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| Here's a look at today's AI briefing: - Microsoft partners with European OpenAI competitor Mistral AI.
- Alphabet stock falls following Gemini image controversy.
- Deutsche Telekom unveils AI-powered app-less smartphone.
- Google to integrate most advanced AI models on smartphones.
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| 1 | | Microsoft signed a multiyear partnership with French AI startup Mistral that includes taking a minority stake in the 10-month-old company. Mistral develops open-source and proprietary large language models similar to OpenAI's ChatGPT. More: - Under the partnership, Microsoft will launch Mistral's AI models to Azure cloud customers, making Mistral the second company after OpenAI to have its LLMs hosted on the platform.
- Azure customers will first get access to its latest model, Mistral Large, which competes with GPT-4.
- Mistral will train and deploy its next-gen AI models on Microsoft's AI data centers and infrastructure.
- Microsoft said it's investing in Mistral to "unlock new commercial opportunities," though it didn't disclose financial details.
Zoom out: - Mistral also launched its conversational assistant, Le Chat (the cat), which "is natively multilingual and offers a pedagogical and fun way to explore Mistral AI's technology."
- The Paris startup, founded by ex-DeepMind and Meta engineers, raised a $415M funding round late last year, valuing it at $2B.
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| 2 | | Alphabet's stock fell 4.5% on Monday, its second-biggest daily decline in a year, following a controversy over Google's Gemini chatbot. Alphabet's market value dropped by over $70B after Gemini's image generator produced racially inaccurate portrayals of historical figures and occasionally left out white individuals. 
What happened: Google has temporarily blocked Gemini's ability to generate images of people after it produced images some found offensive, including female NHL players, people of color as Nazi soldiers, and diverse representations of the Founding Fathers. Why: According to Google, Gemini "overcompensated" to make sure its image outputs are ethnically diverse and represent all people. However, the controversy later extended beyond images, as the AI's text generator couldn't clearly say who was worse for society, Hitler or Elon Musk. What's new: While the chatbot itself is still operational, Google is working to update Gemini's people-generating ability, which should re-launch "in a few weeks," according to DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis. Google plans to alert users once the feature is back online. | | | |
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| 3 | | Deutsche Telekom, Europe's biggest telecom operator, introduced a smartphone that relies on AI instead of apps to perform tasks for users. The company's "T-phone" features an app-less interface created in collaboration with Qualcomm and Brain. More: - Deutsche Telekom unveiled the phone during a presentation at today's Mobile World Congress, the largest mobile phone conference.
- The T-phone can perform different tasks, such as recommending vacation destinations, buying items, or sharing photos and videos with contacts, according to Reuters.
- Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Hoettges predicted that in five to 10 years, "nobody from us will use apps anymore."
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| 4 | | Google's most advanced Gemini models should be integrated directly into smartphones starting next year, according to Google Pixel executive Brian Rakowski. Google has made "breakthroughs" to compress the large language models to run directly on devices, he told CNBC. More: - Google already offers its smaller "on-device" model, Gemini Nano, on the Pixel 8 Pro and other compatible Android devices.
- Its more advanced language models, which currently require an internet connection, are expected to be directly available on smartphones next year, Rakowski said.
- Some of the models "have already been proven, and some are being explored for some applications," he said.
Zoom out: - To highlight Google's progress, Rakowski said Gemini Nano is operating at a level that matches where its online models were just under a year ago.
- A dedicated Gemini app is currently available for Android users, while iPhone users can access Gemini through the Google app on iOS.
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| 5 | | Workday said it is acquiring HiredScore, an AI-driven talent solutions company. Using data-driven insights, HiredScore improves recruiting and talent mobility processes for companies. More: - Workday, a cloud-based enterprise firm specializing in finance and HR, is hoping to offer additional AI services to its clients.
- The deal will merge HiredScore's AI-driven talent solutions with Workday's existing services, creating a new toolset for companies to improve recruiting and more.
- Workday did not share financial details of the deal, which is expected to close by the end of Workday's fiscal Q1, ending April 30.
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| 6 | | AI Events and Conferences: - Generative AI for Marketing Summit: Feb. 27-28, London, U.K.
- AAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence: Feb. 20-27, Vancouver, British Columbia.
- Nvidia GTC AI Conference & Expo: March 18-21, San Jose, California, and virtual.
- Imagine AI Live '24: March 27-28, Las Vegas, Nevada.
- World Summit AI Americas: April 24-25, Montreal, Canada.
- Data Innovation Summit: April 24-25, Stockholm, Sweden, and online.
- Enterprise Generative AI Summit West Coast: May 21-22, Silicon Valley, California.
- AI Expo Tokyo: May 22-24, Tokyo, Japan.
- Data Cloud Summit 2024: June 3-6, San Francisco.
- SuperAI: June 5-6, Singapore.
- 2024 IEEE Conference on Artificial Intelligence: June 25-27, Singapore.
- The AI Conference: Sept. 18-19, San Francisco.
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 | AI and technology writer | | Beth is a contributing editor and writer of Inside's AI and Tech newsletters. She has written for publications including USA Today, the Arizona Business Gazette, and The Arizona Republic, where she received recognition with a Pulitzer Prize nomination and a First Amendment Award for collaborative reporting on state pension cost increases. You can reach her at Beth.Duckett@yahoo.com. | | This newsletter was edited by Aaron Crutchfield | |
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