### Title Nvidia introduces AI Workbench for model fine-tuning on workstations ### Important Facts - 🚀 Nvidia launches AI Workbench platform for creating, testing, and customizing generative AI models on a PC or workstation - 🖥️ Users can scale the models to a data center and public cloud after fine-tuning them on their local machines - 💡 The announcement coincides with SIGGRAPH, an annual AI academic conference ### Secondary Facts - 🔬 The platform enables users to experiment with AI models before deploying them in larger-scale environments - ☁️ Nvidia's AI Workbench aims to streamline the development process by allowing initial testing and customization on personal computers

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### Title Nvidia partners with Hugging Face to simplify AI training ### Important Facts - Nvidia is teaming up with Hugging Face, an AI startup - The partnership aims to expand access to AI compute - Nvidia will support a new Hugging Face service called Training Cluster as a Service - The collaboration simplifies the creation of new and custom generative AI models for enterprises - The announcement coincides with the annual SIGGRAPH conference ### Secondary Facts - (No secondary facts)

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### Title Flower secures $3.6M funding to advance federated learning platform ### Important Facts - Flower, a startup co-founded by Daniel Beutel, has raised $3.6 million in funding. - The company aims to address the limitations of using public web data for training AI models. - Flower's platform focuses on advancing federated learning techniques. - The reliance on public data is seen as a hindrance to progress in the field of AI research. ### Secondary Facts - Daniel Beutel is a tech entrepreneur and researcher at the University of Cambridge.

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### Title Spotify expands its AI-powered DJ feature globally ### Important Facts - 🌍 Spotify is expanding its AI-powered "DJ" feature to multiple markets worldwide. - 📱 The feature is available in the "music" feed section of the Spotify mobile app. - 💿 DJ personalizes users' listening experience through a curated music selection. - 🗣️ The feature includes spoken-word commentary powered by a synthetic voice. - 🎵 The commentary provides light-hearted banter and contextual information about specific songs and artists. ### Secondary Facts - 🔊 The AI-powered DJ feature was initially launched in North America. - ⏰ It took six months for Spotify to expand the feature globally.

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### Title SoftBank reports $6.3B cumulative loss in Vision Fund business ### Important Facts - 💰 SoftBank's Vision Fund 1 and 2, along with its Latin American fund, report a quarterly investment loss of $91 million - 💸 Cumulative losses across the three funds amount to $6.3 billion as of June 30 - 📉 SoftBank Group posts a net loss of $3.3 billion for the quarter - 🤔 Investment analysts were expecting SoftBank to return to profitability this quarter - 🧠 Despite losses, SoftBank plans to further invest in AI technologies ### Secondary Facts - 🔄 The current quarterly loss is significantly lower than the loss reported a year ago - 🌎 SoftBank's Latin American fund also contributes to the overall investment loss - 🗓️ Losses are still accumulating despite efforts to improve profitability

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### Title China's Draft Measures Require 'Individual Consent' for Facial Recognition Use ### Important Facts - 📜 China has proposed draft measures that demand "individual consent" for the use of facial recognition technology. - 🇨🇳 The widespread adoption of facial recognition technology in China has led to concerns about privacy. - 💰 The growth of companies specializing in facial recognition, such as SenseTime and Megvii, has been fueled by its extensive use. ### Secondary Facts - 🔒 Facial recognition technology in China has received both praise for its convenience and backlash due to privacy concerns.

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### Title China's Draft Measures Require Individual Approval for Facial Recognition Use ### Important Facts - 📜 China has proposed draft measures that would require individual approval for the use of facial recognition technology. - 🌐 The widespread adoption of facial recognition technology in China has led to concerns about privacy. - 💰 The growth of companies specializing in facial recognition, such as SenseTime and Megvii, has been fueled by its extensive use. ### Secondary Facts - 🔒 Facial recognition technology in China has received both praise for its convenience and backlash due to privacy concerns.

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### Title Authors express outrage as their books are uploaded and analyzed without consent ### Important Facts - 📚 Numerous writers woke up to discover that their books had been uploaded and scanned into a dataset without their permission - 🌐 The project, called Prosecraft, was conducted by cloud word processor Shaxpir - 💬 Authors such as Maureen Johnson and Celeste Ng criticized Prosecraft for using their books to train a language model without consent - 📘 Over 27,000 books were compiled, compared, ranked, and analyzed based on the "vividness" of their language - ⏰ Even recently published books were found to have been uploaded onto the platform ### Secondary Facts - 🔍 Prosecraft aimed to analyze the language used in the books - 🖋️ Maureen Johnson is a popular Young Adult author - 🔥 Celeste Ng is the author of "Little Fires Everywhere" - 📅 The incident occurred on Monday morning

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### Title Microsoft's Bing Chat to Expand Availability on Third-Party Browsers, Including Mobile Devices ### Important Facts - Microsoft's Bing Chat, similar to ChatGPT, is being tested in third-party browsers like Chrome and Safari. - Bing Chat will soon be available in third-party browsers on both web and mobile devices. ### Secondary Facts - The testing of Bing Chat in third-party browsers was confirmed by Microsoft in late July. - Various reports had previously spotted the feature in action. - Bing Chat will be accessible on popular browsers such as Chrome and Safari.

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### Title Thomson Reuters: Enhancing Productivity with AI ### Important Facts - 📈 Thomson Reuters is a news and information organization with a rich history dating back to the 19th century. - 🤝 The company merged in 2008, combining two entities to provide news and specialized information in areas such as law, trade, and accounting. - 💡 Thomson Reuters is leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance productivity. ### Secondary Facts - 🌍 Thomson Reuters is a venerable organization that has been operating for over a century. - 🔀 The merger in 2008 brought together two companies to offer comprehensive news and specialized information services.

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