Journalist Eliot Higgins shared fabricated photos that depict former President Trump being arrested by police officers. The fake images have gained traction on social media, raising concerns about the spread of deepfakes and misinformation online as AI image generators improve and become more accessible. More: - Higgins said he used the latest version of the Midjourney AI engine to generate the realistic-looking images, which depict Trump's fake arrest in light of a possible indictment of the former president.
- After the images went viral online, Higgins claims he was banned from the service by Midjourney, which had yet to confirm the ban.
- Tests done online indicate that Midjourney has now barred users from using text prompts with the words "arrest" and "Donald Trump."
Zoom out: - Higgins is the founder of Bellingcat, an open-source investigative journalism site based in the Netherlands.
- He told Ars that he has noticed many people "who don't seem to have been aware of Midjourney's existence or what it's capable of."
- On Twitter, some of his images were viewed over 4.5 million times. They now contain a community note labeling them as fake.
Midjourney improvements: - Midjourney released version 5 of its popular AI text-to-image creator last week.
- Compared to prior versions, V5 is better at generating realistic-looking hands, like displaying the appropriate number of fingers, as well as improved-looking eyes and faces.
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Nvidia announced new cloud services for businesses to create and deploy their own customized language and generative AI models. Nvidia unveiled the publicly hosted cloud services during its GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on Tuesday when the company made a slew of announcements focused on AI technologies. "We are at the iPhone moment for AI," Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said. More: - Morningstar, Shutterstock, and Getty Images are among the companies using the Nvidia AI Foundations services to build and use AI models based on their own data and needs.
- AI Foundations involves three services:
- Nvidia's NeMo language service and its Picasso image, video, and 3D service enable businesses to build generative AI apps for things like content creation and chat and customer support.
- Nvidia BioNeMo, launched in 2022, now has new models. The cloud service provides generative AI for use in areas like drug discovery and biological research.
- Nvidia said each cloud service includes pre-trained AI models, along with data processing frameworks, inference engines, APIs, support, and more.
Related: - The NeMo and Picasso services run on Nvidia's newly launched DGX cloud service, which allows companies to access its AI supercomputers and software via a web browser to train AI models.
- Also at GTC, Nvidia announced that its DGX H100 AI computer systems have reached full production and will roll out to enterprise customers shortly. DGX H100 is comprised of eight Nvidia H100 GPUs.
- Now, about half of all Fortune 100 companies have installed DGX AI supercomputers, which Huang referred to as "modern AI factories."
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Software developers at Goldman Sachs are using generative AI to help write and test code, according to chief information officer Marco Argenti. He told CNBC that the banking giant's use of AI-assisted coding technology remains a "proof of concept" that isn't yet ready for mass production. More: - Argenti didn't reveal which generative AI tools the coders were using.
- In some cases, Goldman Sachs' developers have used AI to automatically write up to 40% of their code, Argenti estimated.
- He said the aim wasn't to replace human programmers but allow them to be "more productive."
- He said, "the imperative is to really try to understand the potential" of AI, adding that it's among the biggest disruptors in tech alongside the internet, smartphones, and cloud.
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Firefox organization Mozilla is launching a startup to build an open-source and "trustworthy" AI ecosystem. The Mozilla Foundation is making an initial $30M seed investment into the startup Mozilla.ai, which has a vision to "make it easy to develop trustworthy AI products," according to Mozilla executive president Mark Surman. More: - Surman, a Mozilla.ai board member, described the AI startup further in a blog post today.
- He wrote that the company's vision is focused on AI outside of Big Tech and academia, with "agency, accountability, transparency, and openness at its core."
- Describing it as a "real counterweight to the status quo," he believes the startup will bring together founders, developers, and more to build an "independent, decentralized, and trustworthy AI ecosystem."
- Its initial focus will be on making generative AI tools that are safer and more open, as well as human-centric recommendation systems that do not "misinform or undermine our well-being."
Zoom out: - Mozilla.ai will be led by Moez Draief, Mozilla's managing director and former head of AI Foundations at Huawei.
- The AI startup is a subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation, the same as Firefox developer Mozilla Corporation and Mozilla Ventures, its VC fund.
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Unlearn.AI has secured an additional $15M for its machine learning technology that generates "digital twins" of human patients for clinical trials. The company also announced that OpenAI's CTO, Mira Murati, is joining Unlearn.AI's board. More: - Murati told Reuters that Unlearn's team is developing AI applications that have the potential "to revolutionize healthcare, diagnostics, and treatment."
- The San Francisco startup partners with pharma companies to create computer models of patients based on historical data gathered from many clinical trials and studies.
- These models can replicate actual patients for drug and academic-related trials, lowering the number of participants needed for the placebo/control arm of the research.
- Commerizliving its tech to drugmakers will require approval from the FDA and other regulators, according to CEO Charles Fisher. The startup is focused on Phase 3 clinical trials.
Zoom out: - Unlearn has raised $85M to date, including a $50M Series B funding round last spring.
- The latest funding, which values Unlearn at $265M, will help it accelerate regulatory approvals and expand its partnerships.
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🍋 MORE FRESH FUNDING 🍋 - Fairmatic (Reno), aims to improve the car insurance underwriting process through AI: $46M funding round led by Battery Ventures, with participation from Bridge Bank.
- XXII (Paris), AI-powered computer vision and video camera solutions: $23.6M Series A round led by Fonds Innovation Défense, 574 Invest, and others.
- Cast AI (Miami), cloud-native automation platform that aims to help companies reduce cloud bills. It uses AI to analyze compute resources and optimize them: $20M funding round led by Creandum.
- Numbers Station (Menlo Park, California), helps companies automate data using natural language instructions: $17.5M funding round led by Madrona, with participation from Norwest Venture Partners, Factory, and angel investors.
- Tavus (California), offers advanced video editing features using AI: $6.1M Seed led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from REMUS Capital, Y Combinator, SV Angel, Liquid 2 Ventures, GTM Fund, Mantis Capital, Hack VC, Terra Nova, Accel, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Soma Capital, and Zillionize.
- Togal.AI (Miami), a startup that aims to help construction companies make more efficient estimations using AI: $5M in a Pre-A round led by Florida Funders, with participation from Coastal Construction.
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 |  | Beth is a writer and editor at Inside.com covering artificial intelligence and daily technology news. She has written the Inside AI newsletter since 2019. You can reach her at Beth.Duckett@inside.com. |   | | Editor | Aaron Crutchfield is based in the high desert of California. Over the last two decades, he has spent time writing and editing at various local newspapers and defense contractors in California. When he's not working, he can often be found looking at the latest memes with his kids or working on his 1962 and 1972 Fords. | |
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