Links for 2023-06-26
Meta announced a new AI model called Voicebox, which it says is the most versatile yet for speech generation and too dangerous for public release. It can mimic the style of a voice from an audio sample as short as two seconds long. https://ai.facebook.com/blog/voicebox-generative-ai-model-speech/
Google presents AudioPaLM: A Large Language Model That Can Speak and Listen https://google-research.github.io/seanet/audiopalm/examples/
These Are the 10 AI Companies to Watch Right Now https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2023-top-ai-startups/ [https://archive.is/eWEFB]
How Christina Cacioppo Built Startup Vanta Into A $1.6 Billion Unicorn To Automate Complicated Security Compliance Issues — 600 new companies a quarter sign up with Vanta to automate compliance instead of doing it by hand with spreadsheets. https://www.forbes.com/sites/phoebeliu/2023/06/25/how-christina-cacioppo-built-startup-vanta-into-a-16-billion-unicorn-to-automate-complicated-security-compliance-issues/ [https://archive.is/5o3uT]
midjourney version 5.2 zoom out feature: Unleashing the Potential of A Broader View https://www.reddit.com/r/midjourney/comments/14h70u7/zoom_out_unleashing_the_potential_of_a_broader/
Tesla is building the foundation models for autonomous robots https://twitter.com/Tesla_AI/status/1671586539233501184
A coffee mug full of nucleic acids could store all the data from the last two years https://www.readcodon.com/p/biotech-grateful
Playlist of data structure and algorithms videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9t0xVFP90GBPScODccB2_PpouUUZ4j8C
“…we find the effect of partisanship on belief is 5x more powerful than the effect of corrections. And corrections from political out-group members are 52% more likely to backfire…” https://psyarxiv.com/z4df3
“When a GTA game is released, violence & crime actually drop, as potential criminals stay inside to play (This applies to other big shooters, too, so the yearly CoD releases are actually good for the world, sorry to say).” https://twitter.com/emollick/status/1671716213762686979
“Now confirmed, Wagner forces managed to down the Russian IL-22M airborne command post RA-75917…” https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1673052618656997377 (more: https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2023/06/chefs-special-documenting-equipment.html)
"My thoughts on the implications of Prigozhin's mutiny this weekend: ...3. That the Russian Air Force is incapable of achieving air superiority even over a small part of a highway in Russia against a small group of mercenaries armed with Pantsir air defenses and no air force of their own...That during an armed mutiny in Russia, its Defense Minister Shoigu and Chief of General Staff Gerasimov can't be expected to show up anywhere and lead (they are still MIA today). Its top generals—Dep Defense Minister Evkurov and Dep GRU Aleskeev would cower before the mutineer..." https://twitter.com/DAlperovitch/status/1673048859025584128