New AI model combines speech recognition with privacy protection

Israeli startup aiOla has released Whisper-NER, an open-source AI model that transcribes audio while automatically masking sensitive information. As reported by Carl Franzen for VentureBeat, the model builds upon OpenAI’s Whisper framework and combines automatic speech recognition with named entity recognition to protect private data during transcription. The tool can identify and obscure sensitive details …

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New knowledge graph tool enhances AI document retrieval

Researchers have developed Fast GraphRAG, an open-source tool that improves how artificial intelligence systems retrieve and process information from documents. The system, created by CircleMind AI, combines traditional PageRank technology with modern knowledge graphs to enhance retrieval-augmented generation (RAG). The tool addresses common challenges in data processing by extracting entities and relationships from documents to …

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AnyChat unifies access to multiple AI language models

AnyChat, a new development tool, enables seamless integration of multiple large language models (LLMs) through a single interface. Developer Ahsen Khaliq, machine learning growth lead at Gradio, created the platform to allow users to switch between models like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Meta’s LLaMA without being restricted to one provider, as reported by …

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Fastino launches CPU-based AI models for enterprise tasks

A San Francisco-based startup Fastino has unveiled new task-optimized AI models that run efficiently on standard CPUs without requiring expensive GPUs. As reported by Sean Michael Kerner, the company has secured $7 million in pre-seed funding from investors including Microsoft’s Venture Fund M12 and Insight Partners. Fastino’s models differ from traditional large language models by …

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DataRobot introduces new AI platform to help businesses achieve practical results

DataRobot has launched its Enterprise AI Suite, a comprehensive platform that combines predictive and generative AI capabilities to help enterprises convert AI investments into measurable business outcomes. As Sean Michael Kerner reports, the new platform addresses the challenge that 90% of AI projects fail to move from prototype to production, according to DataRobot’s research. The …

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Tech companies develop new AI testing methods as models outgrow existing benchmarks

Leading AI companies are creating new ways to evaluate increasingly sophisticated AI models as current testing methods prove inadequate. According to Cristina Criddle’s report in the Financial Times, companies like OpenAI, Microsoft, Meta, and Anthropic are developing internal benchmarks because their latest AI systems achieve over 90% accuracy on existing public tests. Meta’s generative AI …

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OpenAI plans January launch of “Operator” AI agent

OpenAI is preparing to launch a new AI agent called “Operator” that can perform automated tasks like coding and travel booking on behalf of users, according to reporting by Shirin Ghaffary and Rachel Metz for Bloomberg. The company plans to release the tool in January 2024 as both a research preview and through their developer …

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Study reveals visual prompt injection vulnerabilities in GPT-4V

A recent study by Lakera’s team demonstrates how GPT-4V can be manipulated through visual prompt injection attacks. As detailed by author Daniel Timbrell in his article, these attacks involve embedding text instructions within images to make AI models ignore their original programming or perform unintended actions. During Lakera’s internal hackathon, researchers successfully tested several methods, …

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AI agents enhance traditional RAG systems for better data processing

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems are being improved through the integration of AI agents, according to an analysis by Shubham Sharma for VentureBeat. While traditional RAG systems combine data retrieval with language models to provide contextual answers, they are limited to single knowledge sources. The new “agentic RAG” approach incorporates AI agents that can access multiple …

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Box introduces new AI studio and enterprise application builder

Box has unveiled two major AI-focused products: Box AI Studio for creating custom AI agents and Box Apps for building no-code enterprise applications. CEO Aaron Levie announced these tools at the BoxWorks event as part of the company’s expansion from file sharing into intelligent content management, VentureBeat reports. Box AI Studio, built on partnerships with …

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