Google unveils Gemini AI, the tech giant's monumental quest to outdo ChatGPT. Embarking on its largest science and engineering venture, Google aims to integrate Gemini AI across Bard chatbots and Pixel phones, escalating the AI rivalry with OpenAI. (Link)

OpenAI's strategic $51 million deal with Rain AI, intertwined with personal investment by Sam Altman. In a significant move, OpenAI commits to Rain AI's innovative brain-mimicking chips, highlighting Altman's personal stake and shaping the future of AI hardware. (Link)

Amazon steps into the AI arena with ‘Q’, a new chatbot designed for workforce efficiency. From drafting emails to troubleshooting, Amazon Q emerges as a pivotal tool for employees, marking Amazon's entry into the burgeoning world of AI chatbots. (Link)

US senator warns governments are spying on Apple and Google users via push notifications. Senator Ron Wyden highlights the covert use of Apple and Google's push notifications by foreign governments for surveillance, pressing for greater transparency and legal clarity from tech majors on user data demands. (Link)

Global AI Alliance takes flight, uniting tech titans and academic giants in a groundbreaking collaboration. IBM and Meta spearhead the AI Alliance, joining forces with over 50 global leaders like AMD, CERN, and NASA to foster open, safe, and responsible AI development. (Link)

Real estate can use generative AI to turn the industry’s data into treasure in seven steps. Real estate's data-rich environment ripe for AI transformation, yet the industry's tech evolution is crucial to harness gen AI's full potential. (Link)

Leonardo AI is an AI tool that combines ease of use with powerful image generation capabilities. Ideal for everything from character design to marketing, it speeds up your creative process with intuitive controls and diverse applications.

Tavus is the only video personalization platform with the power to take what you record once and automatically transform it into countless AI-generated videos, customized with unique voice variables to each customer to inspire loyalty and repeat conversions long after you hit send.

Photo AI enables the creation of high-quality photographs using AI, eliminating the need for a traditional camera or photographer. Users can generate professional-looking images directly from their laptops or phones.

Melon is an innovative tool that acts as your "AI brain twin," designed to augment your cognitive abilities. It assists in connecting various knowledge points, enhancing your thought processes and learning efficiency.

How to build your AI Brain?

1. Feed: Your brain runs on insights. Save, organize & visualize everything your learning from straight from your apps or web browser.

2. Apply: Bring your brain to life. Use it to write, brainstorm, research and shape opinions - all in a matter of seconds.

3. Trust: your brain doesn’t just grow smarter with every query, but becomes your trusted, reliable thought partner. See the insights it uses to craft answers and request precise citations when needed.

How do I add content to my Melon brain?

On mobile:

1. Sharing extension: whenever you come across something you find interesting, use the “Share to” and tap the Melon icon.

2. Internal saving: copy the link that you want to save and paste it into the Melon app.

On Desktop:

1. Use Melon’s Chrome extension

2. Internal saving: same as for mobile. Simply copy and paste the links you like the look of.

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Alondra Nelson - Head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)

Alondra Nelson has been instrumental in responding to the swift evolution of generative AI. With a notable career including roles at Columbia and Yale, and as the head of the Social Science Research Council, she recently supervised the release of the AI Bill of Rights.

This non-binding but influential document, developed over a year with inputs from industry, academia, and students, aims to guide AI development towards public good and prompt Congress to enact AI legislation. Her team's focus on best practices like 'red teaming' for AI system testing before deployment and continual audits reflects the urgency to regulate AI responsibly, drawing lessons from past technological advancements.

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Contrastive Language-Image Pre-training (CLIP), developed by OpenAI, is a neural network that learns visual concepts through natural language. Trained on internet-sourced images with text captions, it bridges the gap between visual and linguistic data, allowing for versatile image understanding and classification based on textual descriptions. This model marks a significant advancement in AI, combining image recognition with contextual language processing.

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