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| Here are our top AI stories today: - U.S. export restrictions on AI chips have taken effect sooner than expected.
- A Stanford-led study finds that chatbots promote racist health information.
- Humane's upcoming AI Pin is one of Time Magazine's "Best Inventions of 2023."
Thank you for reading! Beth
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| 1 | | Nvidia disclosed that new U.S. restrictions on selling its high-end AI chips in China and other nations took effect ahead of schedule. Originally scheduled to take effect 30 days after Oct. 17, the export restrictions are designed to prevent China, Iran, and Russia from obtaining advanced AI chips that could fuel technological advancements, especially in military applications. More: - Instead, the restrictions came into effect on Monday, Nvidia disclosed in a regulatory filing today.
- The new rules affect the sales of Nvidia's China-specific A800 and H800 GPUs, adding to the pre-existing restrictions on the company's A100, H100, and other processors.
- While the export curbs don't block sales entirely, permits are required for specific overseas customers.
- However, Nvidia said in the filing that the changes wouldn't significantly impact its short-term finances due to strong demand.
Zoom out: - Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), which is also affected by the curbs, had no immediate comment.
- Intel, which started selling its Gaudi 2 AI chips in China this summer, said it's currently reviewing the regulations for potential impact.
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| 2 | | Chatbots like ChatGPT and Google's Bard are perpetuating harmful and debunked medical ideas that could exacerbate health disparities for Black patients, a new Stanford-led study found. Experts are concerned that the chatbots, which are increasingly used in healthcare, could reinforce medical racism. More: - The study analyzed OpenAI's ChatGPT and GPT-4, along with Google's Bard and Anthropic's Claude.
- The chatbots, trained on internet text, responded to questions with misconceptions about Black patients, according to the findings.
- All the AI models used race-based equations to some extent when addressing kidney and lung function, posing a risk of misdiagnosis or delayed care for Black patients.
- Two of the models provided inaccurate responses about differences in muscle mass among Black individuals.
Zoom out: - In response to the study, OpenAI and Google said they are working to address bias in their models, adding that their chatbots should not replace medical professionals.
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| 3 | | Humane's AI Pin, set to launch on Nov. 9, has received early recognition as one of Time Magazine's "Best Inventions of 2023," The Verge reports. The AI Pin will magnetically attach to clothing and use a blend of proprietary software and OpenAI's GPT-4s, according to Time. Details: The wearable AI device pins to clothing and acts as a personal assistant, answering spoken questions and projecting information onto hands or nearby objects. According to Time, the Pin features a "Trust Light" that illuminates when sensors are recording data. What the numbers show: The AI Pin faces growing competition in the AI hardware market, which is expected to reach $248B by 2030. Rewind introduced the Rewind Pendant with similar capabilities, while Sam Altman and Jony Ive are collaborating on an AI smartphone. Additionally, AI-powered smart glasses are gaining popularity, driven by Meta, Amazon, and others. Q: Would you consider using a wearable AI device like the AI Pin as a personal assistant? Share your thoughts here. 
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| 4 | Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's second AI forum today centered on a need for more government funding in AI research, according to Axios. The closed-door forum drew academics, CEOs of smaller AI firms, civil society groups, and venture capitalists, including Marc Andreessen from Andreessen Horowitz and John Doerr from Kleiner Perkins. More: - As reported by Axios, participants stressed a need for increased government funding for AI research in the areas of data, modeling, and education.
- Outside of the meeting, Schumer told reporters that a minimum of $32B is required for government initiatives, like a National AI Research Resource.
- During the forum, Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and CEO of Revolution, called for fostering competition in AI to prevent Silicon Valley's monopoly.
- MIT AI researcher Max Tegmark said there was reluctance to discuss regulating artificial general intelligence and "superintelligence" in forthcoming advanced AI models.
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| 5 | | IBM announced its acquisition of data lineage platform Manta Software for an undisclosed sum. IBM says the deal will strengthen its capabilities within watsonx.ai, its generative AI studio for enterprises, along with watsonx.data and watsonx.governance. More: - Manta offers businesses a comprehensive map of their data environments, including data flows, sources, transformations, and dependencies.
- In a news release, IBM cited its 2023 CEO study, which names data lineage as the primary hurdle to generative AI adoption.
- IBM said businesses are seeking to better understand the data behind their intelligent systems.
- Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Prague, Manta has been an IBM AI partner since 2022 and counts T-Mobile, BMO, J.B. Hunt, and SCP Health as customers.
Zoom out: - The Manta acquisition is IBM's eighth of 2023.
- In June, IBM acquired software firm Apptio for $4.6B from Vista Equity Partners, furthering its investment in AI and IT automation.
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is an editor and writer of Inside's AI and Tech newsletters, with a career spanning journalism since 2007. She has written for publications including The Arizona Republic and USA Today and authored a book on the solar industry in 2016. Reach her at Beth.Duckett@yahoo.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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