🔓 Are 'Open Source' AI Models Open?

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UC researchers created an AI tool predicting anxiety with 81% accuracy. Also, OpenAI’s ex-co-founder Ilya Sutskever has launched his own AI company, Safe Superintelligence. It seems to be another reason for his departure from OpenAI.

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🔒 Cybersecurity Tops 2024 Tech Priorities

Cybersecurity remains the top priority for enterprises in 2024, highlighting the ongoing importance of protecting connected devices and assets.

Key Takeaways:

• Cybersecurity ranked #1 for the fourth consecutive year.

• Mid-sized and multinational companies prioritize cybersecurity.

• 84% of companies custom-built IoT solutions for better security.

• Data security is a major concern for connected IoT product OEMs.

Why it matters: Cybersecurity's continued importance highlights the critical need to protect IoT devices and data. Companies must prioritize robust security measures to mitigate risks and ensure safe IoT adoption.

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📊 Over Half of Banking Jobs at Risk from AI

AI could automate more than half of banking jobs, but a Citi report highlights that adoption will be slow due to regulatory issues.

Key Takeaways:

• AI could transform finance, making it look very different by the mid-2020s.

• Shameek Kundu described traditional AI adoption in finance as limited in scale.

• AI could add $170 billion to the global banking profit pool.

• The 2022 Bank of England survey found limited critical AI use in UK financial institutions.

Why it matters: The transformative potential of AI in banking necessitates strategic planning and regulatory navigation. Banks must focus on compliance and governance while exploring AI's benefits to remain competitive and innovative.

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AI HIGHLIGHTS

🔍 UC researchers created an AI tool that predicts anxiety using a picture rating task and minimal variables. It accurately predicts anxiety in 81% of cases.

🎵 Meta FAIR's Chameleon models, supporting mixed-modal inputs, are now available under a research-only license. They use tokenization for text and images, promoting unified AI architecture.

🌍 Elon Musk forecasts a 10-20% chance of AI-related global disaster at Cannes Lions, emphasizing the importance of free speech over advertiser demands for censorship on his X platform.

⚡ AI-driven data centers consume vast energy and water resources, often hidden from public view. This leads to increased electricity rates and environmental degradation, especially in areas like Virginia.

💬 Reid Hoffman says that soon everyone will have AI assistants to help them with daily tasks, and some people will even have digital versions of themselves. This change is coming very quickly.

🔓 Many AI models claiming to be open source, like Meta and Microsoft's, aren't fully transparent, limiting access to code and data, say researchers Dingemanse and Liesenfeld.

💼 Ilya Sutskever, former OpenAI chief, announces Safe Superintelligence. SSI focuses on AI safety and rapid capability advancement, avoiding short-term commercial pressures.

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