AI - Startling New Advances Have Just Begun

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The Age of AI is Here

The age of artificial intelligence (AI) is here, and the possibilities and new directions that it opens up are truly exciting. As major tech companies continue to develop and integrate AI technologies, we are seeing rapid advancements and new applications emerge at an unprecedented pace.


GPT-4 and ChatGPT Plugins

OpenAI has released GPT-4 which allows longer context of up to 25,000 words, visual inputs, and problem-solving abilities. On the back of GPT-4 OpenAI then announced ChatGPT Plugins which brings APIs to multiple tools that don't need to switch out to Google or other apps to complete a task. 


Google AI

This past month Google debuted their AI chatbot named Bard.  This week Google announced that they're adding AI functionality to their workspace tools like Google Docs and Gmail. Google also announced that their medical-specific language model Med-PaLM 2 consistently performed at an “expert” doctor level on medical exam questions, scoring 85%.


Microsoft Bing with GPT-4

Microsoft has integrated GPT-4 into their Bing search engine and has unveiled their 365 co-pilot which brings AI enhancements to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams. 


MidJourney Image Generating AI

MidJourney version 5 has been released, which generates even more realistic images and has improved standard language recognition. 


NVIDIA AI Foundations

NVIDIA announced their newest cloud services offering, AI Foundations, that will allow businesses to build, refine and operate custom large language models (LLMs) and generative AI models that are trained with their own proprietary data and created for their unique domain-specific tasks. 


Gen2 Text-to-Video AI

Runway Research announced the release of Gen2, a cutting-edge multimodal AI system that brings text-to-video synthesis to a whole new level.


Adobe AI

Adobe announced that they are revolutionizing the future of creativity with their next generation AI capabilities. They're integrating generative AI into the everyday workflows of marketers and creative professionals, making it easier than ever to bring your wildest ideas to life. The company announced a family of creative generative AI models called Adobe Firefly and releasing the first two tools that take advantage of them.


AI Will Always Require Human Guidance

As we enter this new age of AI, there are endless possibilities and new doors opening up for humans to explore. While AI will undoubtedly transform many aspects of our lives, it is important to remember that it is a tool that requires human direction and guidance. By embracing these new technologies and staying up to date with their developments, we can continue to find new opportunities and create a better future for ourselves and our society.



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