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Thursday’s Top AI News Headlines February 29th

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Today’s Headlines:

Meta’s Llama 3 is set to release in July and could be twice the size

Llama 3, the new version of the model, will be more responsive to the user, providing context for difficult topics rather than blocking tricky questions. It is intended to be on par with GPT-4.

Venus Williams brings her interior design skills to Palazzo, a new generative AI-powered platform

It’s been 22 years since Venus Williams founded her interior design firm V Starr Interiors, and now Williams is entering the generative AI space with a new platform called Palazzo. This platform creates design ideas to help inspire people looking to revive their space.

Microsoft introduces Copilot AI chatbot for finance workers in Excel and Outlook

Microsoft is launching a Copilot for Finance, which it said will be able to perform a handful of common role-specific actions in Excel and Outlook. After testing the new tool, Microsoft’s own finance department has seen time savings, the company said.

Qualcomm Continues to Bring the Generative AI Revolution to Devices and Empowers Developers with Qualcomm AI Hub

Qualcomm now enables at-scale on-device AI commercialization across next-generation PCs, smartphones, software-defined vehicles, XR devices, IoT and more – bringing intelligent computing everywhere.

Industry Developments:

The Intercept, Raw Story, and AlterNet sue OpenAI and Microsoft

The publications claim OpenAI and Microsoft intentionally removed important copyright information from training data.

Mark Zuckerberg woos Big Tech in Asia to double down on AI chips

Meta wants to beef up its cooperation with Samsung Electronics for AI chips. Zuckerberg and Yoon also discussed ways to expand cooperation in artificial intelligence and extended reality industries.

Regulatory News:

SEC Probes Whether OpenAI Investors Were Misled By Altman

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether OpenAI investors were misled as the startup went through a ferocious debate over leadership last year.

Product Updates:

With Brain.ai, generative AI is the OS

At MWC this week, the company demoed a device that provides a compelling future for flagging smartphones.

Intel sees AI opportunity for standalone programmable chip unit

Intel’s programmable chip unit began operating as a standalone business at the beginning of the year, and will be called ‘Altera, an Intel company.’ The programmable chips will fill a growing niche market.

Solutions:

Collibra Introduces Collibra AI Governance

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Research:

How scientists discovered 7,000 humpback whale deaths using AI technology

Approximately 7,000 humpback whales have died due to ship strikes in the past decade. Scientists used AI-powered computer vision to study aerial footage of ship traffic and determined that most collisions occur near shipping lanes.

AI-driven discovery of a new human protein structure has profound implications for drug development

A team of researchers has used an AI system to discover a new human protein structure, which could lead to the development of novel therapies for various diseases. The new structure is believed to be involved in cellular processes related to aging and inflammation.

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