AI Edition - It's AI Time - 50 [03-06-2024]

 AI Edition - It's AI Time - 50

OpenAI Is Restarting Its Robotics Research Group

OpenAI is reviving its robotics research group after a three-year hiatus, aiming to develop multimodal robotics models and improve core AI models.

AI Overviews: About Last Week

Google introduced AI Overviews to enhance search results, providing users with more accurate and relevant information, especially for complex queries. While some issues arose, such as erroneous results and misinterpreted content, Google has implemented over a dozen technical improvements to address these challenges, including better detection of nonsensical queries and limiting user-generated content in AI Overviews.

Nvidia announces new AI chips months after latest launch as market competition heats up

Nvidia has unveiled a new generation of artificial intelligence chip architecture called Rubin. The company only just announced its upcoming Blackwell model in March - those chips are still in production and expected to ship to customers later in 2024. Nvidia has pledged to release new AI chip models on a one-year rhythm. The less-than-three-month turnaround from Blackwell to Rubin underscores the competitive frenzy in the AI chip market.

Our Thesis on AI Voice Agents

Artificial intelligence is poised to revolutionize phone calls, enabling voice agents to handle interactions for both businesses and consumers. For companies, this means cost savings, increased efficiency, and improved customer experiences, while consumers gain access to affordable AI-powered services like therapy and coaching. The most exciting opportunities lie in developing vertical-specific B2B voice agents and creating novel B2C voice experiences that go beyond simply replacing human-to-human conversations.

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