ChatGPT search vs. Google 🔍, 6G-AI Mashups 📶, why Google bought Character AI 🤖

A study analyzing 62 queries compared ChatGPT search and Google. Google led in informational, local, and commercial queries ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ 

Sign Up |Advertise|View Online TLDR TLDR AI 2024-12-30 🚀 Headlines & Launches ChatGPT search vs. Google: A deep dive analysis of 62 queries (25 minute read) A study analyzing 62 queries compared ChatGPT search and Google, highlighting strengths and weaknesses. Google led in informational, local, and commercial queries, while ChatGPT search showed promise in content gap analysis and disambiguation tasks. Both platforms had issues with errors, omissions, and incomplete responses, but Google generally provided more reliable search results. 6G-AI Mashups Will Reshape the Telecom Industry (7 minute read) The EU-U.S. 6G-XCEL project and joint efforts like ACCoRD and COSMOS are advancing 6G research through collaborations on AI-integrated network architectures. Workshops at Rutgers highlighted innovations in 6G technology and emphasized open-source initiatives and industry partnerships. These initiatives aim to accelerate progress and create interoperability frameworks for the next generation of wireless networks. Why Google bought Character AI (2 minute read) Google acquired Character AI primarily for its cost-effective inference technology, which enabled scalable AI interactions. This efficiency allows Google to offer AI models for free via AI Studio without harming unit economics. The acquisition complements the trend toward inference-time optimizations as pre-training returns diminish. 🧠 Research & Innovation Long Video Understanding (24 minute read) MovieChat introduces an approach to understand long videos by merging video foundation models with large language models using a zero-shot learning method. A New Dataset of 666,000 Song Progressions (12 minute read) The Chordonomicon dataset offers over 666,000 songs with chord progressions annotated by genre, structure, and release date, filling a gap in deep learning resources for music. Detecting Phase Transitions in Unsupervised Learning (16 minute read) ClassiFIM is a new approach for estimating the Fisher Information Metric in unsupervised learning of phase transitions. 🧑‍💻 Engineering & Resources AI Hedge Fund (GitHub Repo) An AI-powered hedge fund that uses multiple agents to make trading decisions. Flow Edit (GitHub Repo) Easy editing of images with flow based models. Transfusion in Pytorch (GitHub Repo) Lucidrains has written up a great reimplementation of Meta's token + diffusion model Transfusion which can do images and text in a single model. 🎁 Miscellaneous Fast LLM Inference From Scratch (6 minute read) The article outlines the process of building an LLM inference engine using C++ and CUDA without external libraries, focusing on optimizing inference speed for consumer devices. It explores techniques like multithreading, vectorization, warp reductions, coalescing, and quantization to maximize performance and successfully surpass llama.cpp's throughput in specific scenarios. Additionally, the piece discusses potential for further optimization and the advantages of using established libraries for production-grade implementations. Computing inside an AI (11 minute read) Shifting from a model-as-person to a model-as-computer metaphor could enhance AI usefulness by enabling graphical interfaces and direct manipulation, rather than relying on slow conversational inputs. This new interaction paradigm could allow users to engage with AI like a dynamic, customizable app, offering more efficient and versatile functionality. Generative interfaces could eventually transform computing, allowing users to modify and create applications on demand for specific tasks. 8 Expert Tips for Getting Started with NotebookLM (5 minute read) This guide offers key insights from experts to help beginners get started with NotebookLM, making it easier to navigate and use effectively. ⚡ Quick Links How Claude Became Tech Insiders' Chatbot of Choice (7 minute read) Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude is gaining popularity among tech insiders for its perceived emotional intelligence and creative responses. Desktop, Touch, Browser, Now AI? The Next OS in Computing (2 minute read) Human-computer interaction is evolving from graphical interfaces to a more conversational AI-driven approach. YouTube is letting creators opt in to allowing third-party AI training (2 minute read) YouTube is introducing a feature for creators to permit third-party companies to train AI models using their videos. Love TLDR? Tell your friends and get rewards! Share your referral link below with friends to get free TLDR swag! https://refer.tldr.tech/0b6a6dc1/2 Track your referrals here. Want to advertise in TLDR? 📰 If your company is interested in reaching an audience of AI professionals and decision makers, you may want to advertise with us. If you have any comments or feedback, just respond to this email! Thanks for reading, Andrew Tan & Andrew Carr If you don't want to receive future editions of TLDR AI, please unsubscribe from TLDR AI or manage all of your TLDR newsletter subscriptions.