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GitHub Copilot Chat Now Generally Available
GitHub Copilot Chat, a natural language-powered coding tool, is now generally available, according to a recent announcement by GitHub. The tool, a part of GitHub Copilot, is designed to elevate natural language as a universal programming language. GitHub Copilot Chat, powered by GPT-4, is a contextually-aware AI assistant tailored for development scenarios.
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Custom GPTs from OpenAI May Leak Sensitive Information
After it was reported that OpenAI has started rolling out its new GPT Store, it was also discovered that some of the data they’re built on is easily exposed. Multiple groups have begun finding that the system has the potential to leak otherwise sensitive information.
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Researchers at Stanford Use Brain Signals to Control Intelligent Robots
In a paper presented at the 7th Annual Conference on Robot Learning last November, a team of Stanford University researchers presented an intelligent human brain-robot interface that enables controlling a robot through brain signals. Dubbed NOIR, short for Neural Signal Operated Intelligent Robots, the system uses electroencephalography (EEG) to communicate human intentions to the robots.
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Griffin 2.0: Instacart Revamps Its Machine Learning Platform
Instacart created the next-generation platform based on experiences using the original Griffin machine-learning platform. The company wanted to improve user experience and help manage all ML workloads. The revamped platform leverages the latest developments in MLOps and introduces new capabilities for current and future applications.
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Google Unveils Duet AI for Developers Offering AI-Powered Coding Assistance and Chat Functionality
Recently, Google announced the general availability (GA) of its Duet AI for Developers, providing developers with IDE coding assistant and chat.
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Cloudflare's Journey in ML and AI: MLOps Platform and Best Practices
Cloudflare's blog described its MLOps platform and best practices for running Artificial Intelligence (AI) deployment at scale. Cloudflare's products, including WAF attack scoring, bot management, and global threat identification, rely on constantly evolving Machine Learning (ML) models. These models are pivotal in enhancing customer protection and augmenting support services.
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Microsoft Announces Copilot for Azure, an AI Assistant for IT Professionals
Microsoft has introduced Copilot for Azure, an AI-based tool designed to enhance the management and operation of cloud infrastructure and services. It leverages the capabilities of large language models (LLMs) with Azure's Resource Model to provide a comprehensive understanding and handling of Azure's functionalities, spanning from cloud services to edge technology.
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Meta and IBM Lead Formation of AI Alliance to Drive Open-Source Innovation
A new consortium, led by Meta and IBM, has been formed to support open-source AI. The AI Alliance comprises numerous organizations from various sectors, including software, hardware, nonprofit, public, and academic, with the goal of collaboratively developing tools and programs to facilitate open development.
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Google Launches New Multi-Modal Gemini AI Model
On December 6, Alphabet released the first phase of its next-generation AI model, Gemini. Gemini was overseen and driven by its CEO, Sundar Pichai and Google DeepMind. Gemini is the first model to outperform human experts on MMLU (Massive Multitask Language Understanding), one of the most popular methods to test the performance of language models.
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Microsoft Integrates Copilot with Azure Quantum Elements for Advancing Scientific Research
At the recent Ignite conference, Microsoft demonstrated the advantages of combining AI and Azure Quantum Elements, a suite of services and tools for quantum chemistry and materials science. With the integration of Copilot, the new solution allows researchers to explore more materials, speed up chemistry simulations, and experiment with existing quantum hardware.
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Amazon Unveils Titan AI Image Generator
Amazon unveiled Titan Image Generator, currently in preview for AWS customers on Bedrock, Amazon's AI development platform. As a member of Amazon's Titan family of generative AI models, Titan Image Generator has the capability to generate new images based on a text description or customize existing images.
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Recap of AWS re:Invent 2023: Amazon Q, Frugal Architectures, Database Upgrades
The 12th edition of re:Invent has just ended in Las Vegas. As expected, artificial intelligence was a key topic of the conference, with Amazon Bedrock and Amazon Q, a new type of generative AI-powered assistant, the main focus of Adam Selipsky’s keynote.
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AWS Announces Amazon Q, a New Generative AI–Powered Assistant
AWS has introduced Amazon Q, a new generative AI-powered assistant designed for professional applications. This assistant is configurable to align with your company's requirements, facilitating conversations, issue resolution, content generation, and action-taking through the utilization of information present in your code, enterprise systems, and data repositories.
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Microsoft Brings AI to Logic Apps (Standard) with Workflow Assistant in Public Preview
Microsoft recently announced a workflow assistant for Logic Apps (standard), the company’s integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS) offering in public preview. With the assistant, developers have a chat interface that provides access to Azure Logic Apps documentation and best practices without requiring them to navigate documentation or search online forums.
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Microsoft Debuts Custom Chips for Cloud and AI: Azure Maia AI Accelerator and Azure Cobalt CPU
During the recent Ignite conference, Microsoft introduced two custom-designed chips for their cloud infrastructure: Microsoft Azure Maia AI Accelerator (Athena), optimized for artificial intelligence (AI) tasks and generative AI, and Microsoft Azure Cobalt CPU, an Arm-based processor tailored to run general-purpose compute workloads on the Microsoft Cloud.