Hello Tuners,

In today’s edition:

• OpenAI Unveils 'Smarter' and More Direct ChatGPT Experience

• Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro: AI with Ears Hits Public Preview, Exclusively Accessible

• Mistral AI Drops Mixtral 8x22 with 176B Parameters

• Generative AI Ventures See 11% Surge: $2.2 Billion Influx in Q1

• Musk's Grok-1.5: Coding Champ, But Needs More

• Amazon Bets Big on Anthropic - Can This $4 Billion Move Help Amazon Compete with OpenAI

OpenAI Unveils 'Smarter' and More Direct ChatGPT Experience

Attention developers! OpenAI's GPT-4-Turbo isn't your typical upgrade. Now with AI vision technology in APIs, your apps can analyze images and videos with precision. Available to all third-party developers.

Plus, with a knowledge cut-off date extended to December 2023, your models will have fresher information, keeping you ahead in understanding the world. Dive into a new era of AI development where text and visuals merge, offering endless innovation.

And with ChatGPT, expect a more direct, less verbose, and conversational experience — it's more human than ever.

Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro: AI with Ears Hits Public Preview, Exclusively Accessible

Google's Gemini 1.5 Pro is stepping up its game by adding ears to its AI prowess. Now, it can listen to audio files and extract insights without needing a written transcript.

Plus, it's hitting the public scene for the first time via Vertex AI, Google's platform for AI applications. But here's the kicker: you can't get your hands on Gemini 1.5 Pro unless you have access to Vertex AI and AI Studio.

And while it's outshining its big brother, Gemini Ultra, in performance, some folks might feel left out without access to these advanced tools.

Additionally, Gemini's recent update came with some controversy, with criticism over generating historically inaccurate images.

Mistral AI Drops Mixtral 8x22 with 176B Parameters

Mistral AI's Mixtral 8x22B model, This Paris-based startup is making waves by dropping its open-source powerhouse in a sea of giants like OpenAI and Meta.

With a whopping 176 billion parameters and a 65,000-token context window, Mixtral 8x22B is no joke. And the best part? It's accessible to everyone on X.

In a field buzzing with activity, Mistral's bold move towards open collaboration is a breath of fresh air.

Try Mistral’s 8x7b on Tune Chat!

Generative AI Ventures See 11% Surge: $2.2 Billion Influx in Q1

Investors are pouring big bucks into Generative AI game-changing ventures with an 11% increase since last quarter. In the first quarter alone, over $2.2 billion flooded into startups exploring new applications of AI, according to The Information's Generative AI Database.

Leading the pack is Figure, scoring a whopping $675 million in funding. Heavyweights like Microsoft, OpenAI, Nvidia, and Bezos Expeditions are backing these innovations.

it's clear the future of AI is here, and it's more exciting than ever!

Musk's Grok-1.5: Coding Champ, But Needs More

Elon Musk's Grok-1.5 update! On the bright side, it's gotten a whole lot better at coding and math, leaving others like GPT-4 and Gemini Pro 1.5 in its dust.

But hold onto your hats because there's a twist! While it's great in some areas, Grok-1.5 still needs to level up in stuff like academic scores and being able to understand different types of info.

Plus, it's like an exclusive party invite – only the fancy Premium+ users on X can join, leaving the regulars feeling left out. So, while Grok-1.5 shines in some spots, it's not all sunshine and rainbows in AI land.

Amazon Bets Big on Anthropic - Can This $4 Billion Move Help Amazon Compete with OpenAI

Alright, let's dive into Amazon's AI hustle! On the bright side, they're putting a whopping $4 billion into Anthropic, a rival to OpenAI, aiming to catch up in the AI game.

But hold your horses, there's a downside too. Instead of outright buying Anthropic, Amazon's just throwing money in, playing it safe with no real control.

Plus, this could've been a slam dunk if it wasn't for those pesky regulators blocking big acquisitions.

So while Amazon's making moves, they're also playing it cautious, leaving some folks scratching their heads about their strategy in the AI race.

LLM Of The Week

stablelm-2-12b-chat is a language model designed for chat applications, trained on diverse datasets using Direct Preference Optimization. It's like having a super brain for conversations!

You can even ask it to do particular tasks with function calling, and it generates excellent text responses based on user prompts.

Best Prompt of the Week 🎨

Today's Goal: Try new things 🧪

Acting as a travel guide

Prompt: I want you to act as a travel guide. I will write you my location and you will suggest a place to visit near my location. In some cases, I will also give you the type of places I will visit. You will also suggest me places of similar type that are close to my first location. My first suggestion request is "I am in [Location] and I want to visit only [place].