Meta's 3D Creation AI is 60x Faster!
Plus: Perplexity upgrades Pro Search & the first Gen AI framework that keeps your prompts always encrypted.
Hello Engineering Leaders and AI Enthusiasts!
Welcome to the 310th edition of The AI Edge newsletter. This edition features 3D Gen from Meta Research.
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In today’s edition:
⚡ Meta’s 3D Gen creates 3D assets at lightning speed
💡 Perplexity AI upgrades Pro Search with more advanced problem-solving
🔒 The first Gen AI framework that keeps your prompts always encrypted
📚 Knowledge Nugget: What to know when developing with ChatGPT without any engineering experience in 2024 by
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Meta’s 3D Gen creates 3D assets at lightning speed
Meta has introduced Meta 3D Gen, a new state-of-the-art, fast pipeline for text-to-3D asset generation. It offers 3D asset creation with high prompt fidelity and high-quality 3D shapes and textures in less than a minute.
According to Meta, the process is three to 10 times faster than existing solutions. The research paper even mentions that when assessed by professional 3D artists, the output of 3DGen is preferred a majority of time compared to industry alternatives, particularly for complex prompts, while being from 3× to 60× faster.
A significant feature of 3D Gen is its support physically-based rendering (PBR), necessary for 3D asset relighting in real-world applications.
Why does it matter?
3D Gen's implications extend far beyond Meta’s sphere. In gaming, it could speed up the creation of expansive virtual worlds, allowing rapid prototyping. In architecture and industrial design, it could facilitate quick concept visualization, expediting the design process.
Perplexity upgrades Pro Search
Perplexity AI has improved Pro Search to tackle more complex queries, perform advanced math and programming computations, and deliver even more thoroughly researched answers. Everyone can use Pro Search five times every four hours for free, and Pro subscribers have unlimited access.
Perplexity suggests the upgraded Pro Search “can pinpoint case laws for attorneys, summarize trend analysis for marketers, and debug code for developers—and that’s just the start”. It can empower all professions to make more informed decisions.
Why does it matter?
This showcases AI's potential to assist professionals in specialized fields. Such advancements also push the boundaries of AI's practical applications in research and decision-making processes.
The first Gen AI framework that keeps your prompts always encrypted
Edgeless Systems introduced Continuum AI, the first generative AI framework that keeps prompts encrypted at all times with confidential computing by combining confidential VMs with NVIDIA H100 GPUs and secure sandboxing.
The Continuum technology has two main security goals. It first protects the user data and also protects AI model weights against the infrastructure, the service provider, and others. Edgeless Systems is also collaborating with NVIDIA to empower businesses across sectors to confidently integrate AI into their operations.
Why does it matter?
This greatly advances security for LLMs. The technology could be pivotal for a future where organizations can securely utilize AI, even for the most sensitive data.
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Knowledge Nugget: What to know when developing with ChatGPT without any engineering experience in 2024
In this insightful article,
describes her experience using ChatGPT to develop an MVP without prior coding experience. She concludes that ChatGPT cannot do all the code work for you at this stage, but it makes it exponentially easier for someone without experience with code to launch an MVP.Why does it matter?
This offers practical insights for non-developers looking to create their own apps or software and gives a firsthand account of the learning process, which can inspire and guide others.
What Else Is Happening❗
🌐RunwayML’s Gen-3 Alpha models is now generally available
Announced a few weeks ago, Gen-3 is Runway’s latest frontier model and a big upgrade from Gen-1 and Gen-2. It allows users to produce hyper-realistic videos from text, image, or video prompts. Users must upgrade to a paid plan to use the model. (Link)
🕹️Meta might be bringing generative AI to metaverse games
In a job listing, Meta mentioned it is seeking to research and prototype “new consumer experiences” with new types of gameplay driven by Gen AI. It is also planning to build Gen AI-powered tools that could “improve workflow and time-to-market” for games. (Link)
🏢Apple gets a non-voting seat on OpenAI’s board
As a part of its AI agreement with OpenAI, Apple will get an observer role on OpenAI's board. Apple chose Phil Schiller, the head of Apple's App Store and its former marketing chief, for the position. (Link)
🚫Figma disabled AI tool after being criticised for ripping off Apple’s design
Figma’s Make Design feature generates UI layouts and components from text prompts. It repeatedly reproduced Apple’s Weather app when used as a design aid, drawing accusations that Figma’s AI seems heavily trained on existing apps. (Link)
🌏China is far ahead of other countries in generative AI inventions
According to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), more than 50,000 patent applications were filed in the past decade for Gen AI. More than 38,000 GenAI inventions were filed by China between 2014-2023 vs. only 6,276 by the U.S. (Link)
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