In a recent Reddit AMA, Sam Altman and the OpenAI leadership team offered a candid look into their thoughts on the future of AI and the company’s role in shaping it. With Altman, Chief Product Officer Kevin Scott, VP of Engineering Shinas Narayanan, and Chief Scientist Jakub Pachocki in the (virtual) room, the AMA touched...
Author: Martin Treiber
ChatGPT Search vs. Perplexity: The New Era of AI-Powered Search Engines
The world of search is undergoing a dramatic transformation with the emergence of AI-powered search engines. Two notable contenders in this arena are ChatGPT Search and Perplexity. Both leverage the power of large language models to deliver a more conversational and informative search experience. But how do they stack up against each other? Speed and...
Agentic Workflows in AI: How Autonomous Agents are Transforming Task Automation
In the evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, agentic workflows stand out as a major leap forward, empowering AI systems to tackle complex tasks autonomously. From customer service to content generation, agentic workflows are set to reshape how industries utilize AI for smarter and more reliable automation. But what exactly are agentic workflows, and why are...
Hinton’s Concerns and the Future of Work
Geoffrey Hinton is a prominent British-Canadian cognitive psychologist and computer scientist known as the “Godfather of AI”. In 2024, he received the nobel price in physics together with John Hopfield for their groundbreaking work in the field of AI. Hinton has been vocal about the impending challenges and transformations that AI brings to the job...
Ferret-UI 2: Towards Universal UI Understanding for LLMs
Ferret-UI 2 is a multimodal large language model (MLLM) designed to interpret, navigate, and interact with UIs on iPhone, Android, iPad, Web, and AppleTV. It enhances UI comprehension, supports high-resolution perception, and tackles complex, user-centered tasks across these diverse platforms. Core Architecture: Multimodal Integration The foundational architecture of Ferret-UI 2 integrates a CLIP ViT-L/14 visual...
HAIR: The Evolution from HR to Human-AI Resource Management
I've observed a fair amount of shifts in business and organisational transformations over the past two decades. However, I'm witnessing what might be the most significant transformation yet: the emergence of HAIR (Human-Artificial Intelligence Resources). This isn't just an evolution of traditional HR—it's a fundamental reimagining of how organizations develop, deploy, and optimize their human...
Computer Use: How autonomous agents start to take over your computer
Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet introduces a new feature - the ability to control a user interface through an approach called "computer use". This feature, currently in beta, allows the model to interact with computer desktops in a way reminiscent of a human user, marking a significant leap in AI capabilities. Computer Use Traditional Large Language...
Cognitive Prompting: Unlocking Structured Thinking in AI
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is evolving, especially with the introduction of large language models (LLMs) capable of solving tasks that require complex reasoning. However, while LLMs excel at generating coherent text and processing large amounts of information, they often struggle to tackle multi-step reasoning tasks that come naturally to humans. Enter cognitive prompting, a structured approach...
LLMs in Your Pocket: An Overview of CAMPHOR by Apple
While Large Language Models (LLMs) have demonstrated remarkable capabilities in understanding and responding to complex queries, their reliance on server-side processing poses significant challenges for mobile assistants. These challenges primarily revolve around two key issues: Privacy: Mobile assistants frequently require access to sensitive personal information to provide accurate and relevant responses. Storing and processing this...
How an AI Meme Coin Became a $150 Million Phenomenon
In a world where artificial intelligence (AI) is often feared for its potential to disrupt industries, control markets, or even outsmart humanity, a bizarre and fascinating experiment has emerged—one that highlights both the unpredictable power of AI and the strange culture it can foster. It all began with an experiment by AI researcher Andy Ayrey,...
