AI Edition - It's AI Time - 184 [16-10-2024]

AI Edition - It's AI Time - 184

Meta's open AI hardware vision

Meta showcased open AI hardware designs, including the Catalina rack and the expanded Grand Teton platform, at the OCP Global Summit. Training the Llama 3.1 405B model required 16,000 NVIDIA H100 GPUs, highlighting Meta's scaling infrastructure. Open AI hardware systems are required to continue advancing AI capabilities.

The New York Times warns AI search engine Perplexity to stop using its content

The New York Times has issued a cease and desist to AI startup Perplexity, accusing it of using its content without permission for AI search operations. Perplexity claims it doesn't scrape content for training but indexes web pages to surface factual content. The company is engaging with publishers and aims to resolve the issue by working with the Times and other media outlets.

Decagon raises $65m Series B

Decagon has raised $65 million in Series B funding to enhance its AI customer support agents, which are already used by companies like Duolingo and Eventbrite to efficiently manage customer interactions. Its AI agents automate repetitive tasks, enabling customer support teams to focus on higher-value roles. The funding will bolster Decagon's engineering team and expand its AI solutions into new markets and verticals.

ByteDance lays off hundreds of TikTok employees in shift to AI content moderation

TikTok is shifting towards AI for content moderation, leading to layoffs in Malaysia affecting under 500 employees.

Microsoft Artificial Intelligence VP Bubeck to Join OpenAI

Sebastien Bubeck, a Microsoft AI VP focused on small language models, is leaving to join OpenAI.

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