it raises concerns about the potential misuse of these powerful AI systems by government entities.

This is why Open source models are the future of AI.

No one entity should be able to own the code that is used by millions and share the code (and responses) with governments.

Open-source AI development ensures transparency, allowing the public to scrutinize the models and their applications.

This promotes accountability and helps mitigate the risks of government misuse.

Additionally, open-source approaches foster collaboration, enabling researchers and developers worldwide to contribute and improve these technologies for the benefit of all.

By embracing open-source principles, the AI community can build more trustworthy and ethical systems that serve the greater good, rather than the interests of a few powerful entities.

Here are some popular open source models you can use today instead of ChatGPT or Claude

LLaMA, LLaMA 2 and LLaMA 3

Released by Meta, these models have gained significant traction in the open-source community. LLaMA 2 is available in different sizes and can be used for both commercial and research purposes.

Mistral AI

Developed by a French startup, Mistral offers lightweight models like Mistral 7B and more powerful ones like Mistral 8x22B. These models are designed to be flexible and easy to deploy on low-power hardware.

BLOOM

Described as the world's largest open, multilingual language model with 176 billion parameters. It was developed by Hugging Face and a team of over 1,000 researchers.

And others.

If you want to try out these models we recommend looking into ollama to get them running on your computer.

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TODAY’S TOP STORIES

🖥️ Zoom introduces AI Companion 2.0 and the ability to customize AI Companion with a new add-on (LINK)

Zoom has unveiled AI Companion 2.0, an enhanced AI assistant that helps users boost productivity across the Zoom platform, along with a new custom add-on for personalized AI experiences.

This update aims to simplify workdays by prioritizing important tasks and providing high-quality results powered by Zoom's federated AI approach.

  • AI Companion 2.0 offers features like generating answers, expanding context, summarizing messages, and recapping email threads across Zoom Workplace

  • The new custom add-on allows organizations to tailor AI Companion to their specific needs, integrating with third-party apps and data sources.

  • Zoom reports that AI Companion has been enabled on over 4 million accounts since its September 2023 launch, with customers like BairesDev seeing significant time savings.

🏓 Wimbledon tennis tournament replaces line judges with technology in break with tradition (LINK)

Wimbledon is embracing technology by introducing AI-powered line-calling on all courts, replacing human judges for the first time in the tournament's 146-year history. This move follows successful implementations at the Australian Open and U.S. Open, aiming to enhance accuracy and reduce controversies in line calls.

  • The system, provided by Hawk-Eye Innovations, uses 10 cameras per court to track the ball's trajectory and make instant calls.

  • Players will still have the ability to challenge calls, with a maximum of three unsuccessful challenges per set.

  • While some traditionalists may miss the human element, the change is expected to improve the game's fairness and reduce delays.

⛓️‍💥 US Plan to Break up Google's Search Dominance Threatens Profit Engine, AI Growth (LINK)

The U.S. government's antitrust case against Google aims to break up its search dominance, potentially threatening the tech giant's main profit engine and AI growth1

. This landmark trial could reshape the internet landscape and impact Google's ability to fund its ambitious AI projects.

  • Hinton developed the Boltzmann machine, which can classify and generate images based on statistical principles.

  • Hopfield created the Hopfield network, capable of reconstructing patterns using concepts from atomic spin physics.

  • Despite his contributions, Hinton has expressed concerns about AI's potential dangers and left Google in 2023 to speak out about these risks.

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OTHER NEWS YOU MAY LIKE

Stripe and Nvidia to Expand Financial Platform’s AI-Powered Features (link)

OpenAI Media Chief Says Readers Reject ChatGPT Stories: ‘No One Wants to Read AI-Generated News’ (link)

Gen Zs, millennials are using AI for emotional support, calling it ‘more effective’ than a pet: study (link)

OpenAI sees continued attempts by threat actors to use its models for election influence (link)

OpenAI and Hearst strike content deal (link)

FROM THE WEB

✨ Another AI Video Tool Launches

We called it some time ago, but 2024 is shaping out to be the year of AI video tools.

Hailuo just joined the war with their of image-to-video feature.

They now join Kling, Kaiber, RunwayML, PikaLabs, LumaLabs, and Haiper.

AI QUICK TIP

Here’s the tool you need to try out open source models on your local computer (link)

NEW TOOLS FROM OUR DATABASE

Instavid AI - a creative tool that makes use of artificial intelligence to generate short, compelling videos instantly. It is designed to transform various content ideas into engaging video shorts used for popular social media platforms such as YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook.

Git Digest - an AI-assisted tool that delivers code summaries to keep teams updated on the recent changes in their repositories. The tool operates by sending daily automated emails, explaining the changes to code in an easy-to-understand manner.

AI Blaze - a free Chrome Extension that helps people use AI to save time, streamline workflows, and generate content ANYWHERE. With AI Blaze, you can create dynamic prompts and use ChatGPT to get things done on any site.

Prompt Blaze - a simple AI automation tool designed to enhance productivity. This browser extension allows you to store, organize and execute text-based prompts without coding, APIs, or compromising user privacy.

Let Me Know When - an AI-powered, free website monitoring tool that offers comprehensive monitoring capabilities for any website. It alerts users to price changes, competitor updates, stock availability, events, and other website changes.

GodmodeHQ - an AI-powered platform that automates sales tasks, sources high-quality leads, and personalizes outreach at scale, making sales easier and more efficient.

Chat With Your Database -  an AI tool that allows users to query, analyze, and operate any Postgres database using natural language, generating insights from the results.

Kaption AI - an AI-powered tool that transcribes, summarizes, and suggests potential replies to your Whatsapp messages in multiple languages, saving users time and enhancing their communication efficiency.

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