There is no data left in the world for training AI

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👉 There is no data left in the world for training AI

👉 Wearable AI device, Omi, attaches to your head and answers your questions

👉 xAI is working on an unhinged mode for Grok

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What’s going on: Elon Musk believes that we have used up almost all the information and data that we can use to train AI. He thinks that this critical point was reached sometime last year. This idea is not new, as other leading AI experts, such as former OpenAI Chief Scientist Ilya Sutskever, have also had similar concerns. Sutskever suggested that the AI industry has hit a "peak data" point, meaning that the current methods of training AI models may need to change.

What does it mean: Since there's a limited amount of new information to train AI on, experts are exploring alternative approaches. One promising solution is the use of synthetic data. This involves having the AI itself create its own training data. By generating and learning from this synthetic data, AI models can potentially continue to learn and improve without relying solely on the existing pool of real-world information.

More details:

• Musk believes that synthetic data is the key to unlocking the next level of AI development.

• Microsoft, Meta, OpenAI, Anthropic, and many others are already using synthetic data to train AI models.

• AI startup Writer claims that its model, “Palmyra X 004”, developed using synthetic data, cost only $700,000 to train, much less than the estimated $4.6 million for a comparably sized OpenAI model.

• Relying to much on fake data can lead to limitations in creativity and increases the risk of biases.

What’s going on: A new AI-powered wearable device called Omi has been unveiled in CES 2025. It's designed to boost your productivity by answering questions, creating to-do lists, and scheduling meetings. Omi can be worn as a necklace or attached to the side of the head. The device is always listening and uses AI to understand and respond to requests. The Omi device is a small, round orb. The consumer version costs $89 and will start shipping in first half of 2025.

What does it mean: Omi is another attempt to create a helpful AI assistant that can seamlessly integrate into your life. There are other similar products like Friend, Rabbit R1, Humane, and Ray-Ban Metas in the market as well. If Omi works as promised (unlike Rabbit R1 which was a flop), it could make things like scheduling and information retrieval much easier. However, concerns about privacy and the effectiveness of its "brain interface" still need to be addressed.

More details: 

• Omi is built on an open-source platform, allowing developers to create their own apps for the device. (Check out their repository on GitHub)

• The company behind Omi believes that a large user base is crucial for the product's success.

• Based Hardware, the company that created the Omi, has raised around $700,000, and has spent $150,000 of it on promotional videos around Omi on social media.

🖼 Microsoft has decided to revert its Bing Image Creator to an older model after users reported a decline in image quality with the latest DALL-E 3 PR16 update.

🩺 Grove AI has developed an AI agent named Grace that significantly reduces the time needed for clinical trial enrollment by automating patient interaction and appointment scheduling.

📊 François Chollet, a former Google engineer and famous AI influencer, is establishing a nonprofit organization focused on creating benchmarks to evaluate AI for human-level intelligence.

🕶 Halliday unveiled $489 smart glasses at CES 2025 that features a tiny built-in display called DigiWindow that projects information directly into the user's line of sight, along with AI-driven features like real-time language translation for 40 languages, notifications, notes, and navigation.

🤖 xAI, the company behind Grok AI chatbot, is working on an “Unhinged Mode“ that is designed to provide more human-like and open responses that sometimes are going to be objectionable, inappropriate, and offensive.

🎮 Inzoi is developing a life simulation game featuring AI-powered NPCs called Smart Zoi, which utilize NVIDIA's AI technology to grow and develop unique personalities based on their experiences, autonomously.

👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️ Researchers at Columbia University have developed an AI model that predicts gene activity in any human cell with high accuracy, providing insights into cellular functions and disease mechanisms.

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