Open Source, SearchGPT, & AI Cops

We are approaching the end of July, and the AI ecosystem is only getting wilder and wilder.

1/ GPT-4o Mini is now fine-tunable

Imagine having a powerful AI model at your fingertips, ready to be molded to your specific needs. That's exactly what GPT-4o Mini offers! And the cherry on top? 2 Million free training tokens daily until September 23rd. It's like Christmas came early for developers

2/ AI in Weather Forecasting?

Traditional weather forecasting relies on a 3D grid that replicates the state of the atmosphere at the start of the forecast, and then equations are used to predict how it will evolve.

Now, with AI, models trained on decades of data, the weather forecast outputs can occur in a fraction of the time, with much greater accuracy.

3/ SearchGPT..

OpenAI is now officially going after both Google & Perplexity AI. We knew if would happen eventually, but the time has finally come.

In the OpenAI example, the search engine summarizes findings on music festivals and then presents descriptions of the events, followed by an attribution link. Additionally, there is a feature called “visual answers”.

May the best AI search engine win.

4/ AI Robots Fighting Crime?

It’s like watching a sci-fi movie – AI robots are actually patrolling the streets of Baltimore!

These high-tech helpers are designed to "deter, detect, and report," providing an extra layer of security in high-risk areas. As Mark Li, the founder behind a company that makes these bots, puts it: they're not here to replace humans, but to be our "extra eyes, ears, and voice."

This could be the future of policing- dystopian to some.

5/ Lina Khan (Chairsperson of FTC) backs Open Source AI

In a surprising development, FTC Chairperson Lina Khan is championing open-source AI! This is huge news for innovation and competition in the AI space. While the government has been skeptical of emerging tech (just look at their stance on crypto), Khan recognizes that open-source models can prevent AI monopolies.

It's a view that resonates with developers and entrepreneurs worldwide, echoing the sentiment behind Zuckerberg's Llama models. Could this be the beginning of a more open, collaborative AI future?