GPT-5? This Mystery LLM is Going Viral

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Welcome to FavTutor’s AI Recap! We’ve gathered all the latest and important AI developments from the past week in one place, just for you.

In Today’s Newsletter 😀 

• GPT-5 or GPT-4.5? This Mystery LLM "gpt2-chatbot" is Going Viral

• Vidu: The Chinese competitor to OpenAI’s text-to-video model Sora

• Apple & OpenAI in Advanced Talks to Introduce AI Features to iPhones

• New AI Features Coming to Meta’s Smart Glasses

• GitHub Copilot Workspace: Turn Your Idea into Software Quickly

• 6 New AI Tools & 4 New AI Jobs for This Week!

and more!

OPENAI?
🧐 GPT-5 or GPT-4.5? This Mystery LLM "gpt2-chatbot" is Going Viral

A mystery LLM has been rising in the ranks in the LMSYS chatbot arena. The model is called “gpt2-chatbot”. Despite the name, OpenAI has yet to step forward to claim the model as its own. Its increasing popularity on major benchmarking sites has only increased curiosity among researchers and developers about its potential.

Insights for you:

• The gpt2-chatbot model first appeared on the LMSYS arena, a platform to test, compare, and rank LLMs on their capabilities.

• The model has excellent performances in Mathematical and logical puzzles, coding, and reasoning.

• Despite the lack of official documentation, the "GPT2-chatbot" continues to garner significant attention due to its remarkable cognitive powers and adeptness in addressing intricate inquiries.

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VIDU
🎦 Vidu: The Chinese competitor to OpenAI’s text-to-video model Sora

Chinese AI company Shengshu Technology and Tsinghua University recently unveiled Vidu text-to-video model, capable of generating high-definition 16-second clips at 1080p resolution in a single click. In the announcement made at the 2024 Zhongguancun Forum in Beijing, they claimed that Vidu is a strong competitor to OpenAI’s Sora.

Insights for you:

• Vidu is a Chinese text-to-video model that can generate 16-second 1080p clips in a single click.

• Vidu is positioned as a strong competitor to OpenAI’s groundbreaking text-to-video model Sora.

• It showcases complex physics, realistic visuals, and cultural adaptability but needs to catch OpenAI’s Sora in overall fidelity.

APPLE
🤝 Apple and OpenAI in Advanced Talks to Introduce AI Features to iPhones: Report

Apple has reopened discussions with OpenAI about potentially using their generative AI technologies on the iPhone with the next iOS 18 operating system release later this year. They have begun negotiating terms of a possible agreement but have yet to reach a final decision.

Insights for you:

• Apple reopened talks with OpenAI to potentially use their tools on the iPhone with the next iOS 18 update.

• Apple is also in parallel discussions with Google about licensing its Gemini chatbot.

• Apple is yet to decide which AI partners to use, and may potentially reach deals with both OpenAI and Google or choose another provider entirely.

SNOWFLAKE
❄️ Arctic LLM: Is Snowflake’s New Enterprise AI Really Worth It?

Open-source AI is an ever-evolving space with new models being released rapidly. This month in particular has been filled with activity with the release of LLama 3, DBRX, and now Arctic AI by Snowflake is the newest family of models developed by the cloud-based data warehousing company Snowflake.

Insights for you:

• Snowflake, a data warehousing platform, unveiled its enterprise-focused Arctic LLM.

• Arctic LLM has a context length of 4000 tokens and can match LLama 7B in enterprise metrics.

• While it is easily integrated with Snowflake’s Cortex platform, it fails to distinguish itself from other excellent open-source models.

APPLE
🍎 Apple debuts OpenELM: 8 Small LLMs Perfect for On-Device AI

Apple continues to strengthen its AI game. Just a month ago, Apple researchers released its first AI model: ReALM, which dethroned GPT-4 on several reference resolution factors. But now they have OpenELM, a collection of four very small language models available on Hugging Face. As these models are open-source, developers worldwide can understand how Apple’s AI model would operate on smartphones.

Insights for you:

• Apple unveiled OpenELM, a collection of Open-Source Large Language Models (LLMs).

• Comes in a family of 8 models with 4 Pre-trained and 4 Instruction-Tuned models.

• Shows impressive benchmarks across several tasks. Instruction-tuned models show more improvement.

META
👓️ 3 New AI Features Coming to Meta’s Smart Glasses

Meta is adding Multimodal Meta AI with Vision to its Ray-Ban Smart Glasses. With the Meta AI Assistant now part of Smart Glasses, it can now respond to inquiries about what the user is viewing in addition to speech input. This gives access to real-time information for the users.

Insights for you:

• Users can ask about what’s in front of them and even translate texts with the help of Meta Smart Glasses.

• They can also perform multi-platform enabled Video Calling through WhatsApp and Messenger, and also take photos and videos.

• The advanced AI features of its smart glasses are specifically for users only in the US and Canada. The rollout is still in the beta phase so users will have to wait a little longer before they can enjoy these features first-hand.

GITHUB
🧑‍💻 GitHub Copilot Workspace: Turn Your Idea into Software Quickly

GitHub announced Copilot Workspace, the Copilot-native developer environment where developers can brainstorm, plan, build, run, and test code in natural language. This will ensure that GitHub Copilot will now be present throughout the software development lifecycle from the very beginning.

Insights for you:

• GitHub announced Copilot Workspace, an environment powered by Copilot where developers can plan, build, run, and test code in natural language.

• It evolves GitHub Copilot into a comprehensive tool, enhancing developer creativity and reducing entry barriers to software development.

• It is also compatible with all devices including laptops, mobiles, and tablets as ideas could be thought of at any place on the go

AI TOOLS
⭐️ Amazing AI Tools to Try This Week:

• VidGenesis: Turn your ideas into professional videos in one click. (link)

• Permar AI: Through generative AI, Permar AI can automatically test texts, images, and entire elements on your website and optimize them. (link)

• Learnify AI: The best AI tool for Memorizing when you Learn a Book or PDF. (link)

• Cody: Automated Code Reviews Powered By AI. (link)

• Darwin Studio: Darwin Studio brings your dreams to life with advanced AI algorithms and models to create captivating ideas in a matter of moments. Build Gen AI Images, Videos, Models, and much more! (link)

• WriteAI.me: Revolutionize & Boost Your Writing Efficiency. (link)

AI JOBS
😍 New Job Openings This Week:

• PMC: AI Software Engineer (link)

• Vanilla: AI Engineer (link)

• SES AI Corp: Machine Learning Scientist, AI Explainability (link)

• 2100 NVIDIA USA: Principal Machine Learning Engineer, Content Safety and ML Fairness (link)

• Infinite Computer Solutions (ICS): AI/ML Architect (link)