This Week in AI: Seeking balance in the deluge of news | TechCrunch
Dec 11, 2024 - techcrunch.com
TechCrunch’s AI newsletter is adjusting its format to be more concise due to the overwhelming volume of AI news, including major developments from companies like OpenAI, Google, and xAI. Recent highlights include OpenAI’s launch of the Sora video generator, Amazon’s new AI lab in San Francisco, and China’s antitrust investigation into Nvidia. Other notable updates are Yelp’s AI-powered review insights, Google’s renewable energy investments, Reddit’s conversational AI feature, and xAI’s image generator, Aurora.
In research, a team from Ai2 and UC San Diego developed Spherical Dyffusion, an AI model predicting climate patterns over 100 years in just 25 hours, while MIT CSAIL and Adobe Research introduced CausVid, a video-generating model offering real-time previews. Additionally, a group of artists who leaked Sora access last year published essays criticizing the exploitation of creatives by big tech.
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The TechCrunch AI newsletter will be more concise to manage the increasing volume of AI news, ensuring regular delivery.
Amazon is establishing a new R&D lab in San Francisco focused on developing foundational capabilities for AI agents.
OpenAI has launched a video generator called Sora for most ChatGPT Pro and Plus subscribers, excluding Europe.
A new AI model, Spherical Dyffusion, can predict 100 years of climate patterns in 25 hours using modest hardware.
