Google cancels contract with an AI data firm that's helped train Bard
Google has ended its contract with Australian data company Appen, which was involved in training its AI language models.
Human workers at companies like Appen often handle the more distasteful parts of training AI and are often lower-paid and ignored in the industry. [ more ]
Stability AI Exec Quits in Disgust Over Using Copyrighted Works to Train AI
Stability AI executive resigns due to disagreement over training generative AI models on copyrighted works.
The executive believes that using copyrighted works without permission for AI training is unfair and unacceptable in a society that relies on copyright for the creative arts. [ more ]
HPE and Nvidia offer 'turnkey' supercomputer for AI training
HPE and Nvidia are collaborating to offer customers a modular machine for AI training based on HPE's Cray EX2500 architecture and Nvidia's Grace Hopper Superchip.
The system is designed to be easy to deploy and scale, with a preconfigured and pretested stack.
This partnership allows customers to start small and expand as needed for AI training projects. [ more ]
OpenAI's deal with Stack Overflow just landed it goldmine of developer data - here's why it'll transform LLM development
OpenAI partners with Stack Overflow to use data for training large language models (LLMs), benefiting from technical questions and answers to enhance generative AI tools. [ more ]
What happens when we train our AI on social media?
A unique relationship between social media and AI is developing, but there are concerns regarding the impact of training models on social media content. [ more ]
US may require clouds to report foreign actors building AIs
US-based IaaS operators may need to strengthen KYC procedures to prevent foreign actors using their services for malicious AI training.
The proposed regulation requires IaaS providers to report when a foreign person uses their services to train large AI models with potential malicious capabilities. [ more ]
Amazon Offers Free AI Courses, Aiming to Help 2 Million People Build AI Skills by 2025
Amazon has launched AI Ready, an initiative that provides free AI training to 2 million people globally by 2025.
The initiative aims to increase the overall number of people in the workforce with a basic understanding of AI, compete with Microsoft and other companies for AI talent, and expose more people to Amazon's AI systems. [ more ]
ChatGPT's Hunger for Energy Could Trigger a GPU Revolution
The cost of training AI algorithms is skyrocketing, with OpenAI spending over $100 million to train ChatGPT.
Startups are developing new computational methods, such as Normal Computing's stochastic processing unit, to improve AI hardware and handle uncertainty. [ more ]