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🤖 Anthropic's Latest AI Model Claims the Top Spot

🤖 Anthropic's Latest AI Model Claims the Top Spot

Plus, Sutskever’s new Startup and Apple's Power Battle with the EU

June 26, 2024

Hello AI Enthusiast,

These last days Anthropic launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, their new AI model, Ilya Sutskever, co-founder of OpenAI, introduced his new startup and Apple is delaying the release of certain features in Europe due to EU's regulations.

We've also implemented a new feature where you can see which team member made the commentary under each main news item. 💬

Let’s see how we did!

The Big Picture 🔊

Anthropic Launches Claude 3.5 Sonnet

Introducing Claude 3.5 Sonnet—our most intelligent model yet.
This is the first release in our 3.5 model family.
Sonnet now outperforms competitor models on key evaluations, at twice the speed of Claude 3 Opus and one-fifth the cost.
Try it for free: claude.ai
— Anthropic (@AnthropicAI)
2:03 PM • Jun 20, 2024

Anthropic has launched Claude 3.5 Sonnet, which outperforms previous models in intelligence, speed, and cost, and is available on multiple platforms including Anthropic API. Claude 3.5 Sonnet excels in complex tasks, improves visual reasoning, and introduces "Artifacts" for real-time interaction with and editing AI-generated content. Further models in the Claude 3.5 family are expected later this year.

Gianluca MauroCEO and AI Rockstar

Claude 3.5 Sonnet is faster, produces more human-like output compared to ChatGPT, and really cares about user privacy. The new feature "Artifacts" is impressive; we tested it to replicate a simple website, and it was very close to the original. It's fascinating that they plan to add a collaborative work environment.

Are these features moving Anthropic closer to becoming a product company?

OpenAI Co-Founder Launches Safe Superintelligence

I am starting a new company:
— Ilya Sutskever (@ilyasut)
5:00 PM • Jun 19, 2024

Ilya Sutskever, a co-founder of OpenAI, has launched Safe Superintelligence (SSI) with the goal of developing safe superintelligent AI systems. SSI, a for-profit enterprise, focuses exclusively on AI safety and capabilities. In the meantime, OpenAI acquired database tech firm Rockset, and Multi, a startup developing a video-first collaboration platform.

Gianluca BelloniCMO and Marketing Nomad

SSI is stepping in to ensure safety and security when Superintelligence arrives, positioning itself as a research-focused company, unlike OpenAI, which is becoming more product-driven.

The acquisitions of Multi and Rockset show they're betting on product development rather than research.

Apple Delays EU Features Over DMA Privacy

➡️ Apple delays the launch of Intelligence features in the EU due to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulations.
— FryAI (@TheFryAI)
12:05 PM • Jun 22, 2024

Apple announced it would delay the release of certain features in Europe, including the recently announced Apple Intelligence, due to concerns that the EU's Digital Markets Act (DMA) might compromise user privacy and data security. The company has previously cited regulatory challenges as reasons for limiting features in the EU.

Helin YontarCPO and Podcast Host

The DMA aims to enhance interoperability between companies, not privacy. While Apple thinks a closed ecosystem protects privacy, the EU believes this harms competition.

Apple finds the application of the EU’s DMA vague, and wants to avoid further fines after recent penalties, insisting that the EU should clarify its regulations.

If you like the new structure and want to learn how non-techies created it in minutes using Claude's new feature, we'll share a step-by-step tutorial.

Speaking of learning, two weeks ago, we asked if you’d like more educational AI content, and 100% of you said yes! 🎉

Now, we’d love to know which topics you’re most excited about.

Choose your favorite, and share any other ideas in the comments.

Bits and Bobs 🗞️

Elon Musk has teamed with Dell and Super Micro to build xAI's new supercomputer.
The three major music companies, Sony, Warner, and Universal, have filed lawsuits against AI music firms Suno and Udio for allegedly using copyrighted sound recordings to train their AI models.
Meta faces criticism for incorrectly labeling non-AI-generated photos as "Made with AI" on Instagram.
Nvidia has unveiled Nemotron-4 340B, their largest AI model yet, aimed at generating synthetic data for training large language models.
McDonald’s is ending its AI chatbot drive-thru tests at over 100 locations across the US due to frequent order mistakes and the ongoing need for human oversight. Gianluca shared his take on this in a LinkedIn post. 👇

Tribal News 🫂

Last week, we teamed up with Make for a fantastic webinar featuring an AI leader at Make. He showed us how to create Make scenarios from scratch to better manage our CRMs and data.

He didn't just stick to the basics; he shared some more advanced techniques that we can all use in our projects. Our students from the GenAI Project Bootcamp found it super useful.

The next cohort of our GenAI Project Bootcamp starts on July 8th, and we’ve added even more improvements. Our partnership with Make gives students 3 months of free access to their paid plan, helping you build amazing AI automations!

This is your opportunity to learn to leverage AI, even if you don't have a technical background!

LOLgorithms 😂

When you've spent months setting up your AI adoption strategy, and then a new model comes out.

That's a wrap on our newsletter! Here’s a quick recap before you go:

Generative AI Project Bootcamp: Learn to craft optimal prompts and integrate them into automated AI prototypes to accelerate processes and test business ideas.
Practical Introduction to ChatGPT: A free course on using ChatGPT confidently, understanding its workings, and exploring its potential.
Customized Corporate Training: Equip your team with the skills they need to unlock the potential of AI in your business.

Catch you next week! 👋