BDNW Issue -74 (copy 01)

🤖 Generative AI may be the next AK-47, Data Fabric 🔮

#74 - June 8, 2023  News, articles on Big Data, AI, Data Science, Blockchain, IoT.

     Together with  In today's edition: 💌 Calling all IT & Analytics Professionals ⚡️Overcoming Data Overload with Data Fabric ☁️Green Cloud Computing 🤖 Nvidia Neuralangelo AI turns video into 3D worlds 📰 TIME’s new cover warns of AI extinction 🏠 AI insights from top CEOs of Airbnb, Expedia and Uber 🐕 Barkour: Google’s benchmark for four-legged robots 💰 Nvidia’s $1 trillion market value ⚡️ Generative AI may be the next AK-47 🤖 Just 14% of Americans have tried ChatGPT 🤯 A.I. Tools and News  🖼️  A.I. Generated Image of the DayCalling all IT & Analytics ProfessionalsHow do you stay informed? IT Brew’s newsletter delivers expert analysis on topics like choosing the right cloud strategy, developing employee AI policies and protections, and preparing your organization for cyberattacks. Equip yourself with insights that help you make informed decisions faster.💌Subscribe today! Overcoming Data Overload with Data FabricOrganizations today are not only looking to reduce those repetitive tasks but also incorporate augmented data management solutions to drive revenue. The key to success is understanding the importance of incorporating data fabric as part of an overall data strategy that delivers real-time, secure, and connected data across the organization to support modern applications, insights, and analytics.Green Cloud ComputingGreen cloud computing is the study of designing, producing and using digital devices in a way that reduces their impact on the environment.Exploring the Benefits of 5G TechnologyThe introduction of 5G technology, the fifth-generation cellular network, is energizing all aspects of connectivity: from digital entertainment to gaming, from virtual services like streaming music and video to business collaboration tools.Vishing: How to Recognize and Avoid Voice Phishing AttacksVishing is a cybercrime where criminals use advanced spoofing techniques to impersonate legitimate entities such as banks, tech support, or government agencies.  2023 State of Data + AIThis report provides insights into the evolving data landscape, highlighting the increasing importance of AI and machine learning and the challenges organizations face in harnessing the power of data for innovation and growth.Fivetran vs Matillion: Unveiling the Ultimate Battle of ETL ToolsIn the world of data integration and ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, choosing the right tool can significantly impact the efficiency and effectiveness of your data workflows. Two popular options in the market are Fivetran and Matillion.How Big Data is Changing the Way Traders InvestBig data is now becoming more widely recognized as being integral to the functions of most types of business and organizations, and the world of investing is one that is embracing the opportunities that big data can provide.Databricks Data Reports Shows How 9,000+ Global Companies are Gearing Up to Be Competitive on AIData + AI company Databricks has published the 2023 State of Data + AI report, examining patterns and trends in AI adoption across more than 9,000 global companies that use the platform as a foundation for their data efforts.Set up a Dev Drive on Windows 11Learn about the new Dev Drive storage available to improve file system performance for development scenarios using the ReFS volume format, including how to set it up, designate trust to use performance mode for Microsoft Defender Antivirus, customized filters, and FAQs. Improving mathematical reasoning with process supervisionWe've trained a model to achieve a new state-of-the-art in mathematical problem solving by rewarding each correct step of reasoning (“process supervision”) instead of simply rewarding the correct final answer (“outcome supervision”).🤖 AI News:OpenAI’s RoadmapSam Altman the CEO of OpenAI talked about Open AI’s plans in a talk with Humanloop and revealed a couple of interesting things on their roadmap and mind: GPU limitations: Near-term roadmap Plugins and competition: Regulation and open source: Scaling lawsA majority of Americans have heard of ChatGPT, but few have tried it themselvesOnly 14% of Americans have actually tried ChatGPT, and only 58% have even heard of it. That tells you how truly early we really are with this technology.Airbnb, Expedia, Uber: What Top CEOs Are Saying About AIFor developers, generative artificial intelligence will “allow our devs to kind of be super devs.” For consumers, it “can level the playing field from a service perspective.”Google DeepMind introduces Barkour, a benchmark for quadrupedal robots The bipedal humanoids may, in fact, be coming — but the quadrupeds are already here. They’re in labs, doing inspections in power plants and refineries, playing soccer and even — much to the concern of many — becoming cops.Nvidia briefly joins $1 trillion valuation clubNvidia Corp (NVDA.O) briefly joined an elite club of U.S. companies sporting a $1 trillion market value on Tuesday, as investors piled into the chipmaker that has quickly become one of the biggest winners of the AI boom.Microsoft AI Designer is coming to teams, FreeMicrosoft's AI-powered art-generating tool called Designer is now available in the free version of Teams. Users can access Designer on Windows 11 and generate designs for presentations, posters, and digital postcards. The tool uses text prompts or uploaded images and leverages OpenAI's DALL-E 2 to create designs, with options for customization.Twitter Needs You for AI DetectionTwitter has broadened its crowdsourced fact-checking feature, Community Notes, to address the rising issue of misleading AI-generated images. The new feature, which launched a week after Twitter circulated an AI-created image of a supposed bomb at the Pentagon, empowers and requires users to identify and flag "misleading media."Nvidia Neuralangelo AI turns video into 3D worldsNVIDIA Research has developed Neuralangelo (great name), an AI model that leverages neural networks for 3D reconstruction from 2D video clips.TIME’s New Cover Warns of AI ExtinctionThe rapid advancements in AI have led experts to express concerns about its potential negative impacts.According to Time, many AI researchers believe that developing high-level machine intelligence could have a near 10% chance of leading to extremely bad outcomes, even human extinction.Generative AI may be the next AK-47The AK-47, or Avtomat Kalashnikova, was never patented and thus easily reproducible. It is light and highly portable, making it easy to smuggle across borders. The AK-47 is also renowned for its simplicity: With very little training, most combatants, including children, can strip and clean one in minutes.AI 'godfather' Yoshua Bengio feels 'lost' over life's workOne of the so-called "godfathers" of AI has said he would have prioritised safety over usefulness had he realised the pace at which it would evolve.🤖 AI Ethics: This ChatGPT-inspired large language model speaks fluent financeMark Dredze, associate professor of computer science, discusses BloombergGPT, the first large language model built specifically for the finance industryCan AI improve cancer care?Given concerns about threats to privacy, and security, can AI be used to improve care in oncology?  AI tools supercharge your productivity:   View AllCopy AI - Write content‍10X faster with AI. With AllCopy AI, you can generate original content in seconds (link) SuperAGI - Open-source platform designed to Build, deploy, and manage Autonomous AI Agents. (link) Trinka is the world’s first grammar and language enhancement tool (link) Tome - Unlock your best work with AI-powered generative storytelling from Tome.(link) Cody is an AI-powered virtual employee designed to assist with various business tasks.(link) Brilliant- Makes it easy to master concepts in math, data, and computer science in just minutes a day (link) ChatSEO- ChatGPT + 50,000 words of expert SEO content (link) SigmaOS Airis- Your native AI companion for SigmaOS (link) Speechki ChatGPT Plugin- Transform any generated texts into audio right in ChatGPT (link)Check our database of all the best AI tools for your needs:🤖 AI Tools UpHave cool resources to share? Submit a tool or reach us by replying to this email.   ToolsDocBaseDocBase is a free & open-source alternative to DocSend, which allows you to securely share documents & track engagement in real-time.modsAI on the command line.RioA hardware-accelerated GPU terminal emulator powered by WebGPU, focusing to run in desktops and browsers. DeviceScriptTypeScript for Tiny IoT Devices.JavyA JavaScript to Webassembly toolchain.dbus-exampleA Linux exercise in IPC with D-Bus using C, Python, Java and PHP.DittofeedThe first open-source customer engagement platform built for devs.      A.I. 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