Week 24 - 2023

Apple's new VR headset, Vision Pro, has been met with mixed reactions. Some are impressed by its hardware, while others are concerned about its potential to isolate users. To learn more check the link below

Nvidia's new AI model, Neuralangelo, could revolutionize game development. It can transform 2D video clips into "extremely high fidelity" 3D structures, which could save game developers a significant amount of time and effort. For more details, check the link below.

Apparently Apple is working on two successors to its high-end Vision Pro VR headset. The first will be a second-generation Vision Pro with an M3 processor and a higher price tag, while the second will be a more affordable model. The cheaper headset would be a key part of Apple's strategy to make VR more accessible to consumers. To learn more, check the article below.

Microsoft is trying new features, mostly related to enhance the notifications management, the app recommendations in the start menu, and to Bluetooth connections control. For the specific details, you can check the link below.

YouTube is lowering the requirements for creators to be eligible for its monetization program. The new requirements are: 500 subscribers, 3 public uploads in the last 90 days, and either 3,000 watch hours in the past year or 3 million Shorts views in the last 90 days. The change is not applied in every country yet, and the Ads revenue sharing is not concerned by these changes. To learn more about the new requirements, you can check the link below.

OpenAI has announced a number of new features for its GPT-3 language model, including the ability to generate more creative and informative text, as well as the ability to translate languages more accurately. The company has also reduced the pricing for its API, making it more accessible to developers. To learn more, you can check the link below.

Harvard researchers introduced Inference-Time Intervention (ITI), an AI technique that improves language models' truthfulness from 32.5% to 65.1%. The technique alters model activations during inference by applying instructions to selected attention heads. For a detailed explanation, you can check the link below.

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