Here's what's new today in AI Insights

1. What do Americans use Generative AI products/services for?
2. Elon Musk's xAI Previews Grok-1.5V, Its First Multimodal AI Model
3. Qdrant Hybrid Cloud: the First Managed Vector Database You Can Run Anywhere
4. Transcribe videos and audio in seconds using Whisper Web

What do Americans use Generative AI products/services for?

• Searching for information is the most common use case for AI. Aside from that, there doesn't seem to be any consensus use cases for AI.

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2) Elon Musk's xAI Previews Grok-1.5V, Its First Multimodal AI Model

Elon Musk's xAI has taken a significant step forward with the introduction of its first multimodal model, Grok-1.5V. It not only comprehends text but also can process and understand a variety of visual inputs, including documents, diagrams, charts, screenshots, and photographs.

Details:

• xAI claims that Grok-1.5V is competitive with today's best multimodal models in several areas, from multidisciplinary reasoning to understanding documents, scientific diagrams, graphics, screenshots, and photos.
• The model performs particularly well on the new RealWorldQA benchmark, which measures spatial understanding of the real world, surpassing both GPT-4 and Claude 3, as well as Gemini.
• The company provided examples demonstrating Grok-1.5V's proficiency in processing and comprehending various forms of visual information. For instance, here's Grok explaining a meme:

Grok-1.5 Vision will soon be available to early testers and existing Grok users.

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3) Qdrant Hybrid Cloud: the First Managed Vector Database You Can Run Anywhere

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4) Transcribe videos and audio in seconds using Whisper Web

You can do this without signing up, installing, or paying anything, just follow these easy steps:

1. Go to Whisper Web
2. Select the source

• From URL: Copy and paste the url of your video
• From file: Upload your file from your device
• Record: Record audio using your microphone and transcribe in real-time

that's wrap for today!