The biggest stories in AI this week: AI for Doctors, Microsoft Uncovers Flaws in GPT-4 while OpenAI hits $80 billion, NVIDIA AI agent can train Robot

Hello there! Hope the start of festive season is keeping you bright in this rather dark and cold month!

Welcome to this week's AI news roundup. I've got some exciting developments to share, so let's dive right in.

1] Amazon launches its Bedrock generative AI service in general availability

Amazon is making waves in the AI world with the launch of its Bedrock generative AI service. The features are now available to everyone.

Amazon claims it's the first "fully managed generative AI service" to offer Llama 2, a powerful AI with billions of parameters for generating text.

You might think, Llama 2 has been available on other platforms, so whats new?

Well, Amazon's offering adds a fresh twist to the AI scene. Bedrock has an advantage in that it plays nicely with existing AWS services, like AWS PrivateLink for establishing a secure connection between Bedrock and a company’s virtual private cloud.

2] New Nvidia AI Agent Can Train Robots

Nvidia Research announced today that it has developed a new AI agent, called Eureka, that is powered by OpenAI’s GPT-4 and can autonomously teach robots complex skills.

According to the blog post, Eureka was able to train a robotic hand to perform pen-spinning tricks as well as a human. The robot was also able to open drawers and cabinets, toss and catch balls and use scissors among 30 other tasks. Notably, Eureka works autonomously and does not require human prompting.

This smart agent takes on the task of training robots in complex tasks autonomously. Imagine robots learning on their own – it's like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it's happening now!

3] OpenAI got a Skyrocketing Valuation

OpenAI is hitting the headlines with talks of a deal that could value the company at a whopping $80 billion. That's three times its value in just six months!

This surge started with the launch of ChatGPT, sparking significant investments in AI companies. Clearly, AI's transformative potential is capturing the attention of investors, even in a changing tech landscape.

4] Universal Music is suing AI start-up for copyright infringement

The music industry is facing a new challenge: AI-generated lyrics.

Universal Music is suing AI startup Anthropic for copyright infringement, claiming their chatbot "Claude" reproduces copyrighted lyrics without permission.

With AI's potential to create "deepfake" songs, this legal battle highlights the evolving landscape of AI in music.

5] Microsoft Uncovers Flaws in GPT-4

A recent scientific paper, affiliated with Microsoft, decided to put large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI's GPT-4, under the microscope.

The findings raised eyebrows as they discovered that an earlier version of GPT-4 could be more easily prompted to generate toxic and biased text compared to other LLMs.

It's a reminder that even powerful AI models have their shortcomings. And why all the support for Responsible AI is needed!

6] Google announced new generative AI search capabilities for doctors

Google Cloud announced new artificial intelligence-powered search capabilities that will help clinicians quickly access information from different data sources.

The health-care industry is home to troves of valuable information and data, but it can be challenging for clinicians to find since it’s often stored across multiple systems and formats. Google Cloud’s new search tool will allow doctors to pull information from clinical notes, scanned documents and electronic health records so it can be accessed in one place.?

For instance, if doctors want to know about a patient’s history, they no longer need to read through their notes, faxes and electronic health records separately. Instead, they can search questions such as “What medications has this patient taken in the last 12 months?” and see the relevant information in one place.?

The company said the new capabilities will ultimately save health-care workers a significant amount of time and energy.

The new features will be offered to health and life sciences organizations through Google’s Vertex AI Search platform.

That's all for this week.

Until next Monday, stay curious and keep moon-walking :) ! ??????