Good morning! This is your daily ☕️ Techpresso.
On this day in 1986, Microsoft went public. The company sold 2.5 million shares by the end of the day.
In today's Techpresso:
🧠 New AI can train other AIs, code websites
💥 US House overwhelmingly passes TikTok ban bill
🇪🇺 European lawmakers pass world’s first major regulation for AI
🤔 Top auto safety group tested 14 partial automated systems — only one passed
🎮 Google Deepmind’s new AI will play video games with you
🎁 + 8 other news you might like
🔮 + 2 handpicked research papers and tools
🧠 New AI can train other AIs, code websitesLINK
Engineers at Cognition Labs have developed Devin, an AI that can autonomously code, complete engineering jobs on platforms like Upwork, and self-improve by tuning its own AI models.
Devin is capable of completing entire projects independently by learning from the internet and can debug problems without human intervention, according to Cognition Labs CEO Scott Wu.
The AI has demonstrated its capabilities by coding a basic Pong game and creating a website from scratch in under 20 minutes, potentially changing the nature of software engineering work.
💥 US House overwhelmingly passes TikTok ban billLINK
The House passed a bill with a vote of 352-65 that could ban TikTok nationwide unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance Ltd., sells the app, addressing concerns over national security.
ByteDance's ownership of TikTok raises alarm among lawmakers, who argue that the company could be compelled by Chinese laws to hand over U.S. user data to the Chinese government.
The bill's fate now lies in the Senate, and if approved, President Joe Biden has stated he will sign it, amidst a broader critique of tech platforms by Congress and opposition from both Republicans and Democrats warning against potential overreach.
🇪🇺 European lawmakers pass world’s first major regulation for AILINK
European Union lawmakers have voted to officially adopt the Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), aimed at regulating AI technology, including prohibiting certain uses and demanding transparency from providers.
The AI Act's implementation includes a phased approach, with varying deadlines for banning prohibited AI systems and enforcing rules on "general-purpose AI systems" and "high-risk" AI systems.
Critics express concerns over the AI Act's potential to stifle innovation and disadvantage European AI companies, while others see it as a step towards safer and more transparent AI development.
🤔 Top auto safety group tested 14 partial automated systems — only one passedLINK
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tested 14 partial automated systems and found that only one system, Lexus’ Teammate with Advanced Drive, passed their evaluation.
Most systems were rated poorly due to issues like being easily tricked and inadequate monitoring of driver attention, with only GM’s Super Cruise and Nissan’s ProPilot Assist receiving marginal ratings.
Despite the generally poor performance across the board, IIHS noted that all systems performed well in at least one category, suggesting that improvements could be made through software updates.
🎮 Google Deepmind’s new AI will play video games with youLINK
Google DeepMind introduced SIMA, an AI agent designed to play video games more like a human partner, aiming to complement rather than replace human players in gaming experiences.
SIMA, which is being trained to understand and perform tasks in video games without the need for winning, has been developed in collaboration with game developers like Hello Games and Coffee Stain, focusing on open-world and non-linear games.
With about 600 basic skills and the potential for more complex tasks, SIMA represents an evolving AI tool that could change player interaction by bringing AI-controlled characters that learn and adapt alongside human players.
Other news you might like
New York Times rejects OpenAI's claim that it hacked its GPT models.LINK
Microsoft is upgrading its Copilot with GPT-4 Turbo, even for free users.LINK
AirPods Pro may finally receive a "hearing aid mode" with iOS 18.LINK
Google paid out over $10 million in bug bounties last year.LINK
Tim Berners-Lee shares top predictions on web's 35th anniversary.LINK
Bluesky will let users run their own moderation services.LINK
GPT-4 can play Doom, badly — doesn't hesitate to shoot humans and demons.LINK
This free tool from Anthropic helps you create better prompts for your AI chatbot.LINK
Latest research and tools
Nvtop: a Linux Task Monitor for Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs, featuring a customizable interface and compatibility with multiple GPU types, but requiring specific kernel versions for full functionality.LINK
Mandelbrot Precision Explorer: a program to explore how Mandelbrot set images are affected by floating point precision, using Boost::Multiprecision and RayLib for graphics.LINK
Want to get the latest news differently? Find us on:
See you tomorrow for a new dose of ☕️ Techpresso!
-min.png){kind=small}
.png){kind=small}
