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The Four Singularities of AI
Plus: The lowdown on Google's latest Gemini
Hello Tensor Black Fans!
This week Google released a major update to Gemini, now with a voice, ability to handle bigger documents and a speed boost. Ethan Mollick ruminates on the “AI singularity” and how it’s redefining science in a powerful essay.
Read on to Level Up:
The Four Singularities of AI
AI: Bubble or Breakthrough?
Gemini Gains a Voice
OpenAI Shuts the Door on China
Softbank Loves Tempus AI
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It took a bit of experimenting, but we were able to get ChatGPT-4o to summarize the 90-minute presidential debate (from YouTube).
First, try the prompt below, pasting in the transcript.
When the answer comes back nonsensical (it was a lonnnng transcript), just say “that’s not what i want - please summarize the entire video, in a balanced manner, not just one finding.”
Use this technique to watch long videos when you’re strapped for time!
Please summarize the attached video transcript, writing an introductory paragraph describing the event and what transpired, making sure it is balanced, fair and insightful. What was interesting in the video event? What stands out? What are patterns sophisticated readers would want to know?
TRANSCRIPT [paste YouTube Transcript here] END OF TRANSCRIPT
What’s Hot
AI is forever changing the way we write and publish academic papers, conduct research, interpret research findings, and decide on research priorities, leading to both unprecedented innovation and potential crises.
AI generated “singularities” from Prof. Ethan Mollick
Details
How we write and publish: AI speeds up the writing process, increases article submissions, and automates peer reviews, transforming traditional academic publishing.
How we research: AI assists with text analysis, simulates human subjects, and autonomously conducts experiments, expanding research possibilities but raising ethical concerns.
What our research means: AI bridges gaps between academia and the public, enhances multidisciplinary cooperation, and manages the growing volume of research.
What we research: AI's unknown capabilities necessitate urgent multidisciplinary research to understand its implications and harness its potential while mitigating risks.
Why It Matters
AI-driven changes in research processes and priorities can enhance cancer research by accelerating discoveries, fostering global collaboration, and ensuring oncologists stay at the forefront of innovative treatments.
By advancing video AI, technologies like Gen-3 Alpha pave the way for better tools in cancer diagnosis and drug discovery, enhancing the visualization and analysis of complex, interdependent medical data. This can lead to more accurate insights and innovative treatments in oncology.
Goldman Sachs and MIT analysts debate if AI's killer app will justify massive investments or signal a bubble about to burst.
Generative AI is likely entering the “Trough”
Details
Analysts split on AI's future: some foresee imminent transformative apps, others predict slow progress over the next decade.
Despite high investments, the potential for mass adoption of AI remains uncertain, drawing parallels to past technology cycles.
Report predicts over $1 trillion in AI capital expenditure by tech giants, banking on significant future returns.
Why It Matters
Powerful new technologies seem to follow a common pattern, from the Internet, to mobile phones… to AI.
Google launched a major update to Gemini this week, with a new voice mode, the ability to handle large documents, plus groundbreaking capabilities for text, audio, and images.
Gemini’s update focuses on speed, voice and a large context window
Details
Gemini includes four models: Ultra, Pro, Flash, and Nano, each designed for different performance levels and applications.
Gemini apps integrate with Google services like Gmail, Docs, and Chrome, offering advanced AI features for productivity and creativity.
Google’s large context window of 2M tokens, plus support for an interactive voice mode, really help Gemini Flash shine.
Why It Matters
Gemini's advanced AI capabilities can revolutionize tools used by oncologists and caregivers, enhancing productivity and improving patient care through better data analysis and streamlined workflows.
OpenAI blocks access to its site from China and Hong Kong, intensifying the tech war and reshaping the global AI landscape.
Details
OpenAI's move underscores deepening geopolitical tensions and a growing digital divide between China and Western countries.
The blockade challenges Chinese AI companies while creating opportunities for domestic giants like Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent to fill the gap.
The global AI landscape may become more fragmented, with countries aligning based on access to AI technologies, impacting international collaborations and AI norms.
Why It Matters
Fragmented AI capabilities and restricted data sharing impede global cancer research and the development of innovative treatments.
SoftBank teams up with Tempus AI to bring advanced AI-driven medical data analysis and treatment recommendations to Japan, leveraging Tempus's vast database of U.S. patient records.
Source: Softbank
Details
SoftBank and Tempus AI will invest 15 billion yen each in the joint venture, marking a significant expansion of AI healthcare capabilities into Japan.
Tempus AI, backed by Google, is known for its genomic testing and AI-powered treatment recommendations, working with 95% of the top publicly traded biopharma companies.
The partnership follows Tempus’s successful IPO and aims to enhance diagnostic precision and accelerate new therapy developments.
Why It Matters
This venture can revolutionize healthcare in Japan by providing oncologists and caregivers with cutting-edge AI tools for more precise diagnostics and personalized cancer treatment plans.