AI Edition - It's AI Time - 162 [24-09-2024]

 AI Edition - It's AI Time - 162

OpenAI Academy

OpenAI is starting a program for low and middle income countries to expand access to AI knowledge. It also has a professional translation of MMLU (a standard reasoning benchmark) in 15 different languages.

China's Alibaba launches over 100 new open-source AI models, releases text-to-video generation tool

Alibaba has released over 100 open-source AI models, enhancing its technology to compete with rivals. The new Qwen 2.5 models, upgraded in math and coding, span applications from automobiles to gaming. Alibaba has also launched a new proprietary model, Qwen-Max 2.5, and a text-to-video tool to strengthen its AI and cloud services offerings.

Apple Intelligence in More Countries

Apple's iOS 18.1 will introduce key AI features, including an enhanced Siri, generative AI tools in Photos, and ChatGPT integration. iOS 18.2 will expand these features with localized support in various English-speaking countries and add Image Playground and Genmoji. Future updates, such as iOS 18.4, will further enhance Siri's personalization and introduce new language support.

Sam Altman leaves OpenAI board's safety and security committee

OpenAI said that CEO Sam Altman is leaving the board's safety and security committee, which will now be fully composed of independent board members.

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