AI Weekly #45: Sophia Velastegui, Candy AI & More Updates!

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1. Women in AI: Sophia Velastegui believes AI is moving too fast

This imbalance raises ethical concerns, as unregulated AI could result in unforeseen harms.

2. Google is building smart home controls into Gemini

These updates aim to provide users with a more intuitive and informative smart home experience.

3. OpenAI adds new search function to ChatGPT

This feature boosts ChatGPT by combining web search results with its responses for faster, more accurate information retrieval.

4. Alexa’s New AI Brain Is Stuck in the Lab

The company is creating a new large language model for Alexa to boost its conversational skills, enhancing context and intonation understanding.

5. Meta Launches NotebookLlama: A Powerful Open-Source Alternative to Google’s NotebookLM

This release features the 405B LLaMA 3.1 model, the largest public foundation model, plus upgraded 8B and 70B versions.

6. Apple is buying photo-editing app Pixelmator

This acquisition aims to strengthen Apple's offerings in image editing tools, providing users with advanced features and capabilities.

The model features a 30B video generator and a 13B audio generator for syncing audio with video.

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1.Which company recently acquired Pixelmator?

2.What is the primary focus of Meta’s Movie Gen?

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