Crowdstrike Outage, 4o Mini, & DeFi

Before we dive into AI- how about that IT outage yesterday?

Its the largest IT Outage in history.

As you may have heard, a bug from a deployment update from Crowdstrike basically took down a billion Microsoft systems.

And the whole world went down as a result - banks, airlines, hospitals….

A few developers will be very busy this weekend…

The cause of the outage? A null pointer exception in the code…

This goes to show people the dangers of a single point of failure in a system. But it also shows the power of software- this code basically runs a large part of the world.

2/ Meta to pull the plug on AI in the EU

Meta cites the unpredictable nature of regulators as the main reason for not releasing the new Llama model in the EU

This wild ride of unpredictable rules is putting the brakes on AI innovation. Once again, we're seeing how overzealous regulation can really dim down the flame that makes AI great.

3/ AI DJ brings Spanish Music to Spotify Premium Users

Hola, música lovers! Spotify's cooking up an AI revolution with its new DJ feature. This digital maestro doesn't just spin tunes – it's your personal music psychic, reading your vibe and dropping beats that'll make you say "¡Ay, caramba!"

And for Spanish-speaking amigos, DJ Livi is stepping up to the virtual turntables.

4/ OpenAI Releases GPT-4o Mini

Open AI states “we expect GPT-4o mini will significantly expand the range of applications built with AI by making intelligence much more affordable”

GPT-4o mini even scores 83% on MMLU and outperformed GPT-4 on chat preferences.

The price? 60% cheaper than 3.5. Not a bad deal!

5/ AI Could Drive Crypto/Defi ?

DeFi is wonderful technology from the crypto world, but for the average citizen, the onboarding complexity can be quite enormous.

So, that’s where AI can come in and simplify things- AI chatbots and walkthroughs can simplify the user onboarding experience.

AI can also help with real-time fraud prevention and detect anomalous activities. Further, generative AI can make the lives of blockchain developers easier- handling various bugs can be a 100x faster process.