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🤖 xAI Throws AI Rules Out the Window

Plus: Google’s new AI assistant and Anthropic’s Prompt Caching

August 22, 2024

Hello AI Enthusiast,

Google and xAI introduced new AI models, each taking a distinct approach to safeguards. Google is also stepping up, trying to anticipate how we’ll interact with our devices. Meanwhile, Anthropic has introduced a clever feature that could significantly speed up AI responses and cut costs for developers. Let's unpack these developments.

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The Big Picture 🔊

Google and xAI Launch Contrasting AI Image Models

Google and xAI have recently released new AI models. Google's Imagen 3 specializes in creating high-quality images and includes strong safeguards. In contrast, xAI's Grok-2 is a more versatile tool that includes image generation among its capabilities. Due to fewer restrictions, users are employing Grok-2 to produce a wide range of content previously unavailable.

Gianluca Mauro
Gianluca MauroCEO and AI Rockstar

While xAI's CEO Elon Musk has critiqued OpenAI for not being open enough, Grok itself is not open-source. Plus, Grok's integration with X's content through RAG can potentially affect result quality and reliability.

Grok's unrestricted image generation, especially for political content, raises questions as the US elections near.

Google Launches its AI Assistant for Smartphones

Google has unveiled Gemini Live, an AI-powered assistant designed to offer more natural, conversational, and intuitive help for complex tasks. Gemini integrates with Android, supports hands-free use, offers customizable voices, and can assist with tasks like brainstorming job ideas, updating calendars, and drafting emails.

Gianluca Belloni
Gianluca BelloniCMO and Marketing Nomad

Google's vast ecosystem and datasets give Gemini Live a head start. By releasing on both Android and iOS, Google is trying to get ahead of Apple's AI.

Plus, unlike Apple's strategy of restricting new AI to latest iPhones, Google's plan to support older devices prioritizes widespread adoption over selling new smartphones.

Anthropic Speeds Up with Prompt Caching

Anthropic's new prompt caching feature on their API allows developers to store frequently used context, reducing costs by up to 90% and latency by up to 85% for long prompts. It is available in public beta for Claude 3.5 Sonnet and Claude 3 Haiku.

Gianluca Mauro
Gianluca MauroCEO and AI Rockstar

AI models convert text to vectors, then determine which other vectors (representing words) to use in responses. You might notice a brief pause before an AI answers, that's this process happening.

By caching frequently used instructions from a Meta Prompt, the AI avoids repeating initial work, making responses faster and cheaper.

In our Bootcamp, we teach how to create meta prompts to build tools that work based on user input. Check it out if you want to join our September cohort.

Bits and Bobs 🗞️

  • A federal judge has allowed a copyright lawsuit against AI art generator Stable Diffusion to proceed, highlighting legal challenges in the field.

  • Salesforce has open-sourced its xGen-MM models, including datasets and fine-tuning code, to accelerate innovation in multimodal AI.

  • Runway has launched Gen-3 Alpha Turbo, a faster and more affordable AI video generation model available across all subscription plans, including free trials.

  • Developers can now fine-tune GPT-4o with custom datasets to enhance performance and accuracy for specific applications.

  • OpenAI has disrupted a covert Iranian influence operation that used sophisticated AI-generated content to spread false information and influence public opinion online.

  • Midjourney has launched a new web editor featuring a precise inpainting brush tool for detailed image edits.

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With all these AI-generated images, people are getting so confused that they believe real images are fakes. Gianluca shares his thoughts in this video.👇

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With AI-generated images becoming so common, some people are starting to doubt even real photos. What's your take on this?

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LOLgorithms 😂

Luckily, Grok-2 has also been used to generate images in the style of dad jokes.

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