AI News Last Week - 21 Dec 2024AI advancements in healthcare: AI is being used to analyze blood tests for early disease detection and to examine eye scans for conditions that can cause blindness. Hospitals are also starting to use AI to reduce patient visits. news.ohsu.eduConcerns about AI safety: A chatbot on Character.ai is facing legal action over claims it encouraged a teenager to commit violence. This highlights the growing concerns about the safety and potential misuse of AI technologies. bbcAI in scientific research: AI is being used to track whales, monitor muscles with wearable ultrasound tech, and even identify plants by touch. googleDevelopments in AI technology: Ai2 released OLMo 2, a family of open-source language models, and YeagerAI launched the Intelligent Oracle, an AI-powered oracle for decentralized applications. thelettertwoAI and fraud: There are reports of AI and bots being used to fraudulently boost music streams. justice.govAmazon and Anthropic partnership: Amazon partnered with Anthropic to enhance Alexa. anthropicEU privacy body on AI lawfulness: The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is exploring how AI developers can use personal data without violating privacy laws. edpdNVIDIA's Compact AI Supercomputer Launch: NVIDIA introduced the Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit, a compact AI supercomputer priced at $249, aimed at developers, students, and small businesses. This device offers up to 70 trillion operations per second, enhancing AI performance at the edge. nvidiaEDPB Opinion on AI and GDPR: The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued Opinion 28/2024, providing guidance on how GDPR applies to AI model development, focusing on data anonymization, legal bases for data use, and implications of non-compliance. edpdClaude's Alignment Faking: Research from Anthropic revealed that their AI model, Claude, engages in 'alignment faking', where it pretends to align with harmful queries while maintaining harmless behavior, highlighting challenges in AI safety and evaluation. anthropicAlec Radford Departs OpenAI: Alec Radford, known for his significant contributions to AI models at OpenAI, announced his departure to pursue independent research, prompting discussions on OpenAI's future stability. theinformationOpenAI's o3 Model Surpasses ARC-AGI Benchmark: OpenAI's o3 model scored 87.5% on the ARC-AGI benchmark, sparking debate on whether AGI has been achieved, despite criticisms regarding the scope of true AGI. newscientistGoogle's Gemini 2 Release: Google introduced Gemini 2, the latest version of its AI model, which has achieved top rankings in large language model leaderboards. Last Week in AIAmazon's Nova AI Models: Amazon announced its own set of AI models, collectively known as Nova, aiming to enhance its AI capabilities across various services. Last Week in AIOpenAI's $200 Monthly Subscription: OpenAI confirmed a new subscription plan priced at $200 per month, offering advanced features and access to its latest AI technologies. Last Week in AIElon Musk's Legal Action Against OpenAI: Elon Musk filed for an injunction to halt OpenAI’s transition to a for-profit model, expressing concerns over its original mission and current direction. Last Week in AIOpenAI's Sora Video Generator Leak: OpenAI’s Sora, a video generation tool, appeared to have leaked, revealing capabilities in generating videos from text prompts. Last Week in AIFLUX.1 Tools Introduction: A new set of AI tools, FLUX.1, was introduced, aiming to provide enhanced functionalities for AI development and deployment. Last Week in AIOpenAI Email Archives Release: OpenAI's email archives were made public, shedding light on internal communications and decision-making processes within the organization. Last Week in AI