Elon Musk Joins The AI Race!

Hi 😅!

It’s been a whirlwind of power plays, lawsuits, and product launches over the last week. Suffice it to say, we’re practically spoilt for choice for our weekly coverage of AI-centric happenings.

From Elon throwing his hat into the AI-powered ring to Anthropic’s latest launch and the latest OpenAI-centric lawsuit to boot, we have no idea where to even start from (jk.😏, we’re starting with Elon).

In any case, let’s get this show on the road!

In this issue, we’ve got:

🤖 Elon Musk joins the AI race!

🤯 Anthropic launches ChatGPT rival, Claude 2.

⚖️ 2 award-winning authors sue OpenAI over copyright concerns.

📸 A Slice of History: 12 Forgotten Animal Events in History

⚡ The Neural Frontier’s weekly picks: 3 AI tools you should be using.

🤖 Elon Musk joins the AI race!

With a slew of tech-focused companies (Twitter, SpaceX, Tesla, Neuralink, and The Boring Company) under his belt, one would ideally think that Elon would have had his fill by now. However, the popular tech mogul—in true Elon Musk fashion—has shocked the tech world once again.

He’s throwing his hat in the ring again. This time, however, the ring is metaphorical 😏. With his newly formed AI-focused company xAI, it appears that his goal is to “understand the true nature of the universe.” Since co-founding OpenAI in 2015, many have wondered when Elon will dip his toes into AI’s waters again. Well, what better time than now💡?

In any case, the team is headed up by Elon himself, alongside other talented names in AI who have worked at companies like Microsoft Research, Google Research, OpenAI, and DeepMind. And although we don’t know much about their scope of operations, with Elon’s track record, it’s bound to be pretty interesting—to say the least.

🤯 Anthropic launches ChatGPT rival, Claude 2.

At this point, it would appear that we can’t go a month without hearing about yet another ChatGPT rival. And although most competitors appear half-cooked and opportunistic, it seems like Anthropic really put a great deal of effort into this one🦾!

Founded by former OpenAI senior staff, Anthropic brings a unique value proposition—with Claude 2—that dwells on being an ethical large language model less susceptible to nefarious exploitation. And although it’s still in its early stages, Claude 2 has displayed some pretty impressive feats.

For one, it scored 76.5% on the MCQ section of the Bar and ranked in the 90th percentile of the reading and writing section of the GRE 📚. Plus, it has demonstrated a 27% increase in coding proficiency over its previous model—as measured by a Python test. For now, Claude 2 is only available to users in the US and UK, so you might need a VPN to test it if you reside elsewhere.

But what do you think?

⚖️ 2 award-winning authors sue OpenAI over copyright concerns.

Once again, Sam Altman’s OpenAI is facing scrutiny due to its controversial data-collection practices. However, this iteration of scrutiny is from two award-winning authors. Mona Awad and Paul Tremblay filed the lawsuit towards the end of June, claiming that the tech giant’s large language model “ingested” their copyrighted intellectual property.

This comes from the basis that ChatGPT can effortlessly provide in-depth summaries of their published books—cementing their thoughts that their books were used to train the model. Although one of the more popular ones, this suit joins the ever-growing list of cases between creatives and generative AI models.

And with the constantly-evolving nature of AI, it’s clear that this is just the beginning of this wave of litigation 🌊⚖️.

📸 A Slice of History: 12 Forgotten Animal Events in History 

One of the lesser-talked-about aspects of AI is the endless possibilities of re-imagination it provides. From a re-styling of your favorite artists to telling the stories of some of the most impactful animal-centric events in history, the possibilities are in your hands.

This week, join us as we explore the latter through the eyes of a skilled Reddit user—aided by Midjourney. Get in here!

⚡ The Neural Frontier’s weekly picks: 3 AI tools you should be using.

Welcome to another iteration of the Neural Frontier’s weekly picks! Each week, we set aside a chunk of time to test (and play around with 😏) some of the most useful AI-powered tools on the market.

And today—as expected—we have another lineup of tools you can incorporate into your unique workflow. Interested? Dig in!

1. 💡Gist AI: Powered by ChatGPT, this tool stays true to its name by giving you the gist of any article or long-form text. Yep, it’s a pretty nifty summarizer that extracts key points, saves you time, and improves your overall workflow. Thus, ensuring that you’re never overwhelmed by long-form content.

2. 🦾ChatGPT SKOOL: This tool has a unique value proposition of teaching you how to leverage ChatGPT to revamp your freelancing or business-related ventures. What’s more, it provides an in-depth dive into the extremities and nuances of integrating ChatGPT into blogging or copywriting endeavors.

3. 🧙Babs.ai: With a stellar lineup of user-focused integrations with apps like Gmail, Notion, WhatsApp, Slack, and Telegram, Babs.ai offers itself as “The only AI assistant you will ever need at university.” From building a personalized library to streamlining your learning process, this tool promises to transform how you study.

And there you go! Another in-depth coverage of the most important happenings in the AI sphere. Plus, a free Midjourney-powered history lesson to boot😏!

In this ever-evolving world, there’s a lot of uncertainty in the air. You never know when Elon will decide to launch another AI venture or if the next ChatGPT killer is in the works. One thing’s for sure, though: you can trust us to bring this information right to your mailbox!

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