April 10, 2023

Hardware

Google AI Supercomputer Shows the Potential of Optical Interconnects

HPCwire, 04/10/23. Copper wires for data transfer are limited in speed prompting a transition to optical interconnects for energy-efficient zettascale computing.

Google has deployed optical interconnects in its TPU v4 supercomputer resulting in significant performance gains in scalability and flexibility and allowing multiple terabits per second links. SparseCores support an emerging computing architecture that brings computing closer to data.. READ MORE

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AI ‘Trustworthiness’ Is Focal Point of New US Government Inquiry

Bloomberg, 04/10/23. The NTIA is investigating how to ensure trustworthy, legal, and ethical AI systems by focusing on the best methods for auditing and producing policy recommendations for the White House and Congress. This inquiry is in response to calls for better regulation of ChatGPT.

The NTIA is inviting contributions from various groups and aims to provide comprehensive advice on technology standards. READ MORE

GENERATIVE AI

AI Kryptonite: Why Artificial Intelligence Can’t Handle Hands

Decrypt, 04/10/23. Recent AI developments have led to sophisticated text-to-art generative AI models. These sometimes face human limitations as the primary obstacle.

AI has made progress in generating realistic images but it struggles to create perfect hands. This is due to biological complexity, data scarcity and difficulties in accurately depicting defined patterns.

As investment, data availability, hardware capabilities, and open-source collaboration increase, AI models will inevitable get better at hands. READ MORE

MODEL

Bloomberg Unveils a GPT Finance-Focused AI Model

InfoQ, 04/10/23. Bloomberg’s has released a new large language model is trained on its vast trove of financial data. BloombergGPT evaluates data for risk assessments, sentiment analysis, and can automate accounting and auditing activities. BloombergGPT enhances financial NLP capabilities, opens up new data organization possibilities, and further advances AI-based financial analysis. READ MORE

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AI-generated news presenter appears in Kuwait

ALJAZEERA, 04/10/23. Kuwait News has introduced Fedha, a virtual news presenter generated using artificial intelligence. The move is just a test but plans call for Fedha to read news bulletins on the site’s Twitter account.

The rapid rise of AI globally has raised both promise and fears, including the potential spread of disinformation and threats to certain jobs and artistic integrity. Nonetheless, the introduction of virtual news presenters could revolutionize the media industry. READ MORE