Here is the latest in AI for you today:
OpenAI has acquired Rockset, a company specializing in real-time data analysis, to improve its AI’s ability to find and use information. Rockset builds data indexing and querying tech i.e. backbone for better RAG. This acquisition brings both, Rockset’s tech and team, to OpenAI.
Stability AI gets a new CEO. The open-source AI darling that once hit a $1B valuation has been hitting some serious speed bumps since. But there’s a new push to put it back on track with the new CEO, Prem Akkaraju.
Sources: Apple rejected Meta’s overtures to integrate Llama into the iPhone months ago, in part because it sees Meta’s privacy practices as not stringent enough — – Apple has been looking to forge agreements to use AI chatbots — Report indicated that Apple and Meta are in discussions
The RIAA sues AI music services Suno and Udio over alleged mass copyright infringement and claims they are trying to “hide the full scope of their infringement”
New Google AI experiment could let you chat with celebrities, YouTube influencers
Google is reportedly working on a new AI project that will let you converse with chatbots modeled after celebrities, YouTube influencers, or even fictional characters.
Google plans to let anyone create their own chatbot by “describing its personality and appearance” and then converse with it — purely for entertainment.
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AInsights of the day
99% of AI companies are not going to work out, but the 1% that will could be quite large.”
Widespread AI Adoption
AI adoption is happening at multiple levels, with significant advancements in both consumer and enterprise applications. While only a small percentage of AI startups will succeed, those that do could have a massive impact.
Revenue Growth in AI
Major cloud providers like Azure are seeing significant revenue growth attributed to AI services. This trend underscores the commercial viability of AI technologies and their increasing integration into enterprise solutions, even as full-scale adoption is still on the horizon.
“Azure announced a $25 billion quarter of which 5% lift came from AI, adding a billion and a half per quarter in new revenue.”
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