Issue #16: Google layoffs📉,Instagram new feature🎉,Microsoft prohibits US police🚫
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Google layoffs continue as cuts hit Flutter, Dart, and Python teams📉
Google has announced layoffs in its teams working on Flutter, Dart, and Python technologies. The move comes just weeks before Google's annual developer conference, I/O, sparking concerns and questions about the future of these popular projects. The developer community reacted with anxiety, given the importance of Flutter for cross-platform app development and Dart as a programming language. Python is a mainstay in the field of artificial intelligence and web development, making these layoffs particularly concerning.
Instagram now allows you to share a hidden Story that can be revealed by viewers through a DM📩
Instagram just announced some cool updates for Stories! Now you can use the new "Reveal" feature to post hidden Stories that your followers can unlock by sending you a direct message. To use it, simply tap the stickers icon, select "Reveal," and add a hint. Your friends will need to DM you to see the content. Plus, there are other features too, like sharing your favorite songs and highlighting memories in Stories.
Microsoft prohibits US police departments from utilizing enterprise AI tools for facial recognition. 🚫👮♂️
Microsoft has updated its Azure OpenAI Service terms, prohibiting U.S. police from using generative AI for facial recognition. The ban extends globally and includes real-time facial recognition on mobile cameras. This change follows concerns about potential pitfalls like hallucinations and racial biases in AI models, highlighted by Axon's use of OpenAI's GPT-4 for audio summarization in body cameras.
Anthropic launches new iPhone app and premium plan for businesses📱🔒
Anthropic, a well-funded generative AI startup, is launching a new paid enterprise plan called Team, aimed at regulated industries like healthcare and finance. This plan offers higher-priority access to their Claude 3 AI models and additional admin controls. It aims to meet the growing demand for deploying advanced AI capabilities in organizations. The plan includes a larger usage allowance and benefits like early feature access.
Today's TWT picks is about this studio, which has a completely self-hosted "Chat with Your Docs" RAG application featuring Llama-3 & Phi-3, served locally using Ollama. Despite being half the size of Llama3, Phi3 seems to be equally capable. With this studio, one can easily compare both models in a real-world use case and determine which one suits their needs better.
Here is the video link: Compare Llama-3 and Phi-3 using RAG