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OpenAI Forms Catastrophic Risk Preparedness Team

OpenAI forms a team to focus on how to prepare for the biggest most catastrophic risks around AI. NLW explores as well as looking at the new UN AI advisory council ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheAIBreakdown Join the community: bit.ly/aibreakdown Learn more: http://b

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The AI Daily Brief

White House AI Executive Order Coming Monday

The Biden Admin's long promised AI executive order is coming Monday and it seems like it will use the power of government procurement to try and set new standards around testing and model evaluation. Before that on the Brief: AI and ads plus updated knowledge for ChatGPT. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand

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The AI Daily Brief

Midjourney vs. DALL-E-3: Can Midjourney's New Website Compete with ChatGPT Integration?

Midjourney has made a number of moves recently after DALL-E-3 was integrated into ChatGPT. Those include a new upscaler, a website (finally!) and even a first app (sort of!). Plus Perplexity raises fresh capital at a $500m valuation. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheA

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LEAKED: First Look at Gemini Multimodal?

A Medium user has posted a set of screenshots that purport to show Google's forthcoming Gemini model in their recently opened Makersuite AI builder tool. NLW explores the leaks along with the broader competition for AI developers. Before that on the Brief, a new tool that allows artists to "poison" their digital images to mess with AI training models. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kF

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Can We Have AI Progress and AI Safety at the Same Time?

NLW explores a new policy proposal from some extremely notable AI leaders around how we can continue to advance the beneficial development of AI while also preserving safety and democracy at the same time. Before that on the Brief, Apple is spending $1B to catch up on AI. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdown.beehiiv.com/subscribe Subscribe to The AI Breakdown on

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The AI Competitive Landscape One Year After ChatGPT

NLW looks at where companies fit in the competitive matrix of artificial intelligence - from OpenAI to Anthropic to the big techs in Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibr

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AI Leaders Call for International Panel on AI Safety

In this weekend's long read, two very different takes on the future than those we heard about in the Techno Optimist Manifesto earlier this week. First, a direct response to Andreessen from Wired's Steven Levy https://www.wired.com/story/plaintext-marc-andreessen-techno-billionaire-wrong-techno-optimism/ Then, Mustafa Suleyman and Eric Schmidt call for an International Panel on AI Safety https://www.ft.com/content/d84e91d0-ac74-4946-a21f-5f82eb4f1d2d ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps

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OpenAI Quietly Abandoned Arrakis Model Earlier This Year

In a rare miss, OpenAI had to shutter their Arrakis model earlier this year. They had hoped that the model would bring GPT-4 level performance with lower cost and more efficiency, but it simply didn't. NLW also looks at rumors of Apple AI coming to iOS 18. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most importa

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Which AI Model is the Most Transparent?

A group of researchers from Stanford, MIT and Princeton have come up with a new system for determining which AI foundation models are the most transparent. Watch to figure out who scores highest. Before that on the Brief: Anthropic is sued by Universal Music Group, the FBI says AI is helping with terrorist propaganda, and more. ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter: https://theaibreakdo

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China-US AI Tensions and AI Safety Summit Controversy

The US has once again tightened restrictions on chip exports and other AI engagements with China. NLW explores the potential consequences, as well as drama around the AI Safety Summit. Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Breakdown newsletter:

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AI Agents Coming to OpenAI Dev Event?

NLW digs into rumors and reports around what we can expect from the OpenAI developer event coming in November, including reports that the company will introduce AI agents. Before that on the Brief, layoffs at tech companies and a million dollar AI challenge to read ancient scrolls. TAKE OUR SURVEY ON EDUCATIONAL AND LEARNING RESOURCE CONTENT: https://bit.ly/aibreakdownsurvey ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to T

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The Techno-Optimist Manifesto

Marc Andreessen has just published The Techno-Optimist Manifesto. NLW reads the piece and provides context on why it matters for the AI discourse. Read: https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/ Today's Sponsors: Listen to the chart-topping podcast 'web3 with a16z crypto' wherever you get your podcasts or here: https://link.chtbl.com/xz5kFVEK?sid=AIBreakdown ABOUT THE AI BREAKDOWN The AI Breakdown helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to The AI Break

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