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Global AI Weekly

Building AI tools to generate videos and Microsoft to join OpenAI’s board

Published Monday, December 4, 2023

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Microsoft to join OpenAI’s board after Sam Altman rehired as CEO
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Microsoft to join OpenAI’s board after Sam Altman rehired as CEO

Altman says tech giant, which owns 49% of ChatGPT maker after investing $13bn, will take non-voting, observer position on board Microsoft will take a non-voting, observer position on OpenAI’s board, its CEO, Sam Altman, said in his first official missive after taking back the reins of the company on Wednesday. The observer position means Microsoft’s representative can attend OpenAI’s board meetings and access confidential information but will not have voting rights on matters including electing or choosing directors.

The Power of Prompting
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The Power of Prompting

Microsoft Chief Scientific Officer Eric Horvitz explains how new prompting strategies can enable generalist large language models like GPT-4 to achieve exceptional expertise in specific domains, such as medicine, and outperform fine-tuned specialist models.

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AI in Health
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AI in Health

Let's dive into the fascinating world of artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare sector with our expert guest and Executive Dean from RMIT University, Karin Verspoor, who brought a wealth of knowledge in natural language processing (NLP) and biomedicine. Together, we explored the remarkable impact of AI on healthcare, particularly in imaging applications, while also discussing the challenges in accessing and standardizing clinical data.

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Amazon SageMaker HyperPod makes it easier to train and fine-tune LLMs
techcrunch.com

Amazon SageMaker HyperPod makes it easier to train and fine-tune LLMs

At its re:Invent conference, Amazon’s AWS cloud arm today announced the launch of SageMaker HyperPod, a new purpose-built service for training and fine-tuning large language models. SageMaker HyperPod is now generally available. Amazon has long bet on SageMaker, its service for building, training and deploying machine learning models, as the backbone of its machine learning […]

Ghostbuster: Detecting Text Ghostwritten by Large Language Models
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Ghostbuster: Detecting Text Ghostwritten by Large Language Models

Large language models like ChatGPT write impressively well—so well, in fact, that they’ve become a problem. Students have begun using these models to ghostwrite assignments, leading some schools to ban ChatGPT. In addition, these models are also prone to producing text with factual errors, so wary readers may want to know if generative AI tools have been used to ghostwrite news articles or other sources before trusting them.

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Upcoming Events

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12 December 2023 | Global AI Conference 23
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12 December 2023 | Global AI Conference 23

The Global AI Conference is an event that brings together AI fans from all over the world. It's put together by the Global AI Community. You can jump into the worldwide livestream, check out a local conference in person, or chat and connect with experts on our Discord Channel. It's a great opportunity to dive deep into the world of AI, so don't miss out!

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