The Batch

Jul 24, 2024

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OpenAI Shrinks GPT-4o, Meta Withholds Models From Europe, Investors Hoard GPUs, Synthetic Talking Heads Get Expressive
Jul 24, 2024

OpenAI Shrinks GPT-4o, Meta Withholds Models From Europe, Investors Hoard GPUs, Synthetic Talking Heads Get Expressive

The Batch AI News and Insights: AI’s usefulness in a wide variety of applications creates many opportunities for entrepreneurship.
Expressive Synthetic Talking Heads: Microsoft's VASA-1 delivers more lifelike talking-head videos
Jul 24, 2024

Expressive Synthetic Talking Heads: Microsoft's VASA-1 delivers more lifelike talking-head videos

Previous systems that produce a talking-head video from a photo and a spoken-word audio clip animate the lips and other parts of the face separately.
AI Investors Hoard GPU Power: Investors are stockpiling AI chips to attract startups
Jul 24, 2024

AI Investors Hoard GPU Power: Investors are stockpiling AI chips to attract startups

Investors have been gathering AI chips to attract AI startups. 
Meta Withholds Models From Europe: Meta restricts multimodal models in the European Union due to privacy concerns.
Jul 24, 2024

Meta Withholds Models From Europe: Meta restricts multimodal models in the European Union due to privacy concerns.

European users won’t have access to Meta’s multimodal models. 
Mini but Mighty: OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini offers big performance at a small price
Jul 24, 2024

Mini but Mighty: OpenAI’s GPT-4o Mini offers big performance at a small price

A slimmed-down version of Open AI’s multimodal flagship packs a low-price punch.
Concrete Ideas Make Strong AI Startups: AI startups can move more efficiently and effectively with a concrete product idea than a vague market concept.
Jul 24, 2024

Concrete Ideas Make Strong AI Startups: AI startups can move more efficiently and effectively with a concrete product idea than a vague market concept.

AI’s usefulness in a wide variety of applications creates many opportunities for entrepreneurship.

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