Collaborative Intelligence Week in Review - 27Oct2023
Best business article(s) I read this week…
This isn’t an article. It’s a 386-page report on the state of AI from Stanford University’s Institue for Human-Centered AI (HAI). You can read the summary here.
Unraveling GPU Inference Costs
This was published in June, but I just saw it this week. It’s an analysis of GPU costs for companies scaling AI applications. It compares the costs of using Open Source and Closed Source models.
Best technical article(s) I read this week…
Property-Aware Multi-Speaker Data Simulation
Researchers at NVIDIA are generating synthetic data in the form of multi-person audio recordings to improve speech-to-text translation of multi-person conversations.
Other item(s) of note…
Using Generative AI to turn sketches into more realistic images
In this Medium article, the writer provides step-by-step instructions for turning basic sketches into more refined images using ChatGPT and DALL-E 3, now part of ChatGPT Vision.
Short, interactive brief on Generative AI from McKinsey & Company
This is the latest from McKinsey’s Five Fifty series.
Coolest thing I saw…
Microsoft Research has developed a means of storing data on silica-based platters. The platters can withstand heat, cold, electromagnetic pulse, microwaves, etc. While currently in limited use, the team estimates it will take “3-4 more developmental stages before it’s ready for commercial use.”