Gorilla LM beats GPT-4: Better API calling
Plus: AI helps man walk again after 12 years. OpenAI grants 1 mil to democratize AI.
Hello, Engineering Leaders and AI Enthusiasts,
Welcome to the 28th edition of The AI Edge newsletter. In today’s edition, we bring you a language model that beats GPT-4. Thank you everyone who is reading this. 😊
In today’s edition:
🦍 Gorilla beats GPT-4
🚶♂️ Man walks after 12 years using AI
💰 OpenAI to grant $1,000,000 to democratize AI
Let’s go!
Gorilla beats GPT-4: LLM makes AI better with efficient API calling
Gorilla is a fine-tuned LLaMA-based model that does better API calling than GPT-4. The relevant paper claims that it demonstrates a strong capability to adapt to test-time document changes, enabling flexible user updates or version changes. It also substantially mitigates the issue of hallucination, commonly encountered when prompting LLMs directly.
It’s important to note that the paper used self-instruct on GPT-4 to generate the training data on which it is fine-tuned. So while Gorilla is better at API calling than GPT-4, it’s highly likely that GPT-4 excels in all the other categories.
Why does this matter?
The efficient use of APIs by LLMs could unlock even more potential use cases. By calling the right APIs, models could carry out more complex tasks at a lower failure rate. This would mean booking an entire trip or perhaps even creating something new with a simple single prompt.
Man walks after 12 years using AI Brain-Spine
A man who suffered a spinal cord injury and got paralyzed from a motorcycle accident 12 years ago is now able to walk again with an AI-powered intervention. The system consists of two implants and a base unit that converts brain signals into muscle stimuli.
The paper mentioned a 74% accuracy in converting brain signals to stimuli at an impressive latency of 1.1 seconds. The man can now walk up ramps, climb stairs, stand, sit, and more.
Why does this matter?
The AI interventions in medicine and biology continue to be impressive. The news gives a ray to hope to thousands suffering paralysis from spinal injuries. Moreover, we expect the tech could even further and lead to more sophisticated bionic limbs for amputees.
OpenAI to grant $1,000,000 to democratize AI
OpenAI has announced a program to award ten $100,000 grants for experiments aimed at developing democratic processes to govern the rules and behaviors of AI systems.
Recognizing the far-reaching impact of AI technologies on society, OpenAI encourages applicants to create innovative proof-of-concepts for a system that incorporates diverse perspectives and is shaped by public interest. The program is specifically designed to address questions about AI behavior, such as the conditions under which AI should criticize public figures or how it should represent disputed views.
Applicants are encouraged to submit their proposals by June 24, 2023, and may choose from a list of policy questions or propose their own.
Why does this matter?
Even though not huge, this is a significant step toward seeking public opinion in AI developments. Since OpenAI is leading the AI wave, they are positioned best to establish some ground rules. However, this could very well just be a show for the public since Microsoft, their premier partner, laid off an AI ethics team this March.
What Else Is Happening
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👗 This is how AI clubs high-end fashion and animals. (Link)
🔍 Google starts rolling generative AI features to Search. (Link)
📲 TikTok is working on releasing its own chatbot ‘Tako.’ (Link)
🦠 AI helped develop an antibiotic that’ll kill superbugs. (Link)
📺 Ryff uses AI to insert products into TV shows and commercials. (Link)
💸 NVIDIA to soon become a trillion-dollar entity riding the AI wave. (Link)
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