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In todayâs Daily Report:
đAnthropic CEO Spends Five Hours on Lex Fridmanâs Podcast
đœAI-Powered Surgical Robot Learns From Watching Videos
đ§ OpenAIâs âOperatorâ AI Agent Is ComingâŠ
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đ°Funding Frontlines
đŒWhoâs Hiring?
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AI PIONEERS
đAnthropic CEO Spends Five Hours on Lex Fridmanâs Podcast
Image Source: Lex Fridman/YouTube/âDario Amodei: Anthropic CEO on Claude, AGI & the Future of AI & Humanityâ/Screenshot
Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei spent five hours on Lex Fridmanâs podcast discussing the limits of scaling AI models and a realistic timeline for achieving superintelligence. You read that right, five hours?! So, letâs break down the main points.
Key Details:
Amodei believes âscaling upâ AI models is still a viable path toward achieving more capable AI applications.
He clarifies that âscaling upâ refers to increasing the amount of computing power used to train AI models while also increasing the size of training datasets.
Amodei doesnât believe that current dataset shortages will halt AI developments. Instead, developers will âget aroundâ data limitations by generating high-quality synthetic data (i.e., artificially created information) to continue training AI models.
Amodei was also transparent about how AI models are unpredictable in nature. âThereâs this whack-a-mole aspect, where you push on this one thing, and these other things start to move.â
Amodei anticipates that AI models will reach superintelligence by 2027, exceeding âhuman-levelâ performance on a number of tasks. âWeâre rapidly running out of truly convincing blockers, truly compelling reasons why this wonât happen in the next few years.â
đšWatch the full podcast here.
AI RESEARCH
đœAI-Powered Surgical Robot Learns From Watching Videos
Image Source: John Hopkins University (JHU) Hub/âRobot That Watched Surgery Videos Performs With Skill of Human Doctorâ/Screenshot
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) developed a method to train surgical robots by showing them videos of seasoned surgeons.
Key Details:
This method involves leveraging Imitation Learning, which eliminates the need to program surgical robots with each individual move required during a medical procedure.
In other words, Imitation Learning brings the field of robotic surgery closer to true autonomy, where surgical robots can perform complex surgeries without human intervention.
Imitation Learning is the process of observing an action and then repeating it. In this context, the surgical robot watches videos of seasoned surgeons to learn how to perform the same surgical procedures.
The Imitation Learning is paired with the same Machine Learning (ML) architecture that underpins OpenAIâs ChatGPT.
However, while ChatGPT processes words to generate text, this method speaks ârobotâ with Kinematics: âA language that breaks down the angles of robotic motion into math.â
Why Itâs Important:
This method was used to train the âda Vinci Surgical Systemâ to perform three fundamental tasks required in surgical procedures:
Suturing (i.e., âStichesâ)
Lifting Body Tissue
Manipulating a Needle
đšWatch the surgical robots in action here.
đ©ș PULSE CHECK
Would you trust a surgical robot to perform surgery on you?
OPENAI
đ§ OpenAIâs âOperatorâ AI Agent Is ComingâŠ
Image Source: Canvaâs AI Image Generators/Magic Media
OpenAI is reportedly planning to launch âOperator,â an AI Agent that controls your browser tabs to complete complex tasks like ordering food from a restaurantâs website.
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman posted on the r/ChatGPT Reddit, âWeâll have better and better AI models, but I feel like the next giant breakthrough will be AI agents.â
Anthropic also recently unveiled âComputer Use,â which enables Anthropicâs Claude (i.e., a direct competitor to OpenAIâs ChatGPT) to navigate your computer autonomously. âIt can use computers in basically the same way we do,â said Jared Kaplan, Anthropicâs Chief Science Officer (CSO).
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đ°FUNDING FRONTLINES
Kardome secures a $10M Series AI to pioneer the future of voice.
Tessl raises a $125M Series A to build AI frameworks that maintain your code.
Neo Financial, or âNeo,â lands a $360M Series D to challenge the big five banks of Canada.
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