Collaborative Intelligence Week in Review - 07Jun2024
Best business article(s) I read this week…
Generative AI: A New Consumer Operating System
This research paper from ARK Invest examines the potential economic and market impacts of a move to AI-centric operating systems on computers, smartphones, and wearables. One data point: they forecast global AI-facilitated online spending to reach more than $8 Trillion by 2030 (25% of total online spending).
This is a new survey by McKinsey & Company’s QuantumBlack group on the use of AI in general, and generative AI in particular, in businesses. Some of the findings are expected, but there is a lot of interesting data.
Best technical article(s) I read this week…
To Believe or Not to Believe Your LLM
The authors introduce a novel method for detecting LLM hallucinations, including those in multi-answer interactions, something that current uncertainty quantification methods do not address.
Other items I found interesting/valuable…
Robotics makers embrace Nvidia digital twin platform
Nvidia announced that a dozen robotics manufacturers are adopting the company’s Omniverse 3D digital twin platform. This move lays the groundwork for a future in which autonomous factories run by AI-enabled robots can produce more robots. For those of you worried about an apocalyptic future similar to that depicted in The Terminator or Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, this could be the first step down that path.
Technology industry leaders form a new group to promote open standards for AI chips
Google, Microsoft, Meta and others announced a new open standard for AI chip components called the Ultra Accelerator Promoter Group. Notably absent were NVIDIA and AWS.
Coolest thing I saw…
1X Tech’s new humanoid “butler”
The company announced its newest upgrade. Here’s a video:
A company that caught my eye…
I have written about Devin, Cognition’s AI-driven Software Engineering agent. The company recently closed a $175M round of funding, led by Founders Fund.