VideoGigaGAN improves video upscaling

VideoGigaGAN outperforms previous methods of video upscaling, creating videos with a high level of detail and consistency. The approach is based on the GigaGAN image upscaler and solves its video processing problems through special techniques that result in sharper and smoother videos. Source: Hacker News

Claude 3 Opus available on AWS

Anthropic has made its most advanced language model, Claude 3 Opus, available on Amazon Bedrock. Developers can now use Opus to build generative AI applications. It is initially available only in the US West region (Oregon).

Microsoft’s new tools help with security and reliability

Microsoft has introduced new Azure tools to help developers improve the security and reliability of AI tools. These include “Prompt Shields” to protect against prompt injection attacks, pre-built templates for security-oriented system messages, “Groundedness Detection” to detect hallucinations in text output, and real-time monitoring to supervise input and output in production environments.

Databricks DBRX is an on-premise ChatGPT alternative

Databricks introduces DBRX, a new open source AI model designed to provide enterprises with a cost-effective and efficient alternative to GPT-3.5. Because companies deploy and manage it themselves, the security and confidentiality of data is better protected than with an external offering such as ChatGPT. Source: VentureBeat

OpenAI expands program for custom AI models

OpenAI is expanding its program for building custom AI models for enterprises to address specific use cases. With techniques such as assisted fine-tuning and custom-trained models, companies of all sizes should be able to develop personalized models. Source: TechCrunch

Customize and deploy AI models with OctoStack

OctoAI introduces OctoStack, a platform that allows companies to customize generative AI models and deploy them in their own environments. Source: VentureBeat

Vectorview evaluates performance and security

Vectorview helps to evaluate the performance and security of language models. Targeted testing with real-world scenarios is supposed to detect and prevent unintended behavior that is often missed by generic benchmarks. Sources: TechCrunch, Y Combinator

Create custom chatbots with Microsoft Copilot GPT Builder

Microsoft’s partner OpenAI already offers the ability to create variants of chatbots for specific purposes (“GPTs“). A similar feature is now available to all Copilot Pro users, as VentureBeat reports.