AI Edition - It's AI Time - 114 [06-08-2024]

AI Edition - It's AI Time - 114

Character Co-founders return to Google 

Noam Shazeer, one of the authors of the original Transformer paper, is returning to Google after Character.AI licensed its tech for 2x the last funding valuation.

Microsoft Says OpenAI Is Now A Competitor In AI And Search

Microsoft has classified OpenAI as a competitor in its latest annual report, despite being OpenAI's biggest investor and long-term partner, marking a shift in their relationship.

Prompt Poet

Character AI has open sourced its prompting construction library, which is used in production to serve millions of conversations.

Future of LLMs for avatars at Genies

Genies is harnessing LLMs for user profiling, enabling personalized experiences by mapping behaviors to foundational traits. Its advancing chatbots and NPCs in gaming create immersive, conversational scenarios. Combining conversational data with traditional personalization techniques, Genies is elevating user engagement and providing intuitive data analysis for game devs through natural language processing.

Is AI judging the future of gymnastics or just a surveillance tool?

The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has teamed with Fujitsu to launch an AI-assisted judging support system at the World Gymnastics Championships, aiming for fairer, more transparent scoring. The Judging Support System (JSS), which will not replace judges, offers 3D model-based second opinions in difficult cases and inquiry disputes, with scope for future improvements and broader applications. Despite concerns over replacing human judgment, the JSS may enhance scoring accuracy and consistency, vital in a sport where minimal point differences greatly impact rankings and athletes' careers.

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